What's new this fall in sci-fi/fantasy style programing?

[Ranger REG]

Maybe someone will take another stab at a Sinbad or Pirates show sometime soon...

They already have, Pirate Island on the FOXBOX.TV (Saturday morning). The premise is a bunch of sibling playing a prototype pirate-based computergame only to be sucked into the game and now trying to get out of it. It's all live-action. Silly, really.

As for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, I would not be surprised if they turned it into an animated series. It may Bruckheimer's first stint producing cartoon. Who knows? He may use his own production company to do a CSI Explorers (a bunch of Explorers -- a coed Boy Scout/Girl Scout troop -- getting involved with the criminal lab as part of career exploration).

 

[Ranger REG]

I'm still disgusted with SFC (and networks in general) over the Farscape debacle. Thought someone (Henry maybe?) mentioned in passing starting a company called One Million Fan Productions, and everyone donates $23 dollars, which would cover the production cost of most any scifi show out there, Farscape included. I've daydreamed about starting that up, but in the end I don't think it would work. And I don't have start-up capital. Besides, in the end Farscape wasn't even averaging one million viewers.

AFAIC, Farscape is the intellectual and creative property of Jim Henson Production.

Considering that I do not have cable, I cannot say it concerns me.

 

[Grim]

UPN had a show a while ago that I really enjoyed, about this guy who had been trained in Peru, or something, but he had just psychotically good hearing and vision, and could also shoot a gun. Started with a P, i think. It ended with the sidekick getting shot and dying, which is a pretty typical way for UPN to end its shows, but... I LOVED that show. They replaced it with enterprise, I think...

 

[fba827]

UPN had a show a while ago that I really enjoyed, about this guy who had been trained in Peru, or something, but he had just psychotically good hearing and vision, and could also shoot a gun. Started with a P, i think. It ended with the sidekick getting shot and dying, which is a pretty typical way for UPN to end its shows, but... I LOVED that show. They replaced it with enterprise, I think...

Do you by chance mean The Sentinel ?

He was an army guy who ended up training with some shaumans in Peru. Then returned to Cascade (NYC-like city) o join the police department only to learn that his senses were enhanced somehow during his training in Peru...

It was your typical car chase and explosion type show with the sci-fi twist of this one "super cop".

(my opinion of it anyway -- that's not to say it was bad... it was somewhat enjoyable for some mindless fun for me). I never saw the ending to the series so I didn't know the side-kick died until you just said it...

 

[Hopping Vampire]

Most sci fi shows are ruined by bad writing/casting, but most just burn out from lack of ideas (Hercules anyone). TV isnt compelling enough for me (exept pro wreslting, which i watch religiously).

 

[John Crichton]

Most sci fi shows are ruined by bad writing/casting, but most just burn out from lack of ideas (Hercules anyone). TV isnt compelling enough for me (exept pro wreslting, which i watch religiously).

I think this can apply to any TV program, not just sci-fi.

 

[Staffan]

Most sci fi shows are ruined by bad writing/casting, but most just burn out from lack of ideas (Hercules anyone). TV isnt compelling enough for me (exept pro wreslting, which i watch religiously).

In my experience, most shows are at their best in their second and third season. By that time, they people making them have settled into things, but things have not yet gone stale.

 

[Dagger75]

Here is one

NYPD 2069, a cop from our time is shot and put into suspended animation and unfrozen in the future. He..

well read all the gritty spoiler filled details here

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=15492

Sounds interesting.

I think Stargate Atlantis is the new spin-off for the Stargate series. Can't confirm that but thats what I heard.

I am still pissed about Firefly.


~Mini Rant~
Why oh why do people have to watch reality TV shows Please don't say they are entertaining. Entertaining shows were Farscape, Firefly and even John Doe

 

[Datt]

I was just going to post about SG-1 when I read this thread. I noticed that on thier website it lists 5 seasons, with the last season only having 20 episodes. I thought all the seasons had 22 episodes. Was the 20th episode the season/series finale? If not, what cable channel do they come on? Right now I have to watch them at 1 o'clock in the morning on Sunday. It would be nice if there is a better time for me to watch it.

 

[Staffan]

I was just going to post about SG-1 when I read this thread. I noticed that on thier website it lists 5 seasons, with the last season only having 20 episodes. I thought all the seasons had 22 episodes. Was the 20th episode the season/series finale? If not, what cable channel do they come on? Right now I have to watch them at 1 o'clock in the morning on Sunday. It would be nice if there is a better time for me to watch it.

There are 22 episodes in each of the six seasons of SG-1 - well, 21 in the first season but one of those is double-length (the first).