I didn’t include anthologies such as Twilight Zone or Outer Limits in this list. I also didn’t include SteamPunk like Wild Wild West. All of these are great shows. I combined all the Star Treks into one because if I’d included them separately, there wouldn’t have been room for most of the others. I’ll include my Star Trek list in order of favorites next week.
Honorable Mentions: Max Headroom, Buck Rogers and the 25th Century, Six Million Dollar Man, Star Gate Series, X Factor, and Alien Nation
10. Mork and Mindy
1978-1982
Starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber
Let’s be honest. This was one of the silliest shows ever on TV. It proved the genius of Robin Williams in the silliest of scripts and launched his career. NaNoo NaNoo!
9. Alf
1986-1990
Starring Mihaly ‘Michu’ Meszaros, Paul Fusco, and Max Wright
What can I say? I love silly sci-fi shows when they’re done right. This one was.
8. Time Tunnel
1966-1967
Starring Robert Colbert, Lee Meriwether, and James Darren
The science part and the special effects were laughable, but this was the first time travel TV Series. I learned a lot of history when I was a kid by watching this show. Besides it was fun to watch James Darren.
7. My Favorite Martian
1963-1966
Starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby
This is the first TV show Bill Bixby starred in. When an alien lands, a reporter decides to shield him by introducing him as his uncle. This is one of the first comedy sci-fi TV shows.
6. Quantum Leap
1989-1993
Starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell
Who didn’t root for Sam to make things right that had gone wrong?
5. V The Original
1983
Starring Mark Singer and Faye Grant
I didn’t miss one episode of this show even though I didn’t own a VCR. I was on the edge of my seat to see what happened next.
4. Lost In Space
1965-1968
Starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright, Billy Mumy, and Jonathan Harris
You either loved this campy show or you hated it. I loved it.
3. Battlestar Gallactica
1980
Starring Lorne Green, Dirk Benedict, and Herb Jefferson Jr.
2004-2009
Starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, and Jamie Bamber
You might ask me which one. Both deserve the number 3 spot, but I liked the earlier one with Lorne Greene. I listed the dates and actors for both.
2. Dr. Who
1963-2012
StarringWilliam Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, John Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith
I’ll be honest. Although I lumped all the Star Treks together, only the original Star Trek Series nudges out Dr. Who for the number 1 spot, and that’s just barely. Dr. Who is awesome. Every doctor brought something different to the part, yet they were all The Doctor.
1. Star Trek Series
1966-1967
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForrest Kelley
Since the original series is my favorite, I only listed the dates and actors for it. I remember watching it as a little girl when it was first on. I practiced holding in my emotions like Spock. You’ll have to wait a week to see which Star Trek gets my number 2 and number 3 spots. Neither one beats Dr. Who, but they would be number 3 & 4 on this list. I have always loved James T. Kirk. Star Trek is an icon of sci-fi series.
So do you think I got it right. What were your favorites?
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