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On December 20 2011 05:51 chobopeon wrote:Show nested quote +On December 20 2011 05:49 Zorkmid wrote:On December 20 2011 05:47 Talin wrote:On December 20 2011 05:45 Zorkmid wrote:
I'm pretty sure that NOBODY watched SC center. Eh, that's silly. Obviously there were people that watched. Besides, shows like SC Center take a while to really take off since they don't have cheap humor/drama element to it. SC Report probably has the highest quality content of all three and had a lot of potential. I was a bit hyperbolic there, I mean I watched the show myself, but whenever I did there were between 150-300 viewers. that is weird because we got over 1k on a regular basis and hit as high as 3k on big shows! that said, we definitely had not really hit our stride as far as viewership goes. we had a way to go. but that is not really why it's being cancelled, mlg wasnt expecting 5k viewers so quickly. it's just a matter of refocusing as ive already written.
Is MLG going to come out and tell us what exactly they are refocusing on, or do we have to wait until next year for that?
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Well now atleast they have a chance to become completely independent from MLG which i can only see as a good thing as long as they take the opportunity.
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Unexpected ! 
And quite sad. SC Report and Fuck Slasher were pretty good shows. SoTG is just one of the biggest, if not the biggest, out there.
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Don't you dare to touch SoTG! That show has 15-20k viewers easily and the best show on the planet so take away F Slaher if you want
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MLG 2012 is going to be huge so it would make sense for them to get rid of all of the branches that are not necessary and put more effort into focusing on the actual big year ahead of them.
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On December 20 2011 05:52 FreudianTrip wrote:
Can anyone explain the whole take-over of Got-Frag from MLG and then hiring those employees to MLG only for MLG not to use them? It confuses me.
they really did not buy Got Frag for Got Frag.. they bought it for the 'numbers'. This was years ago of course and I am sure there may be some regrets as not to continue with it as it was.. but this is what happens when an 'entertainment' events organization tries to be more involved with organizations that cater to the base and to a community.
my 2 cents...
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On December 20 2011 05:52 FreudianTrip wrote:
Can anyone explain the whole take-over of Got-Frag from MLG and then hiring those employees to MLG only for MLG not to use them? It confuses me.
Oh Freud<3
I actually liked Fuck Slasher a lot, the interviews he did were of much use to me :D As for the SC Report, it was a nice way for me to find out what happened in the GSL as I can't buy a ticket, so I liked that as well. It's a shame they're all being stopped, but hopefully nothing happens to sotg.
Good luck Chobopeon!
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I've seen every single SC report even from the beginning when JP was pioneering it...so sad to see it go. We need a sports center type of show every day that sums up everything happening in the starcraft community! Very disappointing to see it go. Good luck with your Future Chobopeon.
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perhaps Slasher will be able to remake the show as part of Onemoregame so he can be critical of MLG and other tournaments without being under the banner of MLG.
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I did watch Fuck Slasher if I felt the craving for an esports podcast on nonSOTG/ITG/LO3 days, so this is quite unfortunate.
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wow i did not see this coming I've been a big fan of (SC Center) Starcraft Report for a long time but I mean if MLG is changing things than we'll just have to wait and see what 2012 has to offer...
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Chill out guys, they're not cancelling SOTG...it would make absolutely no sense at all, in any way, shape or form, for them to cancel the biggest and most popular SC2 show out there, which gets about as many viewers as your average tournament does.
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WTF i watched F Slasher and Sc Report almost every day T_T
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Why? They even laid off some employees..
Dont they make enough money?, we need a statement!
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of course we could all be jumping the gun a bit.. its possible that it is not a matter of cancelling stuff as much as it is about re-organizing things to bring smaller but of higher quality content to the user.
I hope that is their plan.. as I am sure they have the means to do so and have a lot of talented people there working with/for them.
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I have a feeling we aren't going to see any explanation...I mean, if there was going to be one, wouldn't it make sense to make a statement before the community goes apeshit demanding a reason why the shows were cancelled?
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On December 20 2011 05:57 csn_JohnClark wrote:
of course we could all be jumping the gun a bit.. its possible that it is not a matter of cancelling stuff as much as it is about re-organizing things to bring smaller but of higher quality content to the user.
I hope that is their plan.. as I am sure they have the means to do so and have a lot of talented people there working with/for them.
If that is the case it is pretty idiotic for MLG to just leak the bad part without saying any of the good parts (the ESFI article cites an MLG source).
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On December 20 2011 05:42 Mirosuu wrote:
SOTG won't go away I don't think. SOTG was independent to begin with, then MLG took it under it's wing sometime in the early summer. So even if they "cancel" SOTG. They'll just go back to an independent show anyway, I would think. No big problem with SOTG really. Just a sad day for the other shows really. Can't say I ever watched them, so I am indifferent but it seems like a lot of people liked F*** Slasher.
SC Center/Report was also independent to begin with though. It just means that JP would either do it on his own outside of MLG Live, or MLG won't let him do it, in the future.
I just don't see why they want to get rid of some pretty f'ing popular shows, and ridding of content creation as a whole.
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Meh, most of the non SOTG shows get like 1k viewers. Can't really see it worth the production / cast costs.
Good call.
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I watched both every day
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EPT
