Best SCI-FI tv shows

[transjen]

Originally Posted by ARIES666

Sorry....Centurions!! Frakk!!!!!

That was Starbuck's catch fraze Jennifer

[ARIES666]

I will "re-visit" the old Battlestar series (it must be on "Space" or in the local video store, or maybe online). On one condition....you watch the new BSG?!

[transjen]

Originally Posted by ARIES666

I will "re-visit" the old Battlestar series (it must be on "Space" or in the local video store, or maybe online). On one condition....you watch the new BSG?!

The old series was out in a boxed set but may be out of print now, And next on my to buy list are in order U.F.O. mega boxed set [the entire series], Starsky and Hutch season1, Kung-Fu season1, Jennifer

[rockabilly]

Fave BSG Characters
1. Lee Adama
2. Gaiuss Baltar
3. Starbuck
4. Bill Adama
5. Caprica 6

Least Fave BSG Characters
1. Tom Zareck
2. John ( Cavel )
3. The Quorum
4. Torrie ( one of the final five )
5. Tom Zareck ( Yes i know he's on here twice - Frakkin D - Bag )
I think Lee Adama had the most growth of all the characters, Pilot , Captain of the Pegasus , Lawyer , President , Pilot again , and finally explorer of Earth. The finale ... let me get back to you on that.

[ARIES666]

I do not like:

Gaeta...never did totally trust him...right from the start...for awhile he was becoming "likeable"...til he hooked up with "Zarak" what a selfish jerk he turned out to be! "When you lie down with dogs, you come up with fleas"

Tom Zarak...I hated him right from the start! Figures that the only actor from the old series got to play probably the most universally despised character in the show! :lol: (Hated even moreso than Caval)

Cavel....a totally unlikeable being of course...pure unadulterated hatred for humans, no mercy, not a drop of kindness (but Dean Stockwell is fun to watch)

Laura Roslyn....love/hate with her....loved her in the last season. But boy, she did some "questionable" things (as did most of the crew) in the first 3 seasons.

Admiral Cain....what an fucking bitch. I know she wasn't in the entire series.


I am very upset with:

Duella...It made me so mad when she killed herself! But I liked her up til then...For 3 1/2 seasons I liked her!!! I don't know what to do now, though! And wasn't Gaeta such a great help at her suicide?

Athena....for killing Boomer....I am sure Boomer and the chief would have made a life together on Earth.

Tyrol...for killing Tori (I am probably the only one who feels this way). Let's face it they all did bad things...including Tyrol!!

Next post...my faves!

[ARIES666]

I like these humans/cylons

Admiral Adama....obviously!

Baltar....fascinating character...provided the bulk of the show's "comic relief" which was needed at times....narcissistic, vain, conceited..but "saw the light" eventually....he was just a pawn, really...

Starbuck....the "die-hard" fans of the old show were so pissed off Starbuck was a chick! The letters and emails they got! Turned out to be one of the best leading roles for a woman on TV! Her flaws very visable too! Who would you want backing you up in a fight? Funny, not too much outrage about the original "Boomer" (a black man) being replaced by an Asian woman!

Helo....probably the most honest, caring, loving person consistently throughout the entire series. And what he went through!! I doubt if I could have been as strong mentally as Helo!! Helo is someone I respect!

Athena/Boomer....okay, I have a thing for Grace Park!!

Doc Coddle:....not a major, major character...but he was in all 4 seasons...great bedside manner!

#6 (in all her "variations")....A modern day "Mata Hari"...er...wait...not modern day exactly...uh...World War One happened thousands of years after "BSG"...you know what I mean!

Col Tye....what a nasty s.ob. in first 3 sesons (kind of like Cavel in his hatred of humans). Funny how Tye became more human when he found out he was a Cylon!

[Bionca]

How did I miss the thread? I love Sci-Fi

1) Firefly - I can't say enough good about this show
2) BSG - WOW, think it was some of the best TV
3) Robotech - my brothers were into it and had some Mecha and toys, so when I finally saw the show it was great. And yes... Yellow Dancer

4) Dark Skies
5) Red Dwarf
6) Space 1999 - thanks CM for the background on that (I used think that Maya had chocolate chips for eyebrows)
7) Greatest American Hero
8) Star Trek - all of them had their good bits and bad ones
9) Farscape - excellent characters and the one I identified with least was John
10) Probably my fave is DR Who - He was there for in his T.A.R.D.I.S. ready to wisk me away to defeat the Daleks or the Cybermen, or just some horror made of a garbage bag and some silver tape. He could then bring me back just before I was taken... or not... I will say I like the way the new series is exploring the personal relationships between himself and his companions.

I had nerds for brothers... I really can't help it

[transjen]

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Starbuck....the "die-hard" fans of the old show were so pissed off Starbuck was a chick! The letters and emails they got! /QUOTE] For some reason a guy becoming a chick doesn't bother me at all Jennifer

[rockabilly]

Oh and Dani , you have great taste in tv shows.

[Warty]

My top 10 would have to be:

1. Doctor Who
2. Stargate
3. Stargate Atlantis
4. Primeval
5. Torchwood
6. Farscape
7. Galactica
8. Lost (sort of Sci Fi)
9. Startrek
10. Blakes 7 (anyone remember this one with the terrible special effects?)

[Maine Man]

Babylon 5
Battlestar Galactica (new)
Star Trek (TOS, Voyager)
Farscape
Stargate - SG1
Firefly
Space 1999
Planet of the Apes
The Outer Limits
X-Files
Dark Angel

I've left out a number of shows such as Tru Calling and Sanctuary, uncertain as to whether they might be considered sci-fi

Lets see
1.Star Trek's all of them
2.Air Wolf
3. Night Rider
4. Ateam

[ARIES666]

ONCE AGAIN...SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION IS DONE A "DIS-SERVICE" BY THE EMMY ACADEMY. FRINGE...NOT NOMINATED FOR BEST SHOW OR BEST ACTORS, ETC. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA...NOT NOMINTED FOR BEST SHOW OR BEST ACTORS, ETC. DON'T KNOW IF THE EMMY FOLKS GIVE AWARDS FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS, BUT NOW I DO NOT CARE! THE EMMY AWARDS (JUST LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS) REALLY HATE SCI-FI!!

[rockabilly]

BSG had more real drama and suspence than most dedicated dramas. And developed a rich mythology and depth that all shows sci-fi or not should aspire to.

[threnn00]

Star Trek: TOS
Star Trek: DS9
Star Trek: TNG
Doctor Who
Babylon 5
Twilight Zone
Battlestar Galactica (new)
Firefly
The Prisoner
Stargate SG1
The Outer Limits

[Jenae LaTorque]

Threnn mentioned The Prisoner. That show was so far out for it's time. I remember when it aired, I never missed it. Didn't matter what was going on, I was there in front of the old boob tube when them giant balls went rolling across the beach. That was the era of all the detective and cop shows; Mannix, Cannon, Hawaii 5-O, Ironsides, etc. It was a nice change to watch The Prisoner. I bought the set on DVD when I got a chance.

[KittyKaiti]

Surprised no one has mentioned this.... I watch Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International whenever it is on and am an avid ghost hunter and paranormal investigator myself. Besides that I watch the Twilight Zone whenever it is on. I prefer the original old episodes rather than the new stuff.

[threnn00]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Threnn mentioned The Prisoner. That show was so far out for it's time. I remember when it aired, I never missed it. Didn't matter what was going on, I was there in front of the old boob tube when them giant balls went rolling across the beach...

Jenae and all: there is a remake of The Prisoner coming in November, 2009 in the form of a six episode mini-series on AMC (link below) with Sir Ian McKellen playing Number Two. And, at one time, there was a movie project active with Christopher Nolan directing ("just about to cum!"), but unfortunately he dropped out of the project and I don't know where it stands now ("oh shit- blue balls...")

As Jenae said, this show was waaaaay ahead of its time when it was first shown on TV in the 1960s. A truly remarkable series.

http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/

[kingtheoden]

Favorites in no particular order: Firefly, Fringe, The X-Files, The Prisoner (series), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the cheapo BBC tv series is still amazing, which is more than I can say for the waste of time and money that was the film adaptation), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Twilight Zone, and, of course, the awesome Futurama.

The new take on V is showing a lot of promise too. And this would be an incomplete post without mentioning Star Trek:TNG and ST:TNG.