Exposure (American TV series)

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Exposure
GenreScience fiction
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkSci-Fi Channel
Release5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) –
2002 (2002)

Exposure is a

EST and was repeated the following Saturday at 2:00am EST, later on the time was changed to 11:00pm EST and still repeated the following Saturday well after Midnight, which probably is a major reason for the poor ratings this show received. The series also had two guest hosts. Terry Farrell
would host the "Best of Season One" episode and director Kevin Smith hosted the "Star Wars Short Films Showcase".

The Sci-Fi Channel had also struck a deal with

Atom Films giving them the broadcast rights for 'Atom Films' new science-fiction acquisitions, as well as all science fiction films currently in their library for Exposure.[1]

Notable films aired

Some of the rare films that were aired on the series include

More by Mark Osborne, George Lucas in Love by Joseph Nussbaum, Battle of the Sexes by Eric Kripke, Season's Greetings by Michael Dougherty, Silent Number by Jamie Blanks, To Build a Better Mousetrap by Christopher Leone, Suspicious by David Koepp, Oink by Rand Ravich, Tripping the Rift by Chris Moeller, Antebios by François Baranger, Herd by Mike Mitchell
, and Evil Hill by Ryan Schifrin.

Redshirt Blues aired in an episode broadcast September 16, 2001.[2][3][4]

Exposure Studios

This offshoot of the "Exposure" program was created by the Sci Fi Channel to serve as a springboard for promising amateur and semi-professional filmmakers. Exposure Studios was focused primarily on funding, mentoring and promoting young directors, commissioning them to create mini television pilots. Among the short films it produced were: The Man with No Eyes, Dream Hackers, Area 52, and Grasp. Wes Craven served as a mentor on the project.

Legacy

Although it appears that there are no plans to bring Exposure back on the Sci-Fi Channel lineup the channel sponsored a short film showcase called "Exposure: Future of Film Festival" in New York City in August 2000. Although this has not happened since, the Sci-Fi channel still fosters a love of short film and has cashiered the works of interested filmmakers under the Exposure brand. In late October 2006 the Sci-Fi Channel in partnership with the Sundance Channel launched the Exposure Film Contest which ran for 8 weeks. The films were showcased on the SciFi Pulse broadband streaming applet of SciFi.com and viewers were permitted to vote on their favorites each week. The favorites of each week would then go on to the final choice selection with a results being posted on a primetime special that aired May 23, 2007. The winner was Paradox Road by Robert J. Thissen. Whether this contest will be repeated next year is unknown at this time.

The series has received a following in the science fiction/media fandom community. Many have complained about the late night Sunday slot in which the show was aired and asked the network to air it much earlier in the evening. Apparently SFC management failed to hear the viewers concerns.

See also

References

  1. ^ Peterson, Robert (2000-03-29). "Short Sci-Fi Films Get Fresh 'Exposure'". SPACE.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2006-08-26.
  2. ^ "Redshirtblues.com". David O'Connor. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. Internet Movie Database
    . Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  4. ^ Ross, Dalton (2001-09-10). "What To Watch". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

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