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GSN Scheduling: Pros and Cons
Dbacksfan12:
--- Quote ---And there hasn't been any new eps of WLoD on since '89, but GSN will still make room for it on the schedule. Well, unless you count Pictionary.
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Why do you bring up Pictionary? They were two completely different franchises...you might as well say Wendy's and Carl's Jr. are the same.
--- Quote ---Again, I point to the FoF, But Ottinger, Lemon, dzinkin will say that's it's absolutely garbage, and it doesn't count for anything.
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I also say it was garbage. The only reason those two shows made it is that moronic GSN board posters clicked these shows EVERY day. If it was done by phone, and each phone number was allowed 1 vote, your point may have some validity.
--- Quote ---And didn't GSN take a risk when they put Blockbusters or Trivia Trap back on the schedule in January? I'm pretty sure that beyond '94, they were probably not mainstays on the schedule.
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Although I don't know about Trivia trap, Blockbusters aired,AFAIK, all the way until October 1997 (including Rafferty's version).
--- Quote ---just asking for one measly shot on the schedule.
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Tell me again why GSN should grant your request? One, good reason.
dzinkin:
--- Quote ---And why are you guys so sure that I'm the only one???
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Show me where any of us said you were the only one. We're saying that there aren't enough diehard TJW and TTD fans to merit placing them on the schedule regularly.
--- Quote ---And again, I point to the FoF poll,
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And again, a poll where the primary respondents are people likely to vote a certain way is not scientific evidence. Bringing the FoF poll up ad nauseam doesn't change that fact. The poll was a marketing gimmick, and nothing more.
--- Quote ---and that both shows actually had a following.
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And again, not enough of a following to merit putting TJW and TTD on the schedule regularly.
--- Quote ---And didn't GSN take a risk when they put Blockbusters or Trivia Trap back on the schedule in January? I'm pretty sure that beyond '94, they were probably not mainstays on the schedule.
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Every schedule change is a risk. But unless you're an idiot, you don't take a risk that's already been demonstrated to show significantly less than a sufficient reward.
--- Quote ---I'm just asking for one measly shot on the schedule.
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You're asking GSN to do something that has been proven not to work.
--- Quote ---If it fails and kicks up the negative $'s for GSN, then I'll GLADLY admit that I'm wrong.
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And then a few years will pass, and people will repeat as you did, \"things have changed.\" That notwithstanding, GSN is not going to risk $$$ to see if you're wrong.
--- Quote ---And it was probably due to that same market research that ratings dropped 40%.
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And yet the ratings are still better than when GSN was programming TJW and TTD regularly.
I repeat... you have yet to explain what has changed since GSN regularly aired TJW and TTD to merit another try. Hint: \"Let's see what happens\" is not an answer to that question.
clemon79:
[quote name=\'whampyl03\' date=\'Sep 21 2003, 08:56 PM\'] Well, again, I point to the FoF poll, Ottinger will say it's un-scientific and then it's a debate that is going around in circles...
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Keep pointing. There IS no debate, because nothing about that poll proves that the sample they gathered accurately represents the actual demographics of EITHER GSN's current OR future audience.
--- Quote ---Look at Blockbusters for example, Somebody must be watching it if it lasted for over 9 months on the schedule so far.
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And my guess is they have market research and Nielsen numbers a damn sight more reliable than a Web poll to back up that programming decision.
whampyl03:
I'll fold for now, mainly because I hate repeating myself (and I'm sure you guys hate repeating youselves as well)... but I still don't agree with you guys one bit on this subject. Call me the loser of the arguement, I guess.
EDIT: Now where the heck are my parting gifts?
clemon79:
[quote name=\'whampyl03\' date=\'Sep 21 2003, 10:38 PM\'] I'll fold for now [/quote]
The validity of the FoF poll isn't going to increase over time. :)
--- Quote ---but I still don't agree with you guys one bit on this subject.
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You don't have to, so long as you understand that it's because you're not willing to accept as fact a few very basic proven concepts. That's certainly unfortunate, but I don't plan to lose any sleep over it either.
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