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moonspinner

Fringe, Undercovers and Sherlock thoughts

Oct 15, 2010 10:45

Random observations. Slightly spoilerish for Sherlock.

If Agent Olivia Dunham were Agent Oliver Dunham, the fandom would be all over FRINGE like flies.
The underlying conspiracy in Undercovers is gradually rearing its head and I’d be bouncing in my seat for joy if not for the depressing news that the show’s ratings are decreasing the likelihood ( Read more... )

meta, tv: fringe, tv: misc, we've got a long way to go, tv: undercovers

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michiru42 October 16 2010, 05:54:10 UTC

I think sci-fi just isn't working right now; nothing in that genre is doing as well as it ought to be, including movies and books. They've done lots of supernatural stuff over the past few seasons with different themes and it's all flopped--Flash Forward, No Ordinary Family, The Event...

Stuff goes through cycles, I guess, and right now sci-fi isn't hot. A shame, since some good stuff is coming out.

moonspinner October 16 2010, 11:52:36 UTC

But FRINGE has been around for almost 3 years now & even though it's got average, steady ratings, it would be so much better if was being headlined by a male FBI agent. Sometimes I wonder how ALIAS was so successful... It's as if people are getting worse - more sexist, more racist - than before.

michiru42 October 16 2010, 15:09:35 UTC

I know what you mean, and certainly, TV/movies are sexist, so it wouldn't surprise me. Sci-fi is traditionally macho as well, though that's changing ( ... )

moonspinner October 20 2010, 08:32:38 UTC

Yes, it is possible that the sci-fi/fantasy market is getting saturated. In a large sense, it was revived by the success of the Harry Potter books and it has been fueled by a lot of projects (by form of books and movies and TV shows) that latched on to the success of the HP train. Now, that train is grounding to a halt. And again, like you said, there's the traditionally "boy geek" focus of the sci-fi market.(Not so much fantasy, which I've always seen as more focused towards a female audience ( ... )