Waaah! I want more sci-fi!
What’s wrong with this decade? Why can’t we have more bam-boom Vvvvvzzzzzz fsioufff-fsioufff zzzaaaaap sci-fi series? I mean, real sci-fi series with spaceships, fighters and major battles as opposed to mystery-style sci-fi like “X-Files” or “Heroes” or even “Lost”.
In the ’90s, we had Babylon 5, DS9, Voyager, Space: Above and Beyond, SG1 and 1-2 more than I can’t remember their titles right now. This decade instead, we only had Battlestar Galactica, ST:Enterprise, Firefly and SG Atlantis (with the last two being less of action and more of blah-blah).
Why isn’t Hollywood producing more space-based sci-fi TV series? And don’t get me started about movies! The last such movies were what? Star Wars and Serenity, 2 whole years ago? I need at least 1-2 such movies each year so I can get my fix!
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Special effects cost , profit margins , decision makers choice.
When you have WWE on Sci-fi … that pretty much sums up the choice made for us …
All that’s required is for sci-fi is science and fiction.
Heroes still fits the category.
We do have Babylon 5: The Lost Tales to look forward to.
Ugh, I know.
A while ago you posted this and I commented how I was having a hard time getting into DS9. Since that posting I’ve blown through the entire series. Cost me quite a bit of $ & time. Luckily I’m young and can afford both.
That series topped even TNG for me. And what do I have now? *nothing*. I wish I would’ve paced myself, hopefully if I had went that route when I finished something good may have been on TV.
Sick puppy, I know.
You’re a Heinlein, I’m a Bradbury. You’re a Star Wars, I’m a Star Treak. I prefer the mysterious, thoughtful, figure out the meaning of life Sci-Fi. Otherwise it’s just a western that happens to occur in space.
“Grab your blasters and let’s go head them off at the Black Hole pass.”
It’s an oldie (off air for a couple years), but how did you like Andromeda?
I like Heroes though, although it’s certainly not scifi.
Couldn’t more agree
Oh yea, I wholeheartedly agree, Even though the Stargate SG1 movie in the works at least SEEMS promising. But at least serenity had a couple of nice space fight scenes. And I still think the pilot movie of Battlestar Galactica rocked. But now this is also turning into emotions and blah blah with the occasional Cylon attack.
We need some real action
Well said. I just don’t want to see ideas cast aside for eye candy (the Phantom Menace comes to mind).
Tom, it can be both. The fact that we like more space-like series does not mean than we don’t want the mystery too. It’s not a black or white choice.
Future ain’t what it used to be. Seems nobody mentioned Farscape ? Or did this show never cross the ocean ?
Farscape was part of the “1-2 more than I can’t remember their titles right now.”
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