Maybe. Maybe not. Fox has a record of screwing up a show. For example, Firefly, if I recall right, was not shown in order. The suits at Fox thought they wanted to show action and adventure and started with what was actually the second show. Thus when folks watched the show, they did not know the characters. They saw the train robbery episode, if I recall right. That was dumb. Only a suit is that dumb. The characters are what brings folks back. You have to intrduce them first.

What a sci-fi show? Do something for the Sci-ff channel. They’ll give you the best shot. If they’ll give a hunk of junk like Flash Gordon–a show that could have made it had they not toyed with it the way they did–22 episodes.

A show: Phillip K. Dick’s: The Blade Runner the Series. This time the first two or the shows who follow Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep closer than the great 1982 movie starring Harriosn Ford. And I am not joking when I say “great.”

Set the new show in 2119 San Fransico and follow the new adventures of Rck Deckard starring someone like Ben Browder or Michael Trucco in the role of Rick Deckard. Because it will be a show, the show will be able to follow the book, Do Androids Dream of Electic Sheep, more closely than the genious film did. It will not be a remake of the movie, mind you. But it will have a lot of the dark feel and a lot of the dialogue will come from the novel as the film. The key differences will be Rick Deckard will be human as is made clear in the novel, hel’ll be married as in the book, there will be a messiah like character in the book.etc. If it’s not clear, the first two to four shows will follow the book pretty close.

Who wants to see this as a movie? I know I do.

I’d bet real money that Gene would concur.

I won’t harp on it. I’ve no wish to be a buzz-kill.

And yeah, add me to the Firefly grudge holders.

At the very least I hope the new shows aren’t all moody and depressing, that hasn’t gotten so old.

Although critiquing Fox’s tendency to cancel shows is fair game, but in their defense they also seem to greenlight more genre/scifi than any other network. It is interesting to see Fox claim that their show is ‘more scifi’ than other shows. I think both Abrams and Lindelof have spoken about how just a few years ago they had to ‘hide’ the fact that Lost was scifi/genre from ABC.

Of course ‘real’ scifi (eg future and space shps) is still no where to be seen, but in a couple of years Lucas will give it a try with Star Wars. If that works and Abrams new movie works…I find it hard to imagine that CBS would not make a new Trek for TV (if not for their own networks, then maybe sold to another)

Let’s keep the politics out of it guys.

Seriously, why do producers put their shows on FOX. Fox management is a bunch of doofuses. Firefly was a potential breakout hit. Futurama too. And need we mention Family Guy?

I’m sure that none of the networks got to where they are by acting like Mother Theresa, but the malefaction of Fox’s sister network is far beyond the pale.

Sound familiar?? C’mon Trek XI!!!