sci-fi channel should have more animated shows

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Hibachi

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why doesn't the sci-fi channel have more animated programming?

--- could be a great outlet for sci/fi fantasy animated shows, certainly/especially superhero-based shows, also anime' and edgier stuff.. they could have blocks of programming throughout weekdays and weekends..

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why not Galactica animated?
 
The thing is, Sci-Fi Channel did have an animation block a number of years ago. It was first called "Sci-Fi Cartoon Quest", and then later the name was changed to "Animation Station". Anyway, the block featured 3rd party acquisitions such as Ewoks, Galaxy High School, Defenders of the Earth and also some BKN shows like Captain Simian and Roswell Conspiracies. The block aired on weekday mornings.
 
I still think "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Animated Series" would be the coolest thing ever.

Of course, it has no chance of happening as long as Jim Mallon still owns the MST3K name and refuses to do anything with the other Brains, but it's fun to dream.
 
I just don't see Sci-Fi Channel sustaining animation. I had hopes they'd greenlight The Amazing Screw-On Head but that never came to fruition. At least we got the dvd though.

Any profitable animated series will likely be picked up by CN, [as], Nick, Disney, Comedy Central, or 4KidsCW before making it down to Sci-Fi. Besides, I'm sure the program director is more interested in filling as many timeslots w/ as little programming as possible. MST3K was great because it was 1 show (cheap) that consumed 2 hrs of air time.

It's all about advertising $ and hooking eyeballs for at least an hr. Animation won't get it done on Sci-Fi. Not for long anyway.
 
Does anyone know how well Ani-Mondays is doing, ratings-wise?

If it does well, I hope they expand to the rest of the week (with exception of Saturdays and Sundays). And they seem to be one of the few channels that air older anime, which is a plus. I would love to see an animated version of Dune and Earthsea someday.

Not really looking forward to a weekday morning animation block for Sci-Fi.
 
Given Sci-Fi's current problems (pro wrestling?! A string of awful made-for-TV movies, etc.), I think they have bigger problems to fix first before getting to the animated stuff.... still, would be nice to see more animation there, I suppose.

Recall as well they used to air for a time in the 90s the "Back to the Future" animated series...
 
I'd like see more animated programming on mainstream TV, but it's probably not gonna last very long on Sci-Fi or any other mainstream adult-skewing channel. I think IFC would be a better outlet for animated programming, as they're ad-free, thus not as ratings-conscious as any mainstream network.
 
I'm not sure how many kids watch Sci-Fi channel.

I'm watching it right now, and some tiger just appeared out of nowhere and started devouring some girl. I don't know how many parents would want their kids watching things like that.

If they do ever greenlight a new animation program, probably a more "mature" sci-fi series might be more effective. One aimed at older audiences or attracts older audiences, you get what I meeaann.
 
Well, like I said, Sc-Fi Channel did have an animation block for kids for a time, but it was all syndicated reruns and 3rd party acquisitions, no original programming.
 
Sc-Fi Channel needs to fix a whole slew of other problems it has before it even considers making original animated shows.
 
Sci-Fi's Cartoon Quest was moderately successful; it wasn't setting any records ratings-wise, but it was solid. It was cancelled because the channel's management changed hands and the new management wanted to make the channel more accessible to mainstream audiences and was not interested in courting niche audiences. So it was goodbye cartoons and anime and hello Scare Tactics, John Edward and pro wrestling.

Not that I'm complaining, but I really don't know why they went back to showing anime. It's counterintuitive to their current programming trends. I can only imagine that the influx of anime programs into cable stations that traditionally hadn't been showing any (IFC, Tech-TV, Encore & Starz), gave them some impetus to experiment.
 
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