Science fiction is at its best when it is aware of its boundaries. It asks the audience to accept strange rules and unfamiliar worlds without questioning. That trust can be lost if a show is too long.

The sci-fi genre is one that has been capturing audiences’ imaginations for generations, having found success in almost every imaginable medium. Science fiction’s way of taking speculative stories ...

Thanks to a combo of niche appeal and high production costs, science fiction is easily the TV genre with the record for the most devastating cancellations. Even with devoted fanbases, networks and ...