Sci-Fri Death Slot

Surprise, surprise... FOX put yet another Sci-Fi show on the Friday night chopping block. Virtuality didn't lack for pedigree either; the pilot movie was written by Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore and scribe Michael Taylor.

There's no doubt that Sci-Fi fans have a love-hate relationship with FOX. Well, maybe more on the hate side. Love-hate-hate? Love-hate²? The Firefly debacle still burns brightly in the minds of Whedonites as they ponder the future of Dollhouse. The senseless cancellation of The Sarah Connor Chronicles continues to baffle me. You Hollywood numbskulls had a Terminator movie come out this summer, and you don't think anyone was gonna watch a Terminator TV show in the fall?

Anyway, the funniest part about Virtuality's debut, for me, is that they didn't even have faith enough in this one to let it complete a season, let alone a story arc.

I've got one thing to say to all you geeky, visionary writer/director/producers out there: go to the SciFi channel. You're more likely to get the go ahead.

As for the rest of you, there's always xkcd.