I must say I do fear for Scifi genre on TV.
Books seem to be alright at Scifi. An Scifi dominates the cinema pretty much all year round (depending on you definition of Scifi).
On TV I am able to count the number of Sci-Fi shows on one hand world wide, at least serious Sci-fi shows that take themselves seriously and even fewer that are establish franchises. An most of those are at risk of being cancelled or are cancel, V, Event, Fringe, Outcasts, SGU, all are at the at risk or in the dead category. We even loosing Smallville this year. An Sanctuary order have been cut in half.
The only major new show I think of that is coming is Fallen Skies and that is bound to be a mini series, as I doubt Spielberg will commiting to more than one season. There do not seem to be many more Sci-Fi show in the pipe line either and none that have attracted my attention anyway.
Now do I think TV is getting worst I honestly do not know, but it does seem like show get less and less opportunities to actually established themselves. An it seem TV is becoming more and more fragmented, we lucky if we get more than five episodes in a row before there a break in the schedules especially on Network TV channels. The UK is not that bad but even the BBC has it moments, and is planning to implements a long break for Doctor Who. We are also getting less and less episodes of a TV show, only 10 episodes for V just 8 for outcasts (which is actually pretty good for them ). An it seem Syfy only order shows with 13 episodes batches nowadays. Some shows like the walking dead only get a hand full of episodes, was it 5 or 6 episodes.
Lost was the only reason I think we been getting so many one offs seasons Sci-fy shows, I think the show has been a curse for scifi in many ways, it seem very exec is expecting there show to be a Lost phenomena and when it turns out it not they cancel it . An they seem to call every new Sci-Fi show the next lost, which really drive me up the wall.
Books seem to be alright at Scifi. An Scifi dominates the cinema pretty much all year round (depending on you definition of Scifi).
On TV I am able to count the number of Sci-Fi shows on one hand world wide, at least serious Sci-fi shows that take themselves seriously and even fewer that are establish franchises. An most of those are at risk of being cancelled or are cancel, V, Event, Fringe, Outcasts, SGU, all are at the at risk or in the dead category. We even loosing Smallville this year. An Sanctuary order have been cut in half.
The only major new show I think of that is coming is Fallen Skies and that is bound to be a mini series, as I doubt Spielberg will commiting to more than one season. There do not seem to be many more Sci-Fi show in the pipe line either and none that have attracted my attention anyway.
Now do I think TV is getting worst I honestly do not know, but it does seem like show get less and less opportunities to actually established themselves. An it seem TV is becoming more and more fragmented, we lucky if we get more than five episodes in a row before there a break in the schedules especially on Network TV channels. The UK is not that bad but even the BBC has it moments, and is planning to implements a long break for Doctor Who. We are also getting less and less episodes of a TV show, only 10 episodes for V just 8 for outcasts (which is actually pretty good for them ). An it seem Syfy only order shows with 13 episodes batches nowadays. Some shows like the walking dead only get a hand full of episodes, was it 5 or 6 episodes.
Lost was the only reason I think we been getting so many one offs seasons Sci-fy shows, I think the show has been a curse for scifi in many ways, it seem very exec is expecting there show to be a Lost phenomena and when it turns out it not they cancel it . An they seem to call every new Sci-Fi show the next lost, which really drive me up the wall.
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