tv execs hate sifi
I’m not sure, I think that the quality of sci fi on TV is very poor. I don’t think it’s all down to the TV executives either. Writers and producers should carry some of the blame.
SOmetimes you get a hickup. Red DWarf for instance, was supposed to be a complete flop and yet for a couple of years it was the UK’s highest rated tv show!
Babylon 5 had lots of problems with money and production, but it is stil a classic and probably one of the few cult TV sci fi shows that could have been considered mainstream. It will endure long after we’ve forgotten many of the current shows.
I think we should be looking for the speciality channels to cater for the sci fi fan community. Channels like Sci Fi should eventually be able to produce the sci fi that we need rather than trying to cater for the mainstreem market. They have done this with shows like LEXX but it’s been real bad lately.
I don’t know the answer, I’m just real depressed about it.