Top 50 Sci-Fi Shows Of All Time

[aldp]

I don't know how old this list is at boston.com, but at least it includes Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. The list is at: http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/gallery/topscifishows/

I do question whether shows like Buffy, Xena, Wild Wild West are sci-fi shows. I would have liked to see Farscape, Star Trek: DS9, The Prisoner, The Invaders, etc on the list.

I'm surprised there are not more lists like this online when I google "best sci-fi tv shows".

[sueKay]

I don't think there can be a proper list...

It'd either be the writer's own opinion, or fandom's opinion.

In which case Buffy would top every poll on planet earth...

[DigiFluid]

For other people like me who hate having to click through individual pages on lists like this, I've taken the time to make the list for you:

50. Earth Final Conflict
49. The Wild Wild West
48. 3rd Rock from the Sun
47. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
46. That Was Then
45. The Greatest American Hero
44. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
43. Nowhere Man
42. Science Fiction Theatre
41. Futurama
40. The Thunderbirds
39. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
38. Batman (1966)
37. Space 1999
36. The Bionic Woman
35. Battlestar Galactica (1978)
34. The Avengers (1961)
33. Lost in Space (1965)
32. My Favorite Martian
31. Alien Nation
30. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
29. The Six Million Dollar Man
28. Adventures of Superman (1952)
27. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
26. Stargate Atlantis
25. The Jetsons
24. Wonder Woman
23. Tales from the Crypt
22. Andromeda
21. Quantum Leap
20. The Hitchhiker
19. Dark Angel
18. V
17. Firefly
16. Flash Gordon
15. Logan's Run
14. Star Trek: Voyager (blech)
13. The Outer Limits (original)
12. Xena: Warrior Princess
11. Lost

10. Sliders
9. Myster Science Theater 3000
8. Doctor Who
7. The Twilight Zone (1959)
6. Stargate SG-1
5. Babylon 5
4. The X-Files
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation
2. Battlestar Galactica (2003)
1. Star Trek

[Orion's Star]

I don't think there can be a proper list...

It'd either be the writer's own opinion, or fandom's opinion.

In which case Buffy would top every poll on planet earth...

Buffy is a better TV show than 90% of that truly awful list.

[BeckettRulez]

They forgot Deep Space Nine... Hmmm. And I don't know a lot of shows that are listed, maybe because I'm too young and not American*lol*


And Xena isn't a sci-fi show. Hmm... very strange list.

[jmw326]

I guess they have a pretty broad definition of science fiction becuase I don't consider some of those to be science fiction.

[fugiman]

*Pops Head in*

Buffy is overated

*Runs away knowing people would hurt him if he didn't*

[DigiFluid]

I'm not sure "overrated" quite covers it for that...show.

[the fifth man]

IMHO, Farscape definitely should have been on that list. But, oh well, these types of lists don't really mean that much to me anyways.

[Trek_Girl42]

Buffy is a better TV show than 90% of that truly awful list.

I absolutely agree.....that list is chock full of rubbish. They got the top two pretty accurate of what most lists seem to be showing at the moment, but the rest is.....odd. No Deep Space Nine on a top 50 list?

*Pops Head in*

Buffy is overated

*Runs away knowing people would hurt him if he didn't*

Buffy. Is. Brilliant. *grabs pointy weapons and runs after fugiman*

[MFA]

IMHO, Farscape definitely should have been on that list. But, oh well, these types of lists don't really mean that much to me anyways.

Agree, but I'm always happy to see my all time favorites show up, particularly the older shows that haven't been around in a while that I was addicted to as a kid ...


47. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
36. The Bionic Woman
35. Battlestar Galactica (1978)
33. Lost in Space (1965)
32. My Favorite Martian
30. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
29. The Six Million Dollar Man
26. Stargate Atlantis
24. Wonder Woman
21. Quantum Leap
18. V
17. Firefly
14. Star Trek: Voyager
10. Sliders
6. Stargate SG-1
4. The X-Files
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation

[maneth]

I'm shocked Babylon 5 isn't on the list. I can sort of understand Farscape and Dr Who, because neither is American, but B5? No way!

[DigiFluid]

I'm shocked Babylon 5 isn't on the list. I can sort of understand Farscape and Dr Who, because neither is American, but B5? No way!

It's #5 on the list, keep up

Doctor Who is also on the list, at #8. And Farscape may have been filmed in Australia, but it's owned by SFC--making it most definitely an American production.

[sci-fi fanatic]

This is a really strange list. I won't argue too much with it, since they do give credit to both Stargate shows, Firefly, and Battlestar Gallactica, but there are some odd entries. Batman? Xena? Third Rock? I guess what some people define as sci-fi is different. Sliders at #10 was also a surprise. It was a bit underrated and okay in the earlygoing, but that's still very high.

[Daedalus-304]

The original twilight zone is only at number 7? I think the twilight zone should be up at #1 or #2 with the original star trek.

I can't believe they left Farscape off.