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Topic: Lost: An ABC show with quality (Read 12013 times)
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Rasix
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I'm off a mind that no show can really maintain consistent quality over more than say 4 seasons. Seinfeld. Yep, as soon as they got beyond their shakey start (season one was less than good), it was golden till lights out. Edit: To agree with Haem, no television cancelling has ever made me as angry, sad, and overall disappointed as when Firefly got axed. At least when Buffy and Angel saw the door, you could see a noticable decline in the series quality so I wasn't so bummed. But this show had just about everything going for it: interesting characters, a good solid plotline, good writing, a very cool setting/vibe, and romance to keep the wife interested. I hope the Firefly movie sees the light of day. Still doesn't replace what could have been at least solid 4 seasons of a great sci-fi/western show. I just wish FX or USA or hell even HBO could have picked up the series (it'd be a lot better than goddamn Entorage). |
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HaemishM
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I actually think the last season of Seinfeld was a bit of a letdown in quality. The episodes "felt" wrong for lack of a better term. They were meaner. I correlate that to the time he broke off the engagement with the 18-year old chick.
YMMV
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I'm off a mind that no show can really maintain consistent quality over more than say 4 seasons.
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Bunk
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oh, and Doctor Who for sci-fi!
Ok, Im kidding, the show sucked after Tom Baker, but I think his run alone was probably over four years long.
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SirBruce
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Buffy seasons 2-5 were certainly quality. Season 1 was pretty inconsistent. I thought 6 was pretty good too, but 7 was a big letdown.
I would be tempted to argue that every season of Angel was good, but I hated Connor, so I can't really defend that.
ST: TNG seasons 2-7 were almost all good, but there were certainly bad episodes. Still, it would be possible to defend any 4-year stretch in that period.
I think Deep Space Nine seasons 3-6 were also pretty darn awesome. 2 was pretty good too; 7 gets a big minus because of no Terry Ferrell.
Tom Baker did indeed last more than 4 years (7 I think?) but there were certainly some weak episodes in that run.
Bruce
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Shannow
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Every episode of Doctor Who was weak. Thats what made it so great.:)
Oh yeah and how many seasons did the Goodies go? Thats pure TV gold right there.
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Shockeye
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I would be tempted to argue that every season of Angel was good, but I hated Connor, so I can't really defend that. Even a season and a half of a whiny, brooding & angsty Connor is better than 95% of the other shit on TV at the same time. |
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Margalis
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I actually really liked Earth 2 when it first came on. A lot of these kinds of series are more about promise than delivery. You have to move towards some sort of resolution, and often that is flimsy.
You see the same sort of things in comedies, especially when there is romantic tension. The old "will they or won't they" can only last for so long before it gets contrived.
For the record, Buffy and Angel were both terrible shows IMO. Cutesy teenie-bopper drivel. Way too smug and 'clever' for my tastes. X-Files had some very good episodes (and lasted about 4 or 5 years too long). ST:TnG was pretty consitently good. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Space:Above and Beyond. A sci-fi show that was a lot less space opera or witty banter than the typical fare.
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Righ
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Red Dwarf. However, they didn't exactly stretch themselves for number of episodes per series. Recent animation has done rather well maintaining quality over many seasons.
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personman
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Apropos of nothing but we were amused to hear our town "Denton, TX" named during the memorial service in the white rabbit episode.
We're not exactly a cultural epicenter... ;)
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Apropos of nothing but we were amused to hear our town "Denton, TX" named during the memorial service in the white rabbit episode.
We're not exactly a cultural epicenter... ;) We know...the TX gave it away. |
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personman
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We know...the TX gave it away. Muhahaha - as opposed to which other famously cultural "Dentons" of the planet... :P |
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