TV programs that you hate (or dislike) and programs you want shown

[doc_bean]

The one real TV show (reality TV doesn't count) that I hate is 24. Most preposterous BS ever purpetrated on the TV viewing audience. Prison break took a sharp nose dive when it turned into a fugitive clone this season.

It's funny how the new Battlestar Galactica does everything that Lost and Prison Break do. But better and consistantly. Yet it's ratings have slipped this season.

I think the problem with TV shows is that they have a limited 'life span' in which they remain interesting to the audience. The producers always try to cram in as many seasons as they can to get the money, but often the quality suffers. 24 has become to repetitive and formulaic, Lost just became too slow and boring in the second season, Buffy had 'the college years', Prison Break stops being about a prison etc.

It would be better if they made shows with an explicit idea of the amount of episodes/seasons they would have to do, quality would certainly improve.

[lars573]

I think the problem with TV shows is that they have a limited 'life span' in which they remain interesting to the audience. The producers always try to cram in as many seasons as they can to get the money, but often the quality suffers. 24 has become to repetitive and formulaic, Lost just became too slow and boring in the second season, Buffy had 'the college years', Prison Break stops being about a prison etc.

The producers of BSG nova have said several times that there isn't more 5 seasons worth of story for the concept. Which is why they are developing a spin off about the inital Cylon rebellion 40 years before.

It would be better if they made shows with an explicit idea of the amount of episodes/seasons they would have to do, quality would certainly improve.

That's how Japanese fiction shows work. A show runs for a certain amount of episodes and then is over. It will have different sotry arcs and such. Then a sequel series could be done.

[doc_bean]

The producers of BSG nova have said several times that there isn't more 5 seasons worth of story for the concept. Which is why they are developing a spin off about the inital Cylon rebellion 40 years before.

Sounds nice, we don't get BSG over here, unfortuantely.

[lars573]

Sounds nice, we don't get BSG over here, unfortuantely.

Hmm well it is shown in the UK. So you could take a trip there and pick up the DVD's. It's a well written and well acted show. Really dark though.