We're gonna change the world tonight.

[rogueslayer452]

++ In case I missed anyone, thank you for all the birthday wishes! ♥

++ Community recommendations: stitchers_tv and killjoys_tv. I know that fandom communities are a dying breed these days, and anything for newer fandoms are virtually nonexistent on LJ. But at least some are being made, these two for Stitchers and Killjoys, both shows that have premiered this year and have been renewed for second seasons, so if you're a fan of either and would like to keep the fandom community discussion alive, definitely worth checking out. Speaking of, Stitchers is going to be having a Halloween special soon, and I can't wait to see what that is going to feature.

++ Defiance has been cancelled. I'm less surprised and more disappointed with this news, mostly because aside from figuring that there would last at least one more season, it was one of my shows that I liked watching so hearing about this was such a huge bummer, emotionally. At least from what I hear the third season finale was satisfactory enough to be counted as a series finale, so that's good. I guess I'm just disappointed because Defiance was one of those creative science fiction shows that had a shitload of world-building, from terraformed Earth to the characters and the different alien races, detailing not just their costumes and appearances but also all the languages and cultures, the interpersonal relationships between them and the humans, the conflicts and working together, and just everything in between, especially the music. It was a wonderful and beautiful show in that regard, and despite it living a healthy three season life and ending on a high note rather than getting mishandled by the writers and execs, it does feel like a loss somehow that we'll never see this world again.

Comments

[giallarhorn.livejournal.com]

Happy (late, whoops) birthday!

I'm kind of surprised that a) they cancelled Defiance, and alternatively b) that it took them so long to cancel, mostly because in both respects it was such a huge investment on their portion to be the flagship show. Like, they poured a lot into it.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥

And yeah, I was just thinking about when they were first promoting the show. They were making such a huge deal about it, not just with how expensive it was, but they even pushing the online game as well. It honestly was a big investment on their part, so perhaps it got too expensive to keep producing, or the ratings weren't up to par with their expectations as it hit their third season. I don't know. I honestly don't know anything anymore with Syfy.

[giallarhorn.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I mean. I can't even remember how much they poured into the MMORPG, but when it first came online it was such a big deal, and they kept talking about using it as a live tie into the show? And then the sets themselves must be exorbitant, so it's one of those things that you've already sunk so much into? But I'm really not sure what they were expecting it to do- maybe be the new break into the increased mainstreamness of scifi/fantasy a la GoT?

Though to be fair, Syfy has always made some really, really weird choices wrt its shows.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

But I'm really not sure what they were expecting it to do- maybe be the new break into the increased mainstreamness of scifi/fantasy a la GoT?

Probably. I definitely think from the way it was marketed initially that they wanted it to be the Next Big Thing, something not unlike what BSG or SG1 once was for their channel, going back to their scifi/fantasy roots after their whole remodeling of their brand thing. And the fact that it was created by the same person who created Farscape was another thing to draw more people in. But yeah, I don't know what they were expecting otherwise.

Though to be fair, Syfy has always made some really, really weird choices wrt its shows.

Yeah, they really do. It's an unfortunate and frustrating thing, especially when they cancel some of their most popular programs. I'm still bitter about the outcomes of some of my other favorite shows.