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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Farscape is as close to "Firefly with aliens" as currently exists.

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Originally posted by Keyoke:
Spooks had a good first series, but it got tedius after that. That one is on terrestrial TV haha.

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Originally posted by j6ngo1977:
I would recommend Dr Who all the way. I don't understand why you don't like the new series. The series from Chris Eccleston to date. However being from England , don't you already watch it??? However you like Andromeda??????????? Next you'll be telling me you like Lexx. LOL. Yep watching B5 aint no bad thing. 'Babylon squared' goes down as one of my fave sci-fi episodes of all time :)

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Originally posted by Gixxer:
As Bill's acting is atrocious, Andromeda will be perfect for you.

Hercules would be good too, but avoid the episodes with Bruce in them. You wouldn't like him.

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Originally posted by Gixxer:
Have to come to the defence of Babylon 5.

The graphics really are not that horrible at all. Extraordinarily good, given the state of technology at the time, if y'ask me (which I realise you're not).

Careful scripts, arcs, plotlines and mixed metaphor time bombs that would come back to roost sometimes years later.

OK, it has aliens, but they are good. Enigmatic ones; corrupt buffoons that commit atrocities, but for whom you have real sympathy; the Great Andreas Katsulas as one of the greatest alien characters ever.

Commander Ivanova; a sense of humour; one person flattening a crowded bar; bad guys that are worse than Reivers.

ultra cool spaceships; combat moves that do not look like the spacecraft use carburettors.

Leading man changed in mid series; Bruce (...but he's a bit lightweight, surely...) Boxleitner joining an excellent established ensemble cast, rocking like a bastard, and walking away with the whole deal.

Being threatened by big warships, but it's OK because Delenn gives good threat.

Will Robinson being completely identifiable.

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Originally posted by Gixxer:
I have to apologise for my previous tone.

You are obviously not beyond hope, and answer in a far classier way than I did.

Babylon 5 and Farscape will sort you out. And Band of Brothers.

I still think you need a little more work in persuading you that Billie Piper can act, but I'm not one to force you to watch constant reruns of Dr Who with your eyelids taped open (well, at least not until certain particular terms of my Restraining Order expire...)

Off to make a nice cup of tea and watch the Cybermen in a few minutes. This had better be good. They were always much creepier than the Daleks. A lot to live up to.

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