Hello,
Note: Long post ahead
This is my first post so let me mention a few things. A couple of years ago (3-4) my ex-girlfriend rented the Battlestar Galactica miniseries thorugh a UK rental service. We watched it and I was absolutely hooked, to me it was amazing and she was in the same boat! Anyway somehow we forgot about it through the daily grind of life etc. Once we had remembered it we started making the series a big occasion for each episode. It was unbelievably awesome in my eyes and that show was so gripping the first time around. I know a lot of people are indifferent about BSG but I thought it was the best thing ever after being so distant to sci-fi. Season 4 sucked, granted, but before that it was pure viewing pleasure!
So I am 25 currently and had the advantage a year or so ago of being a long way behind in the sci-fi area and loved the idea of so much to catch on! I started watching as many movies as possible and have been hooked ever since! What I find funny is that I failed to engage in much sci-fi as a child/adolescent even though I clearly remember catching an episode of SG-1/BSG every now again.
I started watching SGU after BSG and then found SGA. I was literally hooked on these shows and could easily watch 3-4 hours a day (with a full time job etc). After SGA I watched SG-1 and was so glad to see there were 10 seasons! Damn it took me a long time to get through them but I felt I had to! It was the best experience with TV I have ever had and I loved SGA/SG-1 beyond belief. Even the theme tune makes me nostalgic so I can't begin to imagine how that makes some people who have watched it from start to finish on air! It was a truly unforgettable experience that I highly doubt I will ever get again!
After that I stumbled across Farscape. Wow, what an awesome time to come across that show. Admitedly it took a few episodes (the start was bizarre to me) but once I was hooked that was another amazing series. So good in my opinion that at its peak it matches any SG to me. It had a brilliant villain and some great acting, all combined with an awesome crazy universe and story. Anyway...
Considering all of this I am not too keen on the likes of Star Wars which may seem odd. I think with the Sci-Fi shows listed above I actually feel privileged to have experienced them even though they were well past there air-date.
The only sci-fi I really *wish* I could get into is Babylon 5, which for some reason I cant! Ignoring that my fix has completely dried up and there obviously (from what I can see) isn't any 'real' sci-fi left anymore.
Sorry about the whole history part. My point is I am really struggling to find any futuristic and imaginative sci-fi like those mentioned before. I've seen (and enjoyed) Caprica for example. I can't stick Dr. Who as much as I can't stick Tea (being English its a bit bizarre).
Just thought I would say a nostalgic Hi I could go on forever but the beer isn't flowing so freely now. Peace.
Note: Long post ahead
This is my first post so let me mention a few things. A couple of years ago (3-4) my ex-girlfriend rented the Battlestar Galactica miniseries thorugh a UK rental service. We watched it and I was absolutely hooked, to me it was amazing and she was in the same boat! Anyway somehow we forgot about it through the daily grind of life etc. Once we had remembered it we started making the series a big occasion for each episode. It was unbelievably awesome in my eyes and that show was so gripping the first time around. I know a lot of people are indifferent about BSG but I thought it was the best thing ever after being so distant to sci-fi. Season 4 sucked, granted, but before that it was pure viewing pleasure!
So I am 25 currently and had the advantage a year or so ago of being a long way behind in the sci-fi area and loved the idea of so much to catch on! I started watching as many movies as possible and have been hooked ever since! What I find funny is that I failed to engage in much sci-fi as a child/adolescent even though I clearly remember catching an episode of SG-1/BSG every now again.
I started watching SGU after BSG and then found SGA. I was literally hooked on these shows and could easily watch 3-4 hours a day (with a full time job etc). After SGA I watched SG-1 and was so glad to see there were 10 seasons! Damn it took me a long time to get through them but I felt I had to! It was the best experience with TV I have ever had and I loved SGA/SG-1 beyond belief. Even the theme tune makes me nostalgic so I can't begin to imagine how that makes some people who have watched it from start to finish on air! It was a truly unforgettable experience that I highly doubt I will ever get again!
After that I stumbled across Farscape. Wow, what an awesome time to come across that show. Admitedly it took a few episodes (the start was bizarre to me) but once I was hooked that was another amazing series. So good in my opinion that at its peak it matches any SG to me. It had a brilliant villain and some great acting, all combined with an awesome crazy universe and story. Anyway...
Considering all of this I am not too keen on the likes of Star Wars which may seem odd. I think with the Sci-Fi shows listed above I actually feel privileged to have experienced them even though they were well past there air-date.
The only sci-fi I really *wish* I could get into is Babylon 5, which for some reason I cant! Ignoring that my fix has completely dried up and there obviously (from what I can see) isn't any 'real' sci-fi left anymore.
Sorry about the whole history part. My point is I am really struggling to find any futuristic and imaginative sci-fi like those mentioned before. I've seen (and enjoyed) Caprica for example. I can't stick Dr. Who as much as I can't stick Tea (being English its a bit bizarre).
Just thought I would say a nostalgic Hi I could go on forever but the beer isn't flowing so freely now. Peace.
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