[Rush104]

[quote=Louie;95753]I think they should combine some of those reality shows and do new ones for example:
So You Think You Can Drive

They need to make one called "We'll Teach You How To Drive"- and make every driver in Delaware appear on it! Teach them that stop signs and yield signs are laws, not just suggestions...

[flyXwire]

Did you guys see "The Nightfighters" episode on Dogfights last Friday night? What did you guys think of that episode? I am
just mildly disappointed that they've only shown 1 segment of the P-61 Black Widow getting an 'easy' kill. I did like the Hellcats
segment shooting down those Rufe floatplanes, though.

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

Did you guys see "The Nightfighters" episode on Dogfights last Friday night? What did you guys think of that episode? I am
just mildly disappointed that they've only shown 1 segment of the P-61 Black Widow getting an 'easy' kill. I did like the Hellcats
segment shooting down those Rufe floatplanes, though.

I think it is tough to do a show on such a specialty arena of warfare.. That is probably why the show covered 3 eras of nightfighting..

[STARMAN 352ND]

I thought it was pretty cool...True the P-61 was a short story..Hellcat was cool too.
JP

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

They're replacing the series with old episodes of Roseanne....Ya know how you can find just about any damn thing but music on MTV these days?....History Channel's going down the same path.

"This just in"...from a former Dogfights staffer.

> They're now doing everything themselves
> and so aren't hiring free-lancers. So I've been working
> instead on another series--which has just been cancelled.
> But don't get me started on History Channel and their lack of insight.
> As far as I can tell, a new managment team has taken over who think the
> future is more Ice Road Truckers. I found the first few episodes interesting, but then I became bored because it is essentially the same story over and over and over again.
>
> It's ALL about immediate ratings, which means if the new Ken Burns show
> does well, they'll suddenly be wanting to do more Dogfights type shows.
>
> Basically, what is happening in cable TV is that ALL the channels are
> aiming to reach the same mass audience. This is exactly the opposite
> of what they set out to do. Originally the idea of awarding this cable
> monopoly was to provide variety of programming and allow for niche
> markets. EAch of the new channels set out to be specialized, then once
> they got onto your system they abandoned that idea. Now you can't see
> much difference between any of them. And it doesn't help that ALL the
> channels are owned by the same five corporations. Did you know History
> was owned by Disney? You think the midddle-managment people at Disney
> give a about History?!!
>
> Remember when cable TV was gonig to bring us diversity in programming
> and less commercials because we had to pay so much for it??
> Now it's less diverse than ever, more expensive than ever, and more
> commercials than EVER.
>
> I predict this is what will also soon happen with satellite radio, once
> the two providers to merge into one monopoly (which is now happening)

[bsmith13]

Well, the rumor of "Dogfights!" impending demise was apparently not exaggerated. If you like this show, email thc.viewerrelations@aetv.com and tell them so. The more the merrier!

[flyXwire]

Well I did fire off an email but doubt very much it will have any effect. It's just so sad...

[Shawn 507]

This will make Dog Fights the most wanted DVD series to order from the Hitler Channel. Maybe the Military Channel can pick up where they left off.

[flyXwire]

No future broadcasts noted on the series web site, and no response from any of the Digital Ranch gang.It looks as if we may have seen The Last Dogfight! I believe the last new episode was "Night Fighters". Should have known better about this series, since the most recent show was a rerun from the first season.

[flyXwire]

Here's an update from someone who's got contacts at the Digital Ranch studio that produces the "Dogfights" episodes...

"For reasons unknown, last month or so the network shifted nights and times, cancelling some programs along the way. No surprise, therefore, that ratings are down, and now a third season is in doubt. I saw the potential list, and there were some hot topics."

"DR is finishing work on 8 episodes that have not aired. They WILL be broadcast but the History Channel is reassessing how they will roll out the remaining episodes."

"Meanwhile, DR will let us know when plans for the remaining episodes are finalized."

Hopefully, we will see further announcements from the History Channel network as to the fate of the series. I would really hate to buy an incomplete Series II DVD set next year!