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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: DiogenesLamp

B5 was appointment viewing.

I regret Crusade which could have done well on it’s own was screwed up by the suits.


61 posted on 02/12/2017 2:26:19 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: yarddog

Yup, I never missed an episode. I also liked Star Trek *Enterprize* with Scott Bakula. I did not care for the *The Next Generation* shows.


62 posted on 02/12/2017 2:27:17 PM PST by amorphous
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To: Hugin

I talked to her at a few Dragoncons (after panels mostly) for a few minutes and she seems like a very nice person.


63 posted on 02/12/2017 2:27:39 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: yarddog

In the last season of the original Star Trek you could tell they were writing scripts just to use the existing costumes and sets at Desilu Studios. Nazi planet, Roman planet, OK Corral planet...


64 posted on 02/12/2017 2:27:41 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: EveningStar
I actually saw Captain Video and His Video Rangers. That was over 60 years ago.

Ed Norton of "The Honeymooners" liked that show. That's good enough for me.

65 posted on 02/12/2017 2:28:12 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: EveningStar

If you really want live-action science fiction awfulness, there’s always “Far Out Space Nuts.” That was a Saturday morning kid show from Sid and Marty Krofft featuring Bob Denver and Chuck McCann as two astronauts that…get lost…in space. Imagine Gilligan and the Skipper in outer space. This was during the time Space: 1999 and Star Trek: The Animated Series was on and, even as kid, I though FOSN was unwatchable.


66 posted on 02/12/2017 2:28:25 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

ROTFLMAO!

I went on a first date with a gal when I was 17, and she was the nicest, sweetest girl with a very, very fair complexion.

The double feature we saw was “Flesh Gordon” and “The Groove Tube”!

She kept slouching lower and lower in the seat, her pale white skin glowing red, and just when I thought she couldn’t possibly have been more embarrassed, that “public service ad” about venereal disease came on the screen.

We had a good laugh about that years later!


67 posted on 02/12/2017 2:28:41 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: camle

Yes, the starlost. Brilliant concept, horrible execution due to writing and budget. Harlan Ellison took his name off of it before the pilot ran.

CC


68 posted on 02/12/2017 2:28:46 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: Hugin

My bad. Thanks for the correction! XD lol


69 posted on 02/12/2017 2:29:01 PM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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To: newfreep
There are parts of Logan's Run that are quite memorable...

That image is from the movie. They are talking about the Logan's Run television series.


70 posted on 02/12/2017 2:29:05 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Hugin
Don't forget Claudia Christian.


71 posted on 02/12/2017 2:29:06 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

The sound effects on Space 1999 were excellent.

Done on a Moog synthesizer, they added exactly the right element.

They can be found online here: http://moonbase99.space1999.net/sound.htm


72 posted on 02/12/2017 2:29:08 PM PST by Brookhaven (If CNN is playing, ask them to change the channel. #ChangeCNN)
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To: Hugin

They also reused the original pilot episode by splicing and overlaying to make a totally new show.

Surprisingly, it was pretty good.


73 posted on 02/12/2017 2:29:53 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Interesting Times

Indeed. AFAIAC, Lost in Space ranks as worst of the worst.


74 posted on 02/12/2017 2:30:29 PM PST by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Emergencyawesome

UFO had some ideas and the models. I liked SkyDiver the best.

The purple wigs I could have done without. Gabby Drake was always a plus.


75 posted on 02/12/2017 2:31:10 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: matt1234

I remember watching that episode of the Bionic Man.


76 posted on 02/12/2017 2:31:16 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Leaning Right

As a little kid, I always had an extremely uneasy impression of Dr. Smith, beyond being an underhanded traitor. I realized later he came across to me a a creepy child molester. I have no idea what he was like in real life, but his role just reeked of it to me.


77 posted on 02/12/2017 2:32:11 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: DiogenesLamp

Babylon 5: progress through cooperation vs. progress through conflict.


78 posted on 02/12/2017 2:33:09 PM PST by AceMineral (One day men will beg for chains.)
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To: EveningStar

Sliders and Quark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(TV_series)


79 posted on 02/12/2017 2:33:27 PM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: sparklite2
Lost in Space ranks as worst of the worst.

I think it has a lot to do with how old you were when you first saw it... I liked it! ;)

80 posted on 02/12/2017 2:34:23 PM PST by amorphous
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