You might want to give it another shot. The dino episodes aren't my fave either (although I love them) but the overall plot and the future stuff is what hooked me.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not like Primeval. I tried to watch an episode once and turned > it off. > > I'm not a dinosaurs kinda guy. I didn't like Jurassic Park, really. > They don't scare me, I just don't...care, I guess. It is a safe bet > that if a show is based on dinosaurs in the streets, and said > creature is not a lizard bombarded by atomic radiation in Tokyo, I > will probably not watch the show. > > Also, I am not a vampire or zombie person. I'm not sure why these are > so popular in the genre, but I generally don't like stories based > around these ideas. > > On Oct 30, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > I liked the one ep I've been able to see. > > > > Martin (taking every opportunity to SPIT in Comcrap's direction) > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare? > > > > Date : Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:09:55 -0700 > > > > From : "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To : <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > Speaking of BBC, what do you think of Primeval? > > > > > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:31 AM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] How Did The Fall Scifi TV Shows Fare? > > > > > > > > What in the world is "The Ex List"? > > > > > > > > I watched The Mentalist last night online. I like it! It's a nice > > fill-in > > for "Monk". I decided that I like the geeky CBS shows (Numbers, > > Criminal > > Minds, CSI, etc), so Mentalist will remain in my Hulu (excuse me, > > my CBS > > online) queue. But as for the rest of these new shows...I doubt > > that I will > > watch them at all. I give shows the same chance give music today - - > > if you > > don't get me in the first few bars, I'm out. I will watch the BBC > > originals > > when they air. I don't think I'm alone in discovering old shows and > > watching > > them in completion for the first time. I think most people hate new > > TV. I'm > > also the crazy guy who thinks this is an opportunity for Sci-Fi. > > > > > > > > Grant Morrison recently said that now is a god time for comic > > writers to go > > nuts...and I totally agree. I think that independent online media, > > indie > > comics, and good ol' fashioned books are about to be the new > > underground. I > > think network TV has decided to take it entirely too safe, which is > > probably why the CBS shows are working for me. If I'm gonna go with > > safe, > > ya gotta go with the KINGS of safe. I vote no confidence in Network TV > > programming. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, you know that I already lambasted "Knight Rider", so am > > surprised it > > did well enough to be picked up. ( I swear the original was better). > > "Valentine" was on my hit list too, not at all surprised it's > > tanking. I > > haven't watched "The Mentalist" yet; guess I kept thinking of it as a > > serious version of "Psych". But i've heard good things so will > > check it out > > if I get time. I'm surprised "Eleventh Hour" is doing as well. It's > > really > > just another procedural show with a mystery to solve, and starring > > a quirky > > lead doctor/scientist. It's like "House" on the road, or, a more > > grounded > > version of the out there science on "Fringe", another > > solve-the-problem-of-the-week show with a quirky lead. "Eleventh > > Hour" is > > okay, but not a must see. I record it and watch "Life on Mars" > > instead. > > > > "Life on Mars" is at least entertaining so far. Not sure where > > it'll go. > > It's the kind of show that to me would realistically only stay > > fresh for > > one, possibly two, seasons. It has good actors, a good look, and > > actually > > decent plots. I'd give it a solid "B", not sure where in the world > > they came > > up with a "D" rating. > > > > Ditto for "My Own Worst Enemy". If I can quit worrying about the > > *why* of > > creating this split personality (for security I guess, but it's > > still a > > stretch), I can enjoy Slater as an actor. Still, you wonder who > > long the > > theme of each side recording messages to update the other side can > > last. A > > "B-" to me right now, again, due to good actors and at least > > interesting > > plots. But an "F"--what's the criterion this lady's using, her own > > tastes, > > or simply rating based on viewership? > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" > > > > > > > > How Did The Fall TV Shows Fare? > > > > As the fall TV season hits its stride, the winners and losers have > > emerged, > > and it's a bloodbath out there. Ratings in general are horrible, > > and the > > major networks are still reeling from last year's writers' strike > > and a > > splintered viewership. > > > > Three series have already been pulled from the airwaves, including > > CBS' The > > Ex List. > > > > Herewith, the first of two SCI FI Wire assessments of how new and > > returning > > SF&F shows made the grade, in descending order. Today, we look > > at the new > > shows. Tomorrow, returning series. > > > > (In the past if a TV series was on one of the four big broadcast > > networks, > > it needed to bring in 10 million viewers or so to prove it was > > worthy. For > > The CW, the number was lower, and 3 million viewers did the trick. > > Oh, how > > things have changed!) > > > > The Mentalist (CBS) Premiered with 15.55 million viewers. Last > > week, 15.29 > > million viewers /I>. OK, he's a fake psychic, and it's not really > > science > > fiction, but we'll claim any show that does this well. It's the only > > certified hit for the new season, drawing great numbers against Fox's > > Fringe. Beyond that, it manages to keep 90 percent of its viewers from > > lead-in NCIS. That sounds like a match made in TV heaven. Grade: A+ > > > > Sanctuary (SCI FI) Premiered with 3 > > million viewers. Television's first mostly virtual series kicked > > off great, > > and it looks like a worthy successor to exiting SCI FI Friday shows > > Stargate > > Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica > > . Grade: A > > > > Eleventh Hour (CBS) Premiered with 11.59 million viewers. Last > > week, 12.16 > > million viewers. Not a hit, this show can't keep up with its lead- in > > C.S.I.'s big numbers. But it has built its audience and > > consistently does > > well against NBC'sER and ABC's Life on Mars. Whether or not the > > series will > > stay on Thursdays or be swapped with Tuesday's Without A Trace > > remains to be > > seen, but in this ratings environment those numbers look good. > > Grade: B+ > > > > Fringe (Fox) Premiered with 9 million viewers. Last week, 9.11 million > > viewers. This show had the most hype heading into the fall season, > > so the > > ratings have been a bit of a disappointment. Still, considering the > > implosion ofTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and some of > > Fox's other > > shows, 9 million+ viewers seems pretty good. Grade: B > > > > Knight Rider (NBC) Premiered with 7.3 million viewers. Last week, 7.23 > > million viewers. This lightweight show with apparent lightweight > > ratings > > wouldn't seem to be a keeper for NBC. But Knight Rider appeals > > strongly to > > the young male vie wer, and that was good enough for a full- season > > pickup. > > Grade: C (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.) > > > > Life on Mars (ABC) Premiered with 11.6 million viewers. Last week, > > 8.06 > > million viewers. This British transplant got a strong sampling when it > > premiered and managed to beat out CBS' Eleventh Hour in a head-to- head > > ratings smackdown. Since then, it's been losing viewers each week, > > which is > > always a bad sign. Between Eli Stone on Tuesdays, Dirty Sexy Money on > > Wednesdays and Life on Mars on Thursdays, ABC is having a tough > > time in the > > 10 p.m. hour. Grade: D > > > > My Own Worst Enemy (NBC) Premiered with 7.27 million viewers. Last > > week, > > 5.72 million viewers. Another troubled show, My Own Worst > > Enemydidn't appeal > > to viewers from the beginning, despite heavy promotion. Part of the > > problem > > has to do with lead-in Heroes' anemic numbers this season, butEnemy > > loses > > viewers by the half-hour mark, and that's a bad, bad sign. It's > > possible NBC > > will try Enemy in another slot and bring its reliable Medium, which is > > waiting in the wings, back where it belongs on Mondays. Grade: D- > > Valentine > > (The CW) Premiered with 1.1 million viewers. Last week, 846,000 > > viewers. The > > CW took a risk by turning over its Sunday nights to Media Rights > > Capital, > > which produced three new series. Unfortunately, the experiment > > failed, and > > the shows tanked across the board. Production was "temporarily" > > halted on > > Valentine after finishing eight episodes. Media Rights Capital > > promises to > > continue production and finish its 13-episode order, but > > considering it > > can't even crack a million viewers, the Greek Gods themselves would be > > challenged to save this one. Grade: F > > > > The Ex List (CBS) Premiered with 6.85 million viewers. Last week, 5.65 > > million viewers. While Ghost Whisperer has been doing well on > > Fridays, the > > younger-skewing Ex List has proved a poor companion. CBS just > > pulled the > > series off the air, with six episodes still in the can. A repeat of > > NCIS > > will take its place. No word from CBS whether the series will be > > canceled or > > tried out in another timeslot. Grade: F > > > > That's not all folks! There are more new series headed our way in > > the coming > > months, including the syndicated Legend of the Seeker, which > > premieres this > > Saturday, and Joss Whedon's highly anticipated Dollhouse, set for > > Fox early > > next year. Stay tuned! --Kathie Huddleston > > > > http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=61810 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
