scifi post

[timetobegin]

It seems that there is a higher rate of sci-fi shows airing over the Summer (winter for southern hemisphere folk), and more often than not they are only 13 episodes long.

At the moment we have Defiance, Oprhan Black, Warehouse 13, Continuum.... with more starting up soon. (Haven!) Scifi also tends to go hand in hand with the shorter fantasy seasons too (Game of thrones! Teen Wolf!)

(please not their MIGHT be spoilers for the latest episodes in the comment)

<B>Which current sci-fi shows do you watch?</b> <B>Why are there no shows with spaceships?</b> <B>Does the 13 episode (or less) format suit scifi shows?</b> <B>Favourite cancelled scifi shows</b> <B>Why do you think big networks seem to be doing more scifi than syfy?</b> <B>Any sci-fi tropes or formats you don't like?</b>

of course pick and choose which questions you answer!

Comments

[malicat]

Which current sci-fi shows do you watch? Defiance, Warehouse 13 and Teen Wolf + Game of Thrones
Why are there no shows with spaceships? I suppose because it costs too much? And I guess cable networks like HBO that have the budget to do expensive shows prefer to go more in a fantasy/history direction as it allows for more sex/torture :P
Does the 13 episode (or less) format suit scifi shows? I think it suits almost all shows these days because the writing gets tighter (in most cases,some shows even drag when they only have a few episodes) and there won't be too many filler episodes
Favourite cancelled scifi shows Battlestar Galactica, Farscape, Stargate Atlantis
Why do you think big networks seem to be doing more scifi than syfy? Maybe because it's easier to sell? Just speaking for myself here but before I started watching BSG any show that had a setting in space didn't exactly draw me in!
Any sci-fi tropes or formats you don't like? Can't think of anything right now. What doesn't work in one show can actually work in another and vice versa

[timetobegin]

Yeah some shows really shine with the 13 episode format, and its much tighter. i like itttt.

I don't think i watched much scifi before BSG actually, either. :D

[unightfog]

hm, it is really weird that we haven't met earlier...bec I was quite the BSG fangirl. well at least we know us now :-)

I loved the original star trek...the orf always showed it in the afternoons, I also liked star trek voyager.

[malicat]

I got into BSG pretty late though. I think I only started watching shortly before the show ended...

[unightfog]

ah ok. I remember I saw the miniseries on RTLII and then they showed s1, so I think when I started watching it they were already airing s2 in the US