We should definitely have a sci-fi chat sometime.
I honestly haven't watched the later seasons of DS9 in a long time, and I just started getting season 3 through Netflix. We will see what I think now.
#38 Castle (2009-____)
Crime, Drama
Mega Mana's Ranking: 38
This is another show that should be higher but is hurt by being a crime show. Of course it gets a bit of a boost as well from having Nathan Fillion and making multiple Firefly references.
What makes castle great isn't the mysteries, its the characters. A surefire way to have a show I will like. Castle is a great and genuinely funny character, but even Nathan often can't help but have his scenes stolen by the exceptional minor characters in this show. Detectives and Bros Esposito and Ryan are awesome, the captain is the best I've ever seen (excluding Gibbs), and Castle's family often provide the highlights of the show and many of the best plots. Castle and his daughter are amazing together.
Everyone in this show has a good sense of humor, even Beckett. Plus, Beckett and Castle have great chemistry and their will they won't they relationship is probably the best handled I've seen since Mulder and Scully.
#37 Andromeda (2000-2005)
Sci-fi
Mega Mana's Ranking: Not on list
This is a show a lot of people (even fans) would be surprised to see this high, especially considering the ranking of other Gene Roddenberry shows. But I fell in love with this show (and Lexa Doig) very quickly, and even after the quality dropped in later seasons I still really enjoyed it. Kevin Sorbo is amazing as the captain, Harper is one of my all time favorite tech guys, Tyr is a solid fill of the Teal'c, Worf, etc role with some interesting characters choices, Rev was awesome, and Trance was a very fun character (until she became a mysterious god alien thing, which was still interesting). The character dynamics were interesting and fun to watch, the action scenes were great, there was that mix of action/comedy/drama that I love, and the whole show was just fun to watch. I don't care what anybody else thinks, I really like this show. Though I do fear watching it again since Nostalgia likely plays a roll in my memory of it. I can't believe its only been 6 years since this show ended.
#36 Red Dwarf (1988-1999)
Sci-fi, British Comedy
Mega Mana's Ranking: Not on list
Like Andromeda, this show receives a boost for being a good sci-fi. It also gets credit for being truly funny despite using a type of humor that I often don't enjoy. A truly bizarre and funny crew make every ludicrous adventure that much better. And even plot holes and time travel hijinks that would make The Doctor do a spit take can't keep me from loving it. This is just the epitome of a fun sci-fi show. It doesn't take itself seriously (at all) and just makes everything more enjoyable because of it.
This is also a show that gets a bit of a boost due to being something my highschool buddies and I watched together as they aired on PBS and then raced to get the DVDs as they released them. It might be the first series that I owned the complete run on DVD. Heck, my buddies and I even performed the music video/dream dance Tongue Tied for a variety show at our school.
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