I grew up loving sci-fi/fantasy and Star Wars and Star Trek were my favs then. lol I could go on for hours about Star Wars...I know I shocked my 6th grade reading teacher when I did a book report on the just released Heir to the Empire By Timothy Zahn.
Star Trek was the family weekly sci-fi addiction fix...man we loved that show. I can remember my father cursing the tv screen during the Season Finale when Picard was captured by the Borg; Riker ordering "Fire" and the screen going TO BE CONTINUED. Mama was pissed at him for teaching us some new words for days....
After Star Trek went off, my addicted family switched their attention to Babylon 5~ kinda disappointed no one else posted about this show...it was great and remains a classic.
After living thru my Star Wars/Star Trek/Babylon 5 phases and experiencing life some I have to say my absolute favorites are:
Farscape- the show was simply amazing. The creativity and thought that went behind the show, the characters and the simple joy of watching them is great. I didn't get into Farscape until watching it on AFN in Korea when I was stationed there for 3yrs and I was not happy to realize when I returned to the States in May 2003 that I'd not only missed the final season but also skipped an entire season and had to wait for it to be released on DVD.
IMHO ppl don't really give the Jim Henson Co. enough credit...they made a kick ass show that wasn't a spin-off from a movie and was cancelled. While a less impressive show that shall remain nameless was kept on and even has a spin-off of its own now
Doctor Who: This used to be the only show I'd be allowed to stay up all night watching on PBS...I did say my family was addicted didn't I?
Like Farscape the show is/was simply amazing. I'm currently building my Dr. Who DVD collection since PBS is no longer airing it where I am. Its simply shameful that many of the early episodes have been lost due to being badly stored.
Just my 2gil^^ and no offense to any Stargate fans out there...I just don't care for the show. And yes I've watched it, my husband is a fan. I've had to live thru many many hours of stargate. Hours that could have been better spent cleaning the grout in the bathroom IMO.
