Sci-fi, Fantasy and Horror Return to TV (US)
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Sci-fi, Fantasy and Horror Return to TV
(Sunday, June 26 12:04 AM)
By Kate O'Hare
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) From "The Twilight Zone" to "Star Trek" to "The X-Files" to "Lost," science fiction, fantasy and horror shows have captivated fans, sometimes holding them in thrall for years or even decades after they end.
Despite this, so-called "genre" shows and ratings-dependent network television have had an uneasy partnership. If one scans through the season-by-season top 30 show listings in "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1946-Present)," by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, only two genre dramas appear in the coveted Top 20.
**snippage**
Then as if by magic, genre pilots popped up on the nets' schedules for this coming fall.
ABC has two: "Invasion," with executive producer Shaun Cassidy ("American Gothic"), is a Wednesday companion to "Lost" that looks at an alien invasion in a hurricane-ravaged Florida town. "The Night Stalker," with executive producer Frank Spotnitz ("The X-Files"), is a reimagining of the 1970s ABC series about a reporter investigating the paranormal, which will air after "Alias" on Thursdays.
CBS has two airing back to back on Fridays: "Ghost Whisperer," about a pretty newlywed who can commune with the dead, and "Threshold," with executive producers Brannon Braga ("Star Trek: Enterprise") and David Goyer ("Blade"), a sleek thriller about a team of experts dealing with an alien threat.
NBC has one: "Fathom," created by twins Josh and Jonas Pate ("G vs. E") and airing Mondays, about a possibly menacing new life form that suddenly appears in the world's oceans.
And The WB has one: "Supernatural," from executive producer McG ("Fastlane"), about two brothers seeking their missing father while investigating supernatural mysteries on America's back roads.
"'Lost' is certainly an influence on some of the development," says Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("Boomtown," "Jake 2.0"), a supervising producer on the show, "but I think people are still hunting for the 'X-Files' grail, even though that show has been canceled for years now."
**snippage**
© 2005 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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Morjana
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Sci-fi, Fantasy and Horror Return to TV
(Sunday, June 26 12:04 AM)
By Kate O'Hare
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) From "The Twilight Zone" to "Star Trek" to "The X-Files" to "Lost," science fiction, fantasy and horror shows have captivated fans, sometimes holding them in thrall for years or even decades after they end.
Despite this, so-called "genre" shows and ratings-dependent network television have had an uneasy partnership. If one scans through the season-by-season top 30 show listings in "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1946-Present)," by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, only two genre dramas appear in the coveted Top 20.
**snippage**
Then as if by magic, genre pilots popped up on the nets' schedules for this coming fall.
ABC has two: "Invasion," with executive producer Shaun Cassidy ("American Gothic"), is a Wednesday companion to "Lost" that looks at an alien invasion in a hurricane-ravaged Florida town. "The Night Stalker," with executive producer Frank Spotnitz ("The X-Files"), is a reimagining of the 1970s ABC series about a reporter investigating the paranormal, which will air after "Alias" on Thursdays.
CBS has two airing back to back on Fridays: "Ghost Whisperer," about a pretty newlywed who can commune with the dead, and "Threshold," with executive producers Brannon Braga ("Star Trek: Enterprise") and David Goyer ("Blade"), a sleek thriller about a team of experts dealing with an alien threat.
NBC has one: "Fathom," created by twins Josh and Jonas Pate ("G vs. E") and airing Mondays, about a possibly menacing new life form that suddenly appears in the world's oceans.
And The WB has one: "Supernatural," from executive producer McG ("Fastlane"), about two brothers seeking their missing father while investigating supernatural mysteries on America's back roads.
"'Lost' is certainly an influence on some of the development," says Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("Boomtown," "Jake 2.0"), a supervising producer on the show, "but I think people are still hunting for the 'X-Files' grail, even though that show has been canceled for years now."
**snippage**
© 2005 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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Morjana
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