Novel has to hit me within the first few chapters. Yup. I will not suffer through crap to get to the little gem at the end. Has to have a build up.
I am not a big fan of DS9 as I said. It’s ‘ok’.
My Best scifi series had been Star Trek TOS, until it got, for the most part dated. TNG was a PC progressive fest. But had some interesting episodes. My new favorite ST is Enterprise. Lot less PC. Watched a few episodes of B5 the first season. Smelled. Never got me. Firefly was a great series that the then president of Fox should have been shot for cancelling......shot for that and cancelling Futurama. What a great Scifi comedy.
I can’t watch dr who....
I gag. Though I heard the new ones are good. I tried Red Dwarf. Not for me. 12 Monkeys is OK. I Like Gotham (Scifi? Not sure). The new Gallactica had potential (unlike the old childish one) but eventually went astray.
I’m waiting for someone to present the Foundation Trilogy (right I said trilogy). Great series of novels. The later ones were forced. Lot out there that can be presented on the big and small screen.
Just not gonna watch a series after I watched the first 3-4 episodes that smelled and continue to waste my time.
You must read short novels.
A little gem at the end? What like the last couple of chapters?
Sure, I can see not liking that.
In TV land, and the Bab5 universe, there were only five chapters, if you want to look at it that way. It picks up quite nicely, and a lot of boring little things in the fist chapter unfold later on.
Season two gets things rolling, and 3 & 4 are kick ass. The problem with season five was: The suits at the network. The threat of canceling after 4 changed things and made JMS try to wrap it up by four.
At least authors get to sell the book as a whole, not spool it out one chapter at a time.
Hollywood, sex drugs and rock and role - and shiny objects - rule their world.