Nathan Fillion posing for the camera on Firefly
Some sci-fi shows, like Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and The Boys, are popular from the very start. Others take a while to catch on. Even a juggernaut like the original Star Trek series struggled with ratings during its initial run and was only embraced years after it debuted. It's far from the only one: many sci-fi shows have opened to weak ratings only to find greater success via home video, Firefly being the textbook example.
The show is morally murky. It's often difficult to know which characters to support, something that will either be compelling or confusing depending on the viewer. The bleak and unsettling tone may explain why Dollhouse was not widely popular, but this is also precisely what fans appreciate about it. It was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings but, like all of Joss Whedon's TV shows, it has some die-hard admirers. Fans of dark and philosophical sci-fi should give it a try.
The OA blends drama, mystery, science fiction, and metaphysics, resulting in a strange but fascinating mix. It's structurally inventive and narratively perplexing, deliberately serving up mysteries and cryptic clues at every turn. Unfortunately, Netflix canceled the show after two seasons, leaving it with a cliffhanger ending that deeply frustrated fans. Since then, The OA's fans have tried hard to get the show recommissioned, including putting together a Change.
Release Date September 9, 2008 Creator J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci Cast Anna Torv , Joshua Jackson , John Noble , jasika nicole Seasons 5 Main Genre Drama 6 ‘Garth Marenghi's Darkplace’ Starring: Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe "I know writers who use subtext, and they’re all cowards." Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a satirical homage to 1980s horror television.
4 ‘Utopia’ Starring: Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins "I've seen what people are capable of when they feel they're losing everything." In this one, a group of comic book fanatics comes into possession of the manuscript for a legendary graphic novel, "The Utopia Experiments," rumored to predict catastrophic events.
Rather than being high-concept and brainy, Lexx is straightforward and gory. The main attractions here are the dark humor, sexual undercurrents, and distinctly unheroic protagonists, elements which have led some to describe Lexx as "Star Trek's evil twin".While it aired, the series was beloved neither by critics nor general audiences, but it developed a cult following in later years due to word-of-mouth.
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