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Old 02-19-2008, 08:14 AM   #108
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
It depends on what the mass audience considers "damn good television".

A friend of mine who has written a bit for TV believes that the stuff that tends to be popular is essentially about people helping others, and points to the ongoing popularity of cop shows, lawyer shows, and medical shows as prime time drama. Those all feature protagonists either actively helping others, or trying to prevent others from coming to harm.

There have been a few attempts to produce SF TV that does that sort of crossover, being cops in space or doctors in space, but none have lasted more than a couple of episodes.
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That's a very interesting and encouraging idea. I would really like to believe that. But how do you explain the popularity of shows like Survivor and many others?
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