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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 942392" data-attributes="member: 4779"><p>The loss of Farscape, Firefly, Witchblade, Buffy and a few others is a very hard pill to swallow. That's the TV front. There are a few shows that folks have missed that I love: Alias (possibly the best show on TV) and Smallville. Writing and acting are quite good on both. Angel is coming back which is huge. And I dig Enterprise so that makes 3 shows.</p><p></p><p>Going back a bit we have lost a ton of shows that have ranged from classics (TNG, DS9, B5, X-Files) to good (Earth: Final Conflict, Herc, Xena) as well as a host of shows that only lasted a season or two (Millenium, The Chronicle, The Invisible Man), or just a few episodes (Harsh Realm).</p><p></p><p>The networks will be putting some more sci-fi on the table for next season but none of it looks all that great. I'm looking forward to Tru Calling, but that's only because of the actress involved (Buffy's Eliza Dushku). Not looking very good on the TV front except for the shows mentioned.</p><p></p><p>Movies are doing well, IMO. Star Wars (I know you mentioned displeasure here), LotR, Harry Potter and comic book movies are strong with a few more on the way. I have no problems on this front but the films may dry up within 5 or so years because there will be no more sequels to make from the existing franchises. That worries me but for now I'll enjoy the stuff coming out now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>What the genres need is a studio, preferably a TV studio, who is willing to take a chance and stick with it. Sci-Fi did and gave us Farscape but they changed management and the show was killed off. The WB (as mentioned) has taken a few chances and produced a few gems and a few duds. We are in a fantasy/sci-fi TV lull right now with just a few standouts. I think we are all waiting for the next thing. I am waiting for Joss Whedon to get the chance to give us a new show that is actually supported by the network. I am waiting for Chris Carter to prove that he is not a one-hit wonder.</p><p></p><p>I guess, in short, that I am ok with the movie industry right now but TV will be lacking next season...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 942392, member: 4779"] The loss of Farscape, Firefly, Witchblade, Buffy and a few others is a very hard pill to swallow. That's the TV front. There are a few shows that folks have missed that I love: Alias (possibly the best show on TV) and Smallville. Writing and acting are quite good on both. Angel is coming back which is huge. And I dig Enterprise so that makes 3 shows. Going back a bit we have lost a ton of shows that have ranged from classics (TNG, DS9, B5, X-Files) to good (Earth: Final Conflict, Herc, Xena) as well as a host of shows that only lasted a season or two (Millenium, The Chronicle, The Invisible Man), or just a few episodes (Harsh Realm). The networks will be putting some more sci-fi on the table for next season but none of it looks all that great. I'm looking forward to Tru Calling, but that's only because of the actress involved (Buffy's Eliza Dushku). Not looking very good on the TV front except for the shows mentioned. Movies are doing well, IMO. Star Wars (I know you mentioned displeasure here), LotR, Harry Potter and comic book movies are strong with a few more on the way. I have no problems on this front but the films may dry up within 5 or so years because there will be no more sequels to make from the existing franchises. That worries me but for now I'll enjoy the stuff coming out now. :D What the genres need is a studio, preferably a TV studio, who is willing to take a chance and stick with it. Sci-Fi did and gave us Farscape but they changed management and the show was killed off. The WB (as mentioned) has taken a few chances and produced a few gems and a few duds. We are in a fantasy/sci-fi TV lull right now with just a few standouts. I think we are all waiting for the next thing. I am waiting for Joss Whedon to get the chance to give us a new show that is actually supported by the network. I am waiting for Chris Carter to prove that he is not a one-hit wonder. I guess, in short, that I am ok with the movie industry right now but TV will be lacking next season... [/QUOTE]
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