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SCI-FI SURGE
Seizing on the supernatural elements of ‘‘Lost,’’ she says, ‘‘I think the creative folks in Hollywood just took that off into the nth degree and said, ‘Let’s do something really sci-fi and see how that goes.’ ’’
Examples? ABC’s ‘‘Invasion’’ suggests that aliens are among us and stealthily claiming Earth. In WB’s ‘‘Supernatural,’’ two brothers fight varied evil forces while searching for their missing dad. Sea creatures are a puzzle and possible threat in NBC’s ‘‘Surface,’’ while CBS’ ‘‘Threshold’’ finds an alien spacecraft and global menace in the Atlantic. ABC’s ‘‘Night Stalker,’’ a remake of the 1970s cult favorite, hunts things that go bump in the night.
A previous sci-fi flood was created by the success of ‘‘The X-Files’’ in the 1990s, noted analyst Bill Carroll of Katz Television. The shows were mostly quick flops.
Seizing on the supernatural elements of ‘‘Lost,’’ she says, ‘‘I think the creative folks in Hollywood just took that off into the nth degree and said, ‘Let’s do something really sci-fi and see how that goes.’ ’’
Examples? ABC’s ‘‘Invasion’’ suggests that aliens are among us and stealthily claiming Earth. In WB’s ‘‘Supernatural,’’ two brothers fight varied evil forces while searching for their missing dad. Sea creatures are a puzzle and possible threat in NBC’s ‘‘Surface,’’ while CBS’ ‘‘Threshold’’ finds an alien spacecraft and global menace in the Atlantic. ABC’s ‘‘Night Stalker,’’ a remake of the 1970s cult favorite, hunts things that go bump in the night.
A previous sci-fi flood was created by the success of ‘‘The X-Files’’ in the 1990s, noted analyst Bill Carroll of Katz Television. The shows were mostly quick flops.
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