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Why is there no pure Science-Fiction on television anymore?

Posted on April 21, 2009April 25, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

image It’s a question many people have been pondering for quite a few years.  Gone are the hey-days of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the subsequent Nineties sci-fi boom.  The arrival of multiple Star Trek spinoffs, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Stargate SG-1 and a plethora of dozens of other sci-fi shows seemed to herald the dawn of a new Golden Age of a more pure science-fiction.

Yet today, we’re left with a fraction of the science-fiction which used to grace our television screens.  Battlestar Galactica and Stargate Atlantis have both just finished, and other shows such as Firefly or Threshold were shot down before they really got going.

So why have these shows fallen into decline?  Twenty years ago, Star Trek was a guaranteed ratings winner, drawing in millions of viewers and a massive market share.  As the latest television incarnation of the franchise – Star Trek: Enterprise – came to an end, it was left with a fraction of the viewing numbers its predecessors had enjoyed.  Enterprise‘s decline has been written about in more than enough detail, and its death can be attributed to any number of factors: lack of advertisement, lacklustre plots or perhaps simply too many episodes of the same franchise without a break. 

Yet Enterprise is reflective of a much wider problem for the genre.  The few genre shows which have succeeded in recent years have attempted to blend their traditional sci-fi elements with elements of other genres.

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Star Trek: are you staying spoiler-free?

Posted on April 20, 2009April 20, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-20

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Andi Hamilton

SciFi Heaven:- Live Twitter Updates from Star Trek XI UK Premiere # News briefs: Third Langdon film due, Transformers on DVD # New images from The Time Traveler’s Wife # Robert Downey…

Live Twitter Updates from Star Trek XI UK Premiere

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

If you’re really, really sad, you can follow live tweets from the UK Premiere of Star Trek. I’m not entirely sure why you’d want to, but hey, if it floats your boat….

Sci-Fi Heaven now available on iPhone

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Does the word gorgeous really sum this up?  Not really. It’s far beyond that. Sci-Fi Heaven.net is now tapping into the mobile market, and will display in the tremendously streamlined and handsome…

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-19

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Andi Hamilton

Pine On Stepping Into Kirk’s Boots # Designing The Star Trek XI Enterprise # Potter Vs. Prime: Blockbusters Keep Up the Buzz # Cinematic Titanic Riffing the Road Again on New Tour…

Joss Whedon discusses Dollhouse survival

Posted on April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

My hero and Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon has shed some light over the future of the show. Talking to Sci-Fi Wire, he said: They haven’t said anything about a number, and they…

Technology: GigaPan Digital Camera

Posted on April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

No doubts about it, that’s rather nifty.

The Hobbit to be made into two movies

Posted on April 18, 2009April 18, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

According to Guillermo Del Toro, the new plan for himself and Peter Jackson is to make their Hobbit movie adaptation span two films rather than one. Speaking to Empire magazine, he wrote:…

StoryCasting

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Jeff tipped us off to this fun little site called StoryCasting. You start by picking a book, and then selecting the main characters and then casting those characters using whatever film and…

Final Harry Potter: Half Blood Prince Trailer

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

This looks rather stunning.

Watchmen Hoodie Competition

Posted on April 15, 2009April 15, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

We’re giving away one of these Limited Edition Watchmen hoodies to celebrate the launch of  Watchmen ““ Tales of the Black Freighter on DVD and Blu-Ray earlier this month (April 6). The…

George Takei Interview

Posted on April 14, 2009January 2, 2010 by Chris McQuillan

On 14th April 2009, Sci-Fi Heaven.net spoke exclusively with George Takei on the subject of the new DVD releases for the Original Series.

George was a pleasure to chat to, and Sci-Fi Heaven thanks him for his time. In the interview, he discusses many aspects of the original show, including his desire to be made Captain, Star Trek’s endearing and timeless message, and his other acting experiences.

Battle For Terra

Posted on April 13, 2009April 13, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Got a little heads-up on this through the grapevine, it’s a movie called Battle For Terra coming out on 1st May. It’s an entirely CGI movie with a rather impressive list of…

Joss Whedon to ‘leave television forever’?

Posted on April 13, 2009April 13, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Sci-Fi Slice have claimed that “˜once “Dollhouse” is over, Joss Whedon is leaving TV for good”¦to pursue creating on-line content along the lines of “Dr. Horrible.”’. Now, there claim has not been…

Red Dwarf : Back to Earth Special

Posted on April 12, 2009April 12, 2009 by Andi Hamilton

After a long wait with several rumours of a return in the form of a movie, ten years on and we – the Red Dwarf fans – finally have our comeback special….

Tim Minear clarifies Dollhouse situation

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Chris McQuillan

Firefly demi-God Tim Minear (who also works on Dollhouse), today spoke to attempt to clear up the confusion surrounding Dollhouse’s future. Posting on Whedonesque.com, the writer explained why there was confusion, and…

Doctor Who: Easter Special 2009: Planet of the Dead

Posted on April 12, 2009April 12, 2009 by Gateway

image In brief: Fun!

In-depth:

One down.

Three more to go.

Let’s get serious people!

To elaborate – this is it folks. Strap yourselves in for this adventure because it’s fun, tongue in cheek and a fast, furious ride. If you’ve read any interviews you’ll know that this is probably what RTD might call his last chance for a ‘light hearted’ romp in the Whoniverse. If you can call strangers on a London bus being dragged halfway across the universe by a wormhole and then being hunted down by an alien swarm ‘light hearted’.

But this episode doesn’t really dwell on the scary moments for longer than, well, a few moments. It’s about crashing through…

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