Best Television Sci Fi franchise / series

**Blah** · 6th May 2010 03:36 PM

I had to vote Star Trek because of all the history, cultural influence, and good episodes but I

really enjoyed the Stargate series up to about "Atlantis".

I also liked Firefly, but it was so short lived it's not going to compete with others.

**Six** · 6th May 2010 04:26 PM

[quote name='Dr.Knuckles' date='05 May 2010 - 10:56 AM' timestamp='1273075006' post='147633']

Just don't ask Six... just don't ask.

It makes me wonder what circles of Hell the directors of the original three had to go through to get the finished product they got.

"Hi george, I have a quick script change I'd like to run by you".

"Sure, which lines"

"No George, the script. We're going to be changing your script, for a new script. We're keeping your plot line, but every single line spoken during the entire movie is going to be re-written"

"Gosh... why... oh I'm so sleepy... is there something in this chamomile tea...... (plunk)

"Ok boys, he's out. Roll cameras, with real film this time... he's sleeping"

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I wonder if you could catch "THE FORCE" from a dirty toilet seat in a public restroom or a defective condom ? I mean that's basically what Lucas did, relegated it to a virus.

**Chief** · 6th May 2010 05:50 PM

[quote name='Six' date='06 May 2010 - 03:26 PM' timestamp='1273184768' post='148073']

I wonder if you could catch "THE FORCE" from a dirty toilet seat in a public restroom or a defective condom ? I mean that's basically what Lucas did, relegated it to a virus.

[/quote]

Clearly Anikan prefered bareback.

**Djinn** · 6th May 2010 07:01 PM

[quote name='Six' date='06 May 2010 - 06:26 PM' timestamp='1273184768' post='148073']

I wonder if you could catch "THE FORCE" from a dirty toilet seat in a public restroom or a defective condom ? I mean that's basically what Lucas did, relegated it to a virus.

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I liked it better when the Force was simply a convenient way to choke someone across the room without having to get up.

**Djinn** · 6th May 2010 07:01 PM

[quote name='Six' date='06 May 2010 - 06:26 PM' timestamp='1273184768' post='148073']

I wonder if you could catch "THE FORCE" from a dirty toilet seat in a public restroom or a defective condom ? I mean that's basically what Lucas did, relegated it to a virus.

[/quote]

I liked it better when the Force was simply a convenient way to choke someone across the room without having to get up. That has to be the most useful superpower, ever.

**kmiller1610** · 7th May 2010 01:02 AM

I'd like to use the force to stop duplicate posts.

A word of praise for Trek the original series.

One of the key things about a ship-bound Sci-fi show is the interactions among the crew. It should feel like these are people doing a job that is normal, for them. There should be ego battles, flirtations, bad moods, boredom, not the sense that everyone is a hero with a constant, good attitude.

I think especially during the first season, Trek: TOS did this as well as any of the series.

**justonemorevoice** · 7th May 2010 06:23 AM

[quote name='Devil505' date='03 May 2010 - 08:24 PM' timestamp='1272932658' post='147164']

Showing my age here but the best Sci Fi series ever was this one:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y[/media]

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yah, i was just about to ask why he left off twilight zone.

**kmiller1610** · 7th May 2010 06:55 AM

[quote name='justonemorevoice' date='07 May 2010 - 08:23 AM' timestamp='1273235009' post='148389']

yah, i was just about to ask why he left off twilight zone.

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And Space 1999

And Space Above and Beyond

And Rocket Ranger

And Outer Limits

And Heroes

And V

And Lost

Actually, I based the list one of the polls over at gateworld.net, edited of course.

Twilight Zone is a great series of standalone stories with no ongoing characters. Most of the geeks don't consider it modern sci-fi, but what do they know? I think Buffy won the poll and Firefly was second. But the former is not sci fi and the latter is too short.

**justonemorevoice** · 7th May 2010 07:04 AM

[quote name='kmiller1610' date='07 May 2010 - 08:55 AM' timestamp='1273236947' post='148400']

And Space 1999

And Space Above and Beyond

And Rocket Ranger

And Outer Limits

And Heroes

And V

And Lost

Actually, I based the list one of the polls over at gateworld.net, edited of course.

Twilight Zone is a great series of standalone stories with no ongoing characters. Most of the geeks don't consider it modern sci-fi, but what do they know? I think Buffy won the poll and Firefly was second. But the former is not sci fi and the latter is too short.

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yah, i love the outer limits, the rest you can have.