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- The problem is that good science fiction is always experimental, almost always more expensive than dramas or safe sitcoms, and it relies on an audience hanging in long enough for the plot to really hit its stride. Even if a series makes it into the mainstream, safety isn't guaranteed.
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- The Peripheral (2022) The Peripheral. Release Date. October 21, 2022. Cast. Chloe Grace Moretz , Gary Carr , Jack Reynor , JJ Feild , T'Nia Miller , Louis Herthum.
- Invasion (2005-2006) Invasion. Sci-Fi. Drama. Release Date. September 21, 2005. Cast. Eddie Cibrian , Lisa Sheridan , Alexis Dziena , Evan Peters , William Fichtner , Ariel Gade , Tyler Labine , Kari Matchett.
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Release Date. January 13, 2008. Cast. Lena Headey , Thomas Dekker , Summer Glau , Richard T. Jones , Brian Austin Green.
- Dollhouse (2009-2010) Dollhouse. Release Date. February 13, 2009. Cast. Eliza Dushku , Fran Kranz , Olivia Williams , Dichen Lachman , Enver Gjokaj , Tahmoh Penikett , Harry Lennix , Amy Acker.
Feb 2, 2023 · Need a refresher on which sci-fi shows have been canceled recently? Here's a quick rundown. All shows eventually come to an end, and the past year has seen several sci-fi TV series taking their final bow.
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- The 4400. 2004 - 2007. While The 4400 did manage to run for four seasons with a total of 44 episodes, the show didn't get to resolve the overwhelming mystery that drives the story.
- Journeyman. 2007. Starring Kevin McKidd, Journeyman details the life of a journalist who finds himself involuntarily shifting through time and visiting various moments in the past.
- Caprica. 2010. Caprica is a sequel spin-off to the 2004 series Battlestar Galactica. The show follows events that led to the creation and rapid development of artificial intelligence.
- Almost Human. 2013 - 2014. Almost Human was a show produced for Fox starring Karl Urban and Michael Ealy. The show follows a police detective and his robot partner as they form an uneasy alliance to fight back against the rapid rate of increase in crime.
May 18, 2024 · Sci-fi is a tough genre to crack on TV, if only because many shows don't get the time to blossom. Here are some great sci-fi shows canceled after one season.
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- 'Dirk Gently'
- 'Firefly'
- 'Defying Gravity'
- 'Odyssey 5'
- 'Almost Human'
- 'Caprica'
- 'Alien Nation'
- 'Space: Above and Beyond'
- 'Dark Angel'
- 'Stargate Universe'
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This British series, which aired on BBC Four, showed the main character, Detective Dirk Gently (Stephen Mangan) as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who, who ran a holistic investigation agency under the premise of "fundamental interconnectedness of all things," along with his assistant and sidekick, Richard MacDuff (Darren Boyd). The show, based on the novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, only ran for 4 episodes. However, the audience still remembers Gently's...
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One of the science fiction TV series that has earned many fans over the years is undoubtedly Firefly, created and directed by Joss Whedon. Its story, which falls into the category of space western drama, presented viewers with the adventures of the crew of the Serenity, at a time when humans had already landed in a new star system. And although each episode had enough buzz, it wasn't enough to keep it alive. The first season was not even completed, only 11 of 14 episodes were aired. Firefly h...
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The sci-fi space travel television series Defying Gravity was supposed to be a hit since its pitch was sold to the networks as "Grey's Anatomy in space," where a group of astronauts wandered the solar system, were monitored from Earth, and attempted to land on Mars. It's a riveting series that maximizes the "stuck on a ship" tropefans know so well today. But a similar fate to Fireflyawaited this multinational production. Originally 13 episodes were filmed for the first of three seasons, but A...
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Being the only survivors of a cataclysm on Earth and observing everything from space without being able to do anything doesn't sound like the best of plans for the main characters of Odyssey 5, a sci-fi TV series. The crew members of the spaceship Odyssey meet a being that calls itself The Seeker, who rescues them and sends them 5 years back to the past to prevent the destruction of the planet. The protagonists are then on a mission to stop the villains, a race of disembodied artificial intel...
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Closer and closer seems the time when technology will advance so far that people will work alongside androids with almost human-like appearances and behaviors, not just a list of predefined instructions. That was what Almost Humanoffered viewers when it aired. The interaction of Detective John Kennex (Karl Urban) and Police "Synthetic" Dorian (Michael Ealy) raised the question if a robot could behave more humanely and not just rely on logic, as they investigate different cases involving crimi...
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Imagine your family dies in a terrorist attack, but you have the money and technology to bring them back, would you do it? Such was the dilemma facing lawyer Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) and tech billionaire Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz), who brought his daughter Zoe (Alessandra Torresani) alive in a robotic body. Although Caprica was created as a spin-off prequel to Battlestar Galactica, which maintained its references, its approach was quite different, more akin to a Greek tragedy where the...
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Fear of the unknown has always been the basis of discrimination, an issue that unfortunately humanity has yet to deal with. That was the case in the TV series Alien Nation, which presented viewers with the adaptation within the human society of The Francisco, one of several alien families that sought refuge on planet Earth. Topics that remain controversial to this day, such as religion, minority rights and family, among others, were the core of the interaction between L.A. police officer Matt...
Soldiers, aliens, and colonization is an explosive cocktail for a sci-fi TV series, and that could be the summary of Space: Above And Beyond, a show where a group of US Marines called The Wildcards had to face an alien race that was destroying Earth's first extra-solar colonies with more advanced technology. In addition to battle clashes, Spaceshow...
In the 90s there was a trend of strong empowered female characters in TV series, and sci-fi couldn't be left behind. That's howDark Angel reached viewers, launching Jessica Alba to fame, and its story was co-created by James Cameron, inspired by the manga Battle Angel Alita. The show featured Max Guevara (Alba), a supersoldier who escaped as a chil...
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Although the sci-fi TV series Stargate Universe (SGU) was originally intended to be a divergence from the franchise, its story focused on a group of scientists led by Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) investigating The Ancients, the spaceship Destiny, and their relationship with other worlds beyond the confines of the Milky Way Galaxy. The end of SGU left a bitter taste after two seasons, leaving the audience with an inconclusive ending about extraterrestrial life that may have emerged after...
Jan 30, 2018 · With the quality of the shows that have been canceled, it's unthinkable that some of these remain on air. Here are 11 Sci-Fi Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (And 5 That Need To Go).
May 11, 2018 · Unfortunately, Syfy tends to cancel shows before its plots pan out or any characters get developed. Some shows are canceled before the initial episodes finish airing. Syfy has had many great programs that have been canceled too soon, but they also currently air shows that definitely need to go.
