Your most watchable TV Flop
From an article on io9.com. Here are the 10 most expensive failed TV shows of all time. Which one do you yhink is the "most watchable"?
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- CreatorKelly MarcelCraig SilversteinStarsJason O'MaraShelley ConnChristine AdamsCenters on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.With a pilot estimated to have cost somewhere between $16 and $20 million (reports differ), a per episode cost of around $4 million, and a major promotional campaign that included trailers at screenings of X-Men: First Class and Harry Potter, this dinosaur-laden disaster cost upwards of $50 million dollars…before marketing costs.
- CreatorEarl W. WallaceDonald E. WestlakeStarsEdward AndrewsHarrison PageRobert AldaThe adventures of a nation-spanning train and its passengers.The show experienced difficulties right from the start: a model train set costing around a million dollars (over $3 million in today's money) crashed at its very first demonstration. Cancelled after only nine episodes due to low ratings and terrible reviews, Supertrain also regularly appears on "Worst Television Shows of All Time" lists.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsLorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk BenedictAfter the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.The Original series is considered a flop.
Battlestar Galactica was enormously expensive for its time, rumored to have cost around a million dollars an episode (over $3.6 million, adjusted for inflation). - CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsMichelle RyanMiguel FerrerMolly PriceA reimagining of the popular 1970s TV series about a female athlete who is given bionic strength.In this case, it's the reboot that flopped.
The pilot for this short-lived reboot cost somewhere around $7.4 million dollars to produce, with per episode costs of about $6 million and a promotional budget of over $15 million. - CreatorMichael GreenStarsIan McShaneChristopher EganSusanna ThompsonA modern day, alternate-reality drama about a hero who rises to become the King of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David.A reported $10 million dollars into its two-hour pilot and around a per-episode costs of $4 million.
- CreatorChris ChibnallMichael HirstStarsJoseph FiennesJamie Campbell BowerTamsin EgertonWhen King Uther dies and Britain faces chaos, Merlin presents an unknown named Arthur as the new king by birthright, as the late king's son, against the ambitious desires of his half-sister, Morgan.It cost around $7 million per episode to make.
- CreatorBrannon BragaDavid S. GoyerStarsCourtney B. VanceJoseph FiennesJack DavenportA special task force in the FBI investigates after every person on Earth simultaneously blacks out and awakens with a short vision of their future.Although exact numbers are difficult to come by, most estimates put Flash Forward in the Terra Nova/Lost category of very big-budget shows.
- CreatorBob LowryStarsSebastian TillingerCarter JenkinsJenny MollenSmall-time casino owner, Ripley Holden, dreams of opening up a snazzy resort on the Laughlin Strip. Based on the BBC murder-mystery-musical series, "Blackpool."It's been called one of the worst shows in television history. The pilot cost around $6.8 million. No one was surprised when CBS cancelled the show after only two episodes.
- CreatorJonathan GroffJeffrey KatzenbergStarsJohn GoodmanCheryl HinesOrlando JonesThe misadventures of a family of White Lions who perform with Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas.It cost somewhere between $2 and $2.5 million an episode — making it, at the time, one of the most expensive half-hour comedies ever produced.
- CreatorNick WautersStarsJason RitterSarah RoemerIan Anthony DaleWhen a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself.The Event had an astonishing estimated marketing budget of around $15 million before it launched, with the pilot rumored to cost around the same amount.