Really the top 50?

[laurion]

Boston Globe has posted their list of what they consider the top 50 sci-fi shows of all time. Not sure as I agree with all of it, but it's pretty interesting. Nice to see a couple of rare gems land on the list too.

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[laurion]

I tried to present a soft opinion in the post so others could go look and make up their own mind, but yeah, I tend to agree that they really ought to do a lot more research. DS9 was _way_ better than Voyager. At least they didn't put Enterprise on there. I haven't seen the recent Battlestar Galactica, so I can't judge it (although I've been told that I should see it), but at least they got most of the important ones into the top 10, and were wise enough to land Firefly up there despite it only being around for a few months. Then again, they put Xena on the list, and I don't see how that qualifies *at all*. Likewise with some of the shows, they only squeak in because the main characters use gadgets or occasionally encounter aliens or robots. Not really sci-fi at all. Superman for isntance; comic book is not the same as sci-fi, although they have some elements in common. I've been enjoying Stargate quite a bit, so I'm glad to see it up there. And I'm uneasy about ST:TOS at number one. I mean, yes, it did sort of spawn a lot of stuff, but really, it was a short lived, ham acted show, that happened to be clad in sci-fi. Rodenberry did have a good universe and a good vision, but the show itself didn't do it justice. TNG and DS9 were much better.

I guess the end is that I'm glad there are people paying attention to sci-fi, but that I wish they'd actually pay attention to sci-fi, know what I mean?

[jducoeur]

I haven't seen the recent Battlestar Galactica, so I can't judge it (although I've been told that I should see it)

Did you like B5? If so, check out BSG. The style's not the same, and the plot's *definitely* not the same, but it's the first series since B5 that has really done epic scale storytelling seriously. (Not to mention the first SF show since B5 to turn religion into a major plot element.)

I'm uneasy about ST:TOS at number one.

I think it depends on what you're measuring. In terms of *quality*, there are definitely better series on the list -- not least, TNG. But in terms of *influence*, I think it's unquestionably tops. So I don't begrudge it the #1 ranking...