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Best Sci-Fi Ever

POSTED BY: QUICKSAND
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 08:38
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 3:42 PM

I started the opposing thread to this back in July, cuz I was bored, and it's now November, and it WON'T DIE!!! 152 replies and counting, Gee Whiz......

Let's show we're not negative people and talk about the GOOD Sci-Fi in the world. And yes, obviously, "Firefly" is at the top of the list. What else ya got?

I can point out a few books my own self, but movie-wise I want to toss up "Metropolis" (the silent 1929 movie), with a side of "2001" and polish it off with "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" for dessert. I mean, did it ever get any better than this?

Oh, and I'm apparently also King Nerd.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 4:21 PM

POTEMKINVILLAGER

Quicksand, I haven't the slightest notion who/what you are, but my respect for you has increased by an order of magnitude or two.

Metropolis: also my choice as number one.

Heavy political message... uh, whatever. I work in the flim biz, get access to hunnerds of free posters. Ain't got a one on my walls but for a dearly bought Metropolis, the helmeted girl with green shaded skin, bright red lips, the whole humanity eroded by roboticism motif.... Ah, none of it means a damn thing, eh? Bring on the space westerns.

"Belief is the wound healed by knowledge."

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10:13 PM

DARKARCHON

Battlefield Earth!!! WOO!!

j/k

Some of my favs in no particular order:

Star Wars Trillogy(new ones waste of film)
Aliens(lost count how many times I've seen this)
Matrix(and I even liked the other two o.k.)
Wrath of Kahn("No...you can't get away." love it)

as for tv...

Farscape(just loved the concept)
Space: Above and Beyond(had a good visceral feel)
Firefly(of course)

There are others, but these are my favs.

-Dark/Blue

"Pain is scary."

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Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:42 AM

CALHOUN

This thread has been done and done.

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Thursday, November 18, 2004 4:08 AM

MAUGWAI

Doesn't mean it can't be done again!

Here's to positive thinking. I like the first two Terminator movies. They hurt my brain with time travel conundrums, all while entertaining me with violence. But not that last one. That was a piece of complete crapola.

"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

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Friday, November 19, 2004 5:08 AM

LINDLEY

Babylon 5 gets a mention, of course.

A few years ago, I would have said Stargate SG-1, but it's stagnated to the point where I can't say that anymore.

Firefly, duh.

And, a newcomer to the list:

Battlestar Galactica 2004 rocks so far.

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Friday, November 19, 2004 5:32 AM

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

The X Files. Gone, but not forgotten.

-Taylor

The Uncharted Outlaw!
"You can get a lot further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word."
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:06 PM

CONNORFLYNN

Galaxy Quest ranks right up there for me hehe :)

It takes all the bad sci-fi and mocks it in one fell swoop.

"You broke the ship?!, You broke the Bloody ship!?!" - Alan Rickman

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Monday, November 29, 2004 3:35 PM

QUICKSAND

Speaking of parody, I want to kind of flail Shaun of the Dead onto the list.

I know it's not, like, EXACTLY Sci-Fi, but what the hell. It'd make a good double-feature with Galaxy Quest.

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Monday, November 29, 2004 4:34 PM

THEPLAGUE

Babylon 5, Blake's 7 and Red Dwarf I'd rate the highest for watchable sci-fi. As far as the readable stuff goes, I can never go past Philip K Dick's writing.

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Monday, November 29, 2004 4:51 PM

TETHYS

Bab5, Brimstone, Logan's Run, and DS9 for me!

and let's not forget Odyssey 5!!!

"Your mouth is talking. Might wanna see to that"

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Thursday, December 2, 2004 3:50 PM

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Well my list is basically Fantasy with a little SciFi mixed in.

Movies:
Lord of the Rings Extended Editions
Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
Stargate
Frequency
Armageddon

TV:
Space: Above and Beyond
Firefly
Last Exile (anime)
Gundam Wing (anime)
Farscape (first 2 seasons)

Books:
The Sword of Shadows Trilogy by JV Jones
The Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey
Starfist series by Dan Cragg & David Sherman
The Saga of Seven Suns series by Kevin J. Anderson

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Thursday, December 2, 2004 4:28 PM

THEGREYJEDI

Movies:
Star Wars. All of them. You can all bite me.
Star Trek II, III, IV, and VI
Dune(1984)
Blade Runner
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Martix Trilogy and the Animatrix

TV:
Babylon V
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (until the last season)
Gundam, all of them
Outlaw Star (anime)

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Thursday, December 2, 2004 6:27 PM

DARKARCHON

Although, "Brimstone" was not specifically sci-fi, I really dug the concept and loved Glover's portrayal of 'Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Father of Lies, The Dark Prince...the Devil you ninnies!' Not to mention the show was just getting really good when they canned it.

-Dark

"I hate to inturrupt you during your crazy time...but we gotta go!"

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Friday, December 3, 2004 12:44 AM

QUICKSAND

Re: Brimstone. Gee, that sounds like a familiar story. Wasn't that show originally aired on Fox?

In response to the previous note, the directors cut of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was quite superior. It seems a shame to leave that off the list, but include "The Search for Spock." Eh.

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Friday, December 3, 2004 7:42 AM

DIETCOKE

The Lord of the Rings movies is/are the geatest film(s) of all times. But it ain't Sci/Fi.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:38 AM

WORDSMITH

Best SciFi Ever:

TV Based
(1) Sapphire and Steel (David McCallum and Joannah Lumley) - creepy time travel / supernatural chiller series.

(2) Firefly - obviously.

(3) Babylon 5 - equally obviously.

(4) Doctor Who - not for the sets (which were a running joke) but for the variety of story styles attempted and managed.

(5) UFO - inventive, daring and Gerry Anderson's vehicles.

Film based
(1) Metropolis - agree with all the comments above.

(2) Star Trek: First Contact - Entertaining, not too many plot holes, and stunning visual effects which helped to tell the story rather than existing for their own sake.

(3) Star Wars: A New Hope - makes you wonder why Lucas bothered trying to fill in the back story.

(4) Bicentennial Man - not the same as the book, but Robin Williams made this one watchable as a story in it's own right.

Book Based:
(1) Vorkosigan set by Lois McMaster Bujold.

(2) Honor Harrington set by David Weber.

(3) Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward.

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