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Well, as always, EW has a new Top (Number) list, this time, it’s the Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies & TV Shows of the Last 25 Years. This was pointed out to me by friend of the site Dr. Amy Sturgis, and I have to quote her here:
I’ll be honest: when I found Starship Troopers on the list, I stopped reading.
Well, as is my duty as a reviewer, I have plunged in and read the whole list. Overall, not too bad. I leave the glaring omissions for everyone to discuss. There’s also plenty to argue about over list placement (Firefly higher, ST: TNG lower).
As usual, EW made each entry a separate page. Have to get those click-through up, you know. If you want to see the list with their comments, you can catch it here.
But, to save you time, I present their list here, with my comments.
25. V: THE MINISERIES (1983) Created by Kenneth Johnson
Mmmm, lizard overlords.
24. GALAXY QUEST (1999) Directed by Dean Parisot
By Grabthar’s Hammer, it’s the second-best Trek movie ever.
23. DOCTOR WHO (1963-Present) Developed by Sydney Newman
Season Three can’t start soon enough.
22. QUANTUM LEAP (1989-1993) Created by Donald P. Bellisario
Ahhh Sam, how could you suck so hard as a Starship captain?
21. FUTURAMA (1999-2003) Created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen
Their episode where we see what happened to Fry’s dog still reduces me to a blubbering fool.
20. STAR WARS: CLONE WARS (2003-2005) Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
If the prequels had only been half as kick-ass as these, I’d have been a happy geek.
19. STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997) Directed by Paul Verhoeven
I can hear Shane’s head exploding from here.
18. HEROES (2006-Present) Created by Tim Kring
This is the stuff! I could main-line it.
17. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) Directed by Michel Gondry
I’m the Fifth Dentist. I didn’t care for it, or for Kaufman’s other movies either.
16. TOTAL RECALL (1990) Directed by Paul Verhoeven
You got Arnold in my thoughtful Sci-Fi!
15. FIREFLY/SERENITY (2002/2005) Created by Joss Whedon
Big Damn Heroes.
14. CHILDREN OF MEN (2006) Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
I still have trouble believing this movie made it out of the studios intact.
13. THE TERMINATOR/ TERMINATOR 2 (1984 /1991) Directed by James Cameron
The only woman more bad-ass than Ms. Connor is Ms. Ripley.
12. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) Directed by Robert Zemeckis
I still want a car with gull-wing doors.
11. LOST (2004-Present) Created by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof
Oh, finish this show already, Abrams.
10. THE THING (1982) Directed by John Carpenter
This is Carpenter’s best. Even stacked against They Live.
9. ALIENS (1986) Directed by James Cameron
Extended director’s cut for the win.
8. STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987-1994) Created by Gene Roddenberry and Rick Berman
How the hell does Berman get a creator credit? Gene created it, then hired Berman on to be the new show runner. He had nothing to do with making the show, but everything to do with killing the franchise.
7. E.T. (1982) Directed by Steven Spielberg
I’ve still not forgiven Spielberg for making the guns into radios.
6. BRAZIL (1985) Directed by Terry Gilliam
DeNiro as plumber. That is science fiction.
5. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Best Trek ever. Why can’t anyone write something this awesome again?
4. THE X-FILES (1993-2002) Created by Chris Carter
Filking Starlight people, my ass. Still, for John Dogget, ass-kicker of the unknown, it should be here, just lower. A lot lower.
3. BLADE RUNNER (1982) Directed by Ridley Scott
I love this movie, but aren’t three versions of it just too much?
2. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003-Present) Developed by Ronald D. Moore
18 months between seasons?! Mother-Fracker!
1. THE MATRIX (1999) Directed by the Wachowski brothers
This movie keeps getting worse, every time I watch it. Yea, it has some good bits, but overall it keeps deteriorating when I watch it anew. Should be on the list, but not at the top. For the suck-sequels if nothing else it should be lower.
So, your thoughts, my fellow Revolutionaries?