Posted on 11/02/2009 3:09:41 PM PST by EveningStar
Here are my selections for the most pretentious science fiction - fantasy TV shows (RELAX - THE CYNICISM IS ALL IN FUN!):
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2003) - Pretty much a chick series.
4. V (original - including miniseries' - 1983 - 1985) - Nazi lizard people invade the earth.
3. Alien Nation (1989 - 1990) - A message series with one message - racism is evil. We get it. Next. (amazingly enough, this series spawned five made for TV movies, which were viewed by all 500 of its fans)
2. Beauty and the Beast (1987 - 1990) - Nauseatingly sappy
1. Babylon 5 (1993 - 1998) - Yeah, I know that "true science fiction fans" like this series because J. Michael Straczynski is a fan of literary SF - and named a Psi Cop "Alfred Bester." Big deal.
I never saw the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, but from what I've read about it, it definitely would have made my list.
OK. Those are my picks. How about yours?
I vote most of the crap on the Discovery channel.
Try the Middleman.
Dresden was a favorite. I know in the books he drove a blue VW bug or similar but I liked the old Jeep.
For a rebuilding civilization show, try Jeremiah. It was written by JMS.
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Thanks...I just spent twenty minutes digging through those Blakes 7 clips....I still get a kick out of it.
Avon was my favorite on B7 and I really like the compilation of insults and jibes.
And I thought that my son and I were the only guys this side of the pond who even knew about B7. “Sand” was one of my favorite episodes (for originality). Servelan and Tarrant trapped on a planet that will destroy them by burying them in sand unless they spend their days and nights making with the birds and bees action...very clever.
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