We Know Drama, and we cancel it: Firefly and Spooks (MI-5)

[oceloty]

Lately I've had a lot of studying and writing to do, which is a surefire recipe for procrastination. Between Serenity and the new season of Spooks, I feel like I've been mainlining TV episodes for the better part of two weeks. While more legal than your standard narcotics, this is still not recommended as a method for improving productivity.

Comments

[profshallowness]

I think I got this link via the_cortex maybe - I'm a link hoarder. I'm a fan of both Firefly and Spooks, and living in the UK, where the fifth series is halfway through the run of its fifth season, it's an interesting read. I get the feeling that fannish folk' are aware of/keen on Spooks/MI-5, though a different segment than Firefly fen. In the UK, Spooks is very much seen as prestige (award-winning) mainstream (heavy advertising, good slot) and is 'water-cooler' material - part of its reputation is based on the 'I can't believe that it did that'. I think your point about the fusion elements - which I loved - making it hard to promote Firefly (and Serenity), although I think it's a show/series of stories that grows on people and works well on DVD. I was going to say that it's very American, but it's a filtered version too, with the Chinese influence, whereas culture as much as means of distribution that seems to be what distances Spooks from the American mainstream.

[oceloty]

Thanks for your comment, and sorry it's taken me so long to reply. (Have been away from LJ for a while