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Original does not necessarily equal Good.
I was not a fan of Farscape... though I did respect it's originality.
I didn't think it was a particularly GOOD show... Original, yes, visually appealing, very... but not good.
Let the tar be warmed, and the feathers be gathered, but that's my opinion.
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I could not get into Farscape. I tried a few times, but for some reason it had the same one-room feel of Earth Final SomethingOrOther or whatever that Aliens befriend/occupy/dominate Earth thing was.
I just did not like a minute of it. Now if they had big bare-ish brested babes, I would have tried harder to like it.
And I'm really surprised that SG-1 lasted as long as it did without RD. I liked the show a lot, but mainly because if his presence and chemistry.
I'm awaiting Newt to post deals on the Seasons 3 and beyond DVDs.
(I got 1 & 2 on the last deal.)
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SG-1 is out least through season 8.
And the first half of season 2 of BSG. And season 1 of Atlantis. FWIW.
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Farscape was one of the best Sci-fi shows out there.
Too bad out SG-1. The writing went downhill in Season 9, but I think Ben Browder could have brought together if the plot line wasn't so lame of late. Come on, the 200th episode showed that the writers have lost it.
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Original, brilliant, how about: LEXX
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Racer, I know that there are a lot more seasons of SG-1, but I'm waiting for a *deal*.
Seasons 3 and beyond are all $35 and more. Newt posted a link sometime ago that got me Seasons 1 & 2 for $25 apiece.
I jumped, and am poised.
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search on half.com perhaps?
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I hav been feeling that all the shows on SciFi have been missing the target for quite a while now.
There will be one good show in any of their series and then the next will suck or even in one show I'll be enjoying watching and then something jars me out of the "this is a good show" zone.
BGnR's comments about McKay are perfect examples of the character emphasis that has spoiled many a good episode for me.
I hate to say this, but it seems to me that poor writing is at the heart of the problem. It may be due to "bean counter' mentality over cotrolling the direction of the writing.
Another example of the problem is Eureka. I like this show, but again, the stories and characters are all over the place and full of cliche´s.
As far as Monk, I enjoyed the show initialy, but the repetitious focus on Monk's OCD has become irritating this season to the point of being totally ridiculous.
It seems as if most of the writing on TV has lately lost the ability to use subtlety in getting a point across. Every character facet or plot concept has to driven home with a sledgehammer.
Too bad, but not unexpected considering the management of most networks.
Favorite shows in recent times:
Deadwood, Rome, Rescue Me, Sharpe's Rifles (BBC series), Criminal Minds, Cold Case, Saved, Supernatural, The Shield, So You Think You Can Dance, House, Huff and Sponge Bob.
Also watched regularly:
Bones, The 4400, Dead Zone, Weeds, Daily Show, Crossing Jordan, The Unit, Numbers, Kyle XY, Psych, Life on Mars (BBC), The Closer, Three Moons over Milford, Hustle, SG-1 and SG- Atlantis (I'm sure there are some I missed becase they are on hiatus).
As I always say, "that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."
GeneL
