The theatrical dominance of Star Wars triggered a television arms race, prompting networks to greenlight expensive space operas like Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. However, producing feature-film-level visual effects across standard twenty-two-episode syndication orders proved financially ruinous, leading to rapid cancellations and making studio executives deeply wary of open-ended science fiction … Continue reading 5 Most Iconic Sci-fi Miniseries From the 1980s, Ranked