Same here. The fact that DSC gets compared to that depression inducing work blows my mind
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It was boring. Which was it's biggest sin. I can live with gloomy, dark and depressing, but boring is a no go.
Not to mention the sensationalist, sadistic torture and sexualised violence. Can't watch that show anymore because I am so, so over that kind of disturbing crap.Same here. The fact that DSC gets compared to that depression inducing work blows my mind
It's one of the great mysteries of my existence how BSG ever got to be so popular.
something something post 9/11 zeitgeist
I have to say that IMO Farscape surpassed B5 in enough ways that it still currently stands as the best space opera series ever made.
Because it was "edgy" and "anti-Trek" and on and on.
Ugh. So sad we got that instead of Firefly Season 2.
I like Farscape and think the worldbuilding elevates it above even Star Trek. However, B5 does impress me with how it did a long-form narrative. But, John and Aeryn are top couples for me so Farscape wins
Farscape was good, but not on B5 level
Because it was "edgy" and "anti-Trek" and on and on.
Ugh. So sad we got that instead of Firefly Season 2.
I like Farscape and think the worldbuilding elevates it above even Star Trek. However, B5 does impress me with how it did a long-form narrative. But, John and Aeryn are top couples for me so Farscape wins
Star Trek, B5, Farscape, Firefly, BSG (and many many more) are all different sub-genres of Sci-Fi. Optimism, darkness, fantasy, opera, episodic, arcs, etc, there is enough room for everyone in sci-fi. The problem that fans start to have is when they think they are watching one genre, but it is actually something else.
Of course there is plenty of room. I just didn't care for BSG because it was too dark and left me feeling extremely depressed and hopeless, something I do not enjoy.
The point that I was trying to make wasn't that Firefly and BSG were the same sub-genre, but that I was sad that money was thrown at BSG instead of Firefly.
Except BSG changed genres mid-show, going from something akin to science fiction to pure (theist) fantasy - because the writers had backed themselves into a corner. So I think that in this particular case, the disappointment is justified.
If you look at the overall rating (which declined over it's run on SYFY); and NBC's attempt to see if nuBSG Miniseries could do well and bring in an audience on the actual network (it didn't - and in fact was one of the lowest rated entries for that timeslot in NBC history); and the fact the the nuBSG "RAZOR" telefilm on SYFY again brought in the lowest ratings for the timeslot it premiered in on SYFY - (And SYFY was aware their really cheap B-Movies did better in that slot the year before and the year after...)
So, why did SYFY keep it? It was a 'darling' show among well known TV critics; and in SYFY's eyes at the time, it gave the cable channel some 'legitimacy' that they were using in an attempt to market up the brand at the time and maybe attract better talent to do some work for the channel.
But for SYFY ratings wise (Past the mini-series which did reasonably well for them but again, not so well that they IMMEDIATELY green lit a series commitment - hell, by the time they did the 'series option' on the main cast's contract had actually expired) nuBSG never did exceedingly well. It was one reason they did so much retooling for the start of the 3rd season to attempt to grow a shrinking audience.
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