We should be seeing a boom of sci-fi as computer graphics have improved and become cheaper but we see almost nothing at all, and whatever does get made is of incredibly poor quality in all regards.
Problem is that all the well-known IPs are locked down due to copyright. Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar, Dr Who -- You'll just get shut down if you're doing anything there, and without the name recognition no one will invest budget to actually do anything besides direct-to-video slop.
Which is another way of saying it's just one season, split in two, to give the impression of greater success.
We should be seeing a boom of sci-fi as computer graphics have improved and become cheaper but we see almost nothing at all, and whatever does get made is of incredibly poor quality in all regards.
Problem is that all the well-known IPs are locked down due to copyright. Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar, Dr Who -- You'll just get shut down if you're doing anything there, and without the name recognition no one will invest budget to actually do anything besides direct-to-video slop.
The zeitgeist is gone. Our society doesn't plan for the future. It doesn't reward excellence. The hopeful optimism that made sci fi enjoyable is dead.