**Any other Sci-fi shows worth a look??
POSTED BY: toriana
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Hi, I love Firefly/Serenity, also farscape, Bab5 are there any other Sci-fi shows that are totally wonderful??
I would love to hear what shows you found memorable and worth adding to your collections as you want to watch them more than once.
Not just sci-fi but generally anything that takes you on a amazing journey.
Love to hear your idears on what shows/ Moives are worth a look.
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toriana
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The re-imagined Battlestar Galactica is a decent runner-up to Firefly. Stargate SG-1 has been great for ten years, so, there's that. The new Doctor Who has been good so far. Other than those shows, I can't say there's anything else worth it these days.
Edit: I can't believe I forgot Eureka! how lame of me.
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Welcome aboard!
I love the new shows Heroes and Eureka. Eureka has some of that quirkiness that reminds me of Joss' shows.
There will be a new show on SciFi, I think in January, called The Dresden Files. Based on a great book series by Jim Butcher. Totally hilarious, hope SciFi does it justice.
That's all I can think of right now. Hope that helps!
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The others has covered just about every decent show in the genre so I will toss Supernatural into the mix. While technically not sci-fi, it is a great show.
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Battlestar Galactica is more than a decent runner up to Firefly. They're both my two favorite shows of all time and now that Firefly is off the air Battlestar takes the cake. I'm so into Battlestar now that I think I'd even have a hard time choosing a favorite if they were both on right now. I don't hang on any of their boards though because they'd probably be a bunch of Bush-Bot-Warhawks that would drive me up a freakin wall. Plus you guys are my exclusive internet friends... even FutureMsFillion.
If you ever watched any Star Trek and enjoyed it, this show should completely ruin Star Trek for you. This is so much more real than anything that I've ever seen before Firefly and it makes most situations in any Star Trek laughable in retrospect. The situation on this show is eternal desperation with very little relief. Everything and everyone is so amazingly conflicted and when you get to be the omnicient being that's watching all the angles you get a sense about war and that, just like in real life, there are many shades of grey and there are no True or False questions.
Very Very Good. 11 stars out of 10. Must see!
Go ahead and download the old ones. It's doing well enough to probably get a few more years. If you feel guilty about downloading it later, you can always buy the DVDs and watch the show on Friday's at 9:00PM Central. When midseason starts, it's moving to Sunday 9:00PM Central.
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There's also Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, arguably one of the best Trek series ever. If you don't know anything about Star Trek, I'd recommend Enterprise (it's far better then most knee-jerk hate-everything-post-TOS "Trekkies" say it is).
Any fan of Firefly should at least check out Buffy & Angel. Even if you don't like 'em, at least give 'em a fair shake.
Has anyone invoked Farscape yet?
If you allow for animated shows, there's a whole mess of them, both animé (InuYasha, Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Seed, Oban Star Racers) and non (W.I.T.C.H., Avatar, Batman/Superman/Justice League [three shows, but they kinda run together chronologically])
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I guess it all depends on how much Sci you want in your Fi. The shows I am going to mention are either currently airing or out on dvd.
As far as space-based shows, the new Galactica is very good, although in my opinion not as good as either Firefly (the best ever) or Babylon 5.
Currently I am watching the one and only season of Showtime's Odyssey 5, which is watchable so far but probably not one I will rewatch. Look for me to sell that on ebay when I'm done.
A little more down-to-Earth, there is Dark Angel, set in a post-apocalyptic Seattle and concerning genetically engineered soldiers.
Another canceled Showtime effort is Jeremiah, which was created by B5's J. Michael Straczynski. Only the first season is out on dvd, and it ends on quite a cliffhanger, but I enjoyed it a lot and hope season two is released eventually, even though I have heard JMS gave up control of it by that time.
On the fantasy end of the spectrum, you can not do better than Buffy and Angel. This is where Joss got his start, and you can see quite a few writers and directors that have worked for him for a long time, including into Firefly.
I would also recommend the fantasy/mystical/horror series American Gothic, which starred Gary Cole. The best way I can describe the show is to ask you to imagine a devil-possessed Andy of Mayberry.
Dead Like Me is another aborted Showtime series that is out on dvd, and also currently repeating on the Sci-Fi Channel on Tuesdays.
Currently there is NBC's Heroes, and Sci-Fi's Galactica, Doctor Who and the Stargates, and Eureka will return next year and I'm sure the first year will get a dvd release soon. Also ABC's Lost, which is currently on hiatus until Feb. 7, but still a compelling show (in spite of its many detractors).
ETA: Since I just noticed the original post said something about it not having to be totally sci-fi, I had to return to plug my current favortie show. Veronica Mars on The CW Tuesdays at 9pm Eastern. It's in its third season, and the first two are out on dvd.
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I also recommend the new Battlestar Galactica and the old Cowboy Bebop. Both excellent shows that I find I like more than Firefly for various reasons. There are a lot of things in Firefly that remind me of Cowboy Bebop... even showed it to a friend I converted to the Way of Firefly, and she was floored by it. In a good way.
I'll also through out there Ghost In the Shell: The Stand Alone Complex (both seasons) as one hell of a piece of Science Fiction.
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TORCHWOOD. The "Doctor Who" spin-off series is a bit of a cross between "X-Files" and "Angel". A great cast dynamic and stories that will keep you guessing until the end.
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Ok here's a few to look at.
Space Above and Beyond: It's gotten rave reviews. I thought the acting was kinda wooden, but the premise was excellent. Like any T.V. serial, some episodes were better than others.
Starhunter/Starhunter2300: If only to see what Firefly coulda been had it not had good writers, actors and less budget. Apparently Starhunter2300 is better. Sounds like a cross between Firefly and Andromeda.
Starship Troopers:Roughnecks: Computer animation. What Starship shoulda coulda woulda been. I liked this one.
Overall, I liked Roughnecks the best then S:AAB and finally Starhunter but only because I'm a Space movie junkie and I happen to like Micheal Pare. Too bad good movie roles don't like him (Uwe Boll...)
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