b1b Subj : Re: The Moment of Truth? To : alt.tv.andromeda From : Ron Hubbard Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 23:27:21 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.andromeda "KT3000" wrote in message news:KroWe.12399$_84.9785@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > "Ron Hubbard" wrote in message > news:11iihkkiguah733@corp.supernews.com... > > > Okay, both Mutant X and Andromeda has a final episode that's due (two in the > case > > of Mutant X) but my TV guide > > doesn't have them listed for Saturday. I hate mysteries like this. Does > anybody > > have the same problem in their areas? And do you think your local stations > would > > _dare_ to end either or both shows without airing the finales? > > Blame it on out of sync syndication seasons. Tribune's 2004 syndication season > still has two weeks to run counting this week. But most syndicators are > starting their 2005 seasons this week. It happens every fall. Most local > schedules spend a couple of weeks in flux until all the old seasons expire and > all the new ones begin. > > Locally for me the bastard syndicated run of _Enterprise_ is taking over > _Mutant X's_ timeblock starting this week. I won't even speak the names of the > gunk that's taking _Andromeda's_ slot. _Mutant X_ and _Andromeda_ will finish > out their runs at 2 and 3am Sat night/Sun mornings. > > Did you check andromedatv.com's showfinder to see if your station might have > made a similar adjustment? The station that runs Enterprise ran maybe one-- no more than two commercials at most-- announcing the return of Enterprise. Boy, they were really dedicated to promoting it. Ha! But here it will run at 4:00 Saturday afternoon in the spot that usually gone to episodes of the new Outer Limits. I never really did actually like the new Outer Limits, but after watching it long enough, I'll miss it when it's gone. And sorry to say, Enterprise is not a serious contender even for that. It's a bloody shame that only during that last season somebody heard me bitching about getting good writers like Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, but by that time they were only plugging up holes in a sinking ship. But thanks for reminding about andromedatv.com; I'll check there. Seeing the last two shows of Mutant-X and Andromeda at 3:00 Sunday morning is better than being pissed off about missing it for a season or more. I've seen the local WB affiliate air those two shows late after some sports game or some other program that pre-empted them, so I'm hoping they will be consistent these last two times to wrap everything up. If so, I'll get a chance to put Andromeda's final two episodes on one tape. While Mutant X wasn't great, I'd rather watch re-runs of that on Saturdays than episodes of Buffy. Ron . 0