Its me again, I don't mean to sound like a jerk by coming back and giving yet more credence to why The X-Files is a better show. But, I seemed to have made a huge mistake... Star Trek: The Next Generation is the only other sci-fi show to have been nominated for an Emmy for Most Outstanding Dramatic Series, yes, this is still true. But, what I was mistaken about is when I said it was its only nontechnical nomination, out of forty-three total nominations. It is still its only nontechnical nomination, but it is its only nontechnical nomination out of fifteen total nominations. Man was I off, well thats the last time I go by the Emmy database in my head. Oh, and I checked The X-Files too, and they still have twenty nontechnical nominations, but its out of sixty-two not sixty-three total nominations. My bad. But hey, its only the Academy of Television Arts & Science.

4. The X-Files 3. Battle Star Galactica 2. Star Trek: TNG 1. Star Trek What I do not get, is the three shows after The X-Files are probably better shows in terms of sci-fi ambiance. But The X-Files is mechanically a superior show. Its writing, directing, and overall composition (which makes an entertaining show into a great show) is far better. Just because a show has higher production values (i.e., Star Trek: TNG and Battle Star Galactica) does not mean it is a better show. And finally, not that it matters to any of you, it hardly matters to me, but The X-Files has been nominated for four Outstanding Dramatic Series Emmys. The only other sci-fi show to have been nominated for Outstanding Dramatic Series was Star Trek: The Next Generation. And that one Outstanding Drama Series, was its only, out of forty-three nominations, nontechnical Emmy nomination. Whereas The X-Files, out of sixty-three Emmy nominations has been nominated for twenty nontechnical Emmys. Well, that's my two cents.

Just wondering , since they included Buffy where's Angel? Also they have Xena but no Hercules. Does anyone remember Land of the Lost, it was impressive for its time. And what about Red Dwarf? Just a few more to think about. Caitlin

For anyone who doesn't feel like wading through 50 pages... 50: Earth: Final Conflict 49: The Wild Wild West 48: 3rd Rock From The Sun 47: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 46: That Was Then 45: The Greatest American Hero 44: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 43: Nowhere Man 42: Science Fiction Theatre 41: Futurama 40: The Thunderbirds 39: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 38: Batman 37: Space 1999 36: The Bionic Woman 35: Battlestar Galactica (1978) 34: The Avengers 33: Lost In Space 32: My Favorite Martian 31: Alien Nation 30: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 29: The Six Million Dollar Man 28: Adventures of Superman 27: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 26: Stargate Atlantis 25: The Jetsons 24: Wonder Woman 23: Tales from the Crypt 22: Andromeda 21: Quantum Leap 20: The Hitchhiker 19: Dark Angel 18: V 17: Firefly 16: Flash Gordon 15: Logan's Run 14: Star Trek Voyager 13: The Outer Limits 12: Xena: Warrior Princess 11: Lost 10: Sliders 9: Mystery Science Theater 3000 8: Dr. Who 7: The Twilight Zone 6: Stargate SG-1 5: Babylon 5 4: The X-Files 3: Star Trek: The Next Generation 2: Battlestar Galactica (2004) 1: Star Trek

This list is so insane I don't know where to begin. Stargate SG-1 is higher rated than The Twilight Zone? Logan's Run is #15, while Buffy is only #27?! And my God...The Hitchhiker?! What is that even doing on the list (and I could say the same about Wonder Woman, V, and Lost in Space). This is the danger of making a list of Top FIFTY, instead of narrowing it down to 10 or 20. Of course, if they did that, they'd actually have to do some work, not to mention have seen many of these shows.

Andromeda and Stargate Atlantis both above Buffy? And Voyager at number 14 but no Deep Space Nine? This is insane. They did give (deserved) high marks to Firefly, Lost and the new Galactica, but still.

No DS9 or Farscape but there was Voyager, Sliders, Thunderbirds, and Jetsons? And I love the new Battlestar Galactica, but number 2? It's only been on for 1.5 seasons... how can you already say it's the second best Scifi show ever? The list smacks of pandering and laziness.

I agree some what with this list. With the shows I've seen I kind of agree with their placing. But some aren't all those super hero shows are Fantasy not really Sci Fi but have slight elements. But WTF? Not DS9 but they had Voyager? There are some serious flaws with this list.

The Prisoner (if the Avengers is sci-fi, The Prisoner surely is too); Red Dwarf.

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