Sci-fi series that started strong and ended stupid

Ro Jo-Mu · Post by **Ro Jo-Mu** » 2003-01-21 09:27am

Sliders... Great idea, degenerated into rubbish, so bad that seasons four and five have never been shown on british tv! Loved the original series tho.
Red Dwarf... Just got plain silly after S6.
X-Files... Worldwid Phenomenom turns into Silly alien conspiracy theory shit.
We've mentioned most sci-fi series here, are there any that didn't end badly/turn shit?
I did think Quantum Leap finished nicely, even if it did get a bit repetitive towards the end.[/i]

Renewed_Valour1 · Post by **Renewed_Valour1** » 2003-01-21 11:04am

EFC killed by Tribune's Stupidity Complex. That company could take Star Wars and kill it within a year.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-01-21 11:37am

Ro Jo-Mu wrote: Red Dwarf... Just got plain silly after S6.[/i]

Wasn't Red Dwarf always intended to be more or less humoristic?? (although that doesn't mean it should be KKKomedy)

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2003-01-21 11:44am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Ro Jo-Mu wrote: Red Dwarf... Just got plain silly after S6.[/i]
Wasn't Red Dwarf always intended to be more or less humoristic?? (although that doesn't mean it should be KKKomedy)

Yeah it was always meant to be comedy, but the last two series lost the feel of the rest of the show, mostly I think due to the loss of Rod Grant, and the adition of other writers. The show just became ridiculous.

TrekWarsie · Post by **TrekWarsie** » 2003-01-21 12:47pm

I vote DS9 for a show that started slowly, picked up steam, and then fell off again. It would have ended great of Jadzia had survived and if Sosko hadn't gone into the Celestial Temple. The final episode of the series was an episode that started great, but ended terribly. They should've just ended it with the Dominion losing the war and Gul Dukat being killed wwithout Sisko going into the temple. Either that, or having Sisko reject being the Emissary and devote his full duty to being a Starfleet officer.