I have only so far seen ep 1 to 3 of season 1. Watching ep 4 now and if this is as good as it gets I’ll be going no further.
Episode 1 intense? I've seen more intense episode's of neighbours
I'd forgotten how utterly awesome sci-fi can be.
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Episode 1 intense? I've seen more intense episode's of neighbours
Aaah DS9, as a kid I never liked it, not enough action, but as a grew up I started to watch it and it's my favorite in the whole franchise
Elim Garak is my fave character, but Odo... aahh..
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[Cas];10102918 said:I absolutely loved Firefly. Stupid FOX for killing it, "Sci-Fi doesn't sell" lol...
Red Dwarf was also amazing
I didn't mention Red Dwarf because in my mind its always more of a comedy, but i suppose it was about 50:50 towards the end. Im a huge fan though, hence my username
It's worth watching if you have never seen the original. If you have, it will probably annoy you because they've cashed in on the name and the idea while making it completely different.Heh good one
The lack of continuity bugs me. I get the impression that several people each have their own ideas as to what the overall story should be and each of those people writes some episodes. So you end up with a mixture of episodes from what are effectively different programs with the same characters. Things happen completely out of the blue for one episode only, contradicting what has happened in previous episodes and having no effect on what happens in future episodes. The aforementioned "Scar" is the worst example of that, but not the only one.
It won't last long on tape, even if you never watch it. I'd advise you to transfer it to disc as soon as possible. It's a bit of fuss to get the best picture quality, but you can do it all with free software.
I've always loved my sci-fi ever since i watched the original Star Trek re-runs (i'm not THAT old!).
I can never get enough, Star Trek (any series), Stargate, 4400, etc,etc, but this last few weeks i've had a reminder of how high the bar was set.
I got my hands on the complete run of Babylon 5, omfg it rocks.
I've got a couple of weeks down time between jobs so i've been kicking the arse out of it and i'm already finishing the 3rd season. Just need a few more hours in the day and i'll be happy
I always loved 'Red Dwarf', purely for it comedy aspect.
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"Queeg" is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
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Anyone who liked Firefly is almost certain to also love Cowboy Bebop. It's animé, but don't make the mistake of thinking it's got anything to do with stuff they show on Saturday mornings for adolescent boys: this is deep, adult, and poignant. It's not hard-fi, nor is it an epic like Bab5, but it's some of the best sci-fi around - my favourite is episode 11, which is a very clever and funny tribute to Alien![Cas];10102918 said:
A strange coincidence - I've just started watching it. I borrowed it more from curiosity than anything else. I haven't watched anime before. I was surprised by the quality of it. It is very good sci-fi.Anyone who liked Firefly is almost certain to also love Cowboy Bebop. It's animé, but don't make the mistake of thinking it's got anything to do with stuff they show on Saturday mornings for adolescent boys: this is deep, adult, and poignant. It's not hard-fi, nor is it an epic like Bab5, but it's some of the best sci-fi around - my favourite is episode 11, which is a very clever and funny tribute to Alien!
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B5 is just awesome, always been a trekky but then B5 came along
box set is £70 or so at the moment guys, which is a fantastic buy to anyone who has even the smallest interest in sci-fi
Firefly comes close to B5 but alas was stopped WAY to early
box set is £70 or so at the moment guys, which is a fantastic buy to anyone who has even the smallest interest in sci-fi
Firefly comes close to B5 but alas was stopped WAY to early
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Anyone who liked Firefly is almost certain to also love Cowboy Bebop. It's animé, but don't make the mistake of thinking it's got anything to do with stuff they show on Saturday mornings for adolescent boys: this is deep, adult, and poignant. It's not hard-fi, nor is it an epic like Bab5, but it's some of the best sci-fi around - my favourite is episode 11, which is a very clever and funny tribute to Alien!
sounds interesting!
Thanks for the info , will give Cowboy Bebop a go.
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that's CHEAP! Does it include the movies?
Hi there
I love all my Sci-Fi and liked all the StarTrek series but for me Voyager was probably my favourite.
I really liked the old BattleStar Galactica series, in fact got it on DVD, then it went a bit pair shaped with Galactica 1980 or whatever it was called but there was a few good episodes. The new Battle Star Galactica is very good but sometimes its a little slow/drawn out.
I really like Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, truly fantastic series!
Farscape too is excellent and Adromeda is worth a watch but not in the same league as the others.
Something else I really liked was Threshold, but what happened to that series it just seem to end and never continue?
Out of new stuff Heroes is amazing and even though its not Sci-Fi I love the 24 series.
I love all my Sci-Fi and liked all the StarTrek series but for me Voyager was probably my favourite.
I really liked the old BattleStar Galactica series, in fact got it on DVD, then it went a bit pair shaped with Galactica 1980 or whatever it was called but there was a few good episodes. The new Battle Star Galactica is very good but sometimes its a little slow/drawn out.
I really like Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, truly fantastic series!
Farscape too is excellent and Adromeda is worth a watch but not in the same league as the others.
Something else I really liked was Threshold, but what happened to that series it just seem to end and never continue?
Out of new stuff Heroes is amazing and even though its not Sci-Fi I love the 24 series.
It was canned near the end of the first season, it started at the same time as two other sci-fi type shows a couple of years ago, and was the least popular of the 3 (the others being Invasion and Surface). I liked all 3, but both Invasion and Surface were cancelled after their first seasons.
The remaining Threshold episodes were shown some time later on a Dutch channel.
American shows get cancelled way to easily; Firefly & Drive spring to mind as my faves, along with the above.
Dunno if it's been mentioned, but does anyone remember V? (1983-1985)
The 2 mini-series' were amazing, one of the best sci-fi shows I've seen. The following series was a bit weak, but still watchable just to see how the story pans out.
Some scary bits if you were only a nipper at the time. Like when Robin gave birth to that alien baby. Nightmares!!
The 2 mini-series' were amazing, one of the best sci-fi shows I've seen. The following series was a bit weak, but still watchable just to see how the story pans out.
Some scary bits if you were only a nipper at the time. Like when Robin gave birth to that alien baby. Nightmares!!
Stargate Atlantis Season 4 - 29th Sept
Heroes Season 2 - 25th Sept
I've just started Farscape myself, I watch it when it first came out for a seasons but lost interest, now i'm loving it
As for Threshold.. .. nooo data :*(
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