IGN's Top 5 Sci-Fi TV Shows

IGN counts down it's top five sci-fi TV shows of all time. Which of the countless science fiction television series shall rule the universe?!

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[Petey]

They based this off of popularity mostly. If Doctor Who was more well-known in the U.S. it would have been higher probably.

battlestar galactica best show ive ever watched

[TimeLimey]

BSG was pretty good, but Doctor Who is masterpiece and should be number 1.

[hydrolito]

@Shyanmar I think Alfred Hitchcock was Mystery. Twilght Zone sometimes dealt with scifi but Outer Limits did it more both often had more original concepts than Star Trek which often used plots from old movies such as the teleporter taken from the fly, computer that play chess from around the world under the sea, Charlie X a kid that creats whatever he wants idea was taken from an episode of the outer limits. Turlaine and Q may have been inspired by Mr. Mxyzptlk from comics.

[OmikronAlphaDefunct]

Watching Adama's open invitation to join the mission and scenes again...wow. Battlestar Galactica (TRS) is way underrated, especially the soundtrack composed by Bear McCreary.

[gemmar]

How does Battlestar Galactica beat Star Trek?!

[jinpayne]

5. Battlestar Galactica (old and new)
4. Firefly
3. The Twilight Zone
2. Star Trek (franchise)
1. Doctor Who

[rockstar]

Doctor Who, Battle Star Galactica, Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, Firefly, Fringe and Farscape are my favs.

[hydrolito]

@hydrolito story about a boy that creats whatever he wants was called A good Life and was on Twilight Zone not Outer Limits. Kid was played by Will Mumy later to become famous on Lost in Space.

[jayzner]

i'm just getting started on new BSG now, believe me, it lives up to the hype

[Benmen]

Doctor Who and Star Trek are easily the top 2.

[galaxyoffiction]

Doctor who should be number he are my 5 reasons why

1:It s the longesr running sci fi tv show.
2: the Doctor is the best hero .
3: the villians and monsters a pure evil and original.
4: it can be set anywhere and anytime
5: its britsh.

[PobratymOleksa]

Is this a second Top 5 Sci-Fi TV Shows from IGN? I've seen one another before, and there were definitely other series in it.
Anyway, I'm glad that my favorite Battlestar Galactica is on the first spot in this list. I hope you're glad too.

[mufcsledge]

I just finished watching the complete series of battlestar galactica and I got to say it's awsome. It's one of the best tv series I have ever seen. If I didn't see this video I would of never known about battlestar galactica thanks ign :)

[Damon]

I suggest guys that you go onto their website and see their complete list.

As with everything, it needs to be experienced within its proper context.

[Jardiskr]

whats the song at 1:24 ? after the airship explodes ?

[jayzner]

this is actually just a small portion of IGN's top 50 sci fi shows article. to my fellow Lost fans, it was in the top ten, and for stargate fans, all three series were up there. only problem i had with the list was the complete lack of Star Trek Enterprise

[RCKad]

Battlestar Galactica absolutely deserves the Top spot, an absolutely incredible show.

I'd love to see Stargate up there, because after watching basically 17 seasons, I love the show. Firefly should have been, as well, without a doubt. Star Trek's impact on Sci-Fi can't be denied, though I've never really gotten into the original shows.

[quequien]

legendary list, its a shame that there are only 5 spots, there are sooo many good sci-fi tv shows out there, in my opinion the best sci-fi show is the one with you grew up, i love sg1 and star trek whats yours?

[Warheart]

1.Battlestar Galactica (by a mile i will add)
2. Power ranger shows i watched as a kid (yea its not on the scifi channel, but it is a science fiction show right?)
3. X files
4.Lost (had scifi elements to it, even if not on the scifi channel like #2)
5.dont got one in this spot, interested in doctor who...but never got around to watching it