Defiance

Is anyone else watching this?  I think it is okay.  Sometimes it looks like it has potential to be great, other times it fails miserably in a way that makes me think they making it up from episode to episode.  My other beef is the brothel scenes.  Makes it very awkward to watch the show with the kids. 

I haven't given up on it yet, but it is no Farscape or Babylon 5. 

Favorite Scifi Couple

It is Valentine's Day so I thought I would take a look at my favorite SciFi couple.  This rounds out my Valentine quiz and my love affair with the X-Men into a trifecta of Valentine's goodness. 

My criterea for this was simple.  When I think science fiction and couple, who are the first couple to pop into my mind.  The answer of course is:

Aeryn Sun and John Crichton

They had excellent on screen chemistry and a romance that you just wanted to see win out.  The series ended before we could see their baby, which was a shame.  Half Peacekeeper and half human children are very cute I bet.  My favorite interaction between the two is the body switch episode.  Aeryn needs to learn to be more careful with the zipper.  I believed in their romance though.  They so worked together. 

Who is your favorite?  Post a link to your blog post on the subject in the comments, or you can just list them there. 

Blogfest top 10 TV shows

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Alex J. Cavanaugh is hosting a blogfest today on top 10 TV shows.  As this is a Science Fiction website my list will consist solely of Science Fiction shows.  These are all my opinion and I will try to give reasons why I feel that way.  Feel free to disagree.  Let me know if I missed something completely obvious.

10.  My Secret Identity-  This little known gem starred Jerry O'Connell as a teen that was given superpowers in a lab experiment gone wrong.
9.   Spaced- It wasn't technically Scifi, but it is referenced enough that it counts in my book. 
8.   X-Men-  Yes, the 90's cartoon.  It kept the spirit of the comics and hit on some major story lines.  This show got me into comics.
7.   The BSG remake-  Or at least the first three seasons.  The last two, not so much.  No matter how it ended, it started really well. 
6.   The new Doctor Who- The only show on the list that is currently in production.  I prefer the 10th Doctor.
5.   Firefly-  This show might not be on this list had it run for years, but it didn't and what we got was great and left us hungry for more.
4.   Star Trek TNG-  Star Trek has to be on here somewhere.  I loved this show growing up.  I wanted to be Geordi LaForge, he was the coolest.  Maybe I should have taken engineering classes instead of English.
3.   Farscape-  Muppets in space.  No really, Jim Henson's muppet factory designed a few of the aliens in this very clever and witty series. 
2.   Babylon 5- It had a well thought out arc and was written extremely well. The cast was likable and the characters grew. 
1.   The Twilight Zone-  Where would SciFi be on TV today without Rod Sterling.  The show continually makes you think. 

I have not watched every scifi show ever, so I probably missed your favorite.  Let me know what I should be watching.

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