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** The same case with stations which air locally-produced "daytime shows" which are barely disguised [[Infomercial|Infomercials]] for local businesses and fully scripted. Literally only the person in the station's control room may be watching, but the station gets the money from the sponsor even if the show has no ratings to speak of, so the rest of the station's market has to suffer through it because it gives said businesses "exposure".
** The same case with stations which air locally-produced "daytime shows" which are barely disguised [[Infomercial|Infomercials]] for local businesses and fully scripted. Literally only the person in the station's control room may be watching, but the station gets the money from the sponsor even if the show has no ratings to speak of, so the rest of the station's market has to suffer through it because it gives said businesses "exposure".
*** This is, of course, the exact same reason that those stations also run [[Infomercial|infomercials]] in the dead of night.
*** This is, of course, the exact same reason that those stations also run [[Infomercial|infomercials]] in the dead of night.
* In a cross-over with [[Network Decay]], the [[Sci Fi Channel]] does this a lot. For awhile, the fixation was ''[[Ghost Hunters]]''. No matter the time of day, chances are that 4.5 out of 5 times they'll be airing an episode of either it or its spinoff ''Ghost Hunters International''. Consider that [[Sci Fi Channel]] has a stable of shows that it show (the ''Stargates'', ''Farscape'', etc.), but you have to actually HUNT those down.
* In a cross-over with [[Network Decay]], the [[Syfy]] does this a lot. For awhile, the fixation was ''[[Ghost Hunters]]''. No matter the time of day, chances are that 4.5 out of 5 times they'll be airing an episode of either it or its spinoff ''Ghost Hunters International''. Consider that [[Syfy]] has a stable of shows that it show (the ''Stargates'', ''Farscape'', etc.), but you have to actually HUNT those down.
** Which is interesting considering Australia's SyFy is usually chock-a-block full of ''[[Stargate]]'' and its spinoffs.
** Which is interesting considering Australia's SyFy is usually chock-a-block full of ''[[Stargate]]'' and its spinoffs.
* [[MTV]] has lived and breathed this trope throughout its entire existence. Those who recall the endless ''[[The Real World]]''/''[[Road Rules]]'' marathons from the '90s might find their later ''[[The Hills]]'' spin off marathons warmly nostalgic.
* [[MTV]] has lived and breathed this trope throughout its entire existence. Those who recall the endless ''[[The Real World]]''/''[[Road Rules]]'' marathons from the '90s might find their later ''[[The Hills]]'' spin off marathons warmly nostalgic.
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** Can these stack? Because it seems that if you turn on Spike at any given time, you'll stumble across a UFC fight.
** Can these stack? Because it seems that if you turn on Spike at any given time, you'll stumble across a UFC fight.
** Pretty much anything that airs on [[Spike TV]] is seen in a day-long marathon, ''without exception''. This includes ''[[CSI]]'', ''[[CSI New York]]'', ''[[1000 Ways to Die]]'', ''[[Auction Hunters]]'', [[Jail]], the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series, or a UFC Fight.
** Pretty much anything that airs on [[Spike TV]] is seen in a day-long marathon, ''without exception''. This includes ''[[CSI]]'', ''[[CSI New York]]'', ''[[1000 Ways to Die]]'', ''[[Auction Hunters]]'', [[Jail]], the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series, or a UFC Fight.
* When ''[[Caprica]]'' first began, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] showed it nonstop. [[Fridge Logic|Think about that]]. Yes, ''multiple marathons per week'' at times of a series that had yet to air ten episodes. [[Screwed by the Network|Enjoy it while you can]], ''Caprica.''<ref> The [[Sci Fi Channel]] will advertise a show to death and even screw other shows in favor of it early in its run, but once the shiny new wears off, it will be killed at the height of its popularity for "not attracting the right demographic," regardless of which demographic that is.</ref>
* When ''[[Caprica]]'' first began, the [[Syfy]] showed it nonstop. [[Fridge Logic|Think about that]]. Yes, ''multiple marathons per week'' at times of a series that had yet to air ten episodes. [[Screwed by the Network|Enjoy it while you can]], ''Caprica.''<ref> The [[Syfy]] will advertise a show to death and even screw other shows in favor of it early in its run, but once the shiny new wears off, it will be killed at the height of its popularity for "not attracting the right demographic," regardless of which demographic that is.</ref>
** You called it. ''Caprica'' has been canceled after a year and a half. Its replacement: another ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' spin off.
** You called it. ''Caprica'' has been canceled after a year and a half. Its replacement: another ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' spin off.
* The UK's Channel One regularly aired five or six episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]'' (''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space Nine'', ''Voyager'' and ''Enterprise'') on a typical day, with one or two being repeats. The catch-ups they did on Saturdays meant each episode of ''Voyager'' was broadcast on ''three'' occasions. Since then, the channel slot is Sky Atlantic, and it's ''still'' filling the daytime schedule with ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* The UK's Channel One regularly aired five or six episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]'' (''The Next Generation'', ''Deep Space Nine'', ''Voyager'' and ''Enterprise'') on a typical day, with one or two being repeats. The catch-ups they did on Saturdays meant each episode of ''Voyager'' was broadcast on ''three'' occasions. Since then, the channel slot is Sky Atlantic, and it's ''still'' filling the daytime schedule with ''[[Star Trek]]''.
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** Blizzard Entertainment was seen to suffer from this as well, as they worked on various ''[[Warcraft]]'' games for almost a decade straight before ''[[Starcraft II]]'' and ''[[Diablo III]]'' were announced. (The one [[Starcraft]] product in the making, [[Star Craft Ghost]], became [[Vaporware]].)
** Blizzard Entertainment was seen to suffer from this as well, as they worked on various ''[[Warcraft]]'' games for almost a decade straight before ''[[Starcraft II]]'' and ''[[Diablo III]]'' were announced. (The one [[Starcraft]] product in the making, [[Star Craft Ghost]], became [[Vaporware]].)
* [[Square Enix]] seems to be fond of ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in particular.
* [[Square Enix]] seems to be fond of ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in particular.
** As well as ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', which have been ported or remade for [[MSX 2]], [[Wonder Swan]] Color, [[Play Station]], [[Game Boy Advance]], mobile phones, [[Play Station]] Portable, Virtual Console, [[Play Station]] Network and iOS.
** As well as ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', which have been ported or remade for [[MSX 2]], [[Wonder Swan]] Color, [[PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance]], mobile phones, [[PlayStation]] Portable, Virtual Console, [[PlayStation]] Network and iOS.
*** There is also the fact that Final Fantasy I and II are the most simple games of the saga. They include little to no plot (which means there is no translation), few enemies (for a final fantasy game), few classes (5 in FFI, none in FFII) and the game mechanics in general are simple. The fact that they have so many ports is most likely due to how cheap making said port actually is. More complex games (except for FFIV/FFVII) hardly ever see the light, most likely since they are not as easy to make as FFI/FFII but not as popular as FFIV/FFVII. This would explain why FFIII is the game with less ports in all the saga.
*** There is also the fact that Final Fantasy I and II are the most simple games of the saga. They include little to no plot (which means there is no translation), few enemies (for a final fantasy game), few classes (5 in FFI, none in FFII) and the game mechanics in general are simple. The fact that they have so many ports is most likely due to how cheap making said port actually is. More complex games (except for FFIV/FFVII) hardly ever see the light, most likely since they are not as easy to make as FFI/FFII but not as popular as FFIV/FFVII. This would explain why FFIII is the game with less ports in all the saga.
** ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' is another example, it being ported or remade for [[Play Station]], [[Wonder Swan]] Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Virtual Console, FOMA 903i / 703i and [[Play Station]] Portable.
** ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' is another example, it being ported or remade for [[PlayStation]], [[Wonder Swan]] Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Virtual Console, FOMA 903i / 703i and [[PlayStation]] Portable.
** Understandably, ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' is a [[Cash Cow Franchise]] for Square, and justly widely enjoyed. However, true to this effect, it has a habit of overshadowing other efforts that the company occasionally puts forth. The game ''[[Xenogears]]'' was hit particularly hard by this, when its budget and production schedule slashed in favor of the soon-to-be-released ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', resulting in a sharp decrease in quality and quantity of gameplay in the second half of the game.
** Understandably, ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' is a [[Cash Cow Franchise]] for Square, and justly widely enjoyed. However, true to this effect, it has a habit of overshadowing other efforts that the company occasionally puts forth. The game ''[[Xenogears]]'' was hit particularly hard by this, when its budget and production schedule slashed in favor of the soon-to-be-released ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', resulting in a sharp decrease in quality and quantity of gameplay in the second half of the game.
* With that logic, one could make the same case with [[Ubisoft]] and ''[[Rayman]] 2'', which was originally released on PC and [[Nintendo 64]], then ported to the [[Play Station]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Play Station 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], iOS and [[Nintendo 3DS]]. And that's without counting the [[Game Boy Color]] game as well as the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Rayman 3'' (which is [[Dolled-Up Installment|in fact]] a 2D ''Rayman 2'' game with Dark Lums and other ''Rayman 3'' elements hastily slapped in.)
* With that logic, one could make the same case with [[Ubisoft]] and ''[[Rayman]] 2'', which was originally released on PC and [[Nintendo 64]], then ported to the [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], iOS and [[Nintendo 3DS]]. And that's without counting the [[Game Boy Color]] game as well as the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Rayman 3'' (which is [[Dolled-Up Installment|in fact]] a 2D ''Rayman 2'' game with Dark Lums and other ''Rayman 3'' elements hastily slapped in.)
* ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' for the Super Famicom has gotten four remakes: first for the [[Play Station]], second for the Gameboy Advance, third for the [[Play Station]] Portable, and fourth again for the [[Play Station]] Portable with updated battle graphics as part of ''Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X''. Unfortunately, only the Gameboy Advance version, widely considered the weakest version, [[No Export for You|has seen an official English version]].
* ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' for the Super Famicom has gotten four remakes: first for the [[PlayStation]], second for the Gameboy Advance, third for the [[PlayStation]] Portable, and fourth again for the [[PlayStation]] Portable with updated battle graphics as part of ''Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X''. Unfortunately, only the Gameboy Advance version, widely considered the weakest version, [[No Export for You|has seen an official English version]].




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