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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#6.
Oops, why didn’t you saaaay T-V-Shows?! <:?
Otherwise Jupiter Rising would be near the top.
I think B5 was these written SciFi series ever to be on TV.
Episode where they were worried about the physical destruction of the universe? I don’t remember that one!
Can I have the episode name so I can rematch?
Maybe it was meant metaphorically. Like when people say this will ‘destroy the world’, they don’t mean actual physical destruction of the planet.
Sorry.
Look again.
Bill Nye: The Science Lie
Oh. And I distinguish between super-heroes and science fiction. Even if, technically, I shouldn’t. So, The Amazing Spider Man can be dropped, too.
I liked the original Star Trek but they had some weak episodes.
I have been watching it every Saturday night and for the last several weeks the show was pretty bad. Last night was a little better. They are in the last season and It definitely seems to be going down.
It was probably time to go ahead and end it when they did.
I loved Logan’s Run! That’s a classic.
Battlefield Earth should be on this list and NOT Logan’s Run.
Lost in Space was saved by the hilarious Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris).
[to the Robot] Unhand me, you mechanical moron.
[to anyone in earshot] Oh, the pain the pain.
Etc.
what? no starlost?
Yes Star Trek TOS went into a tailspin in its last season. The worst episode being the one about the space hippies! I can’t remember if that was in the last season or not but it was an absolute stinker! I still refuse to watch it.
Babylon 5 was an awesome series. My kids and I watch an episode once a week. The problem with Babylon 5 is that you have to watch about 20 episodes to start getting an understanding of the larger plot arc.
Yes, the special effects are cheesy, but that was a consequence of the technology available at the time. Babylon 5 was really a brilliant piece of work.
1999 had the visuals, music but I have to agree the premise had problems.
The second season is what I’d rather forget about.
Agree. Babylon 5 was an awesome series. It's biggest problem was you had to watch a lot of episodes to get a feel for it, and a lot of people didn't watch it long enough to see what was special about it.
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