Which is the best Sci Fi series...Past and Present


View Poll Results: Which is the best ever Sci Fi series Part 1
Doctor Who 22 5.08%
Blake's 7 13 3.00%
Star Trek (original) 34 7.85%
Star Trek Next Generation 48 11.09%
Star Trek DS9 4 0.92%
Star Trek Voyager 22 5.08%
Enterprise 6 1.39%
Babylon 5 30 6.93%
Farscape 12 2.77%
Lexx 0 0%
Dark Skies 3 0.69%
Lost in Space 7 1.62%
Red Dwarf 29 6.70%
My Favourite Martian 0 0%
X Files 37 8.55%
Roswell 0 0%
First Wave 1 0.23%
Sliders 3 0.69%
The Outer Limits 5 1.15%
Space 1999 4 0.92%
Andromeda 1 0.23%
UFO 9 2.08%
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 15 3.46%
American Gothic 3 0.69%
Stargate SG1 45 10.39%
V 7 1.62%
Battlestar Galactica 5 1.15%
Buck Rogers 1 0.23%
Twilight Zone 10 2.31%
Quatermass (The Series) 3 0.69%
Starship Troopers 5 1.15%
Quantum Leap 10 2.31%
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 1 0.23%
Logan's Run (The Series) 3 0.69%
Have no interest in, or hate Sci Fi 24 5.54%
Mork and Mindy 3 0.69%
Astroboy 1 0.23%
The Invaders 1 0.23%
Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe Series) 3 0.69%
Thunderbirds 0 0%
Stingray 0 0%
FireFly 1 0.23%
Man from Atlantis 0 0%
Six Milion Dollar Man 2 0.46%
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Old 24-11-2002   #1
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Which is the best Sci Fi series...Past and Present

I know everyone has their favourites, Burnt Chips asked this question on another forum and I thought it would make a good poll (thanks Dave).

It can be one from the past which may have been ground breaking at the time, or perhaps one of the present ones that perhaps broke new ground.

If your selection isn't there, I can add it, so please post in this thread.

If you hate Sci-fi, there is an option for that as well.
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Re: Which is the best Sci Fi series...Past and Present

I like babylon 5 but the original star trek is more nostaligic, so I voted for it.
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Decisions Decisions

Theyre all good in their own way, however I would always sneak downstairs late at night for the original 'The Outer Limits'

Black and White, unique stories every week, and put a lot of the stars in the more modern SciFi classics listed on the map
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Not really into Sci-Fi but i like Red Dwarf.Im also old enough to remember Space 1999 now that was good, espec when that woman used to change into different creatures

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LEE u seen the misses then Uhh (fellow manc) i bet your a blue.
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Originally posted by Burnt Chips
i bet your a blue.
Die hard Red here after the weekends results were back on track
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Originally posted by lee32uk
Die hard Red here after the weekends results were back on track
he`s a definate red!!
i`m just thankful you didn`t bring that piccy with you from all forums lee!!!)(-)( )(-)(
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Originally posted by bigrandydavid
he`s a definate red!!
i`m just thankful you didn`t bring that piccy with you from all forums lee!!!)(-)( )(-)(

this is for you lee
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hi

sorry i have never watched any of these so i can not vote for any of them these programmes i have never like at all
if i did vote i would have voted do notr watch them.

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Where's V?
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its got to be X files for me Guyz
great series kept me entertained for hours
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Bloody hell, I'd forgotten all about V, I'll add it now.

Its only when you start writing a list that you realise how many series there were.
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@ Bigal993, always liked X Files, but not hardcore Sci Fi in my opinion, would still be in the top 5 though.
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For me, the original Star Trek just edges out Dr Who. Both were very well made in their own way with ST being ahead of its time in terms of content. Dr Who was clever in the way that the Doctor continued for years in a different form and technically brilliant given that it was originally made in a simple studio.

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Wink Star Trek Voyager

4 Me its got to be Star Trek Voyager 7 of 9 in that Cat suit
do i need to say more ..... so i put in my vote
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Yes, Seven of Nine is a big plus (She was also in Dark Skies), but the Vulcan Science officer in Enterprise is pretty horny as well.
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I'm with Channel Hopper on this one. The original series of "The Outer Limits" is definitely my favourite (not too keen on the new colour version though). I'm also a big fan of "The Twilight Zone" (again, I'm referring to the original B&W series) but I'm not sure whether it quite fits the category of "Sci-Fi"... I guess that's why it hasn't been listed here.

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Talking Red Dwarf

What can I say its the DOGS BO**OCKS. As Star Wars is not there and I mean the original 3 not the 2 thats done mostly by CGC they are the all time favs for me.

Great Poll m8.

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I remember watching, with great enjoyment, Blake's Seven. My 26 year-old daughter still speaks of the evenings when we watched it together. Her Mum was out at a Keep Fat class, her older sister was at Brownies, the younger two weren't yet born, so she had me to herself. We ate sweets, drank pop and watched avidly the improbable antics of the cast. Avon was our favourite and Callie always looked as if she'd spent too much time standing in the rain.

I loved Dr Who, whose collection of nubile assistants always managed to trigger my teenage testosterone machinery. In later manifestations, Tom Baker's portrayal had deliciously subversive/anarchist undertones.

I'm not a great fan of the later versions of Star Trek, but I have to say that Seven of Nine is the answer to an old man's fantasy deficiency.

But what of Quatermass? In my youth, the black and white series scared me shitless and, having watched it against my parents' express wishes, I have only myself to blame. I still remember nights of sheer terror, with every noise, light, movement and thought sending me for the security under the covers.

I've a soft spot for Red Dwarf, but I'm not convinced that it's science fiction.

The original Star Trek is certainly high on my list of favourites.

But if you're forcing me to vote, and on the assumption that few of the members are aged enough to remeber Quatermass, I'd have to go for Blake's Seven.
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@ Wolsty, I'd forgotten about Quatermass, I had the same experiences as yourself with it, those of attraction and fear. There were a couple of others in the sixties as well, but i can't remember the names.

@ Master_73 I deliberately didn't include Star Wars as was really looking at TV series, but certainly was hooked when the first film was released.
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