What is wrong with US TV?
Every good Sci-fi TV series is getting canceled.
Firefly, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica, V - The visitors.... just to name a few.
While BSG, SG-SG1 and SG-A at least got the chance to end their storyline (earlier than actually planned) other series did not even get the chance to really get started.
Official explaination: people in the us didnt like the series.
Well, these series at some point arrive in europe or in case of fireplay get published on DVD and suddenly ppl like these series.
Several of these series got tons media awards such as V - The visitors just to be canceled after the 2nd season.
And then they get replaced with the next best idea that survives one or 2 seasons.
Now whats wrong?
Even good series take time to evolve. Ppl need to get familar with the story and their characters. That does not happen from one moment to another.
Especially not when the US TV channels broadcast the episodes in wrong order (like it happened with Firefly), broadcast just 3-4 episodes wait half a year and then broadcast the others or even decide to broadcast them at them at terrible times that the target audience is not willing to watch it.
At many points i dont understand whats done over there.
e.g. A high class series with good actors and visual effects like "V - The visitors" is getting canceled and replaced by the low budged production "falling skies" that is filled with a weird story, crap actors and medium class effects.
I dont see the sense. "V - The visitors" was about Earth being invaded by aliens and "Falling Skies" is about Earth being invaded by aliens.
Do the producers say "aliens invading earth" did not work so lets try it with "aliens invading earth" instead?
Every canceled TV show means that ppl have less motivation to watch the next one as they expect it to be canceled again.
If not happened already then Falling skies will be the next dead series.
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