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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?"
(Score: 2, Interesting) by tangomargarine on Monday February 24 2014, @03:55PM
I wouldn't really call Buffy or Doctor Who sci fi...I mean, Buffy has vampires and witches in it. Isn't magic anathema for sci fi?
And DW is more...space fantasy. Any time there's any technology involved, they usually handwave it with maximum prejudice. (Although that seems to be much worse since the Smith writers took over.) Hell, they had episodes where they built a city on the back of a star whale, and a minotaur was eating the characters' religious beliefs.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Monday February 24 2014, @06:26PM
"Isn't magic anathema for sci fi?"
Sadly, for the liberal arts types in charge of the whole thing from start to finish, sufficiently advanced science, say, post 1800 or so, is indistinguishable by them from magic. Combine with a carefully uneducated general populace... you can see the confusion.