Jed Mercurio : (4) " Sci-fi gives you the scope to do grand stories. " - Jed Mercurio " I think once you do the unexpected, and you take the viewers to a position of discomfort about being able to rely on characters surviving, then it does completely affect the way in which the drama is viewed. " - Jed Mercurio " I believe that properly regulated research in stem-cell biotechnology will lead to many valuable improvements in medical treatment and that objections on religious or ethical grounds should be vigorously opposed. " - Jed Mercurio " What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters. " - Jed Mercurio