Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Fantasy on Television
So maybe this is just me, but it seems that fantasy is finally making a come back on television. The last time I remember more than one or two fantasy based television shows being on at the same time was during my young childhood in the mid-late '90s (early 2000s as well). Back when Hercules, Xena, and Beast-master were on (probably along with some others that I don't remember). There was something like a five-year break where I could not find any fantasy show. There were tons of sci-fi shows: Firefly, Doctor Who came back, Stargate: SG-1 and Atlantis, Eureka, Warehouse 13, Torchwood, among others. But there was a huge hole where some fantasy should be. Now, since 2-3 years ago, fantasy has started making a come back. And it seems to be adding up to a big one. It started with Legend of the Seeker (which didn't really do the books justice, but was fairly entertaining). Then BBC joined in with Merlin and Robin Hood. More recently there was the short series (which will hopefully continue) The Fades (also BBC) and in America we've got Lost Girl (which probably is aimed towards women, but I think it's still pretty damn good). I sincerely hope this continues and we get some more amazing fantasy shows just like sci-fi did during it's peak around 5-6 years ago. It would be interesting to look back over the history of sci-fi and fantasy television shows and see if there is a natural rotation between the two.
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