Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 Honestly, FX Canada would be wise to just air them in a two-hour block on Friday. The episodes wouldn't air the same day they're released, but sh!t, they're watching on cable TV and our primary option is a computer screen. They would learn to deal or take a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 LOL and then they would be binge watching? So Canadians can do that, but Americans should not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 Unfortunately, that brings us right back to binge watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 The situation in Canada is fundamentally different from the situation in the US. In Canada, the shows air at a set time (not taking DVR, VCR, etc, into account). Here, they do not. If FX Canada aired one episode daily for four days and then did an omnibus on the weekend, that would be akin to what's happening in the US, where the episodes are available on a daily schedule, but people aren't watching daily, instead choosing to watch several later. IIRC, the "binge watching" comment was not made in regards to the FX Canada airings; it was strictly about Hulu views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 In that case, why Friday? Why not Saturday for AMC and MORE AMC, and Sunday for OLTL and MORE OLTL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 I think the More show should be a Hulu exclusive. Put a third show for both on Fridays, yes, and preserve the Friday cliffhanger (though I think both shows have done a pretty good job of cliffhangers everyday, myself, especially the final days of the week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 IMO, Saturday and/or Sunday as the ONLY option to watch these shows on TV would be disastrous, with the possible exception of them being on at night. But that's really just my opinion/preference. As progressive as I am, I'm not here for Saturday morning soaps (these soaps in particular, I guess -- I was definitely a fan of the Degrassi/Edgemont block that used to air Saturday mornings here when I was in high school). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 No, I definitely think they could work only as nighttime, or at least late afternoon/early evening, omnibuses. Especially when Saturday and Sunday evenings have become a virtual wasteland for TV programming, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 I also think the omnibus is a good idea. I used to watch the hell out of the PBS Eastenders omnibus, as well as Degrassi. Afternoons or evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 got to love Degrassi, loved those teen stories I agree the More shows seem like featurettes and special features that don't deserve an episode.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 It can be argued that weekend afternoons/evenings have become a TV wasteland because no one is really watching, though. Not that daytime is a on and poppin, but being that these were daytimers for so long, I figure it'd be easier for them to remain primarily daytime with other airings to supplement that. Now that they're an hour a week, that makes it even easier to drop a block of AMC here and there throughout the week. Have the premiere on Friday afternoon, repeat Saturday morning, Sunday night, Tuesday morning, etc. People who don't know will get mad when it's the same hour being aired all week long, but they'll deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katie_9918 Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 I'm loving the entitled attitude. Why not just wait and see? Even while each show was airing 4x a week on Hulu, FXC was always taking a big leap of faith airing them on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfung79 Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 Prospect Park doesn't seem to have consulted with FX Canada before their decision either so the lack of communication both ways is not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 No-[!@#$%^&*]-body has any clue of what's going on, so let's please stop acting like we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted May 19, 2013 Members Share Posted May 19, 2013 Thank you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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