By John J. Joex Lost wrapped up its six year run this past season and did so on a high note. Though quite a number of people did not care for the series finale, I thought it delivered a satisfying resolution and a decent amount of closure (and you can read more of my thoughts [...]
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With Lost Gone, What Will be the Next “Big Thing” for Science Fiction and Fantasy Television?
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Summer Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Preview
By John J. Joex The 2009-10 season is all but over now (Stargate: Universe has its finale this Friday) and now we head into the slow Summer season which typically delivers much less in the way of Science Fiction and Fantasy television programming. In the past Summers, several of the broadcast networks have had a [...]
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Event Review: Yuri’s Night- Pensacola, Fl. April 9th, 2010
By Sam Christopher On April 12th, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human into space and the first human to achieve orbit. This, of course, touched off the Space Race, a competition between world powers USSR and USA that would eventually culminate in the US reaching the Moon. This striving to outdo one [...]
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How Lost Changed the Face of Network Television – Part 3
By John J. Joex Part 3 – The Network Explosion Lost was a phenomenal success for ABC in 2004 and it jump-started interest from the other broadcast networks in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre. By the time the 2005 Fall season rolled around, three of the “Big Four” networks as well as one of [...]
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How Lost Changed the Face of Network Television Part 2
By John J. Joex Part 2 – Lost for Years, the Networks Find Sci Fi The period from 1959 to 1970 I classify as the Golden Age of Science Fiction and Fantasy on television. During these years, the genre matured as it moved from the kiddie-space operas that defined the 1950’s to shows that appealed [...]
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How Lost Changed the Face of Network Television Part 1
By John J. Joex Part 1 – A Change is Coming Lost is truly a phenomenon for television and the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre. It attracted a wide audience and devoted following that extended beyond just sci fi fans and it changed the attitude that the networks previously had toward scheduling shows from the [...]
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The Not Quite Ready for the Top 10 Shows from the Past Decade
By John J. Joex You can’t include everything in a “best of” list, but you can acknowledge those that you considered and then discarded. Over the past two days, I looked at the best shows in the genre from the double-naught decade, so now it’s time to take a look at a few that got [...]
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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Shows of the Past Decade (Part 1)
By John J. Joex Now that the double-naught decade has ended, you’ve seen plenty of those “best of” lists covering TV shows, movies, books, etc. that came out over past ten years. But now it’s time for the definitive list of the best Science Fiction and Fantasy shows from the beginning of the 21st century. [...]
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