SyFy hit on the idea that if they released the pilot a year before transmission, it would whet everyone's appetite for the show. It kind of worked in that CAPRICA's pilot got excellent reviews following BSG's disastrous conclusion, and actually made people more excited for CAPRICA than they would have been otherwise.
However, the pilot being freely available for a year also meant it was very easy to buy cheaply or torrent. As a result, CAPRICA's opening ratings were disastrous, and don't appear to have improved much in the meantime.
Based on this, HBO will likely have no interest in releasing GoT's pilot early, or if they do, it will be weeks or a couple of months early, not a full year.
However, the pilot being freely available for a year also meant it was very easy to buy cheaply or torrent. As a result, CAPRICA's opening ratings were disastrous, and don't appear to have improved much in the meantime.
Based on this, HBO will likely have no interest in releasing GoT's pilot early, or if they do, it will be weeks or a couple of months early, not a full year.
HBO has officially greenlit GAME OF THRONES
- 02/03/2010 07:48:28 PM
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Any ideas on when it'll be on TV in Europe? *NM*
- 02/03/2010 08:43:36 PM
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I hope we don't have to wait a year for the pilot. any news on when they'll air it? *NM*
- 02/03/2010 08:59:26 PM
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What would the point be of airing the pilot on its own, with no other episodes following? *NM*
- 02/03/2010 09:00:57 PM
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Re: What would the point be of airing the pilot on its own, with no other episodes following?
- 03/03/2010 12:27:55 AM
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Pilots are aired all the time in the US weeks to even months before the series begins.
- 03/03/2010 12:47:36 AM
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Like Caprica. *NM*
- 03/03/2010 01:45:47 AM
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That was an experiment that backfired.
- 03/03/2010 02:09:50 PM
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