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Title: recommended sci fi shows on tv?
Post by: anya618 on Jan 18, 2009 at 08:47 PM
can anyone recommend any good scifi shows on tv/torrent? (yung hindi boring or nakakaantok)
the last sci fi shows i've watched on tv were space 1999, logan's run and buck rogers. all of which were shown ages ago  ;D
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Post by: Dan on Jan 18, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Battlestar Galactica - The new version
Firefly (Highly Recommended)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Title: Re: recommended sci fi shows on tv?
Post by: anya618 on Jan 18, 2009 at 10:44 PM
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Firefly (Highly Recommended)

ive read good reviews on this series ;D
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Post by: blued888 on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:01 AM
ive read good reviews on this series ;D

It only lasted for a season though. There's also a movie related to it. Serenity.

Btw, is the DVD Collector's Edition of Serenity really 187 minutes? The BD indicates only 119 minutes.
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Post by: techdude on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Odyssey 5:  Though it was cancelled, so the plot is left hanging...
Invasion (also cancelled before its time)

Fringe

Taken
Planet of The Apes

Title: Re: recommended sci fi shows on tv?
Post by: techdude on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:08 AM
BTW, if anyone is interested in buying (not downloading) Firefly, it's $19.99 ngayon sa Amazon.  Cheap. 
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Post by: X44 on Jan 19, 2009 at 01:10 AM
Absolute must-see sci-fic shows , specially if you stopped watching during the late 70s-early 80s, would be - - -

Battlestar Galactica
Cowboy Bebop
Firefly
Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex
Doctor Who
Star Trek:The Next Generation
Survivors
Torchwood
Ultraviolet
The X Files
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Post by: indie boi on Jan 19, 2009 at 07:21 AM
And I'll never tire of recommending Sapphire and Steel, yun nga lang baka sabihin nyo boring, hehe.
Title: Re: recommended sci fi shows on tv?
Post by: anya618 on Jan 19, 2009 at 07:31 AM
It only lasted for a season though. There's also a movie related to it. Serenity.

Btw, is the DVD Collector's Edition of Serenity really 187 minutes? The BD indicates only 119 minutes.

connected ba ung firefly and serenity?
Title: Re: recommended sci fi shows on tv?
Post by: Dan on Jan 19, 2009 at 07:36 AM
Btw, is the DVD Collector's Edition of Serenity really 187 minutes? The BD indicates only 119 minutes.

No. The Serenity 2-Disc Collector's Edition is only 119 minutes. Amazon got it wrong.

connected ba ung firefly and serenity?

Yes. Serenity was the movie made after Firefly was prematurely cancelled. Go finish the series, Firefly, first before watching Serenity.
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Post by: anya618 on Jan 19, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex

is this animated?
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Post by: X44 on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Yes.
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Post by: AshKetchum on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:54 PM
And I'll never tire of recommending Sapphire and Steel, yun nga lang baka sabihin nyo boring, hehe.

LOL, I loved that show, but it wasn't for everyone though.
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Post by: Clondalkin on Jan 19, 2009 at 01:28 PM
How many Ghost In The Shell (GITS) are there?   Ive watched GITS 2.0, GITS 2.0 Innocense and GITS S.A.C Individual Eleven.

Anya highly recommended.

Battlestar Galactica - ka-re-resume lang ng Season 4
Firefly
Eureka
non-fiction - The Universe
para sa bata - Justice League
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Post by: anya618 on Jan 19, 2009 at 02:18 PM
if im not mistaken parang meron battlestar galactica dati?
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Post by: jas on Jan 19, 2009 at 05:27 PM
if im not mistaken parang meron battlestar galactica dati?

Yes, there was. Current series is a reimagining.
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Post by: X44 on Jan 19, 2009 at 07:10 PM
How many Ghost In The Shell (GITS) are there?   Ive watched GITS 2.0, GITS 2.0 Innocense and GITS S.A.C Individual Eleven.
 

That's pretty much it. Ghost in the Shell has two versions(2D and 3D), a sequel (Innocence) and a TV series (Standalone Complex).
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Post by: Dan on Jan 19, 2009 at 11:05 PM
That's pretty much it. Ghost in the Shell has two versions(2D and 3D), a sequel (Innocence) and a TV series (Standalone Complex).

Don't forget Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society.
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Post by: X44 on Jan 20, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Yup the spinoff film of the TV series.

Individual Eleven, incidentally, are remixed episodes of the second season.
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Post by: indie boi on Jan 20, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Since anime scifi has been touched on. I highly recommend Ergo Proxy. Again, this series may be considered as boring by many people. But this is well written sci fi sh it.
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Post by: ralfy on Jan 20, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Some of those that you mentioned are quite good. Also, the early Doctor Who, Sapphire and Steel, the original Survivors, the original Star Trek, and U.F.O..
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Post by: X44 on Jan 20, 2009 at 02:46 PM
Ahh yes, UFO. That's a classic. Stryker rocks. I must catch up on early Dr. Who. But the current seasons, starting with the Eccleston version, are by far the finest shortform sci fic TV out there. It and Battlestar Galactica - - -the only ones you need to watch. And if we must add anime as a third tentpole - -- Cowboy Bebop, watch it before Keanu Reeves ruins it in the forthcoming live-action remake.
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Post by: ralfy on Jan 31, 2009 at 04:58 PM
Cross-posted:

http://www.retrothing.com/2009/01/watch-cult-classic-the-prisoner-for-free.html
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Post by: d4nu65+3R on Apr 17, 2009 at 08:49 AM
got to agree with the early posts, you just have to sample bbc's dr. who!!