Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20229172 en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:08:16 EDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:08:16 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234919 moonpuppy :
said by imrf See Profile :

Actually, you are wrong. In the very beginning it was all word of mouth. HBO did little to sell the show, they let the fans do it. They only started to delay season at the very end of the run because more and more people tuned out because it was getting crappy, and then they started to advertise the hell out of it.
Really? I remember you couldn't look at any HBO channel without seeing another ad for the Sopranos. After those Emmy wins, people really started coming out. They won 4 Emmys in their first year. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234919 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:30:40 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234822 imrf :
said by moonpuppy See Profile :

Actually, you are wrong. HBO went on a MASSIVE advertising spree with them.
Actually, you are wrong. In the very beginning it was all word of mouth. HBO did little to sell the show, they let the fans do it. They only started to delay season at the very end of the run because more and more people tuned out because it was getting crappy, and then they started to advertise the hell out of it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234822 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:17:49 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234793 moonpuppy :
said by imrf See Profile :

Word of mouth. So it because popular, the others didn't get the same kind of draw. I find it hard to believe that you couldn't have figured that one out. :uhh:
Actually, you are wrong. HBO went on a MASSIVE advertising spree with them. They even delayed seasons (unlike the national networks) and people still came and watched.

Right now, even the free networks are begging to show edited versions of cable shows (Dexter on CBS, Battlestar Galactica on NBC, etc.) Not all good shows are on the major networks.

In fact, network television is extremely mad over the fact you can get away with a lot more on cable and even more on pay cable like HBO and Showtime. T&A sells and can't show much even after 10PM.

BTW, Emmy nominations and awards sell ad spots. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234793 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:14:04 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234454 imrf :
said by moonpuppy See Profile :

Care to explain the Sopranos? They weren't on prime time and they had very high ratings.
Word of mouth. So it because popular, the others didn't get the same kind of draw. I find it hard to believe that you couldn't have figured that one out. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20234454 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:25:45 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20233209 moonpuppy :
said by imrf See Profile :

Grammy nominations don't mean crap. The shows are still boring and there is a reason why they aren't on prime time on popular channels. They have no viewers.
Care to explain the Sopranos? They weren't on prime time and they had very high ratings. Enough to have half the country in an uproar over the ending.

The cable company used to have their own award show (Cable ACE) and they got rid of those when they started taking the Emmys.

Try again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20233209 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:06:40 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229635 imrf : Grammy, emmy, who cares. Lame awards anyways. They are never given out to the people, shows or whatever that truly deserve. But you go ahead and hug those awards, while watching all the reruns of those "great" shows you so enjoy. I won't be missing anything by not having the stations that air them. But I will continue to enjoy my HD Nets.

And I guess you didn't see the last night shuttle launch..
I sure did, and didn't have any problems seeing it launch. :huh:
Maybe if the site you linked had a better video source you could have seen it better. But as usual, HD Net did a fantastic job.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229635 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:20:32 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229612 Skeedatl : Grammy?

You mean Emmy and Golden Globes, the Oscars of the television world?

Uh, okay. Talk about ignorant.

And I guess you didn't see the last night shuttle launch...they replayed the launch over and over and over during the course of the program, of course while talking over it. And no visibility problems? It was OVERCAST and you can clearly watch the shuttle quickly become obscured.

Perhaps it was YOU who didn't watch.

»www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/space···st-skies

No viz problems?
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229612 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:16:49 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229456 rgillis70 :
said by imrf See Profile :

Grammy nominations don't mean crap. The shows are still boring and there is a reason why they aren't on prime time on popular channels. They have no viewers.
Not quite. Most of those shows did not want to have to cut content to the standards of network television. Same reason the sopranos was on HBO.

Of course viewership is lower on FX- SciFi. Same as HBO will never touch Seinfeld ratings.

The shows he mentioned are excellent. I do not pretend to enjoy all of them, but most have character development and writing that blows away anything on network television.

Of course - I disagree with him too, i like HDNet movies. But BSG and The Shield ... I wish more shows could write stories and have performances like those.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229456 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:46:15 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229380 imrf : Grammy nominations don't mean crap. The shows are still boring and there is a reason why they aren't on prime time on popular channels. They have no viewers.

said by Skeedatl See Profile :

Great, shuttle launches played 70 times in a row in HD are worth it. The last one showed 70 times in a row was certainly worth noting, especially when the pad was obscured by cloud cover and the narrators wouldn't shut the hell up during the launch.
You really need to learn how to read and count. They aren't shown multiple times in a row, and neither is any of the other programming on HD Net. And it is 100% obvious that you didn't see the last launch, since it was done at night and had absolutely no visibility problems. Keep digging. I'm done feeding the troll.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229380 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:32:48 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229324 Skeedatl : Yep, I'm ignorant.

The Shield Highly acclaimed by who?

Try multiple Emmy wins for best series, best actor, best actress, best directing, best writing.

Try multiple Golden Globe wins for best series, best actor, best actress.

Rescue Me, acclaimed by who?

Multiple Emmy nominations for best actor, best directing, best writing.

Golden Globe nomination for best series.

Nip/Tuck acclaimed by who?

Multiple Emmy nominations and wins for outstanding art direction, makeup, casting, music.

Golden Globe for best series and nominations for best actor and actress in a series.

Battlestar Galactica

Emmy win for outstanding effects, nominations for writing and directing.

Yep, they all suck. Mark Cuban wishes he sucked that much.

Great, shuttle launches played 70 times in a row in HD are worth it. The last one showed 70 times in a row was certainly worth noting, especially when the pad was obscured by cloud cover and the narrators wouldn't shut the hell up during the launch.

If they gave Golden Globes for sucking ass, Mark Cuban would win every year.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229324 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:21:19 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229257 imrf :
said by Skeedatl See Profile :

If I want tired recycled movies I'd pick Universal HD over HDNet movies.
And right there shows your ignorance as to the HD Net Movies schedule.

Please you are going to compare channels that have highly acclaimed original series like The Shield, BSG, Rescue Me and the Riches to the recycled crap on HDNet?
Highly acclaimed by who? Those shows all sucked.

The crap Mojo (formerally INHD) and the Voom networks are better than HDNet.
lol... you wish. MOJO sucks big time. HD Net has the shuttle launches in HD which blows away anything that MOJO could ever think of.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229257 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:10:24 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229205 Skeedatl : Sci-Fi HD, FX HD...both have excellent original series. If I want tired recycled movies I'd pick Universal HD and MGM over HDNet movies. Please you are going to compare channels that have highly acclaimed original series like The Shield, BSG, Rescue Me and the Riches to the recycled crap on HDNet?

The programming on HD Net sucks ass. RaTHer's news magazine is the only decent thing on either of those crap channels. Hell for a while they were running F-Troop reruns. The crap Mojo (formerally INHD) and the Voom networks are better than HDNet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229205 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:31 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229172 imrf :
said by Skeedatl See Profile :

I've seen them and they suck.
Right. :uhh:

Well I've had them for years and still think the programming is good, especially HD Net Movies. Very few channels that air movies leave the movies in their OAR. What channel do you think is vastly superior to the HD Nets?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229172 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:54:20 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229123 Skeedatl :
said by tiger72 See Profile :

i take it you have a horrible HDTV, or don't have a DVR.

I'm quite happy with the HDNets - particularly HDNet Movies and the high quality transfers (and high bitrate content), and their weekly 1 hour world news report. Not the Dan Rather one, but the good one right after that.
I have a mid-grade 65" Mitsu DLP and HD DVRs.

It's not the "feed" that sucks, it's the programming and blows goat.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229123 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:45:48 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229118 Skeedatl : I've seen them and they suck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229118 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:44:52 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229043 imrf : You must have never watched the HD Nets, because they are great channels.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229043 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:32:54 EDT Re: He should pay more attention to the HDNets http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20229007 tiger72 : i take it you have a horrible HDTV, or don't have a DVR.

I'm quite happy with the HDNets - particularly HDNet Movies and the high quality transfers (and high bitrate content), and their weekly 1 hour world news report. Not the Dan Rather one, but the good one right after that.
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