Author Topic: Fox Reality Channel Folding (Read 5635 times)

xavier45 · « **on:** October 14, 2009, 07:05:28 PM »

On March 31st, 2010, Fox Reality Channel will be leaving the air in its current form. Right now, Fox Cable Networks is figuring out what to do with the network after March 31st.

http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/new-real...-fox-cable-8664

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2009, 07:07:24 PM »

[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'228513\' date=\'Oct 14 2009, 07:05 PM\']On March 31st, 2010, Fox Reality Channel will be leaving the air in its current form. Right now, Fox Cable Networks is figuring out what to do with the network after March 31st.[/quote]
Once again making Bob Boden look like the smartest man in the business.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2009, 11:04:44 AM »

The official replacement for the channel BTW? National Geographic Wild, a spinoff of the National Geographic Channel concentrating on natural history and wildlife...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/business...p;twt=NYTimesAd

geno57 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2009, 04:26:05 PM »

[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'228667\' date=\'Oct 16 2009, 10:04 AM\']The official replacement for the channel BTW? National Geographic Wild, a spinoff of the National Geographic Channel concentrating on natural history and wildlife...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/business...p;twt=NYTimesAd[/quote]

Well, that's good news then. I was afraid, for a moment, that the people who brought us Faux News were in their conference room, dreaming up something else.

Esoteric Eric · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2010, 05:47:54 PM »

Almost started a new thread; Thank You, Search Engine!

Those of us with Comcast Digital (at least here in the Seattle / Tacoma market) received a message this morning regarding the change (which Comcast says is "Effective 03/29/2010.")

ChrisLambert! · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2010, 06:11:32 PM »

Oddly, here in the Non-Indianapolis Central Indiana Region (don't ask), FOXRC shows varied fictional listings through 4/3 at this point.

/Miss you already, VAL

TheInquisitiveOne · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2010, 06:51:17 PM »

[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'237976\' date=\'Mar 21 2010, 05:11 PM\']/Miss you already, VAL[/quote]

This.

As much as I opine about reality television, my fiancee had me watching Solitary 4.0. Holy crap, that was addicting, tense, and (at most times) painful to watch (referring to the treatments).

A simple fix, really: just move it to Fox for a summer replacement or a tide-over for the next Idol, and go from there.

The Inquisitive One

/our time in Solitary is indeed over, sadly

TLEberle · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:22:05 PM »

[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'237977\' date=\'Mar 21 2010, 03:51 PM\']A simple fix, really: just move it to Fox for a summer replacement or a tide-over for the next Idol, and go from there.[/quote]I can think of several channels where Solitary could be adopted and it would fit right in.

Brig Bother · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:23:08 PM »

Solitary was a brilliant show and I'm surprised it hasn't sold abroad more - I know there's a Brazillian version, but that seems to be about it.

ITSBRY · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2010, 09:37:04 PM »

[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'228680\' date=\'Oct 16 2009, 04:26 PM\'][quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'228667\' date=\'Oct 16 2009, 10:04 AM\']The official replacement for the channel BTW? National Geographic Wild, a spinoff of the National Geographic Channel concentrating on natural history and wildlife...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/business...p;twt=NYTimesAd[/quote]

Well, that's good news then. I was afraid, for a moment, that the people who brought us Faux News were in their conference room, dreaming up something else.
[/quote]

This made me smile.

TLEberle · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2010, 10:10:55 PM »

[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'228680\' date=\'Oct 16 2009, 01:26 PM\'][quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'228667\' date=\'Oct 16 2009, 10:04 AM\']The official replacement for the channel BTW? National Geographic Wild, a spinoff of the National Geographic Channel concentrating on natural history and wildlife...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/business...p;twt=NYTimesAd[/quote]

Well, that's good news then. I was afraid, for a moment, that the people who brought us Faux News were in their conference room, dreaming up something else.
[/quote]If it was as good as Solitary, that'd be fine by me. But there are some people who just can't stand the idea of Fox having a News channel.

Twitch. Twitch.

Mr. Armadillo · « **Reply #11 on:** March 22, 2010, 09:31:59 AM »

[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'237977\' date=\'Mar 21 2010, 05:51 PM\']As much as I opine about reality television, my fiancee had me watching Solitary 4.0. Holy crap, that was addicting, tense, and (at most times) painful to watch (referring to the treatments).[/quote]

There was a Solitary 4.0? I totally would have watched that if I got that channel.

I'm starting to see why the network folded.

/Only saw one episode of Solitary.
//'Twas the finale of...2.0?
///Kinda defeated the point, I think.

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 22, 2010, 01:54:08 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'237988\' date=\'Mar 21 2010, 07:10 PM\']If it was as good as Solitary, that'd be fine by me. But there are some people who just can't stand the idea of Fox having a News channel.[/quote]
I'm fine with Fox having a news channel. And as soon as they start broadcasting one instead of the neocon propaganda channel they DO operate, someone, let me know.

/was dissatisfied with the final couple of treatments in Solitary 4.0

Brig Bother · « **Reply #13 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:00:39 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'238022\' date=\'Mar 22 2010, 05:54 PM\']/was dissatisfied with the final couple of treatments in Solitary 4.0[/quote]

I thought by and large they were quite good, but something nags at me about that final treatment and it was the way the penalties seem to scale rather more harshly than normal, and I wonder if they might have been a bit more lenient if it was a male vs male finale.

clemon79 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:14:58 PM »

[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'238023\' date=\'Mar 22 2010, 11:00 AM\']I thought by and large they were quite good, but something nags at me about that final treatment and it was the way the penalties seem to scale rather more harshly than normal, and I wonder if they might have been a bit more lenient if it was a male vs male finale.[/quote]
Without giving it away for those interested parties who have not seen it, I thought the penultimate one was WAY skewed towards the female contestant, and the final one was not nearly as excruciating as a Solitary final treatment should be.