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I was skimming over a list of the all-time worldwide box office takes for movies and realized that the vast majority of the movies listed are either science-fiction or fantasy. So why then does science-fiction and fantasy programs do so poorly on television (with only a few exceptions)? I asked a friend who suggested it basically comes down to budget. Sci-Fi and Fantasy cost more to produce, and if you can't make it convincing, viewers are going to lose interest. Maybe? I don't really buy it. I feel like quality writing, characters, and story are going to trump effects. Is it maybe that a good sci-fi/fantasy series needs time to develop, but often gets pulled too soon by the network when it doesn't perform off-the-bat? I don't know, I'm just asking questions here, but it does seem like an interesting contradiction worthy of at least some discussion.