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On the Wildfeed...

I now present the annual "Status of the Wildfeed" to this esteemed collection of spoiler whores:

I haven't the foggiest of what is going to happen.

Truth is, most people don't. Except for the big-whigs up at FOX broadcasting, and they ain't telling.

The story is thus: For a normal season's start, wildfeed transmission times for most shows are not announced. It's kinda a "look and find it yourself" deal for those who have access to C-band Sattellite dishes. And so the hunt begins, with tons of C-band freaks scanning the airwaves for signs of interesting show wildfeed start times.

Some things do make it easier: FOX produced shows will only appear on certain sattellites on certain channels, which narrows the search somewhat. But for the most part, it's kinda up in the air.

That's for a NORMAL season's start. This season naturally has to be different...

The FCC, in it's infinite wisdom, has so deemed that the US sattellite system must go all digital by a certain date. I don't know the particulars, but yep, it has sent rumblings through the C-band wildfeed watcher's network.

The advantage of going digital is that it is a better signal, has the ability to be scrambled (and thus, you would need a special decoder to unscramble the pic) and the signal is more reliable and could be beamed a lot closer to the transmission time/date. Thus, not as early a wildfeed transmission as previously needed.

The disadvantage... well, you need the decoder, and the wildfeed times are only a few hours before the broadcast time, so there's not THAT urgent a need to see it earlier because it's not THAT much earlier.

Now... are the wildfeeds going digital, and will we lose out on spoilery goodness? I don't know, because of one slight little quirk:

The US was told to go digital, but Canada has no such directive, and a lot of the wildfeed transmissions are for their benefit. "Canada Feeds" they sometimes call them.

In short, I'm guessing... and hoping... that the wildfeeds will go off as planned, early enough to enjoy, and I and others will be ready to give previews/reviews as they are broadcast.

I NOW GIVE YOU FAIR WARNING: There is a VERY good chance that I will MISS the first wildfeed transmission of both Buffy and Angel. It happened last year, probably will this year. While I'm devoted to doing the summary, and will try, I dont' have the time or stamina to constantly scan the c-band airwaves for the programs. I'm guessing it might come on at the same time as last season. We'll see...



On "Other Shows"

As with Buffy and Angel, other shows have wildfeed transmissions, the time of which is also yet to be known. I'm open to the possibility of doing other wildfeed summaries. Firefly, of course, tops the list. Alias, 24, Enterprise, and a few others. But again, those depend on availability first and foremost. Not all shows have wildfeed transmissions. It also depends on when. I'm not going to do a complete write up of Firefly if the transmission is a whole 5 hours before the regular broadcast time.

So be patient, wait to see what the season brings us, and I'll see what happens.



On "Other Sources"

Yep, there are others out there, people with much more talent than I who can and probably will do a decent job of making a summary for episodes. Then there are others who get the info and rush it out quickly, "beating me to the punch." Well, it happens. I'm not the only game in town, I realize it, and have not only accepted it, but know that it's good for the fan community as a whole.

Doesn't mean I have to like it. YOU BASTARDS! STOP PRINTING CRAP!!! If you're gonna tell what happens, do a good job of it at least! Don't just get out there and blow everything wide open with "OMG, SPIKE'S GOT HIS SOUL BACK!" Tell what happens... give a story... or allow those of us who take the time to do so to still have somewhat a surprise for regular viewers.

*blows up soapbox*

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