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the 50 greatest sci fi tv shows [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 OP
TNG was better than X Files LittleBlue Jul 2015 #1
I loved tng Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #3
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I agree. tng was unrealistic in that way. specialization is more realistic Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #34
NERD FIGHT! spqr78 Jul 2015 #43
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for the fun spqr78 Jul 2015 #54
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This message was self-deleted by its author bananas Jul 2015 #94
I was enthralled when Cosmos had its original run. hifiguy Jul 2015 #172
oh yeah! spqr78 Jul 2015 #190
They see me rollin'... On my segway Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #164
HAHAHAHAHA spqr78 Jul 2015 #188
I'll see your System Diagnostic and raise you a "reroute power to the deflector array". Marr Jul 2015 #153
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LOL, I never noticed that-- but it's so true. Marr Jul 2015 #162
no transformers? Ugh roguevalley Jul 2015 #143
Agreed. nt Tree-Hugger Jul 2015 #151
Glad to see "The Prisoner" in the Top 10! villager Jul 2015 #2
great show except one episode.. "them bones" Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #4
You mean that two-part "trial" finale at the end? villager Jul 2015 #5
yeah Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #9
The Beatles were huge Prisoner fans and let them use it. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #127
That's where/how I first saw it as a kid. My mom as a big McGoohan fan villager Jul 2015 #141
My mom was a big McGoohan fan, too. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #191
I've watched it enough times where I kinda did it. zappaman Jul 2015 #69
"Who is number one?" maveric Jul 2015 #24
Yep. hifiguy Jul 2015 #25
Actually, I would too. villager Jul 2015 #28
The local PBS station ran The Prisoner on Sunday nights hifiguy Jul 2015 #59
A friend of mine was convinced that the rest of that quote was csziggy Jul 2015 #33
"you are...number six" Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #35
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." hifiguy Jul 2015 #60
saw this license plate: BCNU or something like that Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #82
Consider visiting Portmeirion discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #72
It would be cool to see it in person hifiguy Jul 2015 #104
3, 4, 5 & 6 September 2015 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #112
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But it wasn't sci fi, it was a spy show, like Get Smart and The Man From UNCLE. nt bananas Jul 2015 #93
Of course it was SF. mind swapping, drugs and equipment to project images, CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #125
not on the list The Invaders Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #6
And 'Twin Peaks' as sci fi? Meh. n/t X_Digger Jul 2015 #7
Nowhere Man 8,4 Rating imdb Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #11
The Invaders was definitely top 10. BillZBubb Jul 2015 #27
Also missing: One Step Beyond... GReedDiamond Jul 2015 #46
Also missing: Science Fiction Theatre, from the mid 1950s aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #96
Excellent! Thanks for that...nt GReedDiamond Jul 2015 #98
The theme music for One Step Beyond was one of the greatest TV themes ever aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #100
More thanks for this... GReedDiamond Jul 2015 #105
I noticed that too. El Supremo Jul 2015 #177
My Favorite Martian, Mork and Mindy, Alf, 3rd Rock from the Sun bananas Jul 2015 #95
I'm a Trekker (the original name) although Roddenberry hated the name Iliyah Jul 2015 #8
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Actually Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #101
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Cool!!! Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #176
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I agree with the top 3. Deadshot Jul 2015 #10
Nothing even close to Twilight Zone. Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #12
It was called Supermarionation discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #73
I found it quite disturbing for some reason. Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #144
They do look freaky n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #147
Meet The Press. ????? olddots Jul 2015 #14
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B5 should be higher...ahead of DS9, at the very least. nt cyberswede Jul 2015 #38
Agree totally about Babylon 5, should be top ten at least.... daleanime Jul 2015 #62
My two favorites were Alien Nation and Knight Rider. n/t RebelOne Jul 2015 #16
glad to see Blakes 7 on the list lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #17
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I was glad to see d_r Jul 2015 #135
Not nearly in order rock Jul 2015 #19
B5 is top 10, if not top 5. beevul Jul 2015 #20
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Exactly. N/t beevul Jul 2015 #23
Agreed. daleanime Jul 2015 #65
B5 is top 10. GaYellowDawg Jul 2015 #97
I don't agree. beevul Jul 2015 #99
Disagreeing is fine. :-) GaYellowDawg Jul 2015 #103
True that. =D beevul Jul 2015 #161
mst3k is scifi? unblock Jul 2015 #26
As a kid in the early 60s, my fave was Way Out, the summer replacement series for The Twilight Zone aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #29
Selected Ambient Works Bosonic Jul 2015 #30
take lost off that list. nothing was ever explained with science. mumbo jumbo magical Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #36
Thanks for the collection! nt elias49 Jul 2015 #37
I always thought "Number Two" thucythucy Jul 2015 #155
the x files at number two is ridiculous. Mosby Jul 2015 #31
What are you talking about? Scootaloo Jul 2015 #57
show after show about monsters isn't sci-fi. Mosby Jul 2015 #79
Why must it be one or the other? Orrex Jul 2015 #113
My list would be a bit different, but not much Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #32
Never heard of 'The Prisoner' and where is "The Time Tunnel"? nt Logical Jul 2015 #39
Never heard of the prisoner? Holy crap. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #42
Go find it. Now. TDale313 Jul 2015 #71
Thanks! I will! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #77
It is on YouTube d_r Jul 2015 #137
Thanks!!! nt Logical Jul 2015 #149
Quantum Leap should be higher. nt Logical Jul 2015 #40
Yep 840high Jul 2015 #68
I would put the Battlestar Galactica reboot in at #1 Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #41
You're crazy. Adrahil Jul 2015 #74
Heh, to each their own. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #163
Lol. Indeed. Well said, sir! nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #165
Why isn't Daniel in the pic for Stargate SG-1? daredtowork Jul 2015 #44
Doctor Who has to be number one Gothmog Jul 2015 #45
Especially if time spent running down tunnels and hallways is a factor in judging <G> -- nt Freelancer Jul 2015 #50
No Galactica 1980? Inconceivable! Dr. Strange Jul 2015 #47
Fringe! Season 5 opening credits irisblue Jul 2015 #49
Continuum deserves to be on that list... MinM Jul 2015 #51
Tru Calling & Threshold MinM Jul 2015 #81
Warehouse 13 MinM Jul 2015 #160
Journeyman & Alcatraz MinM Jul 2015 #194
Gurren Laggan is not on the list...fail. LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #52
It's a real shame they just stopped making Battlestar in 2008... Positrons Jul 2015 #53
The 100 has been a great show, for being network Scootaloo Jul 2015 #55
MST3K @ #17 90-percent Jul 2015 #56
Any quesses why this never made the list? yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #58
didn't make their top 50 Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #84
Nope yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #90
Technically, "Small Wonder" was science fiction, as well. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #129
Drop something for The Avengers daleo Jul 2015 #61
No "Time Tunnel" or "Land of the Giants"? bluedigger Jul 2015 #63
Any body remember in the 70's SNL did - Star Trek: The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise Stellar Jul 2015 #64
Yes! Crunchy Frog Jul 2015 #106
That was BRILLIANT... PCIntern Jul 2015 #114
tng does not deserve to be ranked restorefreedom Jul 2015 #66
Too many terrible episodes of the original. Nt Logical Jul 2015 #91
it was the 60's restorefreedom Jul 2015 #111
My least favorite....... Logical Jul 2015 #115
i did think the red haired guy restorefreedom Jul 2015 #117
But I do like most of them. I just liked TNG better. Miss that show. nt Logical Jul 2015 #124
do they show reruns on scifi? restorefreedom Jul 2015 #126
Hulu has all the Star Trek shows, orig,TNG,DS9,Voyager,Enterprise EX500rider Jul 2015 #195
good to know esp since i have hulu on roku! nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #196
Space Lincoln. CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #189
I didn't even want to watch TNG when they came out. My sons kept begging me to, and explaining it. Stellar Jul 2015 #119
i guess you never know restorefreedom Jul 2015 #120
I guess that goes for me too. Stellar Jul 2015 #122
I read that X-Files is coming back 840high Jul 2015 #67
It is. Next February, as I recall. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #131
And Mitch Pileggi, one of my high school classmates, is back as Skinner too... cascadiance Jul 2015 #154
Left out my first favorite TV show - the Original 1950s Flash Gordon PufPuf23 Jul 2015 #70
Since Puppets And Cartoons.... Laxman Jul 2015 #75
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BSG reboot better than TOS? Adrahil Jul 2015 #76
Doctor Who VMA131Marine Jul 2015 #78
Red Dwarf was probably excluded because it's more comedy than sci fi. Dr. Strange Jul 2015 #171
THE OUTER LIMITS!!!!! Gloria Jul 2015 #80
No UFO???? MrScorpio Jul 2015 #83
anyone watching wayward pines? Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #86
Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex above Cowboy Bebop? DJ13 Jul 2015 #85
I agree, and without the Ghost in the Shell Exilednight Jul 2015 #123
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The Prisoner and Twin Peaks weren't sci-fi. nt bananas Jul 2015 #92
The Prisoner was definitely sci-fi. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #130
Superior shows left off The list Half-Century Man Jul 2015 #102
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea and its futuristic submarine was kinda fun aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #107
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Was thinking of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea too... cascadiance Jul 2015 #157
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Isn't Orphan Black considered Sci-Fi? me b zola Jul 2015 #108
OB is great, and yes, I would call it sci-fi in the same vein as the 6 million dollar man. Exilednight Jul 2015 #118
Yes I would say so d_r Jul 2015 #138
Light on the 60's Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #109
I would've nominated "Ice Pirates" just for the battle scene taking place in the time warp. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #110
I love Dr Who, but it's not #1. Exilednight Jul 2015 #116
Firefly Chuuku Davis Jul 2015 #121
LOST is not sci-fi. It is religious fantasy. RadiationTherapy Jul 2015 #128
exactly Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #175
I'd rank Voyager way above Deep Space 9.. EX500rider Jul 2015 #132
Voyager.. main character in cat suit, salamander episode Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #174
Cat Suit=7of9? EX500rider Jul 2015 #183
Janeway T"Threshhold".. spoilers Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #186
Roger, that one was pretty weird... EX500rider Jul 2015 #187
"Finale that denied us seeing them get home." EX500rider Jul 2015 #193
then it jumps to the future Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #197
Had they omitted Action_Patrol Jul 2015 #136
Uh....No! hamsterjill Jul 2015 #139
Where's ALF and 3rd Rock? Exilednight Jul 2015 #142
I go with Dark Angel, for obvious reasons! darkangel218 Jul 2015 #145
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jul 2015 #168
Alot of my favorites here. which land of the lost though? 90's or 70s? Also twilight zone and X-File craigmatic Jul 2015 #146
I worked on Max Headroom as the writer's assistant. underahedgerow Jul 2015 #148
It was very clever! Kudos to you! nt PCIntern Jul 2015 #150
LOVED that show annabanana Jul 2015 #156
The Invaders thucythucy Jul 2015 #152
I agree. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #192
They missed "Space 1999" Warpy Jul 2015 #159
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Space: 1999 was teh awesomeness. Dr. Strange Jul 2015 #170
Jericho shouldn't be on the list -- that was just a post-apocalypse survivor series aikoaiko Jul 2015 #169
Captain Pafoofnic on the Ernie Kovacs Show olddots Jul 2015 #173
Just A Few Omissions colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #178
I was looking for 'Greatest American Hero'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #180
I thought 'Earth 2' (1994-1995) was pretty good. n/m El Supremo Jul 2015 #179
I loved that show! AnnieBW Jul 2015 #199
Space: 1999 !! gollygee Jul 2015 #182
The 6 Million Dollar Man #47? Rex Jul 2015 #184
#1. Twilight Zone. Hands Down. spanone Jul 2015 #185
I'd put Farscape in the top 10 AnnieBW Jul 2015 #198
I'm a bit surprised that DS9 ranked higher then Voyager. Lancero Jul 2015 #200
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