I think you'd need to see the whole show (Invasion) to see what a complete change it made in the second half. Many of the things that were annoying in the first half (Larkin, Rose, Dave) were minimized significantly in the second half and the things that were good (Sheriff Underlay, Mariel) really took the lead. I understand most people, with good reason, wouldn't stick around waiting for that to happen, but if we're going to be talk about the show as a whole, it's only fair that the whole season be examined. It just didn't turn out quite as bad as it began.
I wasn't wowed with the beginning either, but I liked the concept so I stuck it out. Most people don't. And as a writer you can't depend on the audience sticking around so you can fix the mistakes after getting a feel for the audience. By then you've lost the audience and the drooling network execs are hovering over your neck with the axe.
Perhaps a new method is needed. Maybe scifi shows would benefit from being introduced during the spring/summer with an intentionally short season or mini series like they did with Medium and The 4400. That way they can get a feel for the audience, see if they want it continue, what changes they need to make etc. without wasting lots of cash producing episodes they'll never air, and disappointing fans.
If the recent examples are any indication, Scifi simply doesn't draw the huge audiences to compete against other network successes that premier in the fall. So why force them to compete at all? Go for shorter seasons in the summer.
I wasn't wowed with the beginning either, but I liked the concept so I stuck it out. Most people don't. And as a writer you can't depend on the audience sticking around so you can fix the mistakes after getting a feel for the audience. By then you've lost the audience and the drooling network execs are hovering over your neck with the axe.
Perhaps a new method is needed. Maybe scifi shows would benefit from being introduced during the spring/summer with an intentionally short season or mini series like they did with Medium and The 4400. That way they can get a feel for the audience, see if they want it continue, what changes they need to make etc. without wasting lots of cash producing episodes they'll never air, and disappointing fans.
If the recent examples are any indication, Scifi simply doesn't draw the huge audiences to compete against other network successes that premier in the fall. So why force them to compete at all? Go for shorter seasons in the summer.
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