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THE TRACK RECORD OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/SCI-FI CHANNEL......"JOHN EDWARD" CANCELLED....."THE CHRONICLE" CANCELLED......"FARSCAPE" CANCELLED....."TREMORS" CANCELLED......"DREAM TEAM" CANCELLED...."SECRET ADVENTURES OF JULES VERNE" CANCELLED....."BLACK SCORPION" CANCELLED....."SCIOGRAPHY" CANCELLED....."SCI-FI VORTEX" CANCELLED....."INVISIBLE MAN" CANCELLED....."G VS. E" CANCELLED....."WILLIAM SHATNER'S FULL MOON FRIGHT NIGHT" CANCELLED...."FIRST WAVE" CANCELLED....."FTL NEWSFEED" CANCELLED....."NEW OUTER LIMITS" CANCELLED......"POLTERGIEST-THE LEGACY" CANCELLED....."TOTAL RECALL-2070" CANCELLED......"THE WAR ROOM" CANCELLED......"SCI-FI BUZZ" CANCELLED......"TRIPPING THE RIFT" CANCELLED......"SLIDERS" CANCELLED....."WEEKLY SCI-FI NEWS WITH CHASE MASTERSON" CANCELLED...."MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000" CANCELLED....."VR-5" CANCELLED........"TIME TRAX" CANCELLED......."THE FLASH" CANCELLED......"NOW & AGAIN" CANCELLED......"M.A.N.T.I.S." CANCELLED......."FANTASY ISLAND" CANCELLED......"TIME COP" CANCELLED........"SPACE PRECINCT" CANCELLED......."MAX HEADROOM" CANCELLED......."THE MAGICIAN" CANCELLED....."SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN" CANCELLED........"BIONIC WOMAN" CANCELLED......"HULK" CANCELLED......"SWAMP THING" CANCELLED......"WONDER WOMAN" CANCELLED......"THE IMMORTAL" CANCELLED......"VIPER" CANCELLED......"RONALD D. MOORE'S TREKKIE STAR: GALACTICA" CANCELLED (??)........CANCELLATIONS INCLUDE SCI-FI CHANNEL ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING AND SYNDICATED SERIES SHOWN ON SCI-FI CHANNEL...."RONALD D. MOORE'S TREKKIE STAR: GALACTICA" HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED YET.....

"VAN HELSING" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."THE HULK" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."CAT IN THE HAT" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."JOSEY & THE PUSSYCATS" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."FLINTSONES" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE....."VIVA: ROCK VEGAS" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."ROCKY & BULLWINKLE" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE...."HOWARD THE DUCK" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE....."PITCH BLACK" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE....."CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE....."VIRUS" FAILS AT BOX OFFICE.....

WHEN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CANCELLED ALL OF THE SCIENCE FICTION PROGRAMS ON "SCI-FI CHANNEL" AND REPLACED THEM WITH NON-SCIENCE FICTION PROGRAMMING, THEY NEGLECTED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE NETWORK TO SOMETHING MORE FITTING. "THE HORROR CHANNEL", "THE USA NETWORK FILM VAULT CHANNEL", "THE INFOMERCIAL NETWORK", "THE HORROR/ACTION CHANNEL", OR "THE COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORK" WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE TITLES.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TRACK RECORD WITH FANTASY MOVIES ISN'T MUCH BETTER. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS USUALLY RUNS INTO PROBLEMS WHEN THEY TRY TO MAKE LIVE ACTION MOVIES BASED ON COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS. THE "HULK" BORED AUDIENCES TO DEATH BARELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE MOVIE.....TURNING "VAN HELSING" INTO A SUPERNATURAL "RAMBO" WAS TOO RIDICULOUS FOR WORDS....."CAT IN THE HAT" PROVED THAT 5 YEAR OLD KIDS WEREN'T READY FOR "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" HUMOR......"JOSEY AND THE PUSSYCATS" WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" RETREAD BASED ON A 1970 CARTOON THAT NO ONE REMEMBERED......THE "FLINTSTONES" MOVIES PROVED THAT REBUILDING "BEDROCK" ON A STUDIO BACKLOT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DRAW IN THE FANS OF THE CARTOON.....SOME PROPERTIES SHOULD BE LEFT IN CARTOON FORM, WHICH "ROCKY & BULLWINKLE" PROVED......"HOWARD THE DUCK" WAS GEORGE LUCAS'S FIRST CAREER FLOP. HOW FITTING THAT LUCAS CHOSE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FOR THAT MOMENTOUS OCCASION......"PITCH BLACK" WAS "PITCH DULL"....."CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK" DISAPPEARED FROM THEATERS FASTER THAN "FINAL FANTASY-THE SPIRITS WITHIN"......AND "VIRUS" PROVED THAT WHEN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS MADE A MOVIE FOR THE SUMMER OF 1999, NO ONE CAME AND WENT TO THE BEACH INSTEAD......

THE MANAGEMENT OF "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/SCI-FI CHANNEL" IS AN OPENLY HOSTILE REGIME TOWARDS THE VIEWING PUBLIC, SCIENCE FICTION PROGRAMMING, AND THE "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" COPYRIGHT. THE ENDLESS GRAVEYARD OF CANCELLED TELEVISION SHOWS ON "SCI-FI CHANNEL" AS WELL AS UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ENDLESS BOX OFFICE FAILURES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CORPORATION THAT DELIBERATELY LOST ITS WAY IN MAKING RATIONAL BUSINESS DECISIONS. ONE CAN ALWAYS HOPE FOR MIRACLES, AND THE PERMANENT FINANCIAL DOWNFALL OF "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS/SCI-FI CHANNEL" IS A DREAM SHARED BY MANY.
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How Universal Studios Kept "Galactica" Dead By Only Using The Brand Name
« on: February 03, 2005, 12:35:08 PM »

The Universal/Sci-Fi Channel corporation is a GIGANTIC, CORRUPT, and DISHONEST MARKETING MACHINE that has spiraled way out of control in the past couple of years. Their DELIBERATE MISMANAGEMENT of the "Battlestar Galactica" property is legendary. Despite what the Universal/Sci-Fi Channel corporation tells you, THEY HAVE NOT REVIVED "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA." The production that finally emerged from Ronald D. Moore's "Star Trek Cob Webbed Brain" is a production CUSTOM TAILORED to fit Universal Studios POLITICAL AGENDAS, ULTERIOR MOTIVES, and Universal's desire to increase their DELIBERATE MISMANAGEMENT of "Battlestar Galactica" to new heights.

Either through the efforts of Richard Hatch, the STRONG VOCAL PRESENCE of the "Galactica" fanbase, or both....the Universal/Sci-Fi Channel corporation was finally backed into a corner of having to do SOMETHING with the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name. Unfortunately, when Universal was backed into this corner, their CORPORATE HATRED for the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name DID NOT DIMINISH. So, Universal/Sci-Fi Channel found themselves in a real dilemma. On the one hand, they were being forced to revive "Battlestar Galactica" (something they didn't want to do). On the other hand, selling the property to Richard Hatch was also an unsatisfactory alternative for them, because their CORPORATE GREED prevented them from selling the property. So, Universal/Sci-Fi Channel had to answer this question for themselves:

"How can we revive "Battlestar Galactica" without really reviving it, so on the one hand; we can continue making money off of the brand name; while on the other hand, doing it in a manner where the "REAL 1978 GALACTICA SERIES" remains DEAD?"

The answer, AS WE ALL KNOW; involved the hiring of Ronald D. Moore to "JURY RIG" a THINLY DISGUISED "STAR TREK" production (and Moore's entire production has the physical appearance of being "Jury-Rigged"), and SLAP the "Galactica" logo on it. Make no mistake, Ronald D. Moore's production BLATANTLY ADVERTISES to the entire world, Universal Studios CORPORATE ENVY of Paramount Pictures "Star Trek" property.

So many POLITICAL AGENDAS of Universal Studios were SATISFIED with this production, that the list could go on forever. To name just a few however, this is what Ronald D. Moore's production ACCOMPLISHED for Universal/Sci-Fi Channel:

1) The "REAL 1978 GALACTICA SERIES" remains DEAD.

2) The "Battlestar Galactica" brand name brings in a FEW CENTS for the Universal/Sci-Fi Channel corporation.

3) Universal/Sci-Fi Channel (JUST AS THEY HAVE ALWAYS WANTED)....now have their very own "STAR TREK" production.

4) George Lucas stays off of their backs. (I guess having Paramount Pictures on their backs instead of George Lucas was considered a much more pleasant alternative by Universal/Sci-Fi Channel's lawyers.)


Once Ronald D. Moore's production existed, the next step for Universal/Sci-Fi Channel was to try and MARKET IT to the public. This FAILED. So, Universal/Sci-Fi Channel then did the next logical step (FOR THEM). They MANUFACTURED A FALSE FANBASE OVER THE INTERNET for Ronald D. Moore's production, consisting of:

1) Universal Studios executives
2) Universal marketers
3) Colleagues and friends of Ronald D. Moore's.

When Universal/Sci-Fi Channel did this, the whole concept of marketing took on a WHOLE NEW DIMENSION as Universal/Sci-Fi Channel WARPED & TWISTED the cordial and civilized notions of marketing into:

1) Blatant and aggressive VERBAL ATTACKS on the general public.

2) Blatant and aggressive VERBAL ATTACKS on the "REAL 1978 GALACTICA" series.

3) Blatant and aggressive VERBAL ATTACKS on the fanbase of the "REAL 1978 GALACTICA SERIES."

4) FRAUDULENT PRESS RELEASES artificially inflating the ratings performance of Ronald D. Moore's series.

5) FALSE BULLETIN BOARDS SET UP (www.Ragnaranchorage.tk and www.Galactica2003.net) to house Universal executives and marketers POSING AS fans of Ronald D. Moore and his CRAPPY ASS production.

6) www.Scifi.com's own bulletin boards practicing MASS CENSORSHIP of the general public who dislikes their television productions. Members getting BANNED, POSTS DELETED, clone handles set up (by Universal executives) to praise Ronald D. Moore's production.

After the CORRUPT ANTICS of the Universal/Sci-Fi Channel corporation, Bonnie Hammer, Aaron Douglas, and Ronald D. Moore; marketing will NEVER BE LOOKED UPON as an HONEST ENDEAVOR ever again.  Kiss


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Re: How Universal Studios Kept "Galactica" Dead By Only Using The Brand Name
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2005, 12:14:09 PM »

With each passing day, Ronald D. Moore is making this post a reality!!  Kiss
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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2005, 10:52:17 AM »

Am I ever wrong?  Kiss
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2005, 02:25:30 PM »

Universal Studios executives are always wrong!!  Kiss
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