# Best and Worst Science Fiction Series

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 11, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608 "2011-07-11T10:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608/61 "2011-07-15T22:33:37Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> Lost in Space - for screwing up what could have been a reasonable premise.

I’m sorry, I cannot share your regret for such a rich heritage of high camp! Where **else** ya gonna go for space cowboys and anthropophagous vegetables and fucking **deals with the Space-Devil!**

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**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608/62 "2011-07-15T23:09:06Z")

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I think there’s probably FAR worse series than people are listing.

Really what you mean here by **Worst!** is really just **"most disappointing due to potential"**  
Because seriously… You are going to list “Star Trek: Enterprise” but not… “Homeboys from Outer Space”

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**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-science-fiction-series/588608/63 "2011-07-17T13:41:15Z")

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Best  
ST.N.G.

DR .Who

X files

Blakes 7

All the Gerry Andersons Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Fireball xl5, space 1999, U.F.O.,Stingray etc.

Worst

S.T. D.S. 9

Firefly

The Tomorrow People

V.

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