
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
Series creator outlines his plans for cancelled second season
BBC's "Outcasts" was ambitious. Some might even say it was too ambitious for some people as the series was quickly canceled after only a single 8-episode season but plans are underway to conclude the story of the Carpathian colonists. But if you're hoping for that conclusion to take place on-s ...
Read MoreIf only it hadn't distanced itself from science-fiction on day one maybe the series would have rocketed to the stars
This review may contain spoilers. "Outcasts" wasn't the massive success that BBC hoped it would be when they commissioned the series. Its initial launch pulled in a respectable 4.4 million viewers (a figure which is pretty good for a weekday terrestrial broadcast) but it was all downhill from ...
Read MoreBritish colonization drama will not return for a second season
This story may contain spoilers. The writing may as well have been on the wall when BBC yanked "Outcasts" from its mid-week prime time schedules and relocating it in the late Sunday night slot, but now it is official: there will be no more from the science-fiction colony series. Episode 1 and ...
Read MoreProducer says it is sci-fi, but it's really not
Science-fiction has proven itself to be a massive success for the BBC, with "Doctor Who" remaining among the British network's most anticipated shows and the internationally developed fourth season of "Torchwood" still garnering media attention. And, in late 2010, the Beeb will reveal a new seri ...
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