Well, I can't say that I found it all surprising that Syfy decided to pull the plug on Incorporated in its freshman season (I just read the announcement via Deadline.com right here). I only sat through the first two hours of the SciFi/Drama that sprang somehow from the collective might of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and it really felt entirely uninspired. Largely, the show veered toward anti-capitalism messaging in the near-future, and that's ground not exactly fertile any longer in the realm of Science Fiction: in fact, it's been pretty much 'done to death' so much so that it's become cliché.
Don't get me wrong: I'm all for finding new angles to tackle some of even the oldest politically-charged storytelling, but Incorporated really felt like late 80's and early 90's SciFi (think Robocop's cynicism but without all of the hardware) instead of something fresh and different. Syfy's viewers apparently weren't all that interested, and they tuned out. As they say, it is what it is.
In any event, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
Don't get me wrong: I'm all for finding new angles to tackle some of even the oldest politically-charged storytelling, but Incorporated really felt like late 80's and early 90's SciFi (think Robocop's cynicism but without all of the hardware) instead of something fresh and different. Syfy's viewers apparently weren't all that interested, and they tuned out. As they say, it is what it is.
In any event, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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