Best Scifi Series ever, canceled! (OT)

[gregebowman]

Well, that really sucks about Farscape. I also haven't been able to watch most episodes due to various reasons. Mainly that the wife isn't a big sci-fi fan and is the "queen of the remote"! I bought the first 2 DVD's when they came out, but haven't been able to get the rest of the series yet. I also like B5 better than DS9, but had trouble watching the entire sereis of both shows. I do think B5 was the better show. I didn't know about JMS going to Paramount first, but I'm not surprised that they may have stolen the idea.

Speaking of the Sci-Fi channel, I hear that they are trying to revive some old shows, such as Battlestar Galactica, Quantum Leap (without the original actors) and a couple of other shows. These I will have to watch if they are ever produced. Also, I hear that NBC is trying to revive Lost In Space (God, please let them do a serious show, like they did in the movie. I couldn't stand all of that camp in the original series). Also, Fox is supposed to resurrecting The Time Tunnel, one of my favorite shows as a kid. Can't wait.

[ September 09, 2002, 02:44: Message edited by: gregebowman ]

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Time tunnel, there's an old friend long lost.

I heard somewhere johnathan frakes is involved in a remake of the prisoner.

I should point out something here, everything coming out is a remake.

[AeoN2]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:

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Originally posted by AeoN2:
can't remember what they are called on the top of my head though

Well, if you won't say it, I will. DS9 was a sleazy, deliberate and obvious attempt to 'stamp out' potential competition to the Star Drek Cash Cow and it definitely used huge amounts of detailed material from JMS own outline submitted to Paramount when he was shopping around.

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Paramount... Guess I had subconsciously wiped my memory of that name

I had the pleasure to meet Patricia Tallman (plays the telepath Lyta Alexander) at a convention I attended, and she left me with no doubt in my mind that JMS and the cast are all incredibly nice and funny people... Too bad nice guys finish Last...

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AeoN2

[edit: grammar, it's 6:40 in the morning for gawd sakes]

[ September 09, 2002, 05:43: Message edited by: AeoN2 ]

[dumbluck]

Originally posted by Hadrian Tyrael S. Aventine:
Time tunnel, there's an old friend long lost.

I heard somewhere johnathan frakes is involved in a remake of the prisoner.

I should point out something here, everything coming out is a remake.

Oh, you noticed that, too? It won't be long now before they start making remakes of really campy shows like The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, and.... Oh, wait a minute.....

[ September 09, 2002, 09:05: Message edited by: dumbluck ]

[Perrin]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Conspiracy theories aside, it is entirely possible that the show is the number one rated show on scifi channel and still losing money because of the higher production costs that you mentioned. Since televsion networks are in business to make money, not because it makes them happy just to have people watching their show.

It may just be that even though the Ratings were good, they weren't good enough to turn a profit.

Geoschmo

This is the exact reason that the original Battlestar Galactica was cancelled. The high production costs forced the network to pull the plug. Ratings wise, it was the most watched show of its time. Celebrities were lining up to do walk on bit parts.

Unfortunately, qualtiy television costs money. Trash you can find, in the can outside, for free.

[mac5732]

can you imagine the production costs for a series based on SE4 would be, it would be highly rated like Galactica and some of the others, but would probably be cancelled because of costs, yet I would think with Tech today that graphics would be cheaper due to computers then the older ways

mac

[Captain Kwok]

"Best Sci-Fi series ever"

Hardly.