Your 3 best Sci Fi TV Series

Watch Ryder · 09-01-2010 10:28AM #1

There's been a fair few of these now knocking around on the airwaves but from the 1930s up to present day we've all got our gems.

For me the big 3 I like are:

Battlestar Galactica The Original Series.

It's 'out there', imaginative and pretty groovey while really getting audience going.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHD1uPVkyk0

Further info.

http://www.squidoo.com/battlestargalactica1978

Blakes 7.

Arguably Britains best sci-fi series which still has a good fan-base. I like it's defiance and gritty style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnautWFuEnQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWJVmeWHsIc

V - The Visitors.

The old and new series! Yep there is some truth in a sequel (albeit a re-imagining) being as good as the original!
The 1980s version was ultra-macho, militristic and cool in it's own fashion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rp8yB3_12E

The 2009-10 re-imagining:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQoSCEMzJYE

mike65 · 09-01-2010 11:23AM

Blakes 7
Thunderbirds
V (1984)

Ah back in the day....!

rednik · 09-01-2010 11:30AM

Land of the giants.
UFO
Star Trek the original series.

ziedth · 09-01-2010 11:39AM

Space above and beyond: one of the first shows i fully watched. Not as great in repeat viewings but fond memories.

BSG (remake): Flawless telly IMO, not only one of my fav sci-fi show but prob my fav show.

Star trek DS9: My fav of the trek shows cause it had some real stand out episodes.

ei.sdraob · 09-01-2010 11:42AM

just 3?

Battlestar Galactica remake - just so damned good
Stargate Universe - i love the new direction so far for Stargate, the other series were good at first but sort of fizzled out near ends
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - just finishing re watching all the series, this one really stands out

Johnny Storm · 09-01-2010 11:47AM

Star Trek TOS
Star Trek TNG
The Prisoner

Honourable mention to BSG: the remake

Accept no substitutes....

helimachoptor · 09-01-2010 11:53AM

ziedth wrote: »

Space above and beyond: one of the first shows i fully watched. Not as great in repeat viewings but fond memories.

BSG (remake): Flawless telly IMO, not only one of my fav sci-fi show but prob my fav show.

Star trek DS9: My fav of the trek shows cause it had some real stand out episodes.

Wow this is hard, Space Above and Beyond hasnt age well but I have the entire series and watch from time to time.

After BSG series 2 I lost interest a bit and only popped in an out..

I grew up watching TNG but loves DS9, i may stretch to 5 here!!

In no particular order...

The Outer Limits
Star Trek TNG + DS9
Space Above and Beyond
BSG Original
All Stargate

Pushtrak · 09-01-2010 11:56AM

Babylon 5
BSG (2003)
Sliders

Spiritoftheseventies · 09-01-2010 11:57AM

Dr Who (tom Baker)
Dr Who (David Tennant)
Star trek

TheIrishGrover · 09-01-2010 11:57AM

Noone's mentioned B5 yet?

Nah, my list:

BSG Reboot
DS9
Firefly

Edit: Pushtrak got there as I was posting

Pushtrak · 09-01-2010 11:59AM

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Noone's mentioned B5 yet?

Nah, my list:

BSG Reboot
DS9
Firefly

I mentioned B5

I love Firefly, and its high up in my favourite shows, not in my favourite sci-fi. While it fits the genre, I don't bother to think about it as such or any genre.

Edit: I am surprised I am the only one to mention B5, though.

MagicMarker · 09-01-2010 11:59AM

Star Trek TNG
Quantum Leap (can't believe no one has mentioned this yet!!)
V
Firefly

Venom · 09-01-2010 12:45PM

Babylon 5
Deep Space 9
Battlestar Galactica (Remake)

ixoy · 09-01-2010 01:29PM

Babylon 5 - this should be in everyone's list!
Stargate: SG-1 - I'm the flippin' mod, I must have it here!
Doctor Who - So very versatile with such a range in quality. Any show with 30 seasons must be doing something right.

Mr.Nice Guy · 09-01-2010 01:38PM

Hang on, how has no one mentioned The X-Files?! :eek:

Mine would be:

Quantum Leap
The X-Files
Flash Gordon

ei.sdraob · 09-01-2010 02:08PM

X-Files is sci-fi?

Mr.Nice Guy · 09-01-2010 02:18PM

ei.sdraob wrote: »

X-Files is sci-fi?

I would think so. What would you call it?

D-Generate · 09-01-2010 02:48PM

ei.sdraob wrote: »

X-Files is sci-fi?

Nope, its Sci-Fact!

TonyD79 · 09-01-2010 02:49PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Hang on, how has no one mentioned The X-Files?! :eek:

Mine would be:

Quantum Leap
The X-Files
Flash Gordon

Hope your not reffering to the recent Flash Gordon made by the Sci-Fi channell? Awful stuff!

There are so many good shows I have gone for a top 5

The X files
BSG (remake)
Star Trek original series

Star Gate SG1
V the Original Mini Series

ei.sdraob · 09-01-2010 02:51PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I would think so. What would you call it?

1. its a great show which i enjoyed

2. i would call it popular fiction, theres very little science in it, im surprised its been labeled as sci-fi

there aint much science and the main themes in this show were mostly paranormal, conspiracy, spiritual, extraterrestrial

TonyD79 · 09-01-2010 02:56PM

D-Generate wrote: »

Nope, its Sci-Fact!

Chris Carter said that he didn't consider the X-Files Science Fiction, but “Science Probability” but its generally seen as scfi.

there aint much science

Scully brought the whole science aspect into it as a sceptic..how did you miss that???????? I bought two volumes of the science behind the x files written by Johnathon Rosse's wife Jane Goldman aswell.

Watch Ryder · 09-01-2010 03:04PM

X Files is a funny one to call Sci-Fi imho.

All the action never leaves earth, it only hints at advanced technology but usually concentrates on mystery instead.

I never got into the groove of Babylon 5. It just sat there and didn't go anyplace. A bit too much of a static star-trek for my liking.

Auvers · 09-01-2010 03:04PM

TNG
Bab 5
Firefly

Pushtrak · 09-01-2010 03:06PM

Watch Ryder wrote: »

All the action never leaves earth, it only hints at advanced technology but usually concentrates on mystery instead.

Leaving earth isn't a necessity of sci-fi.

I never got into the groove of Babylon 5. It just sat there and didn't go anyplace. A bit too much of a static star-trek for my liking.

How far did you watch of B5? Things that happen at the start are relevant all the way of to the end, so saying it doesn't go anywhere suggests you had limited exposure.

Mr.Nice Guy · 09-01-2010 03:19PM

TonyD79 wrote: »

Hope your not reffering to the recent Flash Gordon made by the Sci-Fi channell? Awful stuff!

Nah I was referring to a childhood favourite on TCC. I was torn between that and Eerie, Indiana.

ei.sdraob wrote:

1. its a great show which i enjoyed

2. i would call it popular fiction, theres very little science in it, im surprised its been labeled as sci-fi

there aint much science and the main themes in this show were mostly paranormal, conspiracy, spiritual, extraterrestrial

Well a glance at Wikipedia has it being described as "a Canadian/American cult science fiction television series" and as Tony said above, there was plenty of science in it courtesy of Scully. The main storyline on the show was about an alien invasion of earth. You can't really get more sci-fi than that surely?

Watch Ryder wrote:

X Files is a funny one to call Sci-Fi imho.

All the action never leaves earth, it only hints at advanced technology but usually concentrates on mystery instead.

When the series was drawing to a close it was most definitely embracing sci-fi elements and advanced technology:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgLsUh2gQPA

ei.sdraob · 09-01-2010 04:00PM

TonyD79 wrote: »

Scully brought the whole science aspect into it as a sceptic..how did you miss that???????? I bought two volumes of the science behind the x files written by Johnathon Rosse's wife Jane Goldman aswell.

by same measure you can call the likes of CSI "science fiction"

as for the book i have it on my shelf to my right and an ebook copy, i would still be very reluctant to call this series science fiction

fiction would be much more suited imho

BlaasForRafa · 09-01-2010 04:23PM

Battlestar Galatica (The reimagined version)
Star Trek (The Original Series)
Defying Gravity (dead before its time)

madrab · 09-01-2010 04:26PM

Babylon 5 (obviously!)
Farscape - fantastic show!
Battlestar Galactica remake

Diabhal Beag · 09-01-2010 04:39PM

Outer Limits
Twilight Zone
X-Files

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 09-01-2010 04:50PM

Land Of The Giants - Remember watching this when I was very young - probably the series that introduced me to Sci-Fi...

Dark Angel - Excellent series, and extrememly underrated... A James Cameron creation that introduced us to Jessica Alba and Jensen Ackles... A winner in my eyes...

Doctor Who - While I only joined in during the Eccleston & Tennant era, it's a masterpiece... watching the original run is just fantastic... simple concept that has led to one of the longest running sci-fi series...

BlaasForRafa · 09-01-2010 05:51PM

CaptainNegative wrote: »

Doctor Who - While I only joined in during the Eccleston & Tennant era, it's a masterpiece... watching the original run is just fantastic... simple concept that has led to one of the longest running sci-fi series...

Once you ignore some of the dodgy effects classic Doctor Who is great. Similarly Blakes 7 was a brilliantly dark and oppressive view of the far future but was let down by some dodgy effects.

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