Sci Fi on TV and in The Movies

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   Wow I'd forgotten about Farscape.  Didn't really catch on with me.  The new Battlestar Galactic was really good for what I saw of that.

Movie wise, more or less like all of those.  2001 is a bit of a snoozer for me.

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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: June 11 2010 at 08:19
	Wow I'd forgotten about Farscape. Didn't really catch on with me. The new Battlestar Galactic was really good for what I saw of that. Movie wise, more or less like all of those. 2001 is a bit of a snoozer for me.
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yanch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2010 Location: Lowell, MA Status: Offline Points: 3247	Posted: June 11 2010 at 07:43
	My first forum! In addition to being a huge prog music fan and sports nut, I am also a huge fan of science fiction. For me, the best Sci Fi is still found in books and graphic novels, but TV and the movies have produced some decent stuff. I didn't want to do a poll, as I'm not interested in a popularity contest. Sci Fi, like prog, has many sub genres and we each have our favorites. What I'd like to hear are your thoughts on successful and enjoyable efforts from both TV and the movies, as well as failures. For the purposes of this forum, please focus on Sci Fi as opposed to fantasy-Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, etc. That;s for another forum. For me the best TV efforts have been original Star Trek, Star Trek TNG, X-files in the early years, Fringe and the not as well know-Farscape. All of these took very different looks at the genre and had different messages. TV failures-Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek-Enterprise, and most efforts by the main stream networks. Movies-successes: 2001, 2010, Blade Runner, Forbidden Planet, Moon, The Terminator, Alien and Aliens(can also be considered horror.), 5th Element, Close Encounters. These are my favorites, there are others that are enjoyable. They all have very different messages and settings and for me originality. Failures-too many to discuss!! LOL! I didn't include the Star Wars movies in either category since they vary and are so polarizing. For the original movie, I question if it is true Sci Fi. I share Harlan Ellison's view that it's really more of a damsel in distress, save the poor rebels theme set in outer space. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Have fun with this!