Posted on 06/05/2016 9:02:29 AM PDT by EveningStar
It's odd to think that, once upon a time, a TV show set in space -- one that declared, in its opening narration, as the cosmos being the "final frontier" -- was considered the pop-cultural equivalent of an unwanted party-crasher. Yes, a concept like Star Trek was both of its time and clearly ahead of it; history has more than vindicated Gene Roddenberry's notion of boldly going where no man had gone before. But given the number of top-notch shows set in the far reaches of the galaxy and that used genre for pulpy and profound purposes over the last 30 or so years, it seems crazy to think that one of the most groundbreaking SF series was a network pariah and a ratings dud. Today, there's an entire cable network devoted to this kind of programming. You can't turn on your TV/Roku/cut-cord viewing device without bumping into spaceships, alien invasion and wonky sci-fi food-for-thought.
Science fiction has been around in one form or another since the early-ish days of television, both here and abroad, and its legacy now looms larger than ever. So what better time to count down the 40 best sci-fi TV shows of all time? From anime classics to outer-space soap operas, spooky British anthology shows to worst-case-scenario postapocalyptic dramas, primetime pop hits to obscure but beloved cult classics, here are our choices for the best the television genre has to offer -- submitted, for your approval.
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Never cared for ST:TNG but I did watch the entire series — once.
‘We were on our way to engage in the Cardashian Wars, but stopped for a PC episode on the holodeck, instead.’
Depends on the series year. The last season, it was being shut down, and it showed.
One of the "other" (LPUHF seeking to glom on to local cable systems.) channels ran it about decade ago. Buster Crabbe had a cameo. Jamie Lee Curtis was in an epi or two. Some others paying their dues.
You're riffing on the one show I have extremely fond childhood memories of? Not that I could remember any of the epis...
I have a hard time calling extended movies or book adaptions a "tv show". AKA "V", "HHGTG", etc.
I don't think "Star Trek" held up very well, IMHO. I say this as someone that grew up with the first run. Watching re-runs in the '90s, and 2000s, I was extremely disappointed at the quality of the sets.
No "UFO"?
1st season when Wilma was a blonde was the best
SyFy ran a selective mini-marathon a while back. I can’t believe I liked it as a kid.
Galactica sucked in both iterations. Flip it with Red Dwarf or you’re a smeghead.
The thing about those slide shows is not only that they’re annoying, but the idiots who put them together do a full page reload. They’re wasting server resources and viewers time. I bail when I see them.
Man, I LOVED that show. I wish it was available on Hulu.
The British series UFO should be number !. It was a very stylish metaphor for the Cold War - the aliens being the commies. The models and special effects were hokey -literally the same crew who did The Thunderbirds- the but acting was great and the writing was for adults. The Prisoner was another great show.
Nothing like a little cleavage with your SCI-FI. LOL
Yes, I think it was why Q-M did only ONE SCI-FI series. LOL
Ralph Fiennes was really good in “Doppelganger” though.
Slideshows are bad, but so are pages like the one linked.
Scroll down and the page jumps. Oh, it is down 3 screens. Move the scrollbar and it jumps. Oh, now it is up 4 screens.
Making webpages ‘mobile friendly’ has ruined many websites.
Red Dwarf is among the shows that recieve an annual marathon at my house.
Incidentally, have you ever seen “Red Dwarf: Back to Earth” (2009). It left me wishing that Doug Naylor still had the ability to write.
The entire series is available on DVD.
Star Trek deserves to be #1. No other show on this list inspired so many kids to become doctors or engineers, who actually came up with some of the tech in the show.
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