10 Sci-Fi TV Shows That Wasted Incredible Premises
9. Hard Sun
The premise for this critically panned and generally unwatched Sci-Fi product was actually a gem. Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn played British Police officers Charlie Hicks and Elaine Renko, who in the midst of their investigations find out a horrifying secret- the world will be destroyed in five years time.
A story that followed a pre-apocalyptic rather than post-apocalyptic world was as strong a premise for a new show as one could hope for. The premise was not only original, but could easily have been used to explore how Earth's citizens dealt with their imminent demise and how Governments would react to the ensuing panic.
Unfortunately rather than explore these broader issues, the show proved to be nothing more than a convoluted B grade chase story, with various 'dark forces' attempting to kill off the officers so that the apocalyptic event could remain secret. The show plays out like the boring opening sections of the film 2012, while leaving out any of the exciting bits and adding a truckload of exposition.
It's a great shame as the storyline had so many strong possibilities, but the show runners unfortunately decided to go down a more obvious, cliched and uninteresting path instead.