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Arby's



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:53 pm Reply with quote
Does anyone know why the Sci-Fi channel stopped airing anime? There are plenty of science fiction oriented shows and a growinging market of anime fans, so it seems(at least to me) logical that they might consider throwing on Outlaw Star or some of the better giant robot shows.
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Sojiro the tenken



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 2:05 pm Reply with quote
I don't, but I hope they don't get any soon because I lost the Sci-Fi channel and I won't get to see any of it. And most likely becasue they had the anime on real late or real early I think. They could have done better by putting it on at a more reasonable time.
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:01 pm Reply with quote
To quote the Scifi.com FAQ:

11. Why does SCI FI no longer run anime/cartoons?
We used to air anime movies in various time periods, the most notable and consistent one being Saturday mornings. While there is tremendous support from fans for anime (we get lots of e-mails requesting its return), it never generated strong enough ratings to earn a permanent spot on the schedule. We feel that anime belongs on SCI FI and would love to bring it back if we can make it work both creatively and financially. However, it is not part of SCI FI's current programming plans.

In other words not enough people were watching it.

There is a good chance of it coming back now. With anime continuing to gain popularity and SciFi signing to do a live action Witch Hunter Robin they may start finding it lucrative again. Not to mention they'd have a better selection than just Streamline's stuff.

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Nagisa
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:16 pm Reply with quote
Emerje wrote:
In other words not enough people were watching it.


Given the time slots they were giving it, I'm not really surprised. I'd honestly like to know what sort of ratings they were expecting by placing most of their anime only an hour or so prior to sunrise. Short of insomniacs, most people are either sleeping or just getting ready for work at that hour. Neutral
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Louie-kun



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:17 pm Reply with quote
It didn't help that Sci-fi kept changing what time they would show anime. Sometimes it was on Saturday mornings, other times it was on at three in the morning.
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space clam



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 8:34 pm Reply with quote
Here's what Answerman had to say That's one of the best answers I can think of.
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Louie-kun



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:29 pm Reply with quote
I read what Answerman had to say. Yeah, Sci-fi did show the same 6 movies over and over again. I think it was the original Vampire Hunter D, Gall Force, Tenchi Muyo in Love, Project A-ko, both Galaxy Express 999 movies, and Akira. And since it was Sci-fi, there were commercial breaks ever 5 minutes. Heck, it took Sci-fi at least 3 or 4 hours to show Akira.
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Syker 07



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:30 am Reply with quote
They srean all of the above mentioned moives, plus the Iria: Zeiram OVA and Robot Hunter: Cassahn (pretty sure I spelled that wrong)

Me and a friend I was living with used to work second shift, so the scheduling was perfect for us. Many a night we came home to a few beers and anime on Sci-Fi.

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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:31 am Reply with quote
Ahhh! TAKE IT OFF! Shocked
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Samurai CDZ



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:52 am Reply with quote
LMAO! Ahaha, that's too funny. Laughing
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Mou Kaoru



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:22 am Reply with quote
Ok...that's just evil.
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Lexx



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:20 pm Reply with quote
Don't forget that they showed fatal fury and Armitage somthing on sci-fi also.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:47 am Reply with quote
Samurai CDZ wrote:
LMAO! Ahaha, that's too funny. Laughing


This is off topic, but I just have to ask. I suppose I am a newcomer to forums but what is LMAO?
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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:45 am Reply with quote
Dilandau wrote:
Samurai CDZ wrote:
LMAO! Ahaha, that's too funny. Laughing


This is off topic, but I just have to ask. I suppose I am a newcomer to forums but what is LMAO?


Well, you missed it, it was taken off. Anyway, what it was was Syker 07 posted an image that was off someone's server, and it turned into a gigantic "YOU STOLE BY BANDWIDTH" type of thing. It was just... huge.
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Syker 07



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 1:41 pm Reply with quote
littlegreenwolf wrote:
Well, you missed it, it was taken off. Anyway, what it was was Syker 07 posted an image that was off someone's server, and it turned into a gigantic "YOU STOLE BY BANDWIDTH" type of thing. It was just... huge


Really? I haven't been here in a day or two (and said huge thing is gone now). I've used that image of Gir ever since I registered here at ANN. The guy running the site even said to go ahead and use the images if you wanted. That's weird.

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