That was Cartesian space. When I plot r as a distance out from the nucleus that is sort of our simple-minded planetary model. Now let's look at energy.
The series' title--taken from a late-70's ABC series on which the new one was loosely based--as well as its apocalyptic plot line and deep space locale probably scared off as many viewers as it attracted.
We must stop thinking of space travel as a childish fantasy or a movie or television plot and recognize it as a serious project that may at some point become an absolute necessity.
This will be an update of a first-person shooter game with a plot that revolves around battling mutant humans attacking from outer space - very similar to the aliens in the Halo series.