Spec me a science fiction TV series please

Chojin · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:15

Can anyone recommend a science fiction TV series. Something set on Earth and not too watered down on the intellect. I used to enjoy The X Files and The Outer Limits, so maybe something along those lines. Any ideas?

Noxis · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:16

Stargate SG1
Heroes

tntcoder · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:19

Taken

Clinkz · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:25

Stargate SG1/Atlantis

Futurama

Blinkz · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:34

Eureka

Lonewolf · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:43

Heroes
Taken
The 4400 maybe

memphisto · 30 Jun 2007 at 23:12

not set on earth and nothing like the outer limits or the x files. But Firefly is a darn good Sci Fi Series.

DaveMac · 30 Jun 2007 at 23:26

Chojin said:
Can anyone recommend a science fiction TV series. Something set on Earth and not too watered down on the intellect. I used to enjoy The X Files and The Outer Limits, so maybe something along those lines. Any ideas?

Millenium.

Sinizterguy · 30 Jun 2007 at 23:28

Dark Angel
Stargate
4400
Heroes

Not particularly in that order.

leezer3 · 30 Jun 2007 at 23:36

Babylon 5- No contest.

To the person who suggested Firefly- Joss Wheedon (Sp?) should be shot. Awful series from start to finish

-Leezer-

Chojin · 1 Jul 2007 at 10:10

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I shall check them out

Mindriot · 1 Jul 2007 at 21:44

Give Sliders a try, just remembered how corny it was!

Raikiri · 1 Jul 2007 at 22:02

leezer3 said:
To the person who suggested Firefly- Joss Wheedon (Sp?) should be shot. Awful series from start to finish

-Leezer-

You cannot be serious :eek:

Anyway... here's a list of Sci-Fi that I have found to be good (ignoring your criteria

):

The 4400
Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate: SG1
Heroes
Eureka
FIREFLY
Alias is good, not really Sci-fi but a fun watch.
Dark Angel
Battlestar Gallactica
Painkiller Jane (not bad, not great either)
Supernatural
Might wanna check out Sanctuary, new web based Sci Fi with Amanda Tapping starring in it

Sinizterguy · 1 Jul 2007 at 23:50

Where can I download or view this Sanctury thingy ? Sounds vaguely interesting.

And how can you say Firefly was bad ? It is the best SciFi tv series ever.

.. No accounting for personal taste.

sarutobi · 1 Jul 2007 at 23:52

Angel ( not strictly sci-fi, but still worth a watch)
Heroes
Lexx

leezer3 · 2 Jul 2007 at 00:09

Sinizterguy said:
Where can I download or view this Sanctury thingy ? Sounds vaguely interesting.

And how can you say Firefly was bad ? It is the best SciFi tv series ever. .. No accounting for personal taste.

Where Joss Wheedon went wrong-
Rule No. 1- Don't mix Western & SF- it simply doesn't work, no matter how you try to dress it up.
Rule No. 2- Fix your physics before you even try to do anything else! (Far too many things wrong here to start, look at the airlocks for example)

Some of the Gene Roddenberry canon is also worth a look, some is better than others. The remastered version of the original Star Trek (Better SFX really) is definitely worth a look, as is Andromeda.

Not particularly heavy on the intellect, but Space 1999 has the dubious advantage of being slaughtered by Isacc Asimov for completely unworkable physics.

-Leezer-

Azza · 2 Jul 2007 at 00:14

Another vote for Stargate SG-1.

Never get tired of watching it.

Raikiri · 2 Jul 2007 at 00:22

Sinizterguy said:
Where can I download or view this Sanctury thingy ? Sounds vaguely interesting.

http://www.sanctuaryforall.com/

Sinizterguy said:
And how can you say Firefly was bad ? It is the best SciFi tv series ever. .. No accounting for personal taste.

Indeed, madness.

Pumpkinstew · 2 Jul 2007 at 02:07

Definitely Millenium.

If you can find it Dark Skies.

If you liked the X-files I'd also suggest American Gothic, which as the name suggests is more of a ghost story than sci-fi, but still well worth watching.

Dave85 · 2 Jul 2007 at 02:48

Definitely Millenium. Agreed, fantastic show. season1 and then 2, season 3 is meh so i pretend it didnt exist lol.

spot john locke from lost

other than that, SG1 and atlantis and smallville