What TV series do you like as well as or better than the Original Galactica?

[Apolloisall]

For me, my #1 spot is reserved for Star Trek TOS, it's what I grew up with, and it simply has no equals IMO (the remastered version with the new FX is my personal choice).

My #2 spot is crammed equally with Battlestar Galactica, Firefly (you peeps heard of this one?), and Dark Angel.

But for sheer dynamic visual creativity Galactica has 'em all beat IMO!

Thoughts? Agreement? Laser fire?:D

[Benedict]

Star Trek.

I'll admit as a kid it was a weird three-way tie between Galactica, Buck Rogers and Star Trek. Could say in terms of Buck I was influenced as you are as a kid. I still wish I could be Kirk or Buck or Starbuck.

there's a few non-sci-fi series I like but probably only Trek that tops BSG78.

[Darrell Lawrence]

Since the subject alludes to discussion of other shows besides BG, thread is moved to appropriate forum :)

[Apolloisall]

there's a few non-sci-fi series I like but probably only Trek that tops BSG78.

Oh, I loved Kung Fu (even though the half-Chinese main character was played by someone SO not Chinese), but yeah, Only Trek tops BSG for me as well.
The only good thing about the re-imagined BSG was that Richard Hatch was in it, otherwise it was kind of felgercarb-y.:D

[Apolloisall]

Since the subject alludes to discussion of other shows besides BG, thread is moved to appropriate forum :)
Oooops! My bad!
Thanks, Warrior.

[Gemini1999]

That's an easy one...

Space: 1999 (season one)

Out of all the "classic" sci fi series, Battlestar Galactica and Space: 1999 are the two that I watch at least annually. I do love the various Star Trek series over the years, but I OD'd on those years ago...

[Apolloisall]

That's an easy one...

Space: 1999 (season one)



What? No love for Maya?:rotf:

[Darrell Lawrence]

Other than Trek, which will probably be the most common answer, I say Space: Above and Beyond and Firefly.

[Benedict]

The mention of Space: 1999 makes me think of an honourable mention for UFO. If not for the show, the theme, the idea we'd be driving jet powered cars in 1982, girls with pink wigs AND those mesh-top things the sub crew had to wear.

[Apolloisall]

UFO. If not for the show, the theme, the idea we'd be driving jet powered cars in 1982, girls with pink wigs AND those mesh-top things the sub crew had to wear.
THAT was a cool show.
But sadly, like so many others, it never had a final ep.

[Gemini1999]

What? No love for Maya?:rotf:

As a matter of fact, I love the character and I'm a big fan of Catherine Schell. It's just that Year 2 of Space:1999 hasn't aged very well - a fair bit of the writing is just awful. I have more fun watching episodes of Lost in Space...

Bryan

[Thunderstruck]

For myself, Can I say all that I have watched?

I would have to really think long and hard on this. Generally
listing a favorite is like choosing between a wife or mother
which one you would save if they were hangin off a cliff
and could only save one.

Many I have yet to see from late 80's to early oo's due to Away from home 10/12ths of the year.

From 70's
BSG
Space 1999

80's
ST TNG

The rest is a blur. Am still trying to recall what was on and where to watch. Am currently watching sliders. Season 3- Never got to watch it also.

Others

MASH
Married with Children

BSG hold Title maybe because its unfinished business and captured my imagination.
For it was not a galaxy far far away and they're coming to us earthlings.

[skippercollecto]

Jericho. I loved its numerous cast members and the way its story kept expanding. Its other resemblance to the original BG is its network history--the first season cancelled with a cliffhanger and then the complaints from fans convinced CBS to bring back a short second season. The main difference, obviously, is that the original cast came back and the show was able to tie up some, but not all, of its loose ends.

Non-sci fi is definitely Everwood.

[jewels]

As well as BG: Firefly and Dr. Who (esp. Drs. 10 & 11)

Like a lot, but mostly discovered via rerun & dvd: Farscape and B5

Current non scifi must watches: White Collar (because it's a buddy show mixed with a Thomas Crown sort of art thief/ladies man/con artist and it's proof that there is still a place for the real Starbuck on today's TV).
Burn Notice because I never know what Michael, Sam, Fiona, and Mike's Mom will do next and the writing is PRICELESS.

[Charybdis]

For me, that's easy: there is no other tv series ever that has come close for me than BSG. I don't know why, but I was so captivated by this show when I was a kid. I had all the toys, I watched every week, I bought the books, etc.

Since the very beginning, I have always stated that my favorite tv show was BSG and after 32 years, I can still say that!!

[martok2112]

StarGate SG-1. Loved that show!

[gmd3d]

Answers based on when I was a young fella . or the impressionable age and TV only

º Star Trek TOS (got me started and inspired)

º Battlestar Galactica

º Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

º Space 1999

º Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

º The Greatest American Hero

º Land of the Giants

º The Incredible Hulk

º Blake's 7

º Battle of the Planets

º The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

º The Six Million Dollar Man

extended listing . :salute:

[Apolloisall]

I was SUCH an Incredible HULK FAN!

[gmd3d]

I think we all hulked out ... esp in school ........at least I did

Battle of the Planets was a particular fav

[Apolloisall]

Battle of the Planets was a particular fav
Yeah, I was a fan. Every day after school...:thumbsup:

[Centurion Draco]

The mention of Space: 1999 makes me think of an honourable mention for UFO. If not for the show, the theme, the idea we'd be driving jet powered cars in 1982, girls with pink wigs AND those mesh-top things the sub crew had to wear.

We nearly were driving jet powered cars in the 1970s! The Rover P6 was designed for a turbine.


Oh, and to answer the thread... I love quite a few Sci-Fi shows... ST-OS, UFO, Babylon 5, Firefly.....

But there is one that rivals Galactica.
The Invaders.

[Benedict]

Oh yes, the Invaders. I haven't seen that since I was a child back when Channel 4 showed repeats.

Well, back when Channel 4 showed stuff.

[Lara]

UFO, Blakes Seven, Doctor Who...

I come from the English SF tradition so Star Trek was a latecomer and didn't hit my early cultural buttons

Cheers,
Lara

[Andromeda]

for me, at the time of TOS BSG first airing in AUS, there wasn't much i liked.
After reading every ones post here, i must have been a weird kid .... spent
more time reading arthur c clarke or being outside being a kid. than watching TV.
only thing i remember watching almost religiously was Battle of the planets, and
Thunderbirds, sometimes doctor who, but only if it was a tom baker one.

cheers.

[Centurion Draco]

The mention of Space: 1999 makes me think of an honourable mention for UFO. If not for the show, the theme, the idea we'd be driving jet powered cars in 1982, girls with pink wigs AND those mesh-top things the sub crew had to wear.

Just in case you're interested in the 'jet powered' (gas turbine) cars of the UFO era......

http://www.rover.org.nz/pages/jet/jet5.htm

[Mamba]

For me my most favorite show is Firefly/Serenity, with second place going to BSG, third to ST: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5.

[Apolloisall]

Firefly rocks for sure!

[LZaza]

I'm also a Firefly fan, although, I actually first watched it years after it had been off the air. Great series. Great characterizations. Great stories.

[Apolloisall]

I'm also a Firefly fan, although, I actually first watched it years after it had been off the air. Great series. Great characterizations. Great stories.
Have you seen "Serenity?" If so, what did you think?
Personally, I loved it.

[LZaza]

I really enjoyed it. It stayed true to the series.

Loved how they closed the loop on River and the Reavers, uncovering the mystery of both. Also loved how Mal and Inara were still dancing around each other. I was a little disappointed that we never learned Book's background. I was also disappointed in losing Book and Wash. Especially Wash. That just seemed senseless, plot-wise.

[Apolloisall]

That just seemed senseless, plot-wise.

Joss Whedon is a fan of throwing in senseless character deaths ever since his Mom died, I hear. He wants to keep it real.
I didn't like Wash's death myself. But it is what it is.:cry:

[LZaza]

I wonder if it had anything to do with ruling out anymore sequels. . . Killing off main characters does have a way of achieving that.

Anyhow, I've discovered that since I started writing fanfiction, I have a tendency to want to reconfigure plotlines the way I see them unfolding.

However, tisn't what it isn't. :D

[Apolloisall]

I wonder if it had anything to do with ruling out anymore sequels. . .
IMO Joss is no dummy. I think he honestly believed that although the movie would do okay, it wouldn't warrant a sequel in the eyes of the money men. It has "The End" written all over it. I'm sure he could go other places with the crew HAD there been a sequel, but Serenity seems like a definite finale to me.

[LZaza]

Agreed. :salute:

[Mamba]

I agree that Serenity is written as final ending, for Shepard Brook, there is comics from Joss Whedon named The Shepherd's Tale, where he reveals Brooks past.

[LZaza]

Is there?

So all I have to do is buy the comics, eh? Haven't read comics since the 70's. :wtf:

Oh well. At least I don't need to purchase the special decoder ring to reveal the Mystery of Book. And I suppose I can live out my Firefly fan life shrouded in a haze of non-completion regarding Ron Glass . . . and maybe picture him sitting in a precinct opposite Barney Miller. That could explain his past. :rotf:

[Apolloisall]

Is there?



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595825614/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1569717516&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=16CGKRNEHKYEZK6KZX2S

It's very good, and explains a lot. Most you can probably guess though, but still, it's good to see it.

[LZaza]

Why don't you just tell me and save me the trouble? :)

Was he one of them?

[Apolloisall]

Why don't you just tell me and save me the trouble? :)

Was he one of them?

Do you really wanna know? 'Cause I'll tell ya...
But it's a great book o own IMO.

[LZaza]

Enlighten me. I really want to know. It'd be . . . shiny. :D

[Apolloisall]

Enlighten me. I really want to know. It'd be . . . shiny. :D

Go here, it can say it better than me at this hour...

http://buffyfest.blogspot.com/2010/11/shepherds-tale-review-spoilers.html

[LZaza]

Thanks. Thought it was something along that line.

I'm satisfied now. And I didn't have to venture forth into the franchise to get there. :salute:

[Senmut]

Where will you venture forth unto, now?

[Jubal]

I'm going to use Taranis' list and select the ones I like. :salute:

º Star Trek TOS (got me started and inspired)
º Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
º Space 1999
º Battle of the Planets

In the playground in the first grade we would play Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Battle of the Planets.

Also adding to the list:
º Doctor Who (3rd is my favorite, like all the others.)
º Andromeda (I think had a Battlestar feel to it.)
º Firefly
º Big Bang Theory. :P

[gmd3d]

The Big Bang Theory is my current fav show on tv.

I liked the The Fourth Doctor Tom Baker the most.

Firefly I never got into when it was first shown but
I have since found I like a little more

[Benedict]

I'm going to use Taranis' list and select the ones I like. :salute:

º Star Trek TOS (got me started and inspired)
º Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
º Space 1999
º Battle of the Planets

In the playground in the first grade we would play Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Battle of the Planets.

Also adding to the list:
º Doctor Who (3rd is my favorite, like all the others.)
º Andromeda (I think had a Battlestar feel to it.)
º Firefly
º Big Bang Theory. :P

As a kid I tried getting others to join me in playing Voyage of the Bottom of the Sea. I saw myself emulating Admiral Nelson.

Bear in mind this was the only 90's when Voyage was being re-ran on our Channel 4 and no one had an idea what this was nor cared or indeed wanted to. Buck Rogers had the same effect.

Voyage has just come out on DVD, first two seasons so I might revisit it soon. Haven't seen it in years.

[Apolloisall]

It's been a while for me so let's see, as well as or better than...

Star Trek TOS a little better than...

Firefly, Dark Angel as well as...

Stargate Atlantis not quite as much as...

Hey- pretty much as in my original post! I am consistent!

[Benedict]

One always worth a giggle a few years ago was Sliders. Seems my sci-fi/fantasy tastes end in the mid-90'sish.

[Jubal]

One always worth a giggle a few years ago was Sliders. Seems my sci-fi/fantasy tastes end in the mid-90'sish.

Sliders was interesting. Kinda had that "Time Tunnel" feels to it.

So no post mid-90's sci-fi/fantasy love eh? No...

Firefly
Andromeda (which I felt had a BSG feel to it)
Hercules
Xena
Jack of all Trades
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (cartoon)
Human Target (2009-2010)
World of Quest (cartoon)
Lexx
Farscape
(I know new BSG is out the question..) ;)
or the current Doctor Who?

Luckily for me and Firefly I saw it when it came out. Saw this beautiful woman while channel flipping and decided to watch. I thanked Morena Baccarin for helping me not miss Firefly later on at a convention. :cool:

[Apolloisall]

Luckily for me and Firefly I saw it when it came out. Saw this beautiful woman while channel flipping and decided to watch. I thanked Morena Baccarin for helping me not miss Firefly later on at a convention. :cool:
I felt that your name had a Firefly-ish ring to it!
Are you a lion?:rotf:

[Jubal]

I felt that your name had a Firefly-ish ring to it!
Are you a lion?:rotf:

A lion? :) Asking because of the picture? I was kinda going with the theme of the Colonial Fleets with the motiff of the Mayan and Egpytian stuff, and found a old Eqpytian picture that looked vaguely like a Colonial Warrior. I always liked the musical angle, so found one playing a flute.

Went with a name from the bible of the first man who created the flute (Jubal). Figure in Battlestar they get names from the bible, greek mythology, roman mythology, etc.

In truth, classic BSG names are a collection of names from everywhere ancient, so Jubal just fits right in with that.

[Benedict]

Sliders was interesting. Kinda had that "Time Tunnel" feels to it.

So no post mid-90's sci-fi/fantasy love eh? No...

Firefly
Andromeda (which I felt had a BSG feel to it)
Hercules
Xena
Jack of all Trades
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (cartoon)
Human Target (2009-2010)
World of Quest (cartoon)
Lexx
Farscape
(I know new BSG is out the question..) ;)
or the current Doctor Who?

Luckily for me and Firefly I saw it when it came out. Saw this beautiful woman while channel flipping and decided to watch. I thanked Morena Baccarin for helping me not miss Firefly later on at a convention. :cool:

I'm afraid none of them and I seem to have a fair loathing of Dr Who at the best of times. Anything modern tends to be straighter stuff, West Wing kind of thing :)

So, short answer, no. :duck:

[Darrell Lawrence]

If you want an excellent show with a classic BG feel to it, go with Space- Above and Beyond.

[Apolloisall]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[Senmut]

That's an easy one...

Space: 1999 (season one)

Out of all the "classic" sci fi series, Battlestar Galactica and Space: 1999 are the two that I watch at least annually. I do love the various Star Trek series over the years, but I OD'd on those years ago...



Et tu, Gemini???

[gmd3d]

I watch Trek every few years esp the TOS and BSG every other or when the mood takes me. I enjoyed the visual updates done to the TOS which expanded the visual canvas.

[Apolloisall]

I enjoyed the visual updates done to the TOS which expanded the visual canvas.
We reach!:D