OT - Good sci fi TV shows?

[oleg]

The first time I watched Andromeda I almost died laughing. You see, that morning I was watchng Hercules:Legendary Jorney and when switched on TV later I thought it is simply a new humorous episod The storyline about saving a girl named Andromeda fits quite well. I especially liked blue Aphrodites with tail. Imagine my disappointment when I learned truth.

[Baron Munchausen]

Someone asked 'why' Babylon 5: Crusade was cancelled. I didn't realize that such a scandal could go unnoticed by any fan with net access, but I guess not everyone seeks out the websites and newsGroups for their favorite SciFi. The short answer is 'network stupidity' as with most SciFi shows. But the details are as bizarre as anything else already brought up here. Here's why it was cancelled:

AICN story about the infamous TNT memo: http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=2060

JMS first comment on the TNT memo: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/113.html#JS.memo1

JMS second comment on the TNT memo: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/113.html#JS.memo2

They backed down for a while, but several months later it was cancelled anyway. Not enough sex and violence. Just another ton of **** to throw on your already gargantuan compost pile of network contempt.

[ February 16, 2003, 01:07: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[Grandpa Kim]

From the Baron:

Just another ton of **** to throw on your already gargantuan compost pile of network contempt.

My compost pile is now a singularity.

[Desdinova]

slightly ot: i just watched sttng's "all good things...". i really hate series finalies, its depressing to know that was THE Last episode. thanks to them putting out everything on dvd i get to experience this again and again and again as i watch the finalies of other series. Dr. Who (with each new regeneration), DS9, Babylon 5, voyager, space 1999, red dwarf, the prisoner, stargate sg1, cowboy bebop, etc.....

[Desdinova]

Originally posted by Omega_Prime:
It was the X-Men in space! One "special person" is enough for good scifi.
Most of today's interplanetary scifi goes that route. A crew of SuperBeings in space, with super toys, and a mysterious member "from parts unknown".

if the show is about 1 main character i would agree with you.
but in the case of a series that has multiple characters then each one should have its own unique ability. thats what makes a good pc (for those of you who are to young to remember the old pen and paper rpg days that stands for player character not personal computer or politcally correct ). there does need to be good interaction among the characters otherwise it really gets......not quite sure how to put it other than from a gaming point of view...extremely boring watching one character constantly saving the day, thus making the other characters unnecessary. example is despite shatners acting the chemistry between kirk, spock and mccoy was very good. also the characters need to grow or be replaced...in sttng councilor troy could have been replaced as she never went anywhere development wise.

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Originally posted by Omega_Prime:
Not so with SG1. It is people that bleed, love, and laugh. The closest they have to a cliche is Te'alk. (That one special person)

guess i just feel contrary right now but each character on sg1 has his or her little ability.
Jack- ok so nothing special about jack.
Samantha - has the remains of a Tokra in her head and can use G'ould technology
Daniel - can read many Languages long thought dead and decipher alien Languages rather quickly.
T'ealc - has a larval G'ould in him.
new guy that replaced daniel - another alien.

[ February 16, 2003, 03:20: Message edited by: desdinova ]

[Taz-in-Space]

Just for the heck of it - a few quick questions:

In B5: Did the series ever explain where the hidden base (on the planet near B5) came from?

Wasn't Vorlon or Minbari or Earth obviously.

In Stargate SG1: Why was the Daniel character written out? Real-life contract problems or what?

Looks like they are giving pretty much the same 'powers' to the new guy.

In Andromeda: can anybody explain how in one show the Andromeda ship can be damaged by a half-dozen ships and in another show can survive onslaughts of say 10,000 ships from another dimension?

[Baron Munchausen]

Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
Just for the heck of it - a few quick questions:

In B5: Did the series ever explain where the hidden base (on the planet near B5) came from?

Wasn't Vorlon or Minbari or Earth obviously.

In Stargate SG1: Why was the Daniel character written out? Real-life contract problems or what?

Looks like they are giving pretty much the same 'powers' to the new guy.

In Andromeda: can anybody explain how in one show the Andromeda ship can be damaged by a half-dozen ships and in another show can survive onslaughts of say 10,000 ships from another dimension?

No, they never explained where the Great Machine came from. How is it 'obvious' that it was not a Minbari or Human construction? It's compatible with human and minbari telepaths, after all. B4 was sent through time, remember. Who's to say that humans from the future didn't create the Great machine?

They also never explained what the 'exchange of souls' between the two races was about and lots of other things...

Stargate - don't follow it, can't say.

Andromeda was created by the same guy that created STAR TREK. Have you ever noticed anything resembling continuity in STAR TREK? 'nuff said.