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I think knowing who was the star of Sliders is the only piece of sci-fi trivia I know. That and maybe EVERYTHING about X-Files. But that's it.

As an avid fan of Sci-Fi, I totally agree with the list. I was expecting them to forget stuff like Babylon 5 and Doctor Who but I'm surprised that they put those in there. I have watched every single one of them though. With exception of the new Battlestar Galactica (I watched the old version). Man...thisbrings back the good old days.

I remember sneaking up late at night to watch Quantum Leap every week and then missed the LAST 15 minutes of the LAST EPISODE of the series when my TV went kaput.

Now I feel like getting all the series on those lists and having a back to back sci-fi marathon. Pure geek awesomeness.

Hm... I don't think Outer Limits should be up there. I've watched a bit of the original and the newer one, and I can't think of one story.

A few that it missed that are classic, and pretty darn good at least for their times:

Alien Nation
V
Twin Peaks

And where was LOST? Heroes?

I'm not sure I would consider LOST a Sci-Fi. Hell I might even put Heroes more in the Action category than Sci-Fi.

@Kamigoroshi: How can you be an avid fan of Sci-Fi and not see the new BSG?

Alien Nation!! That was good. Not awesome but good, though...I'm not sure Twin Peaks can be considered Sci-Fi. Sure it had weirdness, but it's too supernatural to be Sci-Fi. V scared the shit out of me as a kid. Especially when the invaders removed their fake eyes and jumped at the screen.

The War of the Worlds TV series was also one show I was addicted to. It's totally better than the Spielberg remake of the movie.

Another one that scared the shit out of me was a show which I couldn't remember the name. It was a cross between Aliens and body snatchers. Aliens would hide in the bodies of humans and when they attack it would be lethal to any human around because of the radiation from their bodies. The aliens were black and huge with spikes on their bodies. I wonder if anyone remembered a show like that?

Lost is Sci-Fi, but I think as a whole show itself, the plot is too convoluted to make any sense. It is awesome, but it needs to be easier to swallow.

@Scrivs: Because I refuse to watch it until I've watched the miniseries that came out before the series. I'm actually waiting for BSG to finish its run and come out with the complete boxset + miniseries and kill everything in one stone. Plus I don't usually have time to watch prime time. Most of what I have is on DVD or downloaded.

That strategy makes sense. It can be difficult watching a good show in doses.

There are 3 science fiction series which absolutely redefined the genre (insofar as TV is concerned):

1) The original Twilight Zone, which presented a universe of philosophical questions.

2) Star Trek (TOS), which presented a multi-cultural universe.

3) Babylon 5, which revolutionized the way stories were told.

(I'll add a fourth: the original Dr. Who, but not for sci-fi reasons. The things they did with audio, given the equipment they had, was nothing short of revolutionary, and had long-term effects on the electronic music industry.)

NOTE: The site's down, so I can't see it. I don't know if these are in there or not.

Yeah Gnorb, it's all there. I'll put it down from memory what they wrote for the top 12 Sci-Fi series in no particular order.

Quantum Leap
Twilight Zone
Sliders
Stargate SG-1
Babylon 5
Outer Limits
Doctor Who
Star Trek
Farscape
Firefly
X-Files
Battlestar Galactica

Pretty damn good memory.