Darth_Terros Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 ChAiNz.2da said: Also on the rumor mill.. because of the following Futurama has on Cartoon Network, there's talks about bringing the series back (Fox Network).. I for one would welcome this if they get the original VO actors back on contract (still in rumor phase however)... ^^Yep i posted a link above ^^ I really cant wait for this futurama was one of the best shows on tv! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Darth_Terros said: ^^Yep i posted a link above ^^ I really cant wait for this futurama was one of the best shows on tv! Ya' know.. I totally missed that link! I feel like a big dumb-arse.. hehehe Thanks Darth_Terros, good to see the "rumor" in print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Out of your list, I'd have to say Futurama ... But to be honest, Farscape should be up there too! That's easily the best cancelled Sci-Fi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I liked Futurama. It had some funny parts.. I never watched Firefly, but the movie was great and I'm pretty sure the show was good too. While Star Trek is ok, it's not the best show. Quote No. 5 Reason to Hate Star Trek: Rule by committee. Here's the difference between Star Trek and the best SF show on TV last year: Star Trek: Picard: "Arm photon torpedoes!" Riker: "Captain! Are you sure that's wise?" Troi: "Captain! I'm picking up conflicting feelings about this! And, it appears that you're a 'fraidy cat." Wesley: "Captain, I'm just an annoying punk, but I thought I should say something." Worf: "Captain, can I push the button? This is giving me a big Klingon warrior chubby." Giordi: "Captain, I think we should reverse the polarity on them first." Picard: "I'm so confused. I'm going to go to my stateroom and look pensive." Firefly: Captain: "Let's shoot them." Crewman: "Are you sure that's wise?" Captain: "Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I'll BEAT YOU WITH until you realize who's in command." Crewman: "Aye Aye, sir!" LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintercell56 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Though it isn’t on the list I do believe it was one of the better Science Fiction shows to get canceled... Seaquest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den of Earth Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I think it's very sad that ALL SF shows get cancelled. Futurama I miss the most, as it was far more witty than any other comedy out there, and very well drawn. Original Star Trek was classic. Where would we be if Bill Gates was not a trekkie that wanted to see computers as pervasive as in ST. Amazing how much of today's tech was inspired by that cheesy but fun old show. Babylon5 was great, loved the continuing story even if the acting was a little weak. They blew things up good too. At least they were allowed to finish the whole story. Too bad about Crusade. I'm sure not many will agree, but I thought Enterprise was very well done. Much more interesting and fun than all Treks since the original. Maybe we will see a Star Wars TV show if Lucas is not doing the last 3 movies? Time will tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmark2k Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Den of Earth said: Amazing how much of today's tech was inspired by that cheesy but fun old show. I'm sure not many will agree, but I thought Enterprise was very well done. Much more interesting and fun than all Treks since the original. Maybe we will see a Star Wars TV show if Lucas is not doing the last 3 movies? Time will tell... Yeah did you hear that the U.S military are making TNG communicators. I like series 3 + 4 of enterprise but unfortunetly the first 2 did not reach high enougth standards so it lost alot of it's key audiance. and GL is making 2 tv shows one which is going to be a C.G.I Animation (i beleive it's based around the clone wars) and a live action series based in the Revenge of the sith/A New Hope gap. This info is pretty old and dates around a month post the ROTS release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryllith Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Firefly, definitely Firefly. I wouldn't really stick Futurama in this batch, given that it's a cartoon and not really a sci-fi show the way the others in the list are. Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, one of the other Trek shows, etc would have been a better option. That said, I like Futurama second best of the given options. Kryllith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 You know what I just realized? Nobody mentioned Quantum Leap. Blasphemous fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Osiris Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Easy one, Futurama. Bender is one badass mofo, I wonder how hard he would've knocked the crap out of Darth Vader...only Yoda knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 ^I've never even heard of QL until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 ^Then you are a deprived child. It's one of the most amazing shows evar! It used to be on Space, but nooooo, they had to replace it with Buffy. Pfft. She's nothing compared to Doctor Samuel Bekket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse|TFL Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 The Doctor said: You know what I just realized? Nobody mentioned Quantum Leap. Blasphemous fools. Quote for the truth. Quantum Leap just owned. There was another sci-fi show that was cancelled early but for the love of my life, I can't remember it's name. That was pretty cool. *goes off to find out what it was called* [edit] Space: Above and beyond!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dath Maximus Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 *puts on his vulcan ears* need i say more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Vladimir-Vlada said: Star Trek. It grew up to be such a great thing and they just had to cancel it... And all because of 'Charmed'. *Tries to calm himself down not to go on a rampage and kill the people who worked on 'Charmed'...* Star Trek shouldn't have been cancelled. It was so great. what? What does 1965 Original Trek have to do with late 90s+ Charmed ?? Apart from Enterprise, the other 3 ST series made their full 7 year terms before they voluntarily ceased production. And if you were referring to Enterprise, It was lucky it made it that far.... They should've gone with the Excelsior series damnit mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Enterprise sucked. It was ok in the beginning, and the Xindi season kept it alive for a while, but then it collapsed. Ironically though, the last four episodes generated higher ratings than any other episode in the series... especially "In a Mirror, Darkly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan essex Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Definetly FIREFLY I think they didn't have enough time to be discovered by a large fan base. there is a lot of other entertainment venues to compete with these days. DVDs should be released right after a season ends to grow fanbases. when enterprise came out, my cable didn't carry UPN, so I only saw a couple of episodes my sister had sent to me on tape. then I didn't have cable when they got UPN, too busy with other stuff. then I got on netflix and watched all the episodes. I think it was best trek spinoff. when it was coming to an end, they were allowed more freedom in plot writing and that is what made the last episodes so great. They were finally allowed to come into their own. another series I really liked was VR5. Cancelled before the story was finished(mabye it was just a matrix created fantasy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge2211 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I liked Enterprise! Finally, we had a Star Trek where they weren't bound by the Prime Directive and could bend the rules of ethics a little. This allowed them to explore some ethical issues we never encountered in other Star Trek series (I don't think we've ever seen even Kirk throw a prisoner in an airlock and start bleeding off the atmosphere). That's one of the things that made Firefly or the new Battlestar Galactica so appealing--none of the black-and-white adhering to morals that permeated Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now, Firefly was a great show that was a ton of fun to watch, but I don't for a minute think that it's destined for greatness. What makes that show shine are two things: the completeness of the universe ('scuse me, I mean, 'Verse) it takes place in and the dialogue between the characters. The plotlines themselves, while they hold up well as capers within the span of a single episode, are really hackneyed and cliched when it comes to the multi-episode arcs. And the characters, individually, separated from all their hilarious dialogue, are all stock characters, and none of them undergoes any character development over the course of the entire series. All of them could be summed up by a single phrase, they act exactly according to how a character with such a summary should act, and we've seen all those characters in other books, movies, and TV shows many times before. Firefly brings this weird mix of extreme imaginitivity and extreme unimaginitivity to the airwaves, which is why it'll always remain a cult thing. Futurama doesn't fit with the others. It doesn't count. So, uh...I dunno. I guess I'm not voting. But I threw my two cents out there anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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