Editor Page-Summer 2000

Everything Old is New Again...

By: Eric Anderson, Vice President/Editor

It has come to my attention that the SCI FI Channel has launched a new version of the Invisible Man for their Friday night line up, the fourth such incarnation to grace the TV screens (There were two British and one US series made over the last 40 years). I was not interested in the concept in the first place and I do not feel that I will be watching the show. In reality I don't see much TV anyways, so there is no loss.

Why I bring this up is the fact that if the SCI FI Channel REALLY wants to dig up old TV show concepts from the re-run grave yard, there are far better shows to do that with that would indeed grab my attention. So here we go:

Battlestar Galactica is on the top five list for me, and in fact the SCI Fi Channel has announced that they are looking into breathing the breath of life into what has now become a "classic" SF show. The only problem in this is that actor Richard "Captain Apollo" Hatch and Battlestar Galactica creator Glen Larson are in battle for the rights to do future Battlestar Galactica projects. I put my support to Hatch.

Doctor Who has been off the air now for over ten years, only to grace the TV screen as a 1996 BBC/Fox Network telemovie and several comedy bits for charity. The BBC has made it well known that they are looking for someone to share the production cost in making a new series, and the SCI FI Channel would be the best home for it in the US market. Why SCI FI hasn't taken such a bait is beyond me.

This is a long shot being that cast and crew have gone off in new directions since cable network TNT canceled the show before it even aired, but Crusade has too much potential to be left at 13 episodes. I truly feel that Crusade could have even surpassed the creative vision of Babylon 5, it's predecessor. The fact is that SCI FI Channel did try to pick it up when TNT dropped the ball, but they had already spent their budget lining up their Friday night original lineup.

It would be nice if someone would come along and do Buck Rogers in the 25th Century right instead of the way it was done in the late 70's series starring Gil Gerard. There is over seventy years of history with Buck, and a true homage series would be nice to see.

So, if someone from SCI FI Channel might see this (laugh), this is a small list of what someone like me would like to see. But I'll give you points, at least your starting to do original shows instead of airing re-run hell.

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