I think part of the reason we only get six episodes at a time and then a break that seems to last forever is because the idiots at "SyFy" (probably the same ones that thought of changing the name) are so damn non-committal and afraid to take chances.  They want to give themselves "outs" at every possible opportunity, so when they do decide to cancel a show mid-stream it gives them time to invent some bullshit reason to deflect blame away from their own stupidity.

Bingowings said:

In terms of story some people will not have liked Caprica in the same way that some people didn't like the direction that nuBSG went after season...(fill in blank) but the way SyFy showed it and promoted it there wasn't a chance for it to take off with the sort of people who would have liked it.

I keep reading reports of people who didn't even know the show existed until it was announced that it was being canceled or only found out about it when it came back for a couple of episodes last month.

I tire of reading how Caprica was "poorely marketed". The beggining was marketed fine. They had ads all over for it and, Syfy didn't exactly ignore marketing the show. The second half got better marketing this season of Chuck got. Syfy promo department did their jobs well. About people only finding out about it after it's cancelled well that can happen to any show. I didn't find out about Defying Gravity 'till it's cancellation news hit. I didn't even know Firefly existed at all for years 'till I saw it being mentioned over and, over on message boards. Honestly if the people who like these shows so much during their run talk about them as much as they do once cancellation hits prior to that. They'd beat any marketing campaign a studio could pay for. (Watch CHUCK Mondays on NBC! Check your local listings. It's not on this week but, next week it'll be back!!! Check it out!!!!!!)

That said. Nielsen ratings suck. Taking 25,000 peoples views to account for everyone is a horrible system. They just found 25,000 Dancing with the Stars fans is all.

Bingowings said:

I was miffed when Crusade was canceled but that had been interfered with by sex and wrestling loving TNT so much that it hardly made sense sometimes.

Crusade can make sense albeit with a few continuity glitches in the following order.
-A Call To Arms Babylon 5 telemovie
-War Zone
-Ruling from the Tomb
-The Long Road
-The Well of Forever
-The Path of Sorrows
-Appearances and, Other Deciets
-Racing the Night
-The Needs of Earth
-The Memory of War
-Visitors from Down the Street
-Each Night I Dream of Home
-Patterns of Soul
-Rules of the Game


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I will say this though.
Babylon 5 was shot much darker then the series proper. It's pilot aired a full year prior to the first regular episode.
Battlestar Galactica was shot on 35mm film and, brighter for the mini-series. Mini-series aired a year prior to the first regular episode.
B5 was told in it's fourth year that the end was near. Only to be renewed by a last minute save by TNT. So season 5 and, a few telemovies were produced.
BSG had a few telemovies produced during it's run. Was told during season 4 that it's the end. Dispite Ron Moore wanting a season 5.
Crusade was a spin-off series from Babylon 5 intending to be a different type of story told within the Babylon 5 universe. Titled just "Crusade" instead of "B5: Crusade". Producing another pilot telemovie longer then a standard episode. Lasting only one season becuase, the network wants to focus more on wrestling and, Law & Order.
Caprica was a spin-off series from BSG intending to be a different type of story told within the BSG universe. Titled just "Caprica" instead of "BSG: The story of Caprica". Producing another pilot longer then a standard episode. Lasting only one season becuase, the network wants to focus more on wrestling and, reality tv.
Babylon 5 later produced "B5: The Legend of the Rangers" and, "Babylon 5: Voices in the Dark". The latter being primarily greenscreen.
BSG currently has "BSG: Blood & Chrome" in production being produced primarily greenscreened.

"You are the beggining of the story, the middle of the story, and the end of the story that creates the next great story." Zathras - Babylon 5
"All this has happened before and, will happen again." - BSG