shavedape
Well Known GateFan
Exactly
I think people are figuring it out, even subconsciously. The lack of exciting opening showing the invasion was very telling. Even if people didn't consciously recognize it I think they went away from the premiere wondering at the back of their minds WTF happened with the invasion. The "childrens art therapy" explanation of the invasion was a huge mistake -- HUGE! It did the opposite of building excitement, that's for sure.
I think you're onto something with the projected formula here. I bet once the ratings are in the crapper we'll see a sudden shift in tone and story telling for whatever remaining episodes are left to produce (if there are any -- the Spielberg name could give the show some fuel). It will suddenly be more action oriented. Certain expensive cast members will be given the boot. They'll focus more on the aliens and the invasion (because they will, grudgingly, give in to fan pressure) but the budget will preclude showing the actual invasion by that point. The writers will talk a lot about how exciting things are to come in the show but it will all be too late and the show will get axed because the audience will have been bored by the soap-fi bait-and-switch early on and will have long deserted it. The end.
Of course in the long run sci-fi fans will be blamed for not supporting the show. We will be branded as being too low-brow and "not ready" for the depth and genius of the show. The show will be labeled as being ahead of its time, the implication being that the average sci-fi fan is too stupid to recognize that which is good, that which is "artistic". Yup, it will be our fault. We're all idiots. :roll:
The pattern has been confirmed! This same sort of trajectory is shared by SGU and Caprica. There is always gonna be dropoff after a premiere, but seeing the show tells viewers that there isnt a lot left to keep interest. The story needed to show the invasion FIRST, even if it was a flashback or a cutscene in the titles. Otherwise, its only "implied" and that is just not good enough. These Masons and the sons are not enough to hold long-term interest IMO. I project the dropoff to continue next week.
Is it time to create a new Crystal Ball for this show?
I think people are figuring it out, even subconsciously. The lack of exciting opening showing the invasion was very telling. Even if people didn't consciously recognize it I think they went away from the premiere wondering at the back of their minds WTF happened with the invasion. The "childrens art therapy" explanation of the invasion was a huge mistake -- HUGE! It did the opposite of building excitement, that's for sure.
I think you're onto something with the projected formula here. I bet once the ratings are in the crapper we'll see a sudden shift in tone and story telling for whatever remaining episodes are left to produce (if there are any -- the Spielberg name could give the show some fuel). It will suddenly be more action oriented. Certain expensive cast members will be given the boot. They'll focus more on the aliens and the invasion (because they will, grudgingly, give in to fan pressure) but the budget will preclude showing the actual invasion by that point. The writers will talk a lot about how exciting things are to come in the show but it will all be too late and the show will get axed because the audience will have been bored by the soap-fi bait-and-switch early on and will have long deserted it. The end.
Of course in the long run sci-fi fans will be blamed for not supporting the show. We will be branded as being too low-brow and "not ready" for the depth and genius of the show. The show will be labeled as being ahead of its time, the implication being that the average sci-fi fan is too stupid to recognize that which is good, that which is "artistic". Yup, it will be our fault. We're all idiots. :roll: