They did specify it had to be complete, Firefly hardly counts. Dr. Who is also mostly about time travel more than space travel, they had that up during the show too.DataSnake said:You're half right, it's a two-way contest. It's just that the contest is between Firefly and Doctor Who.
I agree 100%, I was disappointed when they didn't bring this upLordLundar said:As far as I'm concerned Babylon 5 outmatches both. It's presents realistic handling of realistic situations in a sci-fi setting. There's no "perfect society" like Star Trek or "suddenly aliens that want to destroy us" like BSG or so many other alien Sci-Fi dramas. Nope, major story development is all based off real events that have actually transpired and could transpire again in a more natural evolution of what becoming a level 4 space society would be. It's not post apocalyptic but it's also not pristine perfection either.
To add, It is probably the only series that would come up with new methods of visual and auditory presentation, limit them to a couple of uses to give them the impact that's needed then stops using them so it doesn't water down the effect. I've lost track of how many times the same effects were used in either of your choices which got to the point of "this again?" level.
So yeah, narrative depth that derived from the real world without being about the the real world, a solid balance of visual and auditory effects to give it the most impact, and oh yes, A story with so many minor, major and critical arcs to make your head spin but structured in a manner to make it understandable. B5 wins my vote, hands down.
Oh good, I was hoping I wasn't the only one who really enjoyed that series. It probably went on for about 1 season too long, but still way better than BSG.Lawnmooer said:I was thinking Farscape all through this episode...
Such an amazing series (That I must've watched hundreds of times by now), it has characters you grow to love - Both the Protaganists and the Antagonist (Scorpius is a really interesting bad guy) - They all have original motivations, which end up changing throughout the series (For people aboard Moya, they start out just wanting to get home, and end up becoming like family to each other and end up trying to bring peace to the universe)
I agree with both of those. JOHN Crichton was a great character. D'argo was a great character. And Rigel could have been his own series. Moya, Talon, Erin, the show was had such a rich interesting cast.Lawnmooer said:I was thinking Farscape all through this episode...
Such an amazing series (That I must've watched hundreds of times by now), it has characters you grow to love - Both the Protaganists and the Antagonist (Scorpius is a really interesting bad guy) - They all have original motivations, which end up changing throughout the series (For people aboard Moya, they start out just wanting to get home, and end up becoming like family to each other and end up trying to bring peace to the universe), all the aliens are unique with stereotypical traits seen between them with exceptions to those stereotypes (Such as PK Tech girl)
The only other space show that's kept up with the amount of viewings as Farscape from me is Red Dwarf but series 7, 8 and 9 kind of let it down somewhat (The rest of it is really awesome... Though as it's also more about the comedy rather than space drama, it probably wouldn't win this particular topic)
Does SG1 take place in space?castlewise said:Shouldn't Stargate: SG1 be in the running. IMHO its very underrated.
And yet you have Sir Patrick Stewart playing John Oliver as your avatar?Ne1butme said:If you're going to select star trek, then at least go with the best version of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Superior storytelling to TNG.
Right. TNG is far too tight to ever loose.The Lugz said:Oh be serious, how could star-trek ever loose?