Well, I have been away for the last couple of months on a nice big vacation having good times. That was until I was sitting in Toronto and received a TXT from my mate in New Zealand saying that he just heard the news that Stargate Universe has been cancelled!Now, as annoyed and shocked as I am, I have to admit, I am not surprised. Space Above and Beyond, Flash Forward, Firefly, Caprica, Enterprise. All the good shows die far too soon, and why is this?
Us science fiction fans (the good ones) generally have a very open mind as the genre requires (otherwise we would just watch soaps) but I can't help but want to judge so many of my so-called fellow sci fi colleagues who do nothing but spout negativity about shows such as SG:U. I don't know if the blame can really be laid upon these people for the cancellation, I suppose if the ratings are too low then that's that.
I look forward to the remainder of SG:U and hopefully they will be able to wrap up some of the story lines....
On a brighter note, there is a few campaigns out there petitioning to save this awesome show.
http://www.facebook.com/SaveSGU
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?saveSGU
http://www.savestargateuniverse.org/
2 COMMENTS:
I thinkt he problem lies in syfy and production cost. They really can't afford the sets and effects for shows like Caprica and SGU. People were watching the shows in respectable numbers for Syfy. But ghost hunters was pulling as good if not better numbers and can be made on a fraction of the budget.
fair comment, ideally sci fi shows should be produced by a network with a little more cash. :-)
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