Best Scifi Series ever, canceled! (OT)

[disabled]

I did some more checking, did you know Farscape was filmed on Fox Studios Austrailia?

I bet that had a major part in killing it.

As for a SE4 based TV series, I think it would be very affordable if done with all-CGI characters. Live action and puppet contruction would raise costs drastically. CGI is the way to go.

Now another issue with that pops up, most TV markets are strongly against an cgi series geared for intelligent people. This is a result of various high-named actors condemning the movies like Final Fantasy & S1MONE for use of CGI actors. (S1MONe didn't use a CGi actress, but they made everyone think it).

Japan and Korea would be great markets for a CGi SE4 series.

[TerranC]

Originally posted by Hadrian Tyrael S. Aventine:
Japan and Korea would be great markets for a CGi SE4 series.

Why? and Why only the Far East?

Europe and Australia, also Canada will probably take it up a lot. America and others... It's a maybe.

Edit: Simone used a Canadian model.

[ September 10, 2002, 03:25: Message edited by: TerranC ]

[raynor]

I just watched a season one episode of ST:TNG called The Neutral Zone where they rescue some crionically frozen folks from the 20th Century. Picard strongly emphasizes how people in the 24th century don't pursue material possessions anymore.

Bagh!! I'm a big fan of Star Trek. But this philosophy that everyone is going to spend all their time in the future trying to better themselves is just a bit too much to stomach.

I really like Babylon 5. It seems a much more realistic look at the future. Everything is pretty much the same as it is now but the technology is a little improved.

I think B5 should rate as the best sci-fi show simply because of the consistent plot throughout the entire series.

Farscape? Isn't that muppets in space?

The Prisoner was an interesting show. I think it might be interesting to see a modern Version of that.

[dogscoff]

I think B5 should rate as the best sci-fi show simply because of the consistent plot throughout the entire series.

Agreed. And also (as you suggested) becasue it is such a realistic vision of the future. Neither dystopian nor utopian.

Farscape? Isn't that muppets in space?

No, but Muppets in Space was a damn fine film. In fact, I'd have to say it was the best Sci-fi film/ show EVER, because everything else sucks and what I like is best.

Sorry

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by raynor:
I just watched a season one episode of ST:TNG called The Neutral Zone where they rescue some crionically frozen folks from the 20th Century. Picard strongly emphasizes how people in the 24th century don't pursue material possessions anymore.

Bagh!! I'm a big fan of Star Trek. But this philosophy that everyone is going to spend all their time in the future trying to better themselves is just a bit too much to stomach.

That was Roddenberry's vision of the future. It does tend to make Trek a little preachey at times. You almost find yourself rooting for the bad guys just because they are so much more interesting.

I hate to say it, and wouldn't dare to say it at a Trek converntion , but I think TNG got better after Gene died. DS9 was definetly better. I even liked Voyager, although that gets a lot of scorn from most people, though I am not exactly sure why.

What I have seen of B5 I liked. It's one of my regrets that I never got to watch it from the begining. In my town it always was getting bumped around to different times, and sometimesz different channels in the early seasons. By the time it settled down and was always on one channel at one time I had missed so much of the storyline that I felt lost.

Maybe somebody will rebroadcast it from the begining some day, or I'll get rich and buy the DVD's.

Geoschmo

[Nodachi]

The reason I love Farscape is that the show is about the characters, not the trappings around them (although Moya does count as a character to me). The show's "don't sweat the details" approach to high-tech is a vast departure from modern scifi, and it worked. The character interaction is what made people fans of the show. Too many scifi shows focus on the gadgets and whatnots. Whenever the Ratings started to slip these shows would have to one-up themselves to pull their audience back in- "Captain our Ratings are dropping! Quick, blow up the ship so we can get a new one!"

Oh well, enough rambling. Suffice to say I'm sadded by the loss of my friends on Moya.

[Growltigga]

Hmmm.. speculation aside, I consider that it is interesting to see how people reacted to the various Trek derivatives. I think it is fair to say that DS9 was well received, and those of us who like classic space-opera-esque plot lines with massive battles etc probably found that to be the best one. VOY appears to be universally recognised as the weakest link.

Enterprise has only been on for about 6 weeks over here in the UK but I think the general perception is that it is good. I personally do like the show but do not see how it fits in with any of the "established" history. I mean, IIRC, the first romulan wars were fought with lasers and nuclear missile 'blind' between Earth and the Romulans, neither side knew what the other looked like. Also, wasn't Sol system meant to be attacked 4 times by the Kzinti pre-Federation days? and since when were the Vulcans a horrible bunch of nasty oiks scrapping with the Andorians?

My personal favourite is B5. Good earthy storylines with a bot of ahem, risque/violent overtones and a long running plot. Also, nice to see the humans being one of th weaker races in the galaxy and not a bunch of noble, altruistic heroes

I did like Space: ABAB if only cos it was on late Friday nights just as I got home from the pub. Did they only make 1 series of that? I remeber the Last episode had a peace treaty where Aerotech and the Chigs were going to be shown to have some connection but that is as far as I recall. Anyone clarify this?

[ September 10, 2002, 13:27: Message edited by: Growltigga ]