Greatest "Space Sci-Fi" Shows in history

Good timing. I decided to try out DS9 last week, remembering how many regard it as the best ST series. It seemed so boring as a kid but I figured I might have a better appreciation for it now. The first few episodes were meh and Sisko's acting seemed amateurish at best but I'll try to stick with it. I'm tempted to skip to later seasons like others have recommended but the completist in me will probably just grin and bear it.

My curiosity is piqued concerning Babylon 5. Too bad they don't have it on Netflix streaming.

 

I voted for DS9. That's definitely my favorite "Space Sci-Fi" show and possibly my favorite show period.

 

If anyone likes mst3k, I just watched 'soultaker' and it was hilarious. It's on Netflix if you've got 90 min.

 

I'll just say it again, the first few seasons are a bit of a bear even for a big fan like me.

 

The reason I couldn't get into Sisko is because when I saw him, all I could think about was how much of a bad-ass he was in Spencer for Hire as Hawk. Seriously, there was no cooler cat on TV than Avery Brooks as Hawk. They should put this character on DS9 :

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The other thing I didn't like from the earlier episodes of DS9 that I did watch was that it seemed his character/acting on DS9 was a bit forced.

As for Picard's perfection, they blew his perfection away several times just to make him seem more human. The Borg basically raped him, the Cardassian, Gul Madred had him stripped buck nekkid and hanging from the ceiling as he tortured him, he begged Q to save them from the Borg, he's broken the Prime Directive a few times (going back on his oath), etc.

 

I just noticed that Amazon Prime members can watch DS9 free on Amazon ... I may have to re-visit this series. I can't believe this thing was released almost 20 years ago. Yikes.

 

Exsqueeze me? Baking powder?


"I have, and always will be, your friend."

GIVE IT UP FOR THE WRATH OF KAHN PEOPLE!!! :grin:

Kirk/Spock trumps all!!!

(By the way, my favorite Twilight Zone episodes star William Shatner...)

 

Cool. I went there looking to see what it would cost to get the DVD's and that was met with a "oh, hell no" when I saw the price. That's when I saw the streaming version.

 

For some reason I think he's a classically trained actor, maybe I read that somewhere before? So I figure he grows into it and gets more comfortable.

But it's nearly comical the first episodes so far. The really 'sci-fi' lines like discussing his favorite alien food is almost comical. It's like an SNL parody of informercial acting. And some of the actual dialogue was just plain awkward, which I attribute to the script.

 

He is classically trained and is currently a teacher of drama at Oberlin College, think it just took him time to settle into the role.

 

I hated Janeway . . .she was just seemed so smug
and I just did not like many of the characters
Chi-Ko-Tay was boring
The Half Klingon Half human chick . . decent eye candy but could not make up for the boringness of the character
Tom - HEY DIDN'T YOU BLOW UP SOME KIDS WITH WESLEY CRUSHER!! WOULD HAVE been more interesting if you were that guy
The Asian guy . . yea his name was henry or something but he was Asian Guy . . undeserved of a name. . boring . .

Most of the series I could not help but think
If I was the Asst Cheif Engineer. . like 10 yrs into my enlistment
next in line for the big seat of engineer. . I get bumped for a criminal
and suppose to take order from her . . i'd be pissed!!

DS9
Did have better Characters
from Quark to Garak
The Arc about ODO and the Founders was great


Babylon 5 was great also . . .
many people slept on it. . G'Kar was a great character
with several excellent speeches

Rocket River

 

Firefly is unpretentious, fun, and has real heart.

It runs away from the utopian/dystopian themes of most sci-fi and harkins back to the frontier spirit of old.

 

I voted Firefly but DS9 will always have a special place in my heart.

 

What I enjoyed about it was the grittiness of a working spaceship and the characters reacting to each other, frequently in an understated way. It reminded me of Alien before the appearance of the alien. I think that part of the flick was some of the best space SF ever filmed. The director has his moments, I'll admit. ;-)-

Honestly, I really enjoyed most of the series mentioned in the excellent (if incomplete) poll. I even enjoyed Space 1999, some of the silliest SF ever to grace the small screen. DS9 was groovy. I watched every episode. It took me a while to warm up to TNG when it first started. It was like they wanted to make it as different from the original Star Trek as possible, without making it unrecognizable as the Star Trek universe. For a long time, it was so anticeptic that I was reminded of a hospital more that a "space adventure." Then it either got better, or I got used to it. The character of Q was a fantastic invention, as were the Borg. By the time it ended, I was really sorry to see the series go.

 

After all of the drooling on DS9 on here, I decided to give it a go. The entire series is streaming on Netflix. I watched the premiere 2 parter and it was very good. Seems much "darker" than other Trek's. I always stayed away because many told me it was a Babylon 5 ripoff, but to me, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I hope it's a good ripoff.

Starting the next ep now.

 

If you like that episode you should watch the DS9 episode The Visitor.