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   From: Gamera@work.stomping.aza   
      
   "dobey the elf"  wrote:   
   >   
   >Bateau wrote:   
   >> "dobey the elf"  wrote:   
   >> >Troy Heagy wrote:   
   >> >> Oh my... not many sadly.  Too many shows start well (Earth: Final   
   >> >> Insult to Gene Roddenberry) and get prematurely canceled/destroyed   
   >by   
   >> >> suits.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (1) Absolute Favorite = Babylon 5 (all 5 seasons) - Its "novel for   
   >> >TV"   
   >> >> format gave it more depth than any other show.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (2) Red Dwarf (all) = I've laughed so hard I cried.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (3) Star Trek: Original Series (seasons 1-2) - real sci-fi authors   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (4) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (seasons 1-7) - took risks with new   
   >> >> ideas & I liked the continuing storyline arc   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (5) Star Trek: The Next Generation (seasons 1-7) - almost every   
   >> >> episode was entertaining   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (Note the absence of Voyeur and Enterforaprize.)   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (6) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 1-5) - liked the continuing   
   >> >> storyline   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (7) X-Files (seasons 1-5) - entertaining episodes that sometimes   
   >> >> scared me :-)   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (8) Twilight Zone (all) - ditto   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (9) Doctor Who (doctors 4/5 = late 70s-early 80s) - uh, just fun   
   >to   
   >> >> watch   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (10) Sliders (season 1) - like alternate history/comedy combo   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (11) Earth: Final Conflict (season 1 - it was great then   
   >destroyed)   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (12) Crusade (season 1 - I saw potential for greatness)   
   >> >>   
   >> >> (13) Earth2 (season 1 - I saw potential for greatness)   
   >> >>   
   >> >>   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Did I forget any?  Probably.  There are some series which many   
   >people   
   >> >> talk about and love, but I deliberately left out:   
   >>   
   >> Some I liked that you didn't mention: Alien Nation, V, Space   
   >Precinct,   
   >> Sea Quest DSV, Space: Above and Beyond, Lexx, Quantum Leap. Mmmm TV.   
   >   
   >Oh! YOu are right. I think I have to change my list. Number 5 should be   
   >Space 1999.   
   >   
   >I never did understand why the astronaut aliens had to breathe that   
   >blue liquid, and they never do run that show in repeats so I can   
   >understand it any better?   
   >   
   >Honorable mention should go to Astro Boy (the original 1950s black and   
   >whit cartoon) as he had jets in his feet. So technically he was science   
   >fiction?   
      
   What about Superted?   
      
   >Maybe some day we will get a dvd player and I can buy the space 1999   
   >shows or better yet, is there a website where you can go and see clips   
   >from it?   
   >   
   >Anyway, you peopole asked for the top ten not the top twenty five   
   >shows.   
      
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