I don't know who Joe Mallozzi is, and it sounds like this is a good thing. :-) Don't tell me, I'd rather not know! I do have some hopes for Dark Matter at this point, and will just see where it goes...
Yeah, there are a lot of new shows to watch... I haven't gotten to everything yet, and will have to do a second first ep post at some point. *g*
(Unfortunately, Dark Matter sounds the most interesting, and I really don't want to touch anything involving Joe Mallozzi ever again. *sighs*)
Hee. I was so happy to finally, finally have a Sci-fi show again because at least in terms of shows set in outer space we haven`t gotten anything in years, and then I read that Mallozzi was doing it. I would think he scorched the Earth in terms of Sci-fi but maybe people are like me, desperate for anything.
So far, I found it interesting enough. The amnesia plot holds it together so far but I`m not sure how long that can work.
Still would welcome some Sci-Fi that is all about the swashbuckling fun and adventure. Why does noone do this anymore?
I think it's not the right time for the swashbuckling fun kind of SciFi - too much general cynicism, awareness of social and political realities, and pessimism about the future. This works for me, actually, since I do like the slightly darker shows... provided they're done well, of course.
But I would absolutely watch a more light-hearted show, too!
Which scifi show from the last decades would you say are truly light-hearted fun and adventure, though? ST:TOS, I suppose, and maybe ST:TNG? Voyager and DS9 were already darker in concept... Firefly and Farscape were pretty darn dark, really. Stargate? I can't really think of (m)any at all.
I like dark and nitty gritty as well, I just want some variety. Unfortunately, TV has become all about copy-cat-ism. One particular theme hits and then everyone is doing it, for years if possible. Oversaturating the market so badly that the particular theme will be nowhere in sight once the trend has died down.
Like atm, it`s comic book palooza. I love those but the oversaturation is not even funny. Once it reaches critical mass, you can bet we won`t get comic book show or movies for years.
I do believe people would watch shows that are swashbuckling fun. Especially Sci-fi. If they just got the chance to even sample such a show.
Which scifi show from the last decades would you say are truly light-hearted fun and adventure, though? ST:TOS, I suppose, and maybe ST:TNG? Voyager and DS9 were already darker in concept... Firefly and Farscape were pretty darn dark, really. Stargate? I can't really think of (m)any at all.I`d categorize all the Star Trek shows, minus Deep Space Nine, as such. Voyager wasn`t half as dark as it could have
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With Marvel commandeering the big screens for years to come, DC playing catch-up, it just feels too much that the small screen is taken over as well. And I like both Arrow and Flash got much better in the second half of te Season. Gotham was the only one I couldn`t really connect to, other than maybe the psychotic teenage love of baby!Batman and baby!Catwoman.
I do like the more clear-eyed view of human nature and the problems of various themes that is en vogue at the present, though.
There is just so few shows/writers that can pull it off, though. The only show that successfully managed this year was IMO tiny 100 on the CW. I was impressed how it grew into its own. After finding the Pilot and first few eps of Season 1 pretty dreadful. It even has a little bit of Sci-fi vibe.
I think I know what you mean; the same plot would work as well with a setting without spaceships and all that. There's no real feel of the vastness of the universe and all of the mysteries, worlds and beings
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(Unfortunately, Dark Matter sounds the most interesting, and I really don't want to touch anything involving Joe Mallozzi ever again. *sighs*)
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Yeah, there are a lot of new shows to watch... I haven't gotten to everything yet, and will have to do a second first ep post at some point. *g*
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& I'm looking forward to your second post, then!
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Hee. I was so happy to finally, finally have a Sci-fi show again because at least in terms of shows set in outer space we haven`t gotten anything in years, and then I read that Mallozzi was doing it. I would think he scorched the Earth in terms of Sci-fi but maybe people are like me, desperate for anything.
So far, I found it interesting enough. The amnesia plot holds it together so far but I`m not sure how long that can work.
Still would welcome some Sci-Fi that is all about the swashbuckling fun and adventure. Why does noone do this anymore?
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That's a really good question! I'd love some of that kind of SF myself, and I miss it a lot. *sighs*
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But I would absolutely watch a more light-hearted show, too!
Which scifi show from the last decades would you say are truly light-hearted fun and adventure, though? ST:TOS, I suppose, and maybe ST:TNG? Voyager and DS9 were already darker in concept... Firefly and Farscape were pretty darn dark, really. Stargate? I can't really think of (m)any at all.
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Like atm, it`s comic book palooza. I love those but the oversaturation is not even funny. Once it reaches critical mass, you can bet we won`t get comic book show or movies for years.
I do believe people would watch shows that are swashbuckling fun. Especially Sci-fi. If they just got the chance to even sample such a show.
Which scifi show from the last decades would you say are truly light-hearted fun and adventure, though? ST:TOS, I suppose, and maybe ST:TNG? Voyager and DS9 were already darker in concept... Firefly and Farscape were pretty darn dark, really. Stargate? I can't really think of (m)any at all.I`d categorize all the Star Trek shows, minus Deep Space Nine, as such. Voyager wasn`t half as dark as it could have ( ... )
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With Marvel commandeering the big screens for years to come, DC playing catch-up, it just feels too much that the small screen is taken over as well. And I like both Arrow and Flash got much better in the second half of te Season. Gotham was the only one I couldn`t really connect to, other than maybe the psychotic teenage love of baby!Batman and baby!Catwoman.
I do like the more clear-eyed view of human nature and the problems of various themes that is en vogue at the present, though.
There is just so few shows/writers that can pull it off, though. The only show that successfully managed this year was IMO tiny 100 on the CW. I was impressed how it grew into its own. After finding the Pilot and first few eps of Season 1 pretty dreadful. It even has a little bit of Sci-fi vibe.
I think I know what you mean; the same plot would work as well with a setting without spaceships and all that. There's no real feel of the vastness of the universe and all of the mysteries, worlds and beings ( ... )
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