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SGA & The Wrong Demographic

  • Aug. 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 PM
theemdash: (SGA McKay)
SGA Was Cancelled And I Kind Of Care
I really did plan to post my own thoughts on SGA's cancellation but then [livejournal.com profile] entil2001 posted his thoughts and they're pretty much what I was thinking: Breaking News: SGA Cancelled; The World Braves On. While his title is a little snarky [livejournal.com profile] entil2001 puts forth The Bottom Line, pointing out that:

We have a show that has obviously been the victim of ongoing budget cuts and production concessions. We have a show where long-term cast members were tossed aside for cheaper new additions or "recurring" players. We have a show on the cusp of syndication.

. . .

On the other hand, they know that the SG1 DVD-films sold like hotcakes, they can commission those films and "mix" the casts of SG1 and SGA on a case-by-case basis, and all that falls on MGM (the studio). Meanwhile, SFC can save a ton of money by ordering a new series with a new cast, which will keep the franchise brand alive for the network while shifting the costs right back at MGM.


Which, yes, that's pretty much how I feel about the cancellation. So, thanks for typing that up for me, [livejournal.com profile] entil2001. ;)

Personally I never connected to SGA the same way I connected to SG-1. I'm shrugging off the cancellation, but I know others aren't and I feel for you; I've been there. I wish the execs had just sat down together and said, "Hey, what do you think about this being the last season? We can let everyone know ahead of time and let the fans prepare for that." But, as we all know, execs aren't the classiest people in the world. Or maybe they're busy and fans aren't important enough to them, whatever.

My bottom line: while I'm not weeping and damning the Sci-Fi/MGM/Wright & company, I do feel for those that are.

And those that are weeping and damning are doing something rather interesting to fight back.

Sorry We're the Wrong Demographic
[livejournal.com profile] amireal has started an interesting movement cleverly titled Sorry We're the Wrong Demographic. Please read all about it at her post, but I can summarize thusly:

If you've ever walked into a comic book store and had people stare. . . .

If you've ever been asked, "You watch that show?" . . . .

If you've ever been asked, "So, who are you buying that for?" . . . .

THIS IS THE FAN CAMPAIGN FOR YOU!

The entire goal is to reveal the faces of fans who are "The Wrong Demographic," and hopefully make the showrunners, producers, networks aware that the show they may be marketing to one demographic is actually hitting a different demographic.

[livejournal.com profile] amireal notes that even though this started with SGA, she wants to go beyond that, so anime fans, TMNT fans, Harry Potter fans—this is for you, too.

I really think this is wonderful and I applaud [livejournal.com profile] amireal and everyone who's going to participate.

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[identity profile] lady-ganesh.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 24th, 2008 12:08 am (UTC)
But...but...SGA.
theemdash: (SG-1 Zombie)
[personal profile] theemdash wrote:
Aug. 24th, 2008 12:10 am (UTC)
I cannot even being to express how much McKay is crushed. And avoiding saying "Stargate" on the cusp of DragonCon when a DHD is being built in my living room is damn near impossible.
[identity profile] lady-ganesh.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 24th, 2008 11:40 am (UTC)
I am sorry they cancelled your frikkin' show. It gets old.

OH OH THAT REMINDS ME Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer are going to DragonCon. If you see any spare Venture Brothers swag just, you know, hanging around...
[identity profile] ewanspotter.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 24th, 2008 06:38 am (UTC)
Idiot blonde the counter: Why are you buying this Darth Tater? Is it for your son?

Me: ...
[identity profile] baka-gaijin.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 25th, 2008 12:51 pm (UTC)
ooooh... I has a Darth Tater! and I also has Star Wars Spud Trooper.
[identity profile] ewanspotter.livejournal.com wrote:
Sep. 2nd, 2008 01:42 am (UTC)
I didn't even know they had a SpudTrooper! Must. Find.
[identity profile] baka-gaijin.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 25th, 2008 12:47 pm (UTC)
SGA plays at my house on a regular basis because my husband enjoys it, so I'm sure he would absolutely agree with you on you POV regarding what has happened thus far. However, for me the show is just background noise because I was never able to bond with the characters.

I did, however, sit down with him a couple of nights ago and watched the episode where McKay has some parasite in his brain and he's losing his mental capacity and they take him to a scary mystical place which would return him to normal for one day and then he dies yadda yadda yadda.

I was only barely watching because, COME ON, you know McKay will be ok in the end and everything will work out (oh so predictable).

But then... at the very end... while that doctor was watching Mckay's daily video-tapes and she played the one where he told her he loved her and always had? OMG, I began to cry like an emotional baby! It's just a shame I had to sit through the full 59.5 minutes of the show just to get to that part.

Yeah, so that's my SGA story. XD

[identity profile] surferartchick.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 25th, 2008 06:29 pm (UTC)
I'm with you too. I was surprised, but I didn't watch the show. And if I wasn't watching it well who was?

And yes the Sorry "We're the Wrong Demographic" idea is gold, but not just for SGA but how TPTB view all demographic related data.
[identity profile] ewanspotter.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 26th, 2008 02:33 am (UTC)
I'd love for it to become a campaign for more than just SGA. We ALL suffer, even if we're watching different shows.

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