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10 of the Worst Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time
The Cheat Sheet ^ | January 20, 2017 | Robert Yaniz Jr

Posted on 02/12/2017 1:33:33 PM PST by EveningStar

In the past decade or so, science fiction on television has seen a dramatic uptick in both quantity and quality. Shows like Westworld are keeping critics engaged and audiences coming back for more week after week, but while a number of sci-fi shows over the years have developed significant cult followings, others have become notorious examples of just how bad the genre can be when it isn’t executed effectively. Here’s our look at some of the worst sci-fi shows to ever hit the small-screen. For the record, we’re focusing specifically on live-action series only. So any infamous animated shows won’t be appearing below.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: sciencefiction; scifi
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To: RandallFlagg

As campy as Automan was, I loved it.

Streethawk was fun to watch. Funny he never had to stop for fuel.


141 posted on 02/12/2017 3:09:32 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: DiogenesLamp
I don't recall finishing a single episode of the Next Generation series. The closest I came was the movie Star Trek *Generations* which also starred Patrick Stewart.

I don't believe Stewart is gay, but he exhibits those traits to such an extent that I find him unwatchable. lol

142 posted on 02/12/2017 3:09:52 PM PST by amorphous
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To: wally_bert
Amazing how many of them are gone.

And how young they were.

Peter Jurasik remembered me and my wife every time we visited his table.

He and Andreas Katsulas were my favorite characters. Of course the other characters were also pretty awesome. They were an excellent cast.

143 posted on 02/12/2017 3:12:08 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Flavious_Maximus

The short lived cartoon was actually better even though it was kiddie-fied.


144 posted on 02/12/2017 3:12:30 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: pa_dweller

It got killed as it was becoming watchable.


145 posted on 02/12/2017 3:13:28 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: rlmorel

I was going to say as much, but figured someone else would or you would clear it up. I’ve never heard Billy Mumy (or anyone) say a bad word against him as a person.


146 posted on 02/12/2017 3:13:37 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Hugin

I liked Scarecrow & Mrs. King.


147 posted on 02/12/2017 3:14:07 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Tax-chick

The cartoon had a good opening but suffered from Filmation animation and comic book action.


148 posted on 02/12/2017 3:15:16 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: dfwgator
“They made a movie about the future called ‘Logan’s Run’, and there ain’t no n_____s in it, I said, ‘White folks ain’t plannin’ for us to be here.’”

I remember that. It was funny at the time. Nowadays I think they go overboard to create a "diverse" cast and especially the lead actors.

149 posted on 02/12/2017 3:15:47 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Emergencyawesome

Gabrielle Drake, whom you see speaking into the microphone, was playing a Lunar base commander when Sally Ride was just a college Freshman. Gerry Anderson beat Gene Roddenberry in getting a female commander by 24 years.


150 posted on 02/12/2017 3:15:52 PM PST by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: Sirius Lee

So nice, you had to post it twice!


151 posted on 02/12/2017 3:16:32 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: wally_bert

Well, yes, it wasn’t that great. But it existed!


152 posted on 02/12/2017 3:16:34 PM PST by Tax-chick ("If you think free speech is assault but assault is free speech, you're a moron.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

They played very well off each other.

I met Andreas at one Con. It was hard to tell if he was putting on a show or actually kind of curmudgeonly.


153 posted on 02/12/2017 3:16:56 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: wally_bert

I believe YoYo died this last year.


154 posted on 02/12/2017 3:17:45 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: wally_bert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mT3FeaO_sM


155 posted on 02/12/2017 3:18:48 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: BradyLS

I think as a kid I was picking up on the slimy oiliness of his character, which he did a good job of expressing.

I LOVED his part in “A Bug’s Life”. It was perfect...:)


156 posted on 02/12/2017 3:19:22 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: JoeProBono

Try the old 40s Batman serials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQZjI1xEHAM


157 posted on 02/12/2017 3:20:15 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: EveningStar

I never knew Logan’s Run was a TV show and I was certainly old enough to remember it.

I love sci-fi.

Lost in Space should absolutely have been on that list.


158 posted on 02/12/2017 3:20:45 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: EveningStar

4. Galactica 1980 (1980) It was a Mormon teaching show.


159 posted on 02/12/2017 3:22:10 PM PST by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: EveningStar

1. Space 1999.

I totally agree! And it was such a waste and a tragedy. Actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, and the best SFX of the era.

WHAT could POSSIBLY go wrong?

It all has to do with the writing, I guess.


160 posted on 02/12/2017 3:22:26 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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