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Just because a show is set in a non-existent country doesn't make it Sci-Fi.
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That being said, it was awful. Highbrow? Sophisticated? LOL. The writing sucked, the acting really sucked, and the production value was far greater than the story required. McShane's dialogue was obviously modeled after his brilliant performance on Deadwood, but it was forced and lacked any of the refined power Milch created. Kings didn't fail because people didn't "get it", it failed because it fucking stunk. Hire a better casting director next time.
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On top of that some of the promos would have an announcer say something along the lines of "What would it be like it the United States were run by a king? Find out on "kings" this Sunday at 8:00" unfortunately I could not find a clip on youtube.
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The fault's completely on their promo/marketing department: NBC's should be fired (not that they'll be needed after it becomes a 24/7 Jay Leno channel, anyway).
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kings failed because they didnt market it properly. and because it was a show you couldn't just jump into. had you not seen the last episode you missed plot points, in today's ADD culture you really need to hook people early with a serielized show.
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I never watched a promo for Kings, and NBC was the only channel I ever watched.
I get mad a NBC for just fucking with my life, any show I ever like is taken away from me!
The last thing TV needs is another fucking reality show about RVs .
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The last two seasons of Heroes would suggest as much.
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I'd rather see a TV show about Benjamen Franklin and John Adams then see someone's make believe world where the U.S. is ruled by a king.
When I heard the story was actually about the story of King David, that turned me off even more. Did they even think about who their target audience was? An anti-US, Religious based TV show? Why not just make a show that's pro-abortion and aim it at people who own guns? That'll go over just as well.
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Network TV and sci-fi just don't mix. Sure, we get the occasional hit (Lost, Heroes) but mostly we get Virtuality and Sarah Connor, great shows which weren't given a chance to grow.
Then we have garbage like Defying Gravity and that shitty miniseries about the moon hitting Earth... Don't get me started, please.
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I think a lot of network TV, like you said, doesn't mix. I think most of them, NBC especially, think it belongs on Syfy(like the SyFylis you did there), and I can't say that I blame them. Network TV is a glut of crime and medical drama's, and if you look at my DVR during the Fall and Spring runs, that's most of what it is.
I think at this point SyFy is at the point where it should have two channels, one dedicated to new and original shows, and another for the older SciFi/Fantasy shows of the 80's and 90's. I think SyFy would benefit as a channel if it had current shows of nothing but Science Fiction. TSCC, Virtuality, Eureka, Stargate, and other shows that won't get a fair shake on the networks.
I'm pumped for Day One but it's isn't going to make it on NBC, but they should move it straight to SyFy where the ratings aren't quite as important and they own the channel so they don't really have to pay syndication(I don't think). They could keep their investment in the show and give it a chance(better) to grow. They should have snatched up Sarah Connor and flipped it to SciFi, same thing with Firefly when it was on, Jericho, the list could go on for days.
It's unfortunate that none of the above will ever take place because the SCIENCE FICTION channel would rather play WW FUCKING F and EC FUCKING W! Sorry, couldn't contain it.
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now you can watch it for your own reason, which is because i told you to.
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