Variety: In space, no one respects you
Thanks to Ellen for the heads up!
From Variety:
http://www.variety.com/ac2006_articl...splay=sci%2Dfi
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Posted: Tue., May 30, 2006, 10:00pm PT
In space, no one respects you
Sci-fi genre, teen nets among those to suffer from negative stereotyping
By THOMAS MCLEAN
Awards shows are all about peer acknowledgment, but there are plenty of shows for which no amount of critical acclaim or popularity seems able to earn a spot at the podium on Emmy night.
Whether it's the popular but much-maligned sci-fi genre, the webletweblet-style dramedies popular with women and teens, or foulmouthed cowboys, Emmy voters still seem to prefer standard cops, docs, lawyers and sitcoms.
Sci-fi may be the most ignored genre. Though it's been hugely popular for decades, even the most acclaimed skeins have had to go above and beyond to earn any attention outside the crafts categories.
"Sci-fi movies and novels have always been considered second-class material," says Ronald D. MooreRonald D. Moore, exec producer of "Battlestar Galactica." "You start with the premise that it's science fiction, it's called 'Battlestar Galactica' and it's on Sci Fi Channel. It has a lot of obstacles to overcome before anyone's even seen the show."
Support for the series has been building, with critics increasingly taking notice of the show's dramatic heft. Sci Fi is serious about its Emmy campaign, though it's interesting that the promotional DVD booklet the cablercabler sent out goes through 14 pages of critics' quotes before the show's title appears.
Even the most beloved entries in the genre -- from "Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek" to "The X-Files""The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- have struggled for Emmy recognition. The genre's track record has improved, Moore says, since his days on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," which received a drama series nom in its final year.
Shows that couch sci-fi elements in other genres, such as "The X-Files," do better, which may help explain last year's best drama series Emmy going to "Lost."
**major snippage**
Date in print: Wed., May 31, 2006, Los Angeles
Copyright 2006, Reed Business Information
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Morjana
From Variety:
http://www.variety.com/ac2006_articl...splay=sci%2Dfi
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Posted: Tue., May 30, 2006, 10:00pm PT
In space, no one respects you
Sci-fi genre, teen nets among those to suffer from negative stereotyping
By THOMAS MCLEAN
Awards shows are all about peer acknowledgment, but there are plenty of shows for which no amount of critical acclaim or popularity seems able to earn a spot at the podium on Emmy night.
Whether it's the popular but much-maligned sci-fi genre, the webletweblet-style dramedies popular with women and teens, or foulmouthed cowboys, Emmy voters still seem to prefer standard cops, docs, lawyers and sitcoms.
Sci-fi may be the most ignored genre. Though it's been hugely popular for decades, even the most acclaimed skeins have had to go above and beyond to earn any attention outside the crafts categories.
"Sci-fi movies and novels have always been considered second-class material," says Ronald D. MooreRonald D. Moore, exec producer of "Battlestar Galactica." "You start with the premise that it's science fiction, it's called 'Battlestar Galactica' and it's on Sci Fi Channel. It has a lot of obstacles to overcome before anyone's even seen the show."
Support for the series has been building, with critics increasingly taking notice of the show's dramatic heft. Sci Fi is serious about its Emmy campaign, though it's interesting that the promotional DVD booklet the cablercabler sent out goes through 14 pages of critics' quotes before the show's title appears.
Even the most beloved entries in the genre -- from "Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek" to "The X-Files""The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- have struggled for Emmy recognition. The genre's track record has improved, Moore says, since his days on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," which received a drama series nom in its final year.
Shows that couch sci-fi elements in other genres, such as "The X-Files," do better, which may help explain last year's best drama series Emmy going to "Lost."
**major snippage**
Date in print: Wed., May 31, 2006, Los Angeles
Copyright 2006, Reed Business Information
|*|(*)|*|(*)|*|
Morjana
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