What are your 3 favourite Space-based Sci-Fi shows or movies and why?
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What are your 3 favourite Space-based Sci-Fi shows or movies and why?
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Babylon 5: for epic story telling and realistic (mostly) space scenes and battles
Firefly: great characters, realistic stories, and once again using real science in shooting space.
I can't really think of a third one at the moment.
Star Trek II will always be at the top of my list
Firefly
The Matrix
Futurama
Dr. Who
Empire Strikes Back
Back to the Future
So many more, but these didn't take any effort to think of.
+Electric Guitar Thanks, but I specifically asked for space sci fi so I'll discard Matrix, Dr Who and BTTF :). Can you let us know in a few words what you find so attractive about each show / movie?
Babylon 5 – Big space combat!
SG1 – UNIT gets the TARDIS and does Time Tunnel
Firefly – Reminds me of playing Traveller.
Interesting how so many of you seem to like Firefly…
Silent Running – one of the only space sci-fi films that is actually a good film in its own right, and not just something the geek in me enjoys.
Futurama – it makes me laugh. The highest praise IMO.
The Clangers – back from a time when children's TV was worth watching. Pure nostalgia.
…and IMO Dr Who should def qualify. Many episodes have been space based and is is the guy who travels through space and time, no? Didn't you see the "Voyage of the Damned" episode with the space Titanic? I'm no great Dr Who fan but even I'd concede that was superbly done.
I'll give a big second to Silent Running – very 'now' story, very atmospheric, and had space buggies
2001 & 2010 – Very different, but faithful enough to the books, and great stories.
Sunshine – very underrated Danny Boyle flick, weird and real at the same time.
Honourable mention to Gattaca, and Serenity (still haven't seen Firefly), and the first 3 Trek films.
+Dave MacLeod I tend to see Dr Who more as time-travelling sci-fi than space adventures / opera but it's a question on interpretation I suppose 🙂 I can't say I know much about the show anyway, the few episodes I caught a glimpse of have left me rather disappointed given the hype around it.
But thanks about the Silent Running mention (and +Mike Kerr too), it's not something I've ever heard of so I'll make sure to check it our if I can. 🙂
Oops, sorry about that.
Dr. Who is definitely an acquired taste.
I'd also go
Firefly
Babylon 5
and add in
Aliens
Tom: Firefly doesn't surprise me, took me months to get 'Oaty, fruity bar' out of my head (though I can't remember if this one was yours or Gonz's doing ;))
Well. Fruity oaty bar is in Serenity. But yes!
Firefly / Serenity, same thing 🙂
+Mike Kerr You're the third person to mention "Sunshine" to me this last week. Some weird syncronicity going on. I'm a big Danny Boyle fan so am going to have to search this one out. Thanks.
And here's the trailer for the new series of Dr Who. Looks pretty spacey to me!
Doctor Who: New Series 7 Launch Trailer 2013 – BBC One