So what's on Monday Night?

[jjrakman]

I just thought it would be fun to look at the RDM Mini's competition. Theis schedule was taken from DISH TV and represents the same time the mini is airing regardless of your time zone:

Monday December 8th

NBC - Average Joe
ABC - Monday Night Football
DHD - Extreme Martial Arts
HBOHD - One Hour Photo
Court TV - Forensic Files
ESPN2 - Billiards
ETV - 101 biggest celebrity oops!
TNT - Law & Order
TBS - The Thomas Crown Affair
AMC - the Shawshank Redemption
A & E - Cold Case Files
History - The Samauri
National Geographic Channel - Taboo: Sacred Pain
DSC - Monster Garage
Travel - Hidden
TLC - Ancient Egyptians
TOON - Yogi's first Christmas
SPIKE TV - WWF RAW
VH1 - Awesomely Bad Vidoes
Tech TV - Secret Strange & True
PBSXD - Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers
HBOSIG - Swingers
HBOP - Mission Impossible
HB2W - Shallow Hal
HBOF - One Crazy Summer
MOMAX - Eyes wide shut
STARZ - The Bourne Identity
ENCORE - In The Bedroom
ENCOREREP - Hoosiers
MYSTERY - Revenge
SHOW P - Jimmy Neutron
FLIX - Boxing Helena
IFC - Happy Accidents
CSNDC - NHL Hockey
TSO - Young Guns II

Tuesday December 9th

NBC - Frasier
FOX - 24
HDNET - NHL Hockey
HBOHD - Analyze That!
SHOWHD - Crossroads
ESPNCL - Boxing
ETV - 101 Biggest Celebrity oops!
USA - Replicant
TNT - Law & Order
TBS - Murder at 1600
Comedy - Insomniac/South Park
Oxygen - Benny & Joon
FMC - Die Hard with a vengeance
WE - On Golden Pond
A & E - Cold Case Files
History - The Wright Challenge
Travel - Secrets
DSC - The New Detectives
TLC - Mostly True Stories: Urban Legends
WGNSAT - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
SPIKE TV - Star Trek: The Next Generation
VH! - 40 Greatest Celebrity Feuds
HBO - Analyze That!
HBO2 - Monster's Ball
HBOSIG - From the Earth to the Moon
HBOP - Mr. Deeds
HBOF - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
MOMAX - Crimson Tide
MAXP - The Tuxedo
STARZ - About Schmitt
Action - Supercop
WAM - Dumb and Dumber
SHOW - Crossroads
SHOTOO - Windtalkers
SHOWP - Spy Kids 2

For some reason the final installment is being shown two hours earlier than the previous two installments.

Wednesday December 10th

USA - JAG
TNT - Law & Order
BRAVO - The West Wing
DCWINGS - Wings at War
HBOSIG - Dr. Zivago
MOMAX - Arachnophobia
MAXP - Body Parts
STRZTH - Cuthroat Island
BLKSTZ - Rush Hour 2
WAM - Dumb & Dumber

Second Hour:

NBC - Ed
FOX - 2003 Billboard Music Awards
WB - Smallville
UPN - Star Trek Enterprise
ESPN2 - NHL Hockey
ETV - 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops!
USA - Law & Order
TBS - Seinfeld
FX - Alien 3
History - Modern Marvels
BRAVO - Manhunter
Travel - Secrets
TOON - Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
WGN - The Santa Clause
SPIKE TV - Star Trek The Next Generation
FNC - The O'Reilly Factor
HBO2 - Sex in the City
HBOP - Stuart Little
HBOF - Squanto A Warrior's Tale
STARZP - Dragonfly
BLKSTZ - The Golden Child
Encore - Bad Company
EncoreREP - Spy Game
Action - Taxi Driver

Just for kicks I took a look at what the 7th line up was and to be honest there wasn't anything really big that would make someone think to move the date. There are a ton of movies playing that night, but nothing new or hyped.

[goldcenturian]

I thought this was a four hour mini. Why spread it out over three nights? Strange.
Carolyn
PS: I'll either be watching my BG dvds or Ancient Egyptians on TLC Monday, Court TV or Discovery Tuesday and XMEN United on Wed.

[michaelfaries]

Originally posted by goldcenturian
I thought this was a four hour mini. Why spread it out over three nights? Strange.
Ratings. Ratings. Ratings.

The first night is the most critical to SCI-FI. They can gauge the interest and spin the results however they please.

The second and third nights help supply the ammo for going to series. It doesn't mean if you don't tune in that a series won't happen. (To my understanding, the decision comes late December, although they've already made up their minds to do so from what I've heard.)

Bottom line: It's all about Glen A. Larson and his separate project now (for fans of the original). He has my support at present. A good showing for the TV series won't hurt his efforts, imho, for his motion picture efforts.

Next week, I will not be watching this mini-series either. :p I can say that honestly. This isn't the show I want to watch. The editor-in-chief of Cinescape magazine (interviewed at TVGuide.com) is wrong: As an ardent fan, I WON'T be tuning in.

I will, however, be doing whatever I can to support Mr. Larson if/when he starts publicizing his efforts.

Michael
:colwar:

[crash4587]

And I'm sure Mr.Larson, is watching the DVD sales. Both my brothers with be getting for X-mass