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Title:	Arcana Caelestia
Notice:	Directory listings are in topic 2
Moderator:	NETRIX::thomas

Created:	Thu Dec 08 1983
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1300
Total number of notes:	18728

1138.0. "poetic justice?" by SOFBAS::SHERMAN () Fri Apr 23 1993 15:21

    Of the three new SF shows that premiered recently:
    
    Time Trax: still running.
    Space Rangers: cancelled after three episodes.
    Babylon 5: cancelled after one episode.
    
    I usually cheer the survival of any SF on TV, but frankly, the
    cancellation of SR and B5 can only be considered mitzvahs. It makes me
    think that people really are demanding better TV, esp. SF. As for Time
    Trax -- I don't see it surviving much longer, either.
    
    Next up: Wild Palms. A lot of hype so far. We'll see...

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1138.1	In fact, one of my favorite shows. Next to TNG, of course.	DSSDEV::PIEKOS	Zoo TV	`Fri Apr 23 1993 17:58`	3
	You forgot Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Still going strong. John Piekos
1138.2	Babylon 5 wasn't cancelled	TLE::TOKLAS::FELDMAN	Opportunities are our Future	`Fri Apr 23 1993 18:00`	18
	Babylon 5 was not cancelled after one episode. The network backing it (Warner's PTEN) waffled on the original decision, and eventually decided to just fund the pilot and see how well it does. From info posted by the producer, JMS, on GEnie (reposted on Usenet), it appears their ratings were better than expected. A decision is expected any day now. (It may already have been made, but there's a delay between the decision and the time JMS posts it, and a second delay between the GEnie posting and the time that a kind volunteer reposts to Usenet.) Frankly, I'm hopeful for Babylon-5. It was far from perfect, but if we insisted on perfect pilots, then nothing would ever make it. The acting and directing were both weak, but when you discover that they did the whole thing with no time for dress rehersals, you have to ask how good it can be, once they're given time and a budget to do it right. With writers like Harlan Ellison and David Gerrold behind it, it's bound to be good. Gary
1138.3	What's this about Wild Palms?	ROCK::BELL		`Mon Apr 26 1993 20:28`	4
	Subject says it all. I heard some mention of this but I haven't found anything substantial about it. Feel free to clue me in. :-) Shane
1138.4	Not going to be a series, just a mini	SMURF::PETERT	rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty	`Tue Apr 27 1993 14:24`	14
	Wild Palms is a mini-series produced(?) by Oliver Stone to be shown in May. Starring Jim Belushi, and set in the near future, it is supposed to deal heavily with virtual reality. Other than that, I don't know too much. I get the feeling Belushi is supposed to be a studio producer, or maybe a detective, but that last part may just be association with some of the other things he's done. I've got the question mark after 'produced' up above, because I was first going to write 'directed by' and then a random factoid popped up in my head that said 'three episodes, three different directors'. I can give no substance to this factoid, so just keep an eye out for the show, okay? PeterT
1138.5		TINCUP::XAIPE::KOLBE	The Goddess in Chains	`Tue Apr 27 1993 16:33`	2
	I got the impression from the commercials that it involves using media/virtual reality to deal with mind control of the population. liesl
1138.6		PEKING::SMITHRW	The Great Pyramid of Bloke	`Wed Apr 28 1993 11:56`	2
	It's a documentary?
1138.7		ACESMK::CHELSEA	Mostly harmless.	`Tue May 04 1993 20:07`	2
	It's based on a strip in "Details" magazine. (Okay, I might have the name wrong, it's a men's fashion/lifestyle mag of some sort.)