{"id":111,"date":"2007-09-27T08:47:13","date_gmt":"2007-09-27T12:47:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-11-04T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2007-11-04T19:05:46","slug":"fall_season_preview_the_yawn_returning_yawn_shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Fall Season Preview: The (yawn) Returning (yawn) Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, for the past few years Sci Fi has enjoyed a Renaissance (goodness, I love them big wordies). Doctor Who, Heroes just to name a few but there have also been so many big big budget shows that for the most part are \u2026\u2026 not so good, and yet they keep annoying me by taking up valuable space on the schedule.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Time For THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE EXPENSIVE, Network Edition<\/p>\n<p>Battlestar Galactica \u2013 so good, so wonderfully good, so amazingly good. Going into it\u2019s last season and I want EVERYTHING wrapped up in a nice little Christmas Package for me.<\/p>\n<p>Smallville \u2013 yawn\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. HUGE FREAKIN YAWN. How did this show last a season? Why did this show last 7 seasons? What\u2019s the intrigue here? I must be missing something, but for Gods sake, give this puppy a decent burial and let it have whatever dignity it can muster in its death knell. It defines horrible Sci Fi television. It makes Roswell look like Upstairs, Downstairs. It makes My Favorite Martian look like Hill Street Blues. ARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH<\/p>\n<p>Stargate Atlantis \u2013 Proof positive that when you don\u2019t like the original series, chances are you won\u2019t like the spin offs.Scores<\/p>\n<p>From Tuesday:<\/p>\n<p>Reaper \u2013 A-Outstandingly funny, I take back 50% of all the bad things I said about it (maybe, if they grow).Never one unable to admit when I am wrong (remember, I hated The White Album)<\/p>\n<p>Dome, Signing off<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=111\" data-text=\"Fall Season Preview: The (yawn) Returning (yawn) Shows\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=111\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscifisaturdaynight.com%2F%3Fp%3D111&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fc49ccc512d4f99a9a863cc00915cb240%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dmm%26r%3Dpg&#038;description=Fall%20Season%20Preview%3A%20The%20%28yawn%29%20Returning%20%28yawn%29%20Shows\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, for the past few years Sci Fi has enjoyed a Renaissance (goodness, I love them big wordies). 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