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posted by Dopefish on Sunday February 23 2014, @04:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-want-netflix-to-reboot-firefly dept.

TBNZee writes:

"Mainstream television has, for a long time, under-served the science fiction loving segment. But with declining production costs, there seem to be two potential sources of alternative production/distribution: digital content (e.g. Netflix, Hulu) and crowd-funded projects. There's still not a lot of science fiction shows that are being produced by the major streaming services, but we'll probably see more with the success of Hulu's exclusive U.S. distribution of Misfits or Netflix's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Who. On the other hand, you have many enthusiastic upstarts on Kickstarter that look novel and engaging while having a surprisingly professional look to them.

Which do you think will ultimately be more successful? Do you have any recommendations for other good material out there, or is there something you would like to see?"

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Common Joe on Monday February 24 2014, @11:23AM

    by Common Joe (33) <{common.joe.0101} {at} {gmail.com}> on Monday February 24 2014, @11:23AM (#5744) Journal

    Perhaps 90% of ALL things on screen are crap?

    I've just about stopped watching TV. When I do, it's usually because I'm the mood for something mindless and IQ dropping. I have a feeling you quoted too low a number.

  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Monday February 24 2014, @06:21PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 24 2014, @06:21PM (#6020)

    That's the problem. Moties movie could be cool. Ringo's Posleen series could be cool.

    What we'd actually get is a mish mash of the Star Trek action movie reboot combined with urban audience rewrite of Romeo and Juliette, at an absolute best possible case. Probably worse.

    Better off with a good book than a good book and an awful movie that scares people away from the book.