tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3710738037753880638..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: TV Guide's 60 Best Sci-Fi ShowsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28307388935432942092015-09-05T14:15:46.699-04:002015-09-05T14:15:46.699-04:00I would question The Twilight Zone - not on the gr...I would question The Twilight Zone - not on the grounds that it wasn't good,it was great -yet as a simply anthology show with no progression of story or characters,it doesn't generally fit in with the others.Likewise,GoT and Walking Dead - disregarding the science fiction versus fantasy contention,in light of the fact that mass media have never authorized a strict division -appear to be too new (still in progress (so is Who) as well as insufficient time slipped by to make impartial evaluations).<br /><br />A. E. Oglesbyhttp://aeoglesby.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62732272581109837862014-09-21T02:57:09.379-04:002014-09-21T02:57:09.379-04:00I like lists like this. I love so many of the show...I like lists like this. I love so many of the shows listed here.. Lost is in my top 5 shows of all time and led me to this site when I was looking for a good online review site.. I have started watching Buffy and Angel because of this site and I have not been disappointed. I do think they left out a very important show, however. To me, the greatest Sci Fi TV show of all time, based on my favorite Sci Fi book of all timee (forget the lame movie version) is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Docnazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124235873822215866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73936785909231825032013-08-13T07:03:20.605-04:002013-08-13T07:03:20.605-04:00I was always recommend a little seen and little lo...I was always recommend a little seen and little loved series called 'Defying Gravity' - simply brilliant and but before it's time. It was shown at random times incredibly late and night and I was fortunate enough to come across it. <br /><br />I'd also like to have seen Stargate Universe on this list; by far the least loved of the franchise, but it's the one I keep going back to, and it's the one I really wish they'd make more of. Simply one of the best Sci-Fi endings of all time - much missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64376592552136054102013-07-25T19:19:06.888-04:002013-07-25T19:19:06.888-04:00No SPACE: 1999. Shame on TV Guide !No SPACE: 1999. Shame on TV Guide !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332706045635215784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35604634325116497522013-07-14T07:18:58.938-04:002013-07-14T07:18:58.938-04:00Charmed was good when Shannen Doherty was on it..t...Charmed was good when Shannen Doherty was on it..then it went rapidly downhill..so I'd leave it out too. <br />Farscape will endure. Great show. <br />Game of thrones will stand the test of time as well. Maybe I'll find a Tardis and see..<br />The movie version of Lost in Space was so bad it was almost funny..poor Joey from Friends and Gary Oldman..<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33044979868574246012013-07-14T06:42:16.080-04:002013-07-14T06:42:16.080-04:00I think Game of Thrones will endure. The books hav...I think Game of Thrones will endure. The books have been around since 1996 and it has the advantage of not being contemporary (or future-set) so it won't age so badly. But I agree it's hard to see things clearly while they're on, as it were.<br /><br />I just finished watching all of Farscape in about 3 weeks (for work) - sort of exhausting and I started expecting to see puppets in every corner (and actually thought 'arn' instead of 'hour' to myself at one point) but man, I'd forgotten how good that show was!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1892559472144307252013-07-13T19:38:55.006-04:002013-07-13T19:38:55.006-04:00I finally got around to actually reading the Enter...I finally got around to actually reading the Entertainment Weekly top 100 edition. (ChrisB did such a great job discussing it here that I'd decided not to spoil her reveals by reading the magazine first.) One of the interesting things in the magazine is that they made a few "top 10" lists to go along its their top 100s. One of their lists was top 10 "greatest sci-fi shows." They were very similar in some respects to TV guides top ten but the differences in order are interesting:<br />1. Buffy<br />2. The Twilight Zone<br />3. Lost<br />4. The X-Files<br />5. Doctor Who<br />6. The Prisoner <br />7. Star Trek: TNG<br />8. Battlestar Galactica<br />9. Mystery Science Theater 3000<br />10. Star Trek<br /><br />For this particular top 10, and many of the others, they just rewrote these shows in the same order that they were listed in the top 100 but pulled them out into their own list.<br /><br />As a new Buffy fan, it's fun to see it at the top of the list but, in terms of sci-fi shows, I would have put something else as number one. a.m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21258095296934012972013-07-13T19:18:05.333-04:002013-07-13T19:18:05.333-04:00Huh...I am actually pretty ok with this list (sci-...Huh...I am actually pretty ok with this list (sci-fi/fantasy distinction notwithstanding)!<br /><br />I would bump "Charmedl"<br /><br />Quantum Leap is special to me, too. I remember fighting with my dad about my bedtime every week so I could stay up to watch it.<br /><br />I forgot about Max Headroom! I can't even remember what it was about, but I know I loved it. <br /><br />My current favorite not on the list: Orphan Black. Obviously, it is too soon to say if it will stand the test of time to be list-worthy, but I predict it will be memorable if only for Tatiana Maslany. <br /><br />Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62988890652428480572013-07-13T12:45:37.916-04:002013-07-13T12:45:37.916-04:00As "best of" lists go, this isn't so...As "best of" lists go, this isn't so bad. And since I think it's sometimes hard for non-genre fans to articulate the difference between fantasy and sci-fi, I don't object to Buffy being on the list. A lot of what's called "sci-fi" blends fantasy storytelling traditions with sci-fi milieus (Star Wars, for example). How would an outsider to these genres know where the line is when that line is so frequently blurred anyhow?<br /><br />And let's face it, Lost In Space deserves a spot on this list for nostalgia reasons. Yes, it's pretty horrible (I tried to re-watch an episode on Hulu a couple of years ago. Holy cow that was lame...). But I remember watching the reruns as a kid and being caught up in it (knowing full well it was cheesy).Scott Rigganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711526444461565186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90659190900933805152013-07-13T10:13:02.487-04:002013-07-13T10:13:02.487-04:00I'm so glad to know that Farscape is underway ...I'm so glad to know that <i>Farscape</i> is underway again. I continue to feel awful about having to let that one go, because I love it so. Knowing it is in good hands and coming back soon makes things better. Definitely a better choice than <i>Falling Skies</i>, J.D. :)<br /><br />Re: <i>Lost in Space</i> and <i>Six Million Dollar Man</i> --- they may not be what we would necessarily consider quality nowadays, but I think that they have certainly endured in the public consciousness as sci-fi classics. They've "stood the test of time" in that respect. And I suspect that <i>The Walking Dead</i> and <i>Game of Thrones</i> will as well. They are certainly as ground-breaking and pioneering as <i>Star Trek</i> was in its time. It does feel too soon to put them in the Top 10 (especially over <i>Babylon 5</i>!), but given their cultural cache and growing popularity, I think they'll long be remembered as SF/F/H classics.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19603104490739441492013-07-13T10:07:11.673-04:002013-07-13T10:07:11.673-04:00I think they missed a few.
Red Dwarf, mentioned a...I think they missed a few.<br /><br />Red Dwarf, mentioned above, and I totally agree. It's a classic<br /><br />Speaking of classics, how about My Favorite Martian? If the Honeymooners made the Best TV list, I think this early SciFi should have been on this list.<br /><br />Logan's Run. I loved that show.<br /><br />And my current favorite show, even beating out Supernatural (and believe me, that is saying A LOT): Continuum.puckladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76558166241964390872013-07-13T07:29:20.829-04:002013-07-13T07:29:20.829-04:00I can speak from personal experience that typing o...I can speak from personal experience that typing out these lists can be time consuming. Well done, sunbunny.<br /><br />What I liked about the top ten is that they are shows that appeal to a wider audience than just the geeks that we all are. The more people we can bring to the party, the better.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77282508632615871322013-07-13T03:16:01.754-04:002013-07-13T03:16:01.754-04:00Agreed about Ultraviolet..it even has Stephen Moye...Agreed about Ultraviolet..it even has Stephen Moyer in the cast-pre True Blood. Typecast much?<br />Lost in space? Um..no.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7519103320721793202013-07-13T02:47:55.768-04:002013-07-13T02:47:55.768-04:00I agree with percysowner and a.m. that DS9 and Red...I agree with percysowner and a.m. that DS9 and Red Dwarf should've both made the list.<br /><br />I'd also make the case for other British and sci-fi series like Blake's 7, Merlin Sapphire and Steel, Robin of Sherwood, Ashes to Ashes, Misfits, and Ultraviolet (still the best vampire series not made by Joss Whedon).Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-825756259282720152013-07-12T21:43:13.563-04:002013-07-12T21:43:13.563-04:00It's too bad they didn't include Red Dwarf...It's too bad they didn't include Red Dwarf. It's one of my favorites.a.m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76593083239424122152013-07-12T20:49:44.284-04:002013-07-12T20:49:44.284-04:00I'm sorry that Star Trek Deep Space Nine didn&...I'm sorry that Star Trek Deep Space Nine didn't make the list. It is hands down my favorite Star Trek. I love that Dark Shadows made it because I love that show.percysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524512417823662079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62317107804364218052013-07-12T20:39:04.413-04:002013-07-12T20:39:04.413-04:00Anonymous, ten seasons of SG-1 is pretty darned in...Anonymous, ten seasons of SG-1 is pretty darned intimidating. Now if I'd been reviewing it while it was running and didn't know it was a ten year commitment...Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40898380341489314352013-07-12T20:32:12.225-04:002013-07-12T20:32:12.225-04:00Love to see a SG1 review, still watch the show in ...Love to see a SG1 review, still watch the show in reruns Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83816916995535210502013-07-12T20:32:06.130-04:002013-07-12T20:32:06.130-04:00So happy to see Futurama on the list! It's so ...So happy to see Futurama on the list! It's so underrated; the Simpson gets all the critical love.<br /><br />The list had years on it, but I got lazy about typing them. For clarification: Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990), The Invaders (1967-1968), Teen Wolf (2011-present)sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37878882425167756612013-07-12T20:30:50.798-04:002013-07-12T20:30:50.798-04:00The Farscape project is definitely underway. I...The Farscape project is definitely underway. I'm looking forward to getting back into this wonderful show.<br /><br />I totally agree that currently running shows might not qualify for the list, but I agree with most of the ones that are. <br /><br />Highlander is a snub, even though it had some questionable quality, it was way better than Heroes. <br /><br />I can't think of anything off the top of my head that's missing, but a much better list then the EW TV list. Of course, I'm biased.<br /><br />I do wish to apologize for dropping Falling Skies, it just lost me entirely. It became a chore to watch, let along write about and that's not conducive to good reviewing.<br /> Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.com