OT - Good sci fi TV shows?

[Ruatha]

Cheeze - What do you think of the computer graphics Version series of Starship Troopers?

[ February 14, 2003, 07:45: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[dogscoff]

B5 (Though very dry chemistry wise)

I'll admit most of the chemistry was bad,
but the relationship between G'kar and Londo, and also the unrequited love bit between Ivonova and Marcus were just excellent. Also Londo's relationship with Vir. There was chemistry in B5, just not with the Captain & the Minbari.

I think B5's biggest flaw was that most of its voyages into mysticism (that immortal "first one" in the Last series, the captain from the first series coming back as some kind of Messiah- HA!, the Minbari in general, that psychic woman who worked for the vorlons) just ended up looking sappy and cliched. The most notable exceptions to this would be G'kar's redemption and the Vorlons, who I think were genuinely mysterious.

Oh, and Starship Troopers= Beverly hills 90210 in space? Are you sure? I think Troopers was a lot deeper than that. The way I see it, all the protaganists being young and beautiful was deliberate, because the whole thing is shot like a bit of fascist propaganda from the future state the film is about. When you think about it in that light, the aesthetic and heroic tone of the film becomes quite dark and disturbing. IMO.

[ February 14, 2003, 11:37: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

[thorfrog]

Well here is my top 10 sci-fi shows:
10. Buck Rogers in 25th Century season 1 (bu, Buck)
9. Dr. Who (all time classic pbs show)
8. Six Million Dollar Man
7. B5 Crusade (awesome start. Why cancel??)
6. Star Trek Next Gen
5. Enterprise (It's coming along)
4. Star Trek DS9 (Dominion war saved this one)
3. Battlestar Galactica season 1
2. Star Trek TOS (just great!)
1. Babylon 5 (the ultimate story line)

The top 10 worst Sci-fi shows:
10. Andromeda (Need I say more?)
9. Babylon5: Legend of the Rangers (We want Crusade)
8. Lost in Space (danger, danger!!)
7. Star Trek Voyager (pushover Borg)
6. Earth 2 (I think I saw this drunk once)
5. Sliders (good start, what happened?)
4. SeaQuest (trek underwater)
3. Buck Roger in the 25th Century season 2 (total crap, space midgets stripping Wilma was cool!)
2. Battlestar Galactica 1980 (Yikes?!)
1. Earth: Final Conflict (Does anyone know what this was about?)

[Growltigger]

I dont think Starship Troopers can really be described as being deep and profound. If I know Paul Verhoeven's movies, he probably picked beautiful people to emphasise the fact that the bugs were ripping them limb from limb......

I remember the midgets stripping Wilma Deering, pity is you didn't see anything other than a brief shot of her blouse being undone... bugger

[javaslinger]

Anyone ever heard of Starhunter??? I saw it like at 2am on a monday. Pretty bad.

Also, wasn't there supposed to be some new series starting with some acclaimed director or something. It was gonna be like a cross western/space pirates or something. I remember it was being pretty hyped up a couple months ago.

Maybe the pilot bombed.

[capnq]

wasn't there supposed to be some new series starting with some acclaimed director or something. It was gonna be like a cross western/space pirates or something.

You're thinking of Joss (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Whedon's Firefly.

It was cancelled, mainly because the Fox network execs didn't understand its potential.

[Omega_Prime]

Fox is the kiss of death to Sci-Fi. LOL

I heard that they are going to be the host of the new Battlestar Galactica. I also heard that they "re-imagined" the story, and Starbuck is a girl.

That would tend to sound like the kind of story-rape that Fox would buy.