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    Andrew Liptak: I've always thought that 5 years is a good number for a SF show. more »
    GiovanniGautham: It's nearly impossible to sell science-fiction to advertisers that want their products seen when (said) businesses believe science-fiction fans are th... more »
    Kenny Hobbs: I'm pretty sure it has to do with seven seasons of 22-26 episodes each becomes the 'magic number' to send the series into syndication where it can rea... more »
    GarjaWhchi: The answer is middle aged and older women. Absolutely no offence intended: But a lot of these women will watch a drama no matter how repetitive and tr... more »
    phoghat: I'm a big fan of the "Dresden Files" series of books (of which there are currently 10) and Sci-Fi had a show about them and it died an ignominious dea... more »
    Byronotron: well i believe it has a lot to do with the fact that most sci fi tv shows have a long running plot thread that, like you said, is partly linked to the... more »
    korbermeister: I think that SyFy doesn't last as long as other series because it takes more energy and imagination to suspend ones disbelief when watching shows deal... more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: EDIT: Another one for the list, maybe: Red Dwarf. Even discounting the gap, there's still, what, eight seasons? And it's possibly back in some form. more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: It would not be hard to make. A blend of TOS and Firefly is pretty well the perfect template for it. It's about the ship like ER's about the hospital.... more »
    korbermeister: SOUTHPARK! Most of the time Southpark makes me think or laugh; sometimes both! How many shows would outline the double standard of the reactions of ... more »
    GreenishBlue: I think it's got something to do TV shows in GENERAL that shows don't last more than about seven years. Actors get tired of the same roles, day in day... more »
    StargateCommander: no show should last longer than 7 seasons unless its stargate and doctor who. 24 seems to do okay more »
    TheWaywardOne: CSI, the Las Vegas version, has gone through a series of character changes in the last season or two. Only 5 of the original eight main characters are... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: No show really lasts longer than 7 years in terms of quality though, does it? Doctor Who lasted because it kept getting re-vamped and re-made, and it ... more »
    twophrasebark: The practical answer... is that each renewed year of a television series creates additional economic stressors including the salaries of the actors an... more »
  • #thinkingoutloud

    Why Does Scifi TV Get A Seven Year Itch?

    I had a thought while avoiding this week's three-hour series finale of medical drama er; why don't science fiction shows last fifteen seasons? Does all SF TV (Doctor Who aside) have a seven year limit? More »
  • #falltvwatch

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