Best Science Fiction Shows and Movies of the Last 25 Years

Ds9 was fantastic. Galaxy Quest was brilliant and when you think about it, as parody, is a wonderful compliment to the genre. The new Battlestar is a remarkable show. But I don't know that Voyager could EVER have been that. Different mindset entirely. However, I do think that Voyager is too often underrated by even Trek fans. To me, it did quite well in capturing the original spirit of trek, with some good story arcs, interesting character development, standout episodes, and finally finally being free of klingons/romulans/ferengi 24/7. That's what I loved most about Voyager. The episodes were at least a little liberated from the standard formula. Firefly: there's no accounting for taste and this is why we have 55 different brands of cereal. But for me firefly struck an emotional cord. I never saw it when it was broadcast so I was one of those who kept walking by it in the dvd section at Best buy till one day I decided to give it a hot. And, boy, it blew me away. By the twelfth episode, I felt enriched by it and very very sad to see it go.

What you just read above are my comments that I posted on someone else's blog. Yellojkt at Live by the Foma has given his feedback of Entertainment Weekly's list of the top 25 sci-fi movies or series of the last quarter century. I didn't see or read (which I guess would kinda go together) that issue, but that's what great about blog-connectivity: finding, at least virtually, people who have similar interests.

As I was snuffling around on Yellowjkt's blog, I kept wondering what Foma is. Here's his page on Foma. Interestingly enough, I read Cat's Cradle years ago and didn't remember Bokononism. But I do remember being impressed with some of the quotes, if that makes any sense (we're talking a lot of years here).

Similar to the aphorisms expressed by characters in David Gerrold's (David Gerrold also wrote the ST:TOS episode "The trouble with Tribbles") Chtorr series (will he ever finish the next book---good lord I've been waiting 15 years for him to finish "A method for madness"---no wait, I just looked it up. "A season for slaugher came out in 1993. So, I've been waiting 14 years. 14 years!!!!

To anyone who's not familiar with the Chtorr War series, I will post about it at some point, but, suffice it to say, it is the most incredible sci-fi story every written. On a par with the fantasy epic, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever and on the same lofty level as the Dragon Riders of Pern series.

Now, if he would only finish the damn thing.