I think that they like doing series because if it is successful they can make a ton of money off of them domestically and in syndication. (plus merchandising)
I think that if they were to reshoot some of the segments it could be interesting. I don't think that the show could have worked after killing the protagonist it felt as if they were doing a writing exercise. On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > That's the one I mentioned here also: "Virtuality". My understanding is > that Fox elected not to pick it up as a series. I think the pilot two-hour > TV movie was written in a way so that it could be a self-contained movie if > that happened. At least, that's what I heard. I didn't spend the time > watching to the end to see how they wrapped things up. > > You know, one thing I will saw about "Virtuality": it's at least nice to > see a bit of a return to some scifi movies-of-the week on network TV. NBC > did a two-part movie last weekend about a comet or something hitting Earth. > Wasn't great, but was decent for a couple of hours. I remember when I was > younger, back when movies-of-the-week were the norm, there was a lot of that > type of scifi. I do wish that would return, so that we could enjoy some > movies without having to worry about them becoming series. And, to give us > an alternative to the SyFy weekend movies, which are just as horrible now as > they were before the name change... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 10:21:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Defying Gravity" on ABC now > > > > Here's a silly question, but what happened to that show that was on Fox? I > can't think of the name but it came on 3 weeks ago and I haven't seen it > since. > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> Anyone watching ABC's entry into the "Big Brother in Outer Space by way of >> BSG-style drama"? It deals with a seven-year mission in the year 2052 that >> sends eight astronauts to visit six planets in the Solar System. Very >> quickly into the show, we're made aware there's some kind of secret >> involved. The two most experienced astronauts in the program (one of whom >> is played by Malik Yoba) are initially left off the mission aboard the >> spaceship "Antares". Later, when some kind of heart problem keeps cropping >> up among the crew--evidently tied to the "secret"--the two astronauts are >> blasted into space to join the mission. One comment I overheard makes me >> think some kind of sentient race has been encountered by humanity--perhaps >> on a previous tragic mission to Mars in which one of the current astronauts >> had to leave three of his fellows behind. Perhaps this sentient race is >> controlling the mission somehow? Not sure. >> >> Also not sure yet if I'll like the show. It has some decent actors and >> decent lines. But just when I'm starting to get into the mission and the >> scifi aspect of it, I'm distracted by overpowering music that attempts to >> heighten a scene, the lead astronaut's self-reflective monologue, too much >> of the newly-hot camera work (a la BSG and Star Trek) with a shaky cam to >> convey reality. Or I'm watching two astronauts make nekkid love in zero g >> and feeling vaguely manipulated at an attempt to make me feel awestruck or >> something. There's a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards that make >> following the story a bit confusing at times. "Lost" this ain't. There's >> also a odd flow: a mix of serious drama, melodrama, camp soap opera type >> moments, silly humour supported by "Desperate Housewives" type music, and a >> lot of titillation. It makes it hard for one to get a feeling of the overall >> nature of the show. Is it a drama, a reality-type show like "Virtuality", a >> mystery? Don't know, but I found myself losing interest a lot, then picking >> it back up, then losing it again as the standard nighttime soap feel comes >> back in the mix. >> >> Lots of TV veterans, including the blonde lady from "The 4400" (the one >> who feel inlove with a black man), and Cristina Cox "Blood Ties", who's been >> a guest in more series than Michael Michelle. They're all okay, but again, >> the uneven pacing, writing, and flashbacks undermine their acting. The >> constant shift from a high-tech spaceshp to mundane scenes on Earth are >> abrupt and off-putting. >> >> Like "Virtuality", this show seems to be another clone that tries to copy >> the delicate balance of reality-type drama mixed with scifi that BSG >> (mostly) did right. and like "Virtuality", it bores me as much as it >> intrigues--something that BSG didn't do in the main. >> >> Not sure if the show's even being picked up, but if it is, not sure I'll >> keep watching. >> >> Anyone else's thought's? >> >> >> > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
