FOX against Sci Fi
I share your laments dgrequeen – one of the strangest things about sci-fi is the tendency for mainstream audiences (whatver that might be these days in the era of niche demographics) is the refusal to take quality sci fi seriously. Its almost as if the better the show, the worst the reputation and/or chances for survival. there are parallel’s in other genre’s of course: the fact that (say) NYPD is still on air and Homicide:Life on the Street died a death says a great deal about television audiences everywhere. (Interestingly, when NYPD debuted on television it was unfavorably compared to Homicide by a critic thus: NYPD is just like Homicide: Life On the Street, but for television). Make of that whatever you will.
[ 21-02-2002: Message edited by: bonnee ]