The Rise and Decline of Science Fiction TV Shows
Cracked has an infographic (selection above) illustrating how long-running TV shows rise, plateau, decline, and die a slow death over time. Scott Edelman at blastr thinks that it's particularly applicable to science fiction. I agree, and Stargate SG-1 springs immediately to mind. That show lingered on too long. But episode 200, which was explicitly fan service, made it all worthwhile.
Which science fiction shows do you think suffered particularly prolonged deaths?
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After the first season I was cheering on Sylar to kill them all.
I hated what happened to X-Files.
If Mulder left and was replaced with the real Terminator 2 it might have been interesting.
Also after 9 years of cases involving aliens, psychics, scary monsters and a man who could squeeze through an opening as small as a butthole - Scully still didn't believe?WTF!!!
@GODOFTHUNDER -- Hah! I hadn't thought of it like that, but yes, Alan Moore was the best writer on that show.