May
10
Although it’d be tempting to say that the presence of wrestling on SyFy in the US proclaims the doom of sci-fi, examining the diminishing nature of this year’s sci-fi shows paints a bleak picture in itself.
FlashForward and V, ABC’s only non-Lost sci-fi output are among both network’s lowest-rated shows. This is not good. Likewise, Chuck has struggled in the ratings for NBC during its third season, no doubt of a by-product of its lack of support on a Monday night. Heroes is all but dead – its time as the buzz show of network drama is long behind it.
It’s a shame, because the pilot season doesn’t bode too well for genre TV, either. Aside from HBO’s Game Of Thrones, you have The Cape on NBC and not a whole lot else.
So, unless the situation turns around drastically, join me in shedding a tear for the near-death of sci-fi TV. At least Smallville, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries will return next year for another season.
EDIT: Oh, and Stargate Universe, of course.
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Well let’s face it, most of the pilots that came out last year were bad Lost rip-offs anyway, and I don’t even like Lost.
Thank god for the box-set culture, because almost everything that was good on TV in the nineties is now out on DVD. So don’t mind me if I don’t wacht much of what’s on TV nowadays and just put on some X-Files, Sliders, B5, DS9, TNG, Stargate SG1 etc. Man, I love the nineties(no shaky cam and dark corridors!). So say we all.
Still a big fan of Heroes (season four was a lot more structured and better than season three) and I wouldn’t mind seeing it come back for one more season to tie up loose ends! Really hope Chuck comes back for a fourth season – this show rocks! V’s Ok but FlashForward has certainly upped the ante. I’ll be watching it tonight! And don’t forget we have Sanctuary, Eureka and hopefully more Legend Of The Seeker to look forward to, as well as Caprica, Fringe, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and all the other regulars. We may not have many new shows but old favourites are returning.
And don’t forget Virgin 1′s repeats of Next Generation, DS9 and Voyager every day, and FX’s Babylon 5 and Farscape! :)
Oh, and Stargate Universe! :)
I’m not a fan of the TV shows mentioned above:
Caprica, Fringe, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, V, Stargate SG1, Heroes (sadly, its lost it) or Small Ville.
I guess I don’t count myself as part of the same segment of fans as you guys. I love(d) Lost and I find SGU watchable. Unfortunately, I just can’t be doing with TV Shows like Smallville or Chuck, which in my opinion, are contrived.
I’ll miss Lost, hopefully something will fill the void. Looking forward to A Game Of Thrones but that will not be till 2011. In the mean time FlashForward is not good enough to do it for me either.
Its not only the end of Sci Fi but the end of my enjoyment of 90% of American TV Shows. No more The Wire either for that matter. At least you guys still make Breaking Bad.