Why did the mainstream TV viewer and average American get tired of any TV show set in space?

[JakeWIlls92]

At 0:27 she said that in an way that assumes people have gotten turned off from space sci fi.


"Yes! It is set in space! But it is basically a story about people!"

If so why did people get tired of or turned off from space sci fi? Was it the BSG ending? The Mass Effect ending? Or do some people simply have the preconception that space sci fi is just men in jumpsuits on a shiny spaceship?

What should been done to breathe new life into space opera? What kinds of worlds and characters do people want? Do they want aliens? Would the science have to be toned down?

 

[Slyhunter]

I quit watching tv. I only watch news now.

 

[JakeWIlls92]

I quit watching tv. I only watch news now.

Fox News and CNN is poison!

 

[sealybobo]

At 0:27 she said that in an way that assumes people have gotten turned off from space sci fi.


"Yes! It is set in space! But it is basically a story about people!"

If so why did people get tired of or turned off from space sci fi? Was it the BSG ending? The Mass Effect ending? Or do some people simply have the preconception that space sci fi is just men in jumpsuits on a shiny spaceship?

What should been done to breathe new life into space opera? What kinds of worlds and characters do people want? Do they want aliens? Would the science have to be toned down?

Are you watching the Orville? It’s got a liberal slant to it but it is amazing. This is something the other ones did but not as current as the Orville. I remember next generation dealt a little with current events. The original had Captain Kirk kiss a black woman.

But the Orville deals with gay issues, ridiculous prejudices, and they do it in a very clever way.

Their mission is to find planets that have learned enough to reach out into space to see if they are alone. Until they are evolved enough to do that they leave them alone. And the universe is filled with other planets with intelligent life. Some good and some bad. They want new planets to join the alliance and not the other side.

My favorite episode is when they found out the AI that had been with them on the ship for years was studying them and when they went back to its planet to see if they want to join the federation they found out that they killed the beings that created them and now they have taken over the Orville and they’re going back to earth to wipe out the potential threat. Us.

 

[sealybobo]

At 0:27 she said that in an way that assumes people have gotten turned off from space sci fi.


"Yes! It is set in space! But it is basically a story about people!"

If so why did people get tired of or turned off from space sci fi? Was it the BSG ending? The Mass Effect ending? Or do some people simply have the preconception that space sci fi is just men in jumpsuits on a shiny spaceship?

What should been done to breathe new life into space opera? What kinds of worlds and characters do people want? Do they want aliens? Would the science have to be toned down?

The Orville has good characters. You have to fall in love with the characters and the storylines have to be interesting. The plots.

Which Star Trek lasted the longest? Eventually they all jump the shark. Then you just need to wait and eventually do a reboot.

 

[fncceo]

At 0:27 she said that in an way that assumes people have gotten turned off from space sci fi.


"Yes! It is set in space! But it is basically a story about people!"

If so why did people get tired of or turned off from space sci fi? Was it the BSG ending? The Mass Effect ending? Or do some people simply have the preconception that space sci fi is just men in jumpsuits on a shiny spaceship?

What should been done to breathe new life into space opera? What kinds of worlds and characters do people want? Do they want aliens? Would the science have to be toned down?

The Orville has good characters. You have to fall in love with the characters and the storylines have to be interesting. The plots.

Which Star Trek lasted the longest? Eventually they all jump the shark. Then you just need to wait and eventually do a reboot.

I've made a list before of all the things that are wrong with "The Orville". The show has gotten better since the first season, removing some of the worse elements.

It's not the moralizing that is wrong with the show. It is the ham-fisted, in-your-face, the way they do it (much like the original 'Star Trek' series). It's an insult to the viewers to bash them over the head with the moral, instead of letting a moral-based story stand on its own.

 

[blastoff]

At 0:27 she said that in an way that assumes people have gotten turned off from space sci fi.


"Yes! It is set in space! But it is basically a story about people!"

If so why did people get tired of or turned off from space sci fi? Was it the BSG ending? The Mass Effect ending? Or do some people simply have the preconception that space sci fi is just men in jumpsuits on a shiny spaceship?

What should been done to breathe new life into space opera? What kinds of worlds and characters do people want? Do they want aliens? Would the science have to be toned down?

IMO regardless of a show’s genre if it’s a stinker folks won’t watch whether it’s sci fi, western, police drama, etc., etc.

 

[WillMunny]

The answer is quite simple: sci-fi has been dumbed-down and degenerated into such a mindless, hyperactive video game, that people stopped giving a shit. Decades ago sci-fi used to be creative and made its fans actually use their brains. Nowadays it's brain-damaged junk. The giant downhill quality of Star Trek and Star Wars is obvious proof of this.