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4th March 2010 04:16 AM
David Allen
There seems to have been a huge increase in the production of science fiction series made for television, maybe the studios were cashing in on the success of Stargate and the Star Trek franchises, but one thing is for sure the studios are paying the price now with viewing figures dropping and costs rising.
For series like FlashForward and the remake of V, both shows have seen a drop of 43 per cent and 35 per cent respectively.
Yet there appears to be no answer to this drop, apart from the possibility that only the die hard science fiction fans that stick with the shows, while other viewers were only watching out of interest.
For the studios and broadcasters it is a dilemma, however it seems that international viewers could save these shows and maybe even get more science fiction in the future.
David Allen
There seems to have been a huge increase in the production of science fiction series made for television, maybe the studios were cashing in on the success of Stargate and the Star Trek franchises, but one thing is for sure the studios are paying the price now with viewing figures dropping and costs rising.
For series like FlashForward and the remake of V, both shows have seen a drop of 43 per cent and 35 per cent respectively.
Yet there appears to be no answer to this drop, apart from the possibility that only the die hard science fiction fans that stick with the shows, while other viewers were only watching out of interest.
For the studios and broadcasters it is a dilemma, however it seems that international viewers could save these shows and maybe even get more science fiction in the future.
