British television science fiction fiction was "Star Cops" (1987), which ran for only nine episodes to poor viewing figures on the corporation's second channel, BBC2. It was written by Chris Boucher, who had contributed scripts to "Doctor Who" and "Blake's 7", and was script editor for the later series entire run. The 1980s also saw the arrival on the BBC of two science fiction comedy series both of which had their origins on radio. The first was "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (1981) by Douglas Adams which amalgamated aspects of the original radio series with that of the subsequent novel. The second was
Science fiction third highest-grossing film series. From the 1980s science fiction films along with fantasy, horror, and superhero films have dominated Hollywood's big-budget productions. Science fiction films often "crossover" with other genres including animation ("WALL-E"), gangster ("Sky Racket"), Western ("Serenity"), comedy ("Spaceballs"), war ("Enemy Mine"), sports ("Rollerball"), mystery ("Minority Report"), film noir ("Blade Runner"), and romantic comedy ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). Science fiction action films feature science fiction elements weaved into action film premises. Science fiction and television have always had a close relationship. Television or television-like technologies frequently appeared in science fiction long before television itself became widely available