Being into science fiction and crypto-currencies goes hand in hand right? So I'm going to set some ground rules for this post.
- These shows were between 1995 and 2010. The reason why I did that is because Star Trek Next Generation ended in 1994 and the majority of those episodes I saw as reruns. It would be on the list for sure but I didn't get to see those real time and have the excitement of an episode coming on and being brand new.
- I didn't go post 2010 because for the most part I didn't watch TV since a little before that and I don't want to include something like the Walking Dead which I binge watched 4 seasons all at once on NetFlix
- The post wasn't just stuff that aired on the Syfy channel. I'm simply shortening science fiction.
- The show are in chronological order and I will unveil my most favorite at the end of the post.
- ENJOY!
1) Earth 2
EARTH 2 only ran for one season on NBC. It was a 22 episode season which stretched into 1995 and I do remember being excited that it was coming on. In the distant future, the surface of the Earth has been largely destroyed, and mankind lives in space stations orbiting the planet. In the show a small group left Earth to go an Earth-like planet called G889 in an attempt to find a cure to an illness called "the syndrome".
On the show there were two types of intelligent aliens.
Grendlers
These things were creepy but their saliva could pretty much cure any disease.
Terrians
These aliens were also creepy and always looked like they have been hitting the weight room and training pretty hard. Ultimately they meant well. They were able to sink into the ground where they lived. They could only communicate with the humans through a dreamscape.
I really liked the premise of this show and was surprised it didn't do better in the ratings and continue for additional seasons. It seems like the show sort of gained a cult following and continued to live on. I was able to watch a lot of the episodes years later on the SyFy Channel. I also see people on YouTube talking about how it was on NetFlix. I'm glad I'm doing all this research because I forgot Rebecca Gayheart played on the show somehow. How could I have forgotten. Here is a picture to jog your guy's memories as well.
2) SeaQuest DSV
It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed SeaQuest 2032. I remember Earth 2 and SeaQuest DSV being on back to back. I felt like the premise of this show was really good and had a lot of potential to run a lot longer evidently there were a lot of disputes between the actors and the producers. In the first two seasons Roy Scheider played Captain Nathan Bridger.
They had a dolphin that could talk through a computer named Darwin. That was one of my favorite parts of the show. It seemed like it could realistically work because dolphins are pretty smart.
The submarine was exploring the oceans which seemed like a cool premise because we always hear how unexplored the oceans are. After two season the wheels kind of came off the bus with this show because there were so many disputes that they had to basically figure out a way to change the crew and make that logically fit into the story. Ended up that the SeaQuest was abducted by aliens and taken to another planet and then eventually returned 10 years later. That is why the show changed the name to SeaQuest 2032.
I remember not liking the new captain. Ultimately the show was canceled because ratings didn't improve. I was able to partially relive SeaQuest later on when they did a few marathons on the SyFy channel.
3) Star Trek Voyager
Star Trek Voyager aired between 1995 to 2001 and was the first Star Trek series to feature a female captain. They were stranded in the Delta Quandrant on the other side of the galaxy and were trying to find their way home. One of the things I liked most about this series was there seemed to be a lot of episodes about the Borg which I found interesting. 7 of 9 had been assimilated into the Borg at one time. She looked better in her Starfleet uniform!
She dealt with a lot of issues from being part of the collective. I was sort of surprised that this show aired on the UPN network. It did pretty good there though.
4) Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 was the longest SciFi series to run in North America. It ran from 1997-2007 and there were also two spin-off series after it. Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. What started it all was the movie Stargate which was amazing. That really set the stage for this show and there were so many pieces to this show that made it work.
- You had Richard Dean Anderson who previously played McGuyver. McGuyver is a part of Americana and is as much of a legend as Chuck Norris.
- There was the premise of going through a worm hole to other parts of the galaxy to explore unknown worlds.
- There was the tie in to both Egyptian and Greek Mythology which people have a fascination with. I don't know how accurate the tie ins were but it was close enough to fool your general person if it wasn't technically correct what was being said.
The first 5 seasons aired on Showtime. I saw very little of the show when it was there because we didn't have Showtime. The next 5 seasons aired on Syfy and they replayed the first 5 season when they switched over so I was able to catch up. I really liked the show and I'm not going to lie, I think Amanda Tapping caused some of my MILF fantasies to come to light!
5) Battlestar Galactica
The series was a remake in which I really had no knowledge of the original. The series I'm talking about aired 2004-2009 on Syfy. The sets were amazing and the acting was really good in my opinion. All Battlestar Galactica productions share the premise that in a distant part of the universe, a human civilization has extended to a group of planets known as the 12 colonies. The machines called the Cylons had taken over and the remaining human civilization was in search of Earth which they weren't really sure existed or not.
There were a lot of things that were brilliant about this show. For one they pretty much slated it to run the 4 Seasons. That way it didn't get scope creep and keep extending out all over the place. I felt that Stargate was able to deal well with additional seasons but the way they did the 4 Seasons for Battlestar was pretty brilliant.
One of the other things that was brilliant about the show was the use of the word "Frack" instead of fuck. They used Frack in place of fuck to get around the television censors which I thought was both funny and ingenious.
Conclusion
So which one was my favorite? Well Earth 2 and SeaQuest were to short lived to really develop. Star Trek Voyager was good and I enjoyed it but to me it seemed more of a spin off of Next Generation. In 1996 Star Trek First Contact came out which I really like so to me that was the "Primary" Star Trek cast. Voyager still made sense and was good.
So that leaves us with Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica which is a tough one for me. I actually didn't like the way Battlestar Galactica ended at all but really loved everything that lead up to the ending. Despite really liking Stargate SG-1 and not really liking the ending of Battlestar Galactica I still have to officially go with Battlestar Galactica as my all time favorite. I just remember how nuts I was about new episodes coming out. It was a must watch for me and it was the acting, the sets, the premise, and all the little things that made it the best.
What do you think Steemit? What was your favorite?
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I highly recommend
Stranger Thingson Netflix. They did an amazing job recreating an 80s sci fi thriller. Only 8 episodes so it doesn't sidetrack too long on any subplot.I'm for sure going to have to look into this. I'm from Indiana so I might feel right at home watching that!
I love them all.
I miss Babylon 5 and Blakes 7 but you can't have them all :)
And Space District somenumber... And UFO. And ... :) Lots of good obscure series :)
I have never heard of Blakes 7. Interesting!
An obscure group of misfits who happen to bump into an empty spaceship and go for a ride. Even the ending was obscure :)
I highly recommend it.
Awesome! I will have to look into it!
For the record: Blake's 7
Look at these clothes - this is a real space opera. Except that it isn't :)
You had a couple of short lived series on there where would you rank Firefly?
DUDE!!! I was just gonna ask that! Firefly is right up there with BSG for me, one of my fave sci fi series of all time.
Hahahah, Yeah I was telling myself at the beginning of the post that I need to address that because I knew a lot of people loved Firefly. I 100% can see why people were into it. I'm not real sure why I had a hard time getting into it. When I found out about it I was super into Battlestar Galactica so I don't know if that was part of it. I tried to watch Serenity a year ago for the 2nd time and again didn't get through the entire thing. I don't know why. Hahahah. Thanks for sharing
I'm glad you mentioned FireFly. I was going to mention that in the Conclusion but sort of forgot. I actually never knew about Firefly until after it was over and a co-worker told me about it and let me borrow the DVDs. And personally I just didn't like it. I can see why people would like it but I couldn't get into it. Same thing with the movie Serenity. For some reason I didn't like it but it was well liked.
I gave up watching any TV series after that was canceled.
Still my all time favorite has to be Bayblon 5.
Nice! I remember that show but it was another one that I never really was able to get into. Star Trek Deep Space 9 was the same way for me as well.
Cool buddy. Keep on sharing @brianphobos
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The words "Hit the nail on the friggin head" come to mind here. Earth 2, Seaquest DSV, Star Trek Voyager and SG1 were the staples of my teens/early 20s. I didn't get into the BSG redux until my late 20's but what a joy that was. BSG is my fave too, but I didn't mind the ending. I feel sad and glad they ended it because I think if they had drug it out another season it would have gone sour and I didn't want to start disliking it.
I agree. I was sad that BSG ended. It was a weird feeling almost like I was lost. Hahahah
Yeah I got that too. I convinced my wife to watch it with me when we were first married and after a few episodes we went full binging. She tells other people about how awesome it is now and says the same thing about the ending, hahaha. Great post man :)
Battlestar Galactica @brianphobos such an epic show.
Cheers!
It sure was and I'm almost getting to the point where I want to watch a couple episodes to relive some of it. I feel like if I wait 5 years to watch any of it. I will have forgotten a lot of details and then it will be super exciting and will bring back the memories again.
Ha Ha, absolutely, do it I say, just do it!
Voyager changed my life!
Hahah, Yeah Voyager was pretty good
I would add Babylon 5 and Star Trek Deep Space Nine if it was my list.
Understandable. I personally never got into either of those. I watched a little bit of Deep Space Nine but wasn't as intrigued by it.
DS9 took a few seasons to get going. I hated it at first but went back to it later and really enjoyed it.
I have heard a couple other people say that same thing. I watched Star Trek Enterprise but honestly I felt like the best part of that whole show was the intro which was pretty sweet!
seaquest!
!!! DAAAAARRRRWIN !!!!
It's a hard choice between Star Trek Voyager and Stargate for me. @cryptofunk and I are considering a putting a stargate in the garden- true fact.
Nice, Were you going to install an iris on it as well and dial with the computer?
good write-up. Sliders? Quantum Leap?
I never saw Sliders and Quantum Leap was before 1995. I kind of felt like I had to set the 1995 criteria otherwise the scope would get so wide with stuff I saw as reruns.
Great choices, I'm definitely going to have to check out the first one as I have not heard of it til now. :) Thanks :)