Top 10 TV Space Operas

Top 10 Best Space Operas on Television

Space! The best sci-fi shows of all time keep the stakes high and the action intense. From Star Trek to Red Dwarf, we're looking at all the good science fictions tv shows from every generation to bring you our picks for the top 10 best space operas on television.

List Rank and Entries
#10: “Lost in Space” (1965-68)
#9: “Farscape” (1999-2003)
#8: “Red Dwarf” (1988-)
#7: “The Expanse” (2015-)
#6: “Stargate SG-1” (1997-2007)
#5: “Babylon 5” (1993-98)
#4: “Firefly” (2002-03)
#3, #2 & #1: ?

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[ShunsuiHitsugaya]

Glad to see some of my favorite shows like The Expanse, the Stargate franchise, BSG, Firefly, Doctor Who and Star Trek on this list.

[EdgeOfLight]

Stargate sg1 was just so cool. They really took you out on an adventure from planet to planet. Having you discover new civilisations and giving you some good action with adequate drama and some epic space battles (Apophis/Anubis/The Ori)

[TanisC]

BSG at number 2. By far, my most favorite space opera.

[xMorladumx]

I'm just glad they put Farscape in this list. If they didn't, I woulda had to knock the frell outta someone...

[dtpiers]

Man, I really want the Expanse to be higher but at the same time I can't disagree with anything above it.

[nerdtastic]

Stargate SG-1 was the first scifi show that I watched and loved as a kid, and Farscape is currently my all-time favorite show! And of course, I love Firefly and Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Enterprise is my favorite Star Trek series.

[irina]

Space: Above and Beyond, Lexx, Starhunter, Space Rangers, Space: 1999, Earth 2 deserved a mention overall, great list. I adore Babylon 5 and Farscape

[alorindanya]

Thank you for including my favorite scifi show, Farscape. Even though it made #9, I am so glad you included it because I don't think it gets enough recognition.

[altrocks]

Farscape deserves to be much higher on this list.

[palomabennettwordpressblog]

I love BSG, Star Trek (NG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, and Discovery), Babylon 5, Firefly, Stargate SG1, and Doctor Who.

[comicbookninja]

If Babylon 5 is not on here then Watchmojo has lost all credibility.

[mrdylpickle]

Stargate SG-1 should have been ranked higher in my opinion. And you shouldn't have ranked the Stargate series as a whole when you didn't do so for Star Trek.

[alucardpl]

I've seen almost all of them, save for Lost in Space, Dr. Who and Buck Rogers. Some, I've re-watched more times than I care to admit. Enjoyed each and every one of them immensely.

[davistalhone]

Dark Matter, The Killjoys, Andromeda, The Orville - there are many. There was even a surprisingly solid one designed for kids in the 90s that never got an official release called Space Cases. Honorable mentions- Space: 1999, Buck Rogers, Blake's 7, Earth 2, Space Above and Beyond, The Starlost, Starhunter, Lexx, Space Precinct 2040. There's even a free one here on Youtube that seems to be decent so far called Space Command.

[peeceejay]

A surprisingly comprehensive list! I'd have put B5 a touch higher, as I think it was probably more important to the genre than BG (which was also stunning), but overall, I can't complain too hard. Nice to see a personal favorite, and much overlooked series in Red Dwarf make this list!

[rutgervarga]

Farscape should be rated higher, but it is nice to see that other people are even aware of that show.

[Potrimpo]

They put the BSG remake above the original. And they put the original Star Trek above TNG.

But the original changed TV forever while TNG expanded on that, while the original BSG was even though a cult classic it didn't have the influence as the remake in my opinion.

[crazyiananderson]

Here's some shows that should get honorable mentions: Lexx, Tripping the Rift, Mission Genesis, The Orville, Dark Matter, Outcasts, and Babylon 5. Love the list, though!

[elracraft]

1. Farscape 2. Battlestar Galactica 3. Legend of Galactic Heroes 4. Star Trek TNG 5. Stargate

[williamnorton]

#3 on the list is the very first of its kind and it's STILL going strong.