Back in 2002, we had Firefly.
In 2004, we got The 4400.
We also got Battlestar Galactica in 2004.
In 2006, we had Jericho.
In 2009, we got V re-done.
In 2011, we get Falling Skies.
Firefly: Browncoats, the Alliance as an over-authoritarian government, freedom fighters, pursuit of liberty on the fringe.
The 4400: X-Men meets our new DHS overlords.
BSG: Heavy tones of terrorism, authoritarianism, socialism, redefinition of democratic processes.
Jericho: Corporo-government nukes its own territory to attempt to permanently secure power for itself. DHS featured prominently as a core source of evil.
V: Extreme distrust of government and media-complex due to infiltration by foreign agents provocateur.
Falling Skies: Aside from the ID4/V overtones of the show (space aliens over big cities), the Massachusetts tie-in and "2nd Mass" references are heavy-handed reminders of our Revolutionary War heritage from New England. The aliens are stealing children and assimilating them (DOE brainwashing, our financial plight is enslaving unborn generations to that debt, etc).
The only show among this group to have commercial success as measured by conventional TV-entertainment guidelines was BSG. It had a loyal following that grew through the 3rd season, but trickled off into 4 and 5 and the conclusion of the plot. The 4400 also had a decent run at 4 seasons, but was cancelled during the Writer's Guild strikes and also due to insufficient viewership to support its resurrection after the strike was over. Firefly: cancelled mid 1st season. Jericho: cancelled mid 2nd season. V: cancelled mid 2nd season. Falling Skies? I almost stopped watching, but they just re-hooked me with the skitter/harness dissection revelation in the last episode. Still, I expect it to get cancelled either after 1 or 2 seasons.
Does APS think the "Tea Party" public mentality fuels the Hollywood production of these shows? Or are they a byproduct of the sheer volume of aspiring writers shopping scripts around Hollywood, and the fact that this mentality has been growing in popularity in the last decade?
What other shows out there, in production in the last 10 years, would also appeal to the Revolutionary/Tea Party demographic?
