So, FoF replaced Chi-Lan (the only woman who had a real legitimate spot on the show and didn't need to wear a bikini to do it) and they got a model from game shows to replace her? Hmm???
First, they replace Larry with Devin (a smarter and more nerdish fellow) and then they replace Chi-Lan (someone with a background in photography and pleasant on the eye) with a model (no expertise, but pleasant on the eye). So, apparently Syfy's logic goes like this: Replace nerdy smart guy with nerdier smarter guy. Replace intelligent beautiful woman with less intelligent beautiful woman. I think I got it, guys (and I do say guys, because I tell you there can't possibly be one brassy redheaded gal working at Syfy making decisions). This is perfect logic--for a 13-year-old nerdish boy.
I wonder how long until she has to wear a bikini for an episode? I see lots more sea monster viral videos in their future in cold lakes, of course.
There's no way FoF will be picked up for a 3rd season. It's starting to resemble Joan Rivers' face--a poor facsimile of its original intention.
Syfy, please hand the show over to Ben and let him do with it what is ideal. I know the man is more than smart (and pleasant on the eye), so please let him run with it and you execs, please go back to your ball bins and dive under and play Marco Polo between readings of RL Stine books and giggling and twittering at anime breasts.
Unfortunately for you, Syfy's demographics leave you out in the cold. Since we men mature slower than you women, 18 - 35 is the demographic that still giggles at anime breasts, and I suspect that's their target audience.
ReplyDeleteWere ratings down when they changed the female host? That's usually the first step. This is the order of things when ratings go down.
1) Advertise
2) Try something shocking (kill of a character, change a host, special episode, etc...)
3) Emphasize heterosexual woman
4) Lesbian kissed
5) Cancel the show
If it's not a hospital show, lesbians are the first sign it will be cancelled soon.
I thought jumping the shark was... Haha. Yes, well, I hear the men complain about Syfy much more than the women, so they are missing the mark. I think they insult the intelligence of the average viewer with crappy movies and bad CGI and then FoF sort of offended all the men at once, even with Jael on-board. They don't need more cast--they need less. I'd keep Ben and Devin. Of course, this is Syfy, so perhaps they should keep Jael, although most men I know complain that she always looks like she either is annoyed or smelling something bad. I think she's just confused why she left a higher rated show for a lower rated one.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry... I saw something that passed for words down below that photo, but I wasn't able to concentrate on what you wrote...
ReplyDeleteWhat did you say?
HAR!
~shoes~
Syfy is a shell of its former self. After they canceled both Caprica and Stargate Universe, I deleted all of their other shows off of my DVR recording list with the exception of Destination Truth. Syfy has turned to primarily wrestling and reality shows to get ratings. Destination Truth is the only one that is good enough to keep recording though. And Destination Truth is mainly good just because of Josh. The rest of his team is not that interesting, and his team members seem to change a lot. Maybe Jael should come back to Destination Truth. Maybe Josh can find a reason for her to wear a bikini too.
ReplyDeleteShoes--you highly distracted boy!
ReplyDeleteJeff--I'm with you. You remember back when TLC was The Learning Channel and it had spectacular documentary shows all the time (sigh). Now, it's families with too freaking many children, dwarfs and people who own bakeries. Hmm... A lot of people don't even know what TLC stood for. I think SciFi changed to Syfy because they wanted to step away from the intention of the channel. It is super disappointing. Admittedly, the original movies have been hilarious, but original shows are expensive--real actors and real writers, when they can pay ghost hunters and such barely anything a show to make an episode of crapola. I get where they're coming from, but we're jumping ship quickly. I seriously think they could do something terribly interesting that would bring in viewers and cost them very little--get a hostess like an Elvira type or someone to host Creature Feature type of movies--show old SciFi movies from the 50s and host it. Simple. Devoted viewers. Missing the boat. Hell, they're missing the dock! I wouldn't put Jael back on DT simply because I adore Ryder--she has a real personality.
I have to admit that I too was distracted before reading the post. But unlike what Syfy is doing after ogling the sexy photo here there is actual substance to what you post underneath your photo. I mean if I have a show about ghosts hunting and have half naked women going into haunted houses yeah I'll get tons of viewers but am I really bringing any real substance to ghost hunting,no. Also it's a slap in the face to people who truly believe in the subject and it's making a mockery of it. I agree with Jeff also that Syfy has not been the same for awhile now. Before they had actual movies and shows I would watch now it just seems to be how bad of a movie can they put on and let's all joke and enjoy how bad the movie is. What a waste of a channel. Instead of actually trying to put good content on and get viewers they opted for the cheap route.
ReplyDeleteSlowdeath has a point. If it's only about T&A, then just go for that. Have a bunch of easily frightened girls who are either climbing their ways out of or sliding down into porn careers run around an abandoned place dressed in bikinis and daisy dukes. There needn't be a point--or even a ghost. I'm sure they'd get the rating then, but I suspect too much of a good thing would be the death of SyFy. That network needs to wake up. That haunted thrift store show's ratings are lower than a meth head coming down from being up for 36 hours and if they keep slashing at the good shows, there won't be anything left. I mean we've given up on any actual sci fi on that channel. The least they can do is put on some decent para shows.
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ReplyDeleteThe tank top shots when I review FoF have become infamous. It was really a joke between Ben (from the show) and I when he mentioned making tank tops that say that. I decided to do it and wear them every time I review the show. I like to mock the sexualizing of knowledge. It's like putting flavoring in kid's medicines. "Here's some smart stuff, honey, but we know it won't taste good, so let's remove some clothing and make you not noticing you're learning something." I would kill to have a ghost hunting show, but screw GH and the others before. Mine would be more like Monsterquest meets Through the Wormhole meets Big Brother. I want to take a haunted location and put a team of serious scientists in different areas of study, stuck together 24/7 for like 6 weeks. They have to study the events in the place, make up new ways to test it, drive each other insane because some believe and some don't believe, and really make progress while also irritating the fuck out of each other. That's my dream show. I call it "Ghost House." If Syfy wants to talk to me, I can give them more details.
You're a tease ;)
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ReplyDeleteThe Mary psychic thing and the godawful Zaffis really turned me off Syfy. I'm kind of like a woman in an abusive relationship. I keep remembering how it used to be and thinking, "but there's potential there, it's proven it can be fresh and exciting," but then it just keeps throwing stuff at me that makes me go "maybe it can't re-gain its former self." I'd really like them to step back and say "okay, we want to cut money, but we want to get viewers. We know our viewers are SciFi fans and horror fans. How about we do a reality show, but make it a mixed bag o' nuts. Have a BF hunting team, a UFO hunting team, a ghost hunting team, and rotate. One week, one team goes somewhere like Monsterquest type thing and the next week, another team." Okay, so you have one of the shows they enjoy but they give us a mix. Then, like I said, a charming host of 1950s SciFi movies because we're all closet black and white sci fi fans. How about one show that's purely a guy like that dude who eats offensive stuff on Travel channel, except this dude goes to Japan and shares new technology and new hip things in techno-world. Come on, how hard is this programming thing?
@ Cullen "That haunted thrift store show's ratings are lower than a meth head coming down from being up for 36 hours" That is gold right there. I'm still laughing.
ReplyDeleteYou men are smart and adorable! That is why I write this blog, for all the smart guys who totally get it.
ReplyDeleteMajor--I like to think I'm a mind tease too.
Ah...yes, so TLC did used to have real documentaries! It has been so long since they have had those, I was almost to the point of wondering if it was just my imagination that they used to have good documentaries.
ReplyDeleteCan you read the post for me please!
ReplyDeleteAdrian, blinded you, did I? I think we're making a case for why Syfy hired the model to do their show--then no one will notice there wasn't any content.
ReplyDelete"Lyrics are just a trick to get us to listen to music." - David Byrne
ReplyDeleteJeez, that's true. I admit that lyrics are everything, that they're set to music just makes them fun to sing and dance to.
ReplyDeleteThese old posts crack me up ! Aside from GH.seasons 1,2,4,5....All the spooky shows are a joke filled with fakery...ghost adventures is the worst ! Now,if recasting GH...start with Donnna l.comes back...keep Shari,Dustin,Steve.g. NO SCRIPT ! NO FAKERY...even kindred spirits seems a bit "fixed" sorry to say... A real paranormal show needs No gimmix...
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