(For instance? The writer didn't like "Firefly"'s episode "Shindig," which I absolutely adore. And "Supernatural" isn't on the list at all ... though I'll be the first to admit it's (a) more a guilty pleasure than a classic, and (b) La Parisienne and the Kamikaze Editor and I all thought the most recent season was mostly a crashing bore. Still, I've got a bone to pick with the list if it's going to include "Torchwood"-- and recommend the deplorable "Children of Earth" story! -- and not "Supernatural" which, at its best, gave us snappily witty, tongue-in-cheek, meta-theatrical episodes like "Hollywood Babylon," "Monster Movie," and "Changing Channels." Also, how can "Farscape" not be on this list?!)
I pretty much love almost all the 20 shows on the list, but if I had to choose 5 listed shows that you MUST watch, I pick the following in alphabetical order:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- the new Doctor Who (i.e., Nine, Ten, and now Eleven)
- Firefly
- The Prisoner
- Star Trek
You still must watch "Farscape," though. Oh, and I heartily recommend the BBC "Life On Mars" also, though it's arguably not quite as obviously sci-fi as some of the other shows on the list. But if the list can include "Lost," then I don't see why it can't include a crime drama that plays with the idea of reality, time, and consciousness. The new "V" is fun too, and "Journeyman" is a "Firefly"-esque sad tale of what might have been if it had lasted longer. "Kings" is a hard-to-classify bit of actual creativity. On the animated side, you can't beat "Futurama" with a stick.
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