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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 942250" data-attributes="member: 177">Oh, you forgot one excellent show.&nbsp; Witchblade, especially the first season, had somoe of the best writing and plotting I've ever seen.&nbsp; It was a brilliant move to do a half-season show as summer filler.&nbsp; The first two seasons of Andromeda were also well done.As one person has already mentioned, when you look back over a couple decades, and pick out the best shows, and ask, &quot;Why don't we have more like this?&quot; you are apt to be disappointed.&nbsp; The fact that a few shows hit great heights does not at all imply that this should become a regular feat for other shows.&nbsp; If you think about it, in general, there's usually only a couple of really good genre shows on at a given time.&nbsp; I think we have to face facts and realize that good shows, of any genre, are rarities.&nbsp; You need to get good concept, good production, good backing.&nbsp; You need writing and actors that are not only good, but that &quot;click&quot; together.&nbsp; All this in one package, under pressure to perform or die in half a season or less, is asking quite a lot.Yes, a number of shows have died off recently.&nbsp; But there are solid economic reasons for it.&nbsp; TV is a highly competetive medium.&nbsp; I'm told that something like half of all shows don't make it through two seasons.&nbsp; And sci-fi/fantasy is a bit of a niche thing, and usually expensive to produce, putting the odds against 'em there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 942250, member: 177"] Oh, you forgot one [i]excellent[/i] show. [i]Witchblade[/i], especially the first season, had somoe of the best writing and plotting I've ever seen. It was a brilliant move to do a half-season show as summer filler. The first two seasons of [i]Andromeda[/i] were also well done. As one person has already mentioned, when you look back over a couple decades, and pick out the best shows, and ask, "Why don't we have more like this?" you are apt to be disappointed. The fact that a few shows hit great heights does not at all imply that this should become a regular feat for other shows. If you think about it, in general, there's usually only a couple of really good genre shows on at a given time. I think we have to face facts and realize that good shows, of any genre, are rarities. You need to get good concept, good production, good backing. You need writing and actors that are not only good, but that "click" together. All this in one package, under pressure to perform or die in half a season or less, is asking quite a lot. Yes, a number of shows have died off recently. But there are solid economic reasons for it. TV is a highly competetive medium. I'm told that something like half of all shows don't make it through two seasons. And sci-fi/fantasy is a bit of a niche thing, and usually expensive to produce, putting the odds against 'em there. [/QUOTE]

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