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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Sept 17, 2017 17:16:20 GMT -5
At least you have a streaming option... last I heard Bell has the rights to it here and is airing them on cable (on their terrrrrible syfy-wannabe station) and then bringing them to their proprietary streaming service "at some point." So yeah, Canada is going to be like the only place that doesn't get a streaming option immediately after airing because our cable companies are determined to keep trying to live in 1998 What! Space is a great station. It gives you shows about space, which is all you can really ask for. Not to mention that quite a large share of Syfy's "original" programming ( Dark Matter, Wynonna Earp, Killjoys...) is from Space, so calling it Syfy-wannabe is slightly backwards. |
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Post by Baron von Costume on Sept 17, 2017 18:57:22 GMT -5
What! Space is a great station. It gives you shows about space, which is all you can really ask for. Not to mention that quite a large share of Syfy's "original" programming ( Dark Matter, Wynonna Earp, Killjoys...) is from Space, so calling it Syfy-wannabe is slightly backwards. Well Wynonna Earp isn't a space original either, I think they've since picked up some of the production of the show but it wasn't something they originated. Pretty sure Dark Matter was almost entirely funded by Syfy too even if Space started the dev process. That said, I know Space has gotten "slightly" better but it's still not great. I stopped paying for it years ago when their original content was much worse and even their budget for decent shows to air reruns of appeared to be in the toilet. Given the BS that is cable company channel adds/packages I'm certainly not adding it back in just for Discovery because Bell has their heads up their ass. I'd consider subscribing to Crave for a couple months to watch it and a few other things if they'd commit to putting them on right away/within a few days like every other country has for a streaming option though. |
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Sept 17, 2017 19:08:49 GMT -5
We get Space through Rogers but we basically just pay for a package with All The Channels and don't really think about. If it were up to me, I would have only Space and TSN.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 12:24:01 GMT -5
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Post by haysoos on Sept 21, 2017 9:34:38 GMT -5
We get Space through Rogers but we basically just pay for a package with All The Channels and don't really think about. If it were up to me, I would have only Space and TSN. I just wish Space would get more variety in their commercials. When I'm skipping commercials while watching Doctor Who or Face Off, I usually wind up seeing the start or end of the trailer for whatever crappy cosplay "reality" show they're promoting this month about 800 times. |
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Post by Baron von Costume on Sept 21, 2017 9:53:08 GMT -5
We get Space through Rogers but we basically just pay for a package with All The Channels and don't really think about. If it were up to me, I would have only Space and TSN. I just wish Space would get more variety in their commercials. When I'm skipping commercials while watching Doctor Who or Face Off, I usually wind up seeing the start or end of the trailer for whatever crappy cosplay "reality" show they're promoting this month about 800 times. That's just the curse of any bell* channel. Feel like watching something they're broadcasting sports wise? You bet you're going to see the same 7 commercials in some combo every ad break and you're damned sure at least one of them (usually the most annoying) will be repeated, sometimes back to back. I was watching CTV with my parents the other night when over for dinner and the same Discovery commercial played every ad break for 2 hours. I really don't get how their promo department is allowed to be so lazy. I mean you own how many channels? Let's at least mix up what you're promoting a bit? This is a movie we're watching, there's a damned good chance that at least 50% of the audience actually watching the thing is watching it all the way through. *Not that the other Canadian channels are much better. History is pretty awful too as by the time you finish watching an hour of anything on the channel you can probably word for word recite the promo for whatever the primetime show of the night is. |
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Post by sarapen on Sept 21, 2017 11:11:05 GMT -5
I didn't know the show was premiering this Sunday until I saw a subway ad this morning. For a while it seemed like we were in some kind of Zeno's Paradox situation and were always getting closer but never actually reaching the fabled day.
Although maybe now I've jinxed the whole thing and we'll fall into a black hole and have to keep playing the same poker game over and over. |
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Post by Incense on Sept 21, 2017 11:17:55 GMT -5
I didn't know the show was premiering this Sunday until I saw a subway ad this morning. For a while it seemed like we were in some kind of Zeno's Paradox situation and were always getting closer but never actually reaching the fabled day.
Although maybe now I've jinxed the whole thing and we'll fall into a black hole and have to keep playing the same poker game over and over. This, exactly. I don't think I ever really thought it would air anywhere, it was just a thing people were talking about like it was real. So, this Sunday, huh? I still don't have enough interest in it to pay the money. It doesn't sound fun enough. And friends, I like Enterprise. And Into Darkness. My standards for Star Trek fun are pretty flexible. |
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Post by Desert Dweller on Sept 21, 2017 12:10:45 GMT -5
Yeah, it is surreal that it is airing on Sunday. Like, what? That is only a few days from now! It's real? Are we sure?
At this point, I technically don't even have CBS proper. I think I may be able to stream it through my digital subscription service, but it might not be available until Monday. And of course, my service doesn't include All Access, even though it's a 100% digital service to start with.
Still not going to pay for All Access. If it gets good reviews, I may wait until the end of the season and pay for one month, then binge the whole thing. If it gets REALLY good reviews, I'll see if I can find the episodes somewhere online.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 21, 2017 12:59:48 GMT -5
I still wish I had some kind of crystal ball that would tell me how CBS will react to no one signing up for the service. I hope they read it as "people don't want to pay for this service," but I'm afraid it's going to be "no one wants to watch Star Trek." In any case, unless the pilot is absolutely amazing, we're holding off until we see reviews for the series proper before deciding one way or another.
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Sept 21, 2017 13:20:41 GMT -5
I still wish I had some kind of crystal ball that would tell me how CBS will react to no one signing up for the service. I hope they read it as "people don't want to pay for this service," but I'm afraid it's going to be "no one wants to watch Star Trek." In any case, unless the pilot is absolutely amazing, we're holding off until we see reviews for the series proper before deciding one way or another. That has been my fear since they announced it would be on their streaming service. They're putting all of their tribbles in one basket, or some other tortured metaphor. |
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Post by Generic Poster on Sept 21, 2017 13:26:32 GMT -5
I still wish I had some kind of crystal ball that would tell me how CBS will react to no one signing up for the service. I hope they read it as "people don't want to pay for this service," but I'm afraid it's going to be "no one wants to watch Star Trek." In any case, unless the pilot is absolutely amazing, we're holding off until we see reviews for the series proper before deciding one way or another. Oh, it will absolutely be Star Trek's fault. Just like how they determined that Catwoman bombed because people didn't like women as superheroes. Or John Carter bombed because people don't like Mars.* Etc. *I thought John Carter was great. |
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Post by gillianandersoncpr on Sept 21, 2017 14:15:18 GMT -5
I still wish I had some kind of crystal ball that would tell me how CBS will react to no one signing up for the service. I hope they read it as "people don't want to pay for this service," but I'm afraid it's going to be "no one wants to watch Star Trek." In any case, unless the pilot is absolutely amazing, we're holding off until we see reviews for the series proper before deciding one way or another. Oh, it will absolutely be Star Trek's fault. Just like how they determined that Catwoman bombed because people didn't like women as superheroes. Or John Carter bombed because people don't like Mars.* Etc. *I thought John Carter was great. I also thought that John Carter was great--one of the most undeserving flops. But didn't they decide to leave '...of Mars' out of the title because people don't like Mars as demonstrated by the failures of Mission to Mars/Ghosts of Mars/Red Planet/Mars Needs Moms* thus dooming John Carter to fail for lack of Martian clarity in the advertising? *feels dizzy for typing that* *The notion of someone thinking that Mars was the problem with Mars Needs Moms, I find that hilarious. |
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Post by Generic Poster on Sept 21, 2017 14:46:08 GMT -5
Oh, it will absolutely be Star Trek's fault. Just like how they determined that Catwoman bombed because people didn't like women as superheroes. Or John Carter bombed because people don't like Mars.* Etc. *I thought John Carter was great. I also thought that John Carter was great--one of the most undeserving flops. But didn't they decide to leave '...of Mars' out of the title because people don't like Mars as demonstrated by the failures of Mission to Mars/Ghosts of Mars/Red Planet/Mars Needs Moms* thus dooming John Carter to fail for lack of Martian clarity in the advertising? *feels dizzy for typing that* *The notion of someone thinking that Mars was the problem with Mars Needs Moms, I find that hilarious. I believe that was indeed the case re: Mars. Also, I think that the Green Arrow tv show was just called "Arrow" because execs decided that audiences don't like "Green" in titles based on the failures of the Green Lantern and Green Hornet movies. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 15:13:41 GMT -5
I also thought that John Carter was great--one of the most undeserving flops. But didn't they decide to leave '...of Mars' out of the title because people don't like Mars as demonstrated by the failures of Mission to Mars/Ghosts of Mars/Red Planet/Mars Needs Moms* thus dooming John Carter to fail for lack of Martian clarity in the advertising? *feels dizzy for typing that* *The notion of someone thinking that Mars was the problem with Mars Needs Moms, I find that hilarious. I believe that was indeed the case re: Mars. Also, I think that the Green Arrow tv show was just called "Arrow" because execs decided that audiences don't like "Green" in titles based on the failures of the Green Lantern and Green Hornet movies. It sure would be nice if someone managed to get it through the skulls of these executives (if this is, indeed, what they thought) that "SHITTY WRITING IS WHAT MADE ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FAIL, NOT YOUR STUPID MARKETING OR NAMES!" |
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Post by 🐍 cahusserole 🐍 on Sept 21, 2017 16:01:48 GMT -5
I believe that was indeed the case re: Mars. Also, I think that the Green Arrow tv show was just called "Arrow" because execs decided that audiences don't like "Green" in titles based on the failures of the Green Lantern and Green Hornet movies. It sure would be nice if someone managed to get it through the skulls of these executives (if this is, indeed, what they thought) that "SHITTY WRITING IS WHAT MADE ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FAIL, NOT YOUR STUPID MARKETING OR NAMES!" I agree with you, but I also know of a lot of people who have avoided Crazy Ex-Girlfriend specifically because of its terrible name. Also Selfie. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 16:08:21 GMT -5
It sure would be nice if someone managed to get it through the skulls of these executives (if this is, indeed, what they thought) that "SHITTY WRITING IS WHAT MADE ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FAIL, NOT YOUR STUPID MARKETING OR NAMES!" I agree with you, but I also know of a lot of people who have avoided Crazy Ex-Girlfriend specifically because of its terrible name. Also Selfie. Selfie had a shit firsr episode. |
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Post by Generic Poster on Sept 22, 2017 9:20:08 GMT -5
It sure would be nice if someone managed to get it through the skulls of these executives (if this is, indeed, what they thought) that "SHITTY WRITING IS WHAT MADE ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FAIL, NOT YOUR STUPID MARKETING OR NAMES!" I agree with you, but I also know of a lot of people who have avoided Crazy Ex-Girlfriend specifically because of its terrible name. Also Selfie. True. I was one of them initially. Although I'd argue that avoiding a show because you think it's going to play into the worst stereotypes of women is different than avoiding a show with "Green" in the name. |
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Post by Baron von Costume on Sept 22, 2017 9:30:49 GMT -5
Also Cougar Town
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 24, 2017 15:43:02 GMT -5
So, is it embargoed until it's already on the air, were no review copies sent out, or am I just not finding reviews?
Also, could there be a worse sign at this point? It airs in less than four hours.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 15:49:45 GMT -5
So, is it embargoed until it's already on the air, were no review copies sent out, or am I just not finding reviews? Also, could there be a worse sign at this point? It airs in less than four hours. Embargoed till after it airs. |
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 24, 2017 15:59:46 GMT -5
So, is it embargoed until it's already on the air, were no review copies sent out, or am I just not finding reviews? Also, could there be a worse sign at this point? It airs in less than four hours. Embargoed till after it airs. That's about as bad a sign as there is. |
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Post by Desert Dweller on Sept 24, 2017 17:59:38 GMT -5
Embargoed till after it airs. That's about as bad a sign as there is. CBS/Netflix ran a screening of the first two episodes earlier last week. Initial reactions on Twitter were good. But it was all super Trek geeks. Didn't see any actual media reviewers in that bunch. Lotta writers and bloggers on sci-fi sites and geek blogs. Can't tell if that is good or bad. |
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Sept 24, 2017 19:27:41 GMT -5
I watched the first episodes of Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise when they first aired, but now that I'm an old man I can't stay awake for 2 hours of Discovery. But now it's the glorious future and I can PVR it and watch it tomorrow.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Sept 24, 2017 19:43:56 GMT -5
Lt. Broccoli Is it two hours? I looked up airtime on a couple of sites and it said only the first hour of the premier is being shown. Now I’m honestly not sure whether I should bother. In any event I saw your promise to livetweet it in the shoutbox and I expect Trek-themes Latin anagrams!
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Post by The Spice Weasel on Sept 24, 2017 19:48:28 GMT -5
Did they/are they showing the first episode on CBS over the air? Watching football today it looked like it was on after 60 Minutes.
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Sept 24, 2017 20:08:23 GMT -5
I don't know what CBS is doing with it, but Space is showing both hours here.
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Post by Desert Dweller on Sept 24, 2017 21:49:46 GMT -5
CBS showed episode 1 on their broadcast network. Episode 2 is available tonight via All Access. Episode 3 airs next week. Starting w/episode 2, everything is on All Access.
Some reviews are out. Critics seem hesitant. They are indicating that episode 3 functions like a reboot or second pilot. Reviews seem cautiously optimistic.
Edited: Read a few more reviews. Everyone seems generally positive, which is nice. Still seeing a lot of caution since Episode 3 is basically a second pilot.
James Poniewozik at NY Times says he is waiting to see Episode 4 before he issues a review. Says CBS didn't give critics any advance viewing of anything after Episode 3.
So..... optimistic that it might be okay? Hopefully.
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on Sept 24, 2017 22:07:33 GMT -5
CBS showed episode 1 on their broadcast network. Episode 2 is available tonight via All Access. Episode 3 airs next week. Starting w/episode 2, everything is on All Access. Some reviews are out. Critics seem hesitant. They are indicating that episode 3 functions like a reboot or second pilot. Reviews seem cautiously optimistic. Edited: Read a few more reviews. Everyone seems generally positive, which is nice. Still seeing a lot of caution since Episode 3 is basically a second pilot. James Poniewozik at NY Times says he is waiting to see Episode 4 before he issues a review. Says CBS didn't give critics any advance viewing of anything after Episode 3. So..... optimistic that it might be okay? Hopefully. This is only on topic in the most tangential of fashions, but wasn't the third episode of TOS originally intended to be the first episode? It certainly works better as a pilot than "Weird Salt Monster Murdering Everyone", or whatever the actual pilot was called. So in a manner of speaking, the third episode kinda being a second pilot kinda maybe sorta I guess could maybe be a nod to TOS? And also "the third episode is a second pilot" sounds a lot more appealing than "the third episode is 'Code of Honor'", which I'm pretty sure was the third episode of TNG. |
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Post by Desert Dweller on Sept 24, 2017 22:12:49 GMT -5
See, these kinds of comments from Kurtzman are why I keep asking if the creative staff have actually seen DS9 From: TV Line Kurtzman Q&A(SPOILERS in that link, BTW, even in the link address!) |
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