The entire “sci-fi” genre of TV shows died I’ve concluded because of grossly oversimplified story lines. That’s why SyFy continues to spread out into other areas of entertainment (e.g., WWE Smackdown).

Sad really. I’d say that TV genre peaked sometime between B5 and the 5th season of Stargate. It’s been a rapid downhill since then.

And it’s not just SyFy as a network. Other networks likewise are dishing out crap. E.g. the new Canadian version of “Primeval”.