Concerning Eureka, think about it like this, Tracey. In the world of scifi, there's always been at least two camps: those fans who want more dramatic, meaty plots, and those who see scifi as a vehicle for the fun and fantastic and lighthearted, for jokes and FX and geeks blowing up things hilariously. I think this list recently has been discussing the growing discussion among fans and writers about whether it's time for scifi and spec fictionto be less "heavy". Shows like Battlestar Galactica, Jericho, even "Bionic Woman" had their share of people who felt they were too heavy, depressing, and topical. A guy here at my job quit watching Galactica because it was, he said "nothing but a rehash of current political and religious issues, which is boring!" Even "Smallville", which is a very drama-heavy show, has gone so far with the fights and outlandish plots and surfeit of OC-type young hot bodies that it's not the same show it was. I'm seeing more and more discussions all over the s cifi fandom world that scifi's become too heavy-handed, too preachy, and a lot less fun.
So yeah, I see the suits saying "Hey, if we make 'Eureka' funnier, we'll attract a wider audience. Throw in more hot women, make more jokes about Carter being dumb, blow some things up--it'll be great!" I mean, on a network that actually cancelled "Dresden Files" after less than one season, yet continues to support "Ghost Hunters" and wrestling, can we expect anything else? I bet they feel a lighter "Eureka" will balance out the more serious shows like Galactica, the upcoming "Caprica", even eps of "Enterprise". Too bad: with a move to more comdedy, "Eureka" represents another wasted opportunity to showcase the acting chops of Joe Morton, in my opinion one of the most criminally underused and overlooked actors working right now... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> While I agree about Smallville, I cannot understand why they broke Eureka and continue to keep breaking it. The rating are good?!?!? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lockhart, Daryle Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Smallville's Big Chloe Problem What exactly is the criteria for a show to be cancelled these days? Eureka has basically become a totally different show, calling itself Eureka, and now Smallville's two most popular stars have left. My every sane definition, these shows are done. They have finished what they started. Why continue something that you know to be broken, when you can start something new that works? On Fri, 09 May 2008 13:26:43 -0400, Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It looks like <http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/smallville/100398> > Smallville's about to take another, potentially lethal, hit. > > Just a week after it was announced > <http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Small > villes-Michael-Rosenbaum/800038719> that Michael Rosenbaum would not be > returning full time as Lex next season, sources confirm to me exclusively > that Allison Mack > <http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/allison-mack/139221> , > arguably Smallville's most popular heroine, may be the next to go. > > This marks quite a turnaround from a few months ago, when I deemed Mack a > lock <http://www.tvguide.com/ask-ausiello/michael-rosenbaum/080312-16> > to > come back next season. And I wasn't the only one. Although a deal wasn't > signed at the time, Smallville insiders tell me that all indications were > that the actress was on board for Season 8. > > But then Rosenbaum terndered his resignation and everything fell apart. > > "Allison's camp used Michael leaving as leverage in the negotiations with > [Warner Bros.]," says one Smallville source, who adds that Kristin > Kreuk's > decision to only return for a handful of episodes as Lana only > strengthened > Mack's bargaining position. "They need Chloe now more than ever - and > Allison's people know it." (Mack's reps declined to comment for this > story.) > > But will the studio suits budge? In this climate, with ratings down by > double digits and belt-tightening going on everywhere, no one is > optimistic. > However, everyone pretty much agrees about one thing: Smallville can't > afford to lose Mack right now. "If Allison leaves, they've essentially > got > Lois and Clark left," notes one insider. "And that show's been done > before." > > So, what do you think? Should Warner Bros. man up and give Mack what > she's > probably been worth all along? Or are you OK with Smallville turning into > Lois & Clark: The Early Years? > > http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report > /Ausiello-Scoop-Allison/800039168 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them." -- Albert Einstein ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
