The Best T.V. Sci Fi Poll

[kmiller1610]

Okey Dokey, since we've been comparing apples to oranges in some of the "best of" threads, I thought a more specific list of qualities should be rated by our avid readers and writers. Here are the rules. We are trying to identify the science fiction, (not fantasy) television, (not movies) show, individual show, not franchise that is the best in each of the following categories. My hope is to have my mind opened up to stuff I haven't seen. So Trek is not an answer, Trek: TNG is an answer. SG-1 yes, Stargate in general no...... I have tried to include a real variety of categories that appeal to different folks. There are 20. I will put my own opinions down in about a week.

I will compile the results each week, if folks can stomach this much detail:


Most original for its time:
Best and most complete story arc:
Best individual episode stories:
Best theatrical style acting:
Best natural style acting:
Best depiction of space warfare:
Best depiction of land based warfare:
Most outstanding character:
Longest running series:
Best short series:
Most thought provoking:
Best mindless thrills:
Best FX:
Most oustanding character (list who):
Hottest women:
Hottest men:
Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely):
Gets the most laughs from you:
Most relational and emotional:
Most intellectual, avant garde:

[Saffron]

Most original for its time:
- The Prisoner

Best and most complete story arc:
- Babylon 5

Best individual episode stories:
- 1. Stargate SG-1 2. X-Files

Best theatrical style acting:
- Firefly

Best natural style acting:
- Firefly

Best depiction of space warfare:
- Babylon 5

Best depiction of land based warfare:
- Firefly (1x00 Serenity & The Message)

Most outstanding character:
- Elim Garak (ST : DS9)

Longest running series:
- 1. Stargate SG-1 2. X-Files 3. Doctor Who

Best short series:
- Firefly

Most thought provoking:
- Battlestar Galactica

Best mindless thrills:
- 1. Firefly 2. Stargate SG-1 3. Stargate Atlantis 4. Space 1999

Best FX:
- 1. Battlestar Galactica 2. Firefly

Most oustanding character (list who):
- 1. Elim Garak 2. Lex Luthor 3. Gul Dukat of DS9 4. Londo Mollari (Babylon 5)

Hottest women:
- 1. Doyle/Brandy Ledford (Andromeda) 2. Saffron/Christina Hendricks (Guest star on Firefly) 3. Kara/Adrianne Palicki (Guest star on Smallville)

Hottest men:
- 1. Brainiac/James Marsters (Smallville) 2. Crichton/Ben Browder (Farscape) 3. Malcolm Reynolds/Nate Fillion (Firefly)

Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely):
- 1. Stargate SG-1 2. Star Trek : TNG

Gets the most laughs from you:
- Firefly

Most relational and emotional:
- Earth 2

Most intellectual, avant garde:
- Firefly

[mckaychick]

Most original for its time:
- The Prisoner

Best and most complete story arc:
- Babylon 5

Best individual episode stories:
- 1. xfiles

Best theatrical style acting:
- Firefly

Best natural style acting:
- Firefly

Best depiction of space warfare:
- Babylon 5

Best depiction of land based warfare:
- Firefly
Most outstanding character:
- Garak

Longest running series:
- 1. Stargate SG-1 2. X-Files
Best short series:
- Firefly

Most thought provoking:
- Battlestar Galactica

Best mindless thrills:
- 1. Firefly 2. Stargate atlantis 3.Stargate sg-1 4. Space 1999

Best FX:
- 1. Battlestar Galactica 2. Firefly

Most oustanding character (list who):
- 1. Elim Garak 2. Lex Luthor 3. Gul Dukat of DS9 4. Londo Mollari (Babylon 5)

Hottest women:
- 1. Doyle/Brandy Ledford (Andromeda) 2. Saffron/Christina Hendricks (Guest star on Firefly) 3. Kara/Adrianne Palicki (Guest star on Smallville)

Hottest men:
- 1. Crichton/Ben Browder (Farscape) 2. Malcolm Reynolds/Nate Fillion (Firefly)

Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely):
- 1. Stargate SG-1 2. Star Trek : TNG

Gets the most laughs from you:
- Firefly

Most relational and emotional:
- Earth 2

Most intellectual, avant garde:
- Firefly

[MarshAngel]

Most original for its time:

I'm going with Star Trek the Original Series because it sparked a whole slew of replicas and presented a different look at aliens and space. They don't all want to invade Earth and drink our blood.

Best and most complete story arc:

Star Trek Deep Space Nine. It's not my favorite series but it did play out its arc to the fullest and completed it well.

Best individual episode stories:

Star Gate: SG1 - Most entertaining and fun
The Outer Limits - Most thought provoking

Best theatrical style acting:
Can't say.


Best natural style acting:
Stargate: SG1


Best depiction of space warfare:
ST: DS9

Best depiction of land based warfare:
Firefly


Most outstanding character:
Tough one. Data - Star Trek TNG
Daniel Jackson - SG1


Longest running series:
Stargate SG1


Best short series:

Firefly
Dark Skies

Most thought provoking:

The Outer Limits


Best mindless thrills: Stargate Atlantis; Sliders; Smallville; Lois & Clarke.... there's a lot of mindless scifi


Best FX:
Can't say


Most oustanding character (list who):
Daniel Jackson; Data

Hottest women: SG1

Hottest men:
Lost, Alias

Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely):
tough one, they're all so bad at this. Star Trek TNG... I guess

Gets the most laughs from you:
SG1


Most relational and emotional:
BSG; Lost

Most intellectual, avant garde:
the X-Files; BSG; The Outer Limits

[Metarock Sam]

Most original for its time:
I'd say Doctor Who the mother of all Sci-fis aswell as being the longest running one that is still running today.

Best and most complete story arc:
Doctor Who- The Bad Wolf arc this season was fantastic
Star Trek Voyager- One of the few Star Trek Series which properly finished.

Best individual episode stories:
Stargate SG-1: Either always a great laugh eg Window of Opportunity or very emotional and thought provoking eg The Fifth Race

Best theatrical style acting:
Possibly Firefly

Best natural style acting:
Christopher Ecclestone in Doctor Who put so much into his character for the new series.

Best depiction of space warfare:
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
Star Trek DS9

Best depiction of land based warfare:
dont know

Most outstanding character:
The Doctor- His amazing outlook on everything going around him
Data- Star Trek TNG got to love this character
Daniel Jackson- always thinking outside the box

Longest running series:
Doctor Who
Stargate SG-1


Best short series:
Threshold - Loved that series

Most thought provoking:
The 4400
The Outer Limits
Best mindless thrills:
Sliders, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, Red Dwarf

Best FX:
Stargate SG-1
Firefly

Hottest women:

Claudia Black - Vala
Kristen Kruek - Lana Lang- Smallville
Many female characters from Lost

Hottest men:

Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely):
Stargate SG-1

Gets the most laughs from you:
Red Dwarf

Most relational and emotional:
Stargate SG-1

Most intellectual, avant garde:
Doctor Who

[the Fifth Race]

Most Original for it's time: The original Star Trek series.

Best and most complete story arc: Deep Space 9 and Voyager

Best individual episode stories:: Stargate and The Next Generation

Best theatrical storyline: Definetly Firefly with Farscape a close second.

Best natural style acting: Picard, Worf, Scorpius and Kira.

Best depiction of space warfare: Deep Space 9, BSG and Farscape-the Peacekeeper Wars

Best depiction of land based warfare Starship Troopers

Most Outstanding character: Garak from DS9, Picard, Data, O'Neill, Carter, Daniel Jackson, Scorpius and alot more!

Best longest running series:Stargate

Best shortest running series: Firefly, Alien Nation and Jerimiah.

Most though provoking: Farscape, Babylon 5 and DS9.

Best mindless thrills: DS9 and Farscape.

Best FX: Modern Star Wars movies.

Hottest Women: Carter, Romie, Dax, Kira, Troi.

Most scientific: TNG, Farscape, DS9.

Most laughs: Garak from DS9, Chrichton, O'Neill.

[yaaayoubetcha]

Most original for its time: Blake's 7

Best and most complete story arc: Babylon 5

Best individual episode stories: Dr Who

Best theatrical style acting: Firefly

Best natural style acting: Tom Baker - 4th Doctor

Best depiction of space warfare: Babylon 5

Best depiction of land based warfare: Stargate SG-1

Most outstanding character: The Doctor - any incarnation, but 3rd and 4th are my faves.

Longest running series: Dr Who

Best short series: Taken

Most thought provoking: Babylon 5

Best mindless thrills: and scifi made for tv movie...if you can actually watch it

Best FX: for it's time, the B5 pilot - Amigas were the bomb!

Most oustanding character (list who): G'Kar, Adama(Lorne Greene), Villa Restal, Avon, Starbuck(both), Davros, Crais

Hottest women: Jo Grant, Peri Brown, Sam Carter, Dr Weir (current), Deanna Troy(in starfleet uniform only - not the unitard), Susan Ivonova

Hottest men: John Chrighton, RDA Jack O'Neil, Jean-Luc Picard

Most scientific (consistent, compelling, likely): B5

Gets the most laughs from you: Firefly

Most relational and emotional: B5, Blake's 7

Most intellectual, avant garde:hmmm