ENT: The Reason for Eneterprise's Cancellation

[Symok]

another Hollywood rule: SEX SELLS! Flash the skin and people will tune in! B)

 

Hence the decon. scence in one of the early Enterprise eps, the Archer/T`Pol love thing, etc etc etc :mad:

[StevenofNine]

Charmed costs a lot less to produce than an episode of ENT. It doesn't matter if you have more fans if you can't make a profit. Paramount, for all their real faults, can't be faulted for trying to run a business.

[VonHelton]

another Hollywood rule: SEX SELLS! Flash the skin and people will tune in! B)

 

Hence the decon. scence in one of the early Enterprise eps, the Archer/T`Pol love thing, etc etc etc :mad:

 

Just for clarification:

 

Archer & T'Pol never had sex.......That was Trip & T'Pol.

 

:rolleyes:

 

 

[Symok]

Just for clarification:

 

Archer & T'Pol never had sex.......That was Trip & T'Pol.

 

:rolleyes:

 

 

Maybe, but there was the whole "sexual tension" thing going on for a while.

 

I can still remember this one ep where Archer is acting like the cliché highschool geek trying to talk to the head cheerleader, stuttering, stumbling with his words "breast" instead of "best", or something to that effect.

[vyper]

Hey it happens. Like trying to tell your girlfriend she blows you away but instead just saying she blows well...

 

I never did that... honest. :cyclops:

[ZaphodiLe]

It just looks more real, and I like it.

[dirtbox]

First time poster here, be gentle...

 

There's some weak reasons flying about this thread, you're all missing the most obvious reason and you're ALL wrong about why it failed (IMHO ;).

 

The reason, if you'll bear with me, was it failed because of the god awful title tune. I admit that I switched off the first time I heard it and many other people who I've since spoken to who were mildly interested didn't even give it a second thought before turning over to something else after *that* song started playing. I've since gotten used to it and it's practically become mine and my girlfriend's "song" (she loves the show) sad that that is to admit.

 

Here's a tip for any would-be producers out there; if you're making a TV show, make sure the theme music doesn't make you want to pluck your eardrums out with some needle nosed pliers.

 

Kiss. Of. Death.

 

Anyway, yeah. It's back till the end now so I'll just tuck into the latest ep.

[carcynsdad]

A call to all P2P users

 

As of late the MPAA's and RIAA's of the world are claiming that we are denying them their justly earned money and are trying to find ways to put an end to this supposed loss through litigation. It would seem that their scare tactics have been fruitful as they keep getting settlements out of court and probably generate even more profit from these activities.

 

The aim of their campaign, of course, is not to target and eradicate file sharing as much as it is an attempt to control the market and dictate where and on what our hard earned money is spent. The wealthiest, nowadays, decide what we listen to and watch using staggering public relations campaigns; most releases are "format" productions where talent, passion and creativity come after profits and greed. Most of us feel that they should look into wider availability and more affordable pricing instead of claiming higher moral ground as an excuse to prop up an outdated and failing business model.

 

Ironically, dramatic theaters, opera houses and so forth are desperately trying to find an audience among the "common" people, as their traditionally highbrow image is not allowing them to be competitive. However, the production companies are working towards a dangerous inaccessibility for regular people. It is natural that we want to be able to watch the movies and listen to the music; it has always been and always will be. Hence, we turn to file sharing, and/or borrow CD's from our friends and so forth.

 

Availability and affordable prices

 

How many have bought a CD or watched a movie that turned out to be less than satisfactory? How many have felt cheated after a night out at the movies, having gone there after seeing trailers, commercials, and posters for another big box office release that turned out to be one of those "let's save the movie company a few bucks by fooling people into watching this dud during the first weekend" flicks? How many get sick to their stomachs while hearing about revenue losses after viewing an episode of "Cribs" on MTV? The production companies have the audacity to say that we are using people's creativity and talent, without paying for it. Well, guess what? Most P2P users actually do buy the products they like!

 

We continue to see fantasy figures about the kind of revenues the production companies would have had, if only their products were not obtainable online. Of course, it is complete and utter nonsense. They seem to be oblivious to the highly human trait they themselves possess: The Experience of Ownership. Everybody wants to own things. A pirated copy can never live up to the experience of a movie theatre or replace the sense of pride that comes from having a collector’s edition sitting on your bookshelf. Even those who the entertainment industry would paint as criminals are consumers too.

 

To prove this, we call out to all that have shared a file, downloaded something online or think that prices are outrageous; Let us send a message to the entertainment industry leadership.

 

The last week in April 2005 - 24th up until and including 30th - show them how much money we are spending on their products by denying them our hard earned income. Do not go to the movies; do not buy any entertainment products during that week.

 

This is not to be confused as saying, "go pirate everything you can find as the production companies are common robbers." Instead, this is a way to show that we are indeed supporting them already, so stop fighting your customers!

 

Show them we mean business!

Spread the word everywhere you can think of.