Space Bawls
We got more than 1,000 comments on our list of the sci-fi genre's Top 25 of the past 25 years -- now, some of the more popular ''how could you forget ____?''s (we hear you, ''Farscape'' fans!)
By EW Staff Updated May 15, 2007 at 10:00 PM EDT
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Farscape | (1999-2003, Sci Fi) Premise: Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) is held captive on a spaceship manned by escaped prisoners — including a Klingonish warrior, aÂ…
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13. BABYLON 5 (1993-1998)
Babylon 5 | Firefly and Farscape make the list, but no BABYLON 5 ? B5 has a larger, geekier, and more dedicated fanbase than both of those showsÂ…
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While I've never been an overwhelmingly huge fan of J. Michael Straczynski's interstellar sci-fi series set on the nexus-like space station of the title, I've always appreciated it. It's not every day — or every decade — that genre fans get a densely plotted, character-heavy series that doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator and manages to run for exactly as long as its creator intended. If that was all Babylon 5 did, there'd be cause for celebration. But that it also managed to be good...heck, champagne all around. —Marc Bernardin
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Stargate SG-1, Richard Dean Anderson
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Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, ...
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Ghost in the Shell
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Milla Jovovich, The Fifth Element
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Independence Day
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David Warner, Tron
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Men in Black, Tommy Lee Jones, ... | The genius twist in Barry Sonnenfeld's dark comic blockbuster: The aliens aren't invading — they're already here, most of them living peacefully as our friends,Â…
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko
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Joseph Mazzello, Jurassic Park
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Jeri Ryan, Star Trek: Voyager
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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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By EW Staff