Comments on: Battlestar Galactica Reveals A Phenomenon of Pretension http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/ "Red, white, whatever ... guys are all the same!" - Liz Sherman (Hellboy) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alpha-Girl http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6972 Alpha-Girl Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:35:56 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6972 I know one other woman at my jobby job who admits to being a sci-fi fan and she's not nearly as vocal about it as I am. My X-Files buddy in college was not a sci-fi fan because she thought all sci-fi was like Star Trek. But, she loved the X-Files. I know one other woman at my jobby job who admits to being a sci-fi fan and she’s not nearly as vocal about it as I am. My X-Files buddy in college was not a sci-fi fan because she thought all sci-fi was like Star Trek. But, she loved the X-Files.

]]> By: emessar http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 emessar Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:01:56 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6965 Excellent article and I believe Lisa made a valid point about "chicks". I can only speak from my own experiences but it's very rare to meet a "chick" (outside the internet) who is a sci-fi fan. And those that loved the X-Files would never call themselves sci-fi fans. After BSG airs (and the final countdown is just killing me!) the watercooler talk at work on Monday is me and 6 guys. I just found another chick at the office who's a BSG fan a couple of weeks ago so I'm thankful for that but we really are few and far between. Excellent article and I believe Lisa made a valid point about “chicks”. I can only speak from my own experiences but it’s very rare to meet a “chick” (outside the internet) who is a sci-fi fan. And those that loved the X-Files would never call themselves sci-fi fans. After BSG airs (and the final countdown is just killing me!) the watercooler talk at work on Monday is me and 6 guys. I just found another chick at the office who’s a BSG fan a couple of weeks ago so I’m thankful for that but we really are few and far between.

]]> By: Alpha-Girl http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6947 Alpha-Girl Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:22:17 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6947 Maybe he meant the Mormon influenced science fiction genre? Maybe he meant the Mormon influenced science fiction genre?

]]> By: Doctor Zen http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6921 Doctor Zen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:43:13 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6921 Maybe he meant the ragtag-fleet-fleeing-from-cybernetic-creations genre? Maybe he meant the ragtag-fleet-fleeing-from-cybernetic-creations genre?

]]> By: Alpha-Girl http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6917 Alpha-Girl Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:17:11 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6917 Jen, while you and I know that there have always been women who are science fiction fans, it's still often treated as a big surprise when women turn out to be science fiction fans. It's also been a demographic that the Sci Fi Channel has actively perused - it's been portrayed as some sort of revelatory new thing that women like BSG, when really, a lot of us have liked the genre all along. That's why I felt it was appropriate to ad the chick bit there. :) Adweek ran an article about the so called phenomenon of <a href="http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/special-reports/other-reports/e3id1035c8742af5f4e733f9d304726b671" rel="nofollow">women tuning into the Sci Fi Channel</a> a couple months ago. It was very irritating, and <a href="http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/02/08/the-sci-fi-channel-needs-women/" rel="nofollow">I had opinions about that, too</a>. Jen, while you and I know that there have always been women who are science fiction fans, it’s still often treated as a big surprise when women turn out to be science fiction fans. It’s also been a demographic that the Sci Fi Channel has actively perused – it’s been portrayed as some sort of revelatory new thing that women like BSG, when really, a lot of us have liked the genre all along. That’s why I felt it was appropriate to ad the chick bit there. :)

Adweek ran an article about the so called phenomenon of women tuning into the Sci Fi Channel a couple months ago. It was very irritating, and I had opinions about that, too.

]]> By: Jen the Fangirl http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6912 Jen the Fangirl Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:53:57 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6912 I love your response to David Eick, but was this line "[X-Files] also drew in viewers who weren’t necessarily sci-fi fans, including chicks" really necessary? Speaking as a 'chick' yourself here, even. There have been female fans of every Science Fiction show and, in many cases, the fanbase of female fans is as large, or larger, than the male fanbase. I would say X-Files is such an example based on what I have observed of the fanbase. So, nice writing, nice rebuttal, but ditch the bit about the 'chick'. We're not as absent as everybody wants to think we are. I love your response to David Eick, but was this line “[X-Files] also drew in viewers who weren’t necessarily sci-fi fans, including chicks” really necessary? Speaking as a ‘chick’ yourself here, even. There have been female fans of every Science Fiction show and, in many cases, the fanbase of female fans is as large, or larger, than the male fanbase. I would say X-Files is such an example based on what I have observed of the fanbase. So, nice writing, nice rebuttal, but ditch the bit about the ‘chick’. We’re not as absent as everybody wants to think we are.

]]> By: bob http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/comment-page-1/#comment-6905 bob Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:14:12 +0000 http://www.pinkraygun.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-reveals-a-phenomenon-of-pretension/#comment-6905 Yes you love SciFl just like your Mother & Father. Yes you love SciFl just like your Mother & Father.

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