Colony Cancelled

After just three seasons, Colony (2016-present) goes the way of Defiance (2013-2015) and is cancelled by USA (July 21 2018) with clearly much more story to tell. What a disappointment.
 
When The Expanse (2015-present) was terminated by SyFy after three seasons it was saved by Amazon.

Could Colony get a second lease on life? Time will tell. It's a great little series. This writer would have enjoyed a bit more revelation with regard to the aliens and the alien technology and where it was all heading, but it was a slow burn in that area favoring the human turmoil and I happily remained on board.

Such a shame to learn of the news of its cancellation, because with one Colony episode remaining as of this writing there is no chance any of it will be resolved properly.

Boy sometimes it just doesn't pay to be a science fiction fan. Judging by its ratings where were you people? 

Colony Season Three Renewal

This writer had to share his pure science fiction fan's jubilation since learning COLONY has been officially renewed for a third season by USA.





Any fan of science fiction should check into quite possibly one of the best alien invasion stories in the making. The first two seasons have been exceptional with the finale set for April 6.

Alien colonization series Defiance (2013-2015) let me down in its third season by cramming too much in and going way over the top and I was a huge fan of the first two seasons. This is the first I've voiced an opinion on the third season of Defiance, but it lost a lot of credibility in that year. Some of those Defiance highlights can be read here.

There is no sign of Colony wavering in its story trajectory despite the fact as viewers we have no idea where its going. It's unconventional approach to the material keeps us in suspense.
 


Falling Skies (2011-2015) began to wear dramatically for me. Outside of the reasonably steady first season it was never as dramatically compelling as Colony. Some of those first season Falling Skies highlights can be found here.

Finally, the V (2009-2011) remake was appalling on so many levels. Where does one begin? See here.

Colony, thanks to the scripting chores of creators Carlton Cuse and Ryan J. Condal and company, hits right there in the sweet spot, moving beautifully in the wheelhouse of science fiction. It's all in the writing.

This is a great day for the block!

And for those looking to expand their science fiction horizons you'll be pleased to know, if you don't already, that the literature-sourced The Expanse will be joining Colony for its own Season Three renewal. Thank God for two small favors gifted to science fiction fans for 2018.

Colony

"To turn crisis into opportunity.

Even the most successful men make two or three critical mistakes in their lives.

It's what they do afterward that defines them."

-Proxy Alan Snyder-

If you aren't already watching USA Network's Colony (2016-present) you should be. Created by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ryan Condal, Colony is now in its second season and the unrelenting story, often grim, surrounding an alien occupation of Earth, is likely in need of greater viewership.




If any science fiction series warrants your attention its Colony. I've vacillated between The Expanse and Colony, viewing them both all season, over which series I enjoy the most.

The Expanse is pure outer space science fiction saga. The Expanse, Season Two, Episode Five, Home, was stunning science fiction and truly elevated The Expanse to an even more extraordinary level of imagination ripped from the pages of James S.A. Corey.

Meanwhile, Colony is a deliciously engaging burn and rips its earthbound suspense straight from our own internal human struggles with all of the accoutrements and credentials of science fiction to salt and flavor the excitement. And it is riveting drama thanks to original ideas and writing by Cuse, Condal and company. Questions of trust and loyalty permeated the work of Ronald D. Moore's reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009), and Colony takes things to the next level muddying the waters of human behavior further and fusing such murky questions and associations with real science fiction.



This writer was initially hesitant to visit this Colony and yet highly anticipated The Expanse. The Expanse is ultimately worth your while, but Colony surprises and does so with each viewing. The prequel styled contents of Colony, Season Two, Eleven. Thirteen offered gripping suspense but the overarching mystery delivers all of the series' allure. Great writing and great performances are at the heart of Colony. Along with The Expanse both science fictions are driven by mystery.



The reimagined V (2009-2011) was abysmal, Falling Skies (2011-2015) was ultimately disappointing and thus I was resistant to the alien invasion story of Colony. This was a mistake. Colony is easily the best written and imagined alien invasion story in some time. Well into two seasons there is plenty of potential to come and I am savoring every minute of it. If I had to pick which science fiction I'd like to see stick around Colony would be at the top with The Expanse. All others wouldn't come close save for maybe The 100, but season three of that series lacked the focus of its previous two efforts.

If you're a fan of science fiction, please consider viewership colonization of the expertly driven Colony series before its too late. And ladies who preferred to get Lost with Sawyer always have Josh Holloway to go easy on their eyes.