There's a lot of discussion about ending one or the other, but I don't recall any about the effect of both being butterflied away.
Suppose, then, Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas are both killed in unfortunate accidents. (That's just to eliminate any faux versions.) What might replace them?
Given, IMO, "Lost in Space" never becomes a hit. Neither, IMO, would "Time Tunnel". "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was fairly long-lived as it was, but IDK if it was a big hit. I don't think "Twilight Zone" in the '60s could get any more influential... "Outer Limits" might be. I have my doubts "UFO" or "Space: 1999" would be any bigger. I don't see "$6 Million Man" (or its spinoffs) being affected much.
Without Lucas, I don't see space opera getting a resurgence. I also wonder if it doesn't mean the original "BSG" never gets picked up. (It probably means "The Starlost" isn't, which is a net good thing. ) It might butterfly "Stargate"(& so the TV series spinoffs), but maybe not; that's late enough it might be made anyhow. (I don't think SF TV or film completely disappears because of this, in short.)
And just to be clear, if I've asked this already & simply don't recall it, feel free to lock this thread as pointless.
Suppose, then, Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas are both killed in unfortunate accidents. (That's just to eliminate any faux versions.) What might replace them?
Given, IMO, "Lost in Space" never becomes a hit. Neither, IMO, would "Time Tunnel". "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was fairly long-lived as it was, but IDK if it was a big hit. I don't think "Twilight Zone" in the '60s could get any more influential... "Outer Limits" might be. I have my doubts "UFO" or "Space: 1999" would be any bigger. I don't see "$6 Million Man" (or its spinoffs) being affected much.
Without Lucas, I don't see space opera getting a resurgence. I also wonder if it doesn't mean the original "BSG" never gets picked up. (It probably means "The Starlost" isn't, which is a net good thing. ) It might butterfly "Stargate"(& so the TV series spinoffs), but maybe not; that's late enough it might be made anyhow. (I don't think SF TV or film completely disappears because of this, in short.)
And just to be clear, if I've asked this already & simply don't recall it, feel free to lock this thread as pointless.