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> Right now, supposedly "unpopular" shows are cancelled, and then immediately get a successful Kickstarter from what turns out to be millions of fans who happen

by hsod 12y ago

> Right now, supposedly "unpopular" shows are cancelled, and then immediately get a successful Kickstarter from what turns out to be millions of fans who happened to be watching only through Netflix, or iTunes, or DVD box sets. Can you name any examples of this? The closest thing I can think of is Veronica Mars which was Kickstarted many years later and raised ~5 million dollars from 91,000 backers to make a single movie. I think perhaps the "alternate consumption streams" viewers are not as lucrative as you think.

coldtea 12y ago
>The closest thing I can think of is Veronica Mars which was Kickstarted many years later and raised ~5 million dollars from 91,000 backers to make a single movie. That everyone regretted backing.
- akx 12y ago
  [citation needed]
  - coldtea 12y ago
    Or you can just watch the movie.
    - sesqu 12y ago
      I read a few reviews of the movie when it came out. All were positive. The movie may not be good (my personal opinion), but clearly it met expectations.
      - wmeredith 12y ago
        It was fan service. I think it pleased all the backers. As a standalone, it was not a great movie, but I don't think it was supposed to be.
- SnacksOnAPlane 12y ago
  I absolutely did not regret backing it. Although admittedly I'll watch pretty much anything Kristen Bell is in.
wmeredith 12y ago
The Firefly series got enough support (in the form of written letters - this was pre-kickstarter) to be made into movie after a comically botched distribution through normal channels (The first seasons episodes were aired out of order in random time slots on Fox. It never had a weekly time that was consistent. This was the only season, natch.) Family Guy also had a similar fate, but not because of a botched launch, but because its audience existed, but did not consume television through mainstream sources. It was canceled after 2.5 seasons and then went on to become the best selling animated DVD series. Fox brought it back the next year.

by hsod 12y ago

coldtea 12y ago

>The closest thing I can think of is Veronica Mars which was Kickstarted many years later and raised ~5 million dollars from 91,000 backers to make a single movie. That everyone regretted backing.

akx 12y ago
[citation needed]
- coldtea 12y ago
  Or you can just watch the movie.
  - sesqu 12y ago
    I read a few reviews of the movie when it came out. All were positive. The movie may not be good (my personal opinion), but clearly it met expectations.
    - wmeredith 12y ago
      It was fan service. I think it pleased all the backers. As a standalone, it was not a great movie, but I don't think it was supposed to be.
SnacksOnAPlane 12y ago
I absolutely did not regret backing it. Although admittedly I'll watch pretty much anything Kristen Bell is in.

wmeredith 12y ago

The Firefly series got enough support (in the form of written letters - this was pre-kickstarter) to be made into movie after a comically botched distribution through normal channels (The first seasons episodes were aired out of order in random time slots on Fox. It never had a weekly time that was consistent. This was the only season, natch.) Family Guy also had a similar fate, but not because of a botched launch, but because its audience existed, but did not consume television through mainstream sources. It was canceled after 2.5 seasons and then went on to become the best selling animated DVD series. Fox brought it back the next year.