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Post by lewis17 on Sept 21, 2020 16:46:00 GMT 1
For me Merlin >>> Atlantis >>> Robin Hood.
The storyline for Merlin & Robin Hood was duly completed, whereas Atlatis was cancelled and abandoned mid-story, which I found annoying (the BBC did exactly the same with the re-make of Survivors).
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 22, 2020 21:33:16 GMT 1
72. The Chase (2009-)
No. of Episodes: 1650
The Chase is a British television quiz show broadcast on ITV and hosted by Bradley Walsh. Contestants play against a professional quizzer, known as the "chaser", who attempts to prevent them from winning a cash prize. The six chasers are Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan, and Darragh Ennis. Labbett and Wallace have both been chasers since series 1, while Hegerty joined in series 2, Sinha in series 4, Ryan in series 9 and Ennis in series 14. With rare exceptions for special episodes, only one chaser participates in any given episode. Another great TV show that is still going strong
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 22, 2020 21:37:58 GMT 1
71. Continuum (2012-2015)
No. of Episodes: 42
Continuum is a Canadian science fiction series created by Simon Barry that premiered on Showcase and ran for four seasons. The plot centres around the conflict between a group of terrorists from the year 2077 who time travel to Vancouver, British Columbia in 2012 and a police officer who unintentionally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the terrorist group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to everyone that she and the terrorists are from the future. Best Sci Fi (so far) in my list, the premise was good, the casting was good (Lexa Doig ), this one was a real highlight
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Post by Roo. on Sept 22, 2020 21:41:52 GMT 1
I was literally going "is that Lexa Doig?" then read to the end I didn't know she was in this, I only really know her from Arrow but I thought she was great in that.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 22, 2020 21:45:31 GMT 1
70. V (2009-2011)
No. of Episodes: 22V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically-advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. V stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin. Giant spaceships appear over 29 major cities throughout the world, and Anna (Morena Baccarin), the beautiful and charismatic leader of the extraterrestrial "Visitors", declares that they come in peace. The Visitors claim to only need a small amount of Earth's resources, in exchange for which they will share their advanced technological and medical knowledge. As a small number of humans begin to doubt the sincerity of the seemingly benevolent Visitors, FBI counter-terrorism agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) discovers that the aliens are actually reptilian humanoids wearing pseudo-human skin, have spent decades infiltrating human governments, businesses, and religious institutions, and are now in the final stages of their plan to take over the Earth. ABC cancelled the series after two seasons which was another disappointing ending to a tv series withy great potential.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 22, 2020 21:50:01 GMT 1
I was literally going "is that Lexa Doig?" then read to the end I didn't know she was in this, I only really know her from Arrow but I thought she was great in that. She is a regular in Sci Fi tv shows I've enjoyed, she was in series 1 of "V" too, my next tv show in my list and she was in Andromeda for 3 year with Kevin Sorbo And film Jason X where Jason Voorhees is reanimated in space when he is accidently defrosted ha
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 24, 2020 16:21:28 GMT 1
69. Humans (2015-2018)
No. of Episodes: 24
Humans is a science fiction television series that debuted on Channel 4. Written by the British team Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on the Swedish science fiction drama Real Humans, the series explores the themes of artificial intelligence and robotics, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention of anthropomorphic robots called "synths". The series is produced jointly by AMC in the United States, and Channel 4 and Kudos in the United Kingdom. Another modern sci fi on my list, this made a nice change from space and aliens, a lot more relatable and pretty deep for sci fi
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 11:19:11 GMT 1
68. Timeless (2016-2018)
No. of Episodes: 28I always get confused whether I live Timeless or Travelers more, both sci fi from 2016. Timeless is an American science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on October 3, 2016. It stars Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, and Malcolm Barrett as a team that attempts to stop a mysterious organization from changing the course of history through time travel, very easy to get confused with Continuum too because its almost identical ha
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 25, 2020 12:25:00 GMT 1
V just missed my cutoff it was in my top 100 at the start, I should have included Humans and as for Travellers vs Timeless. I loved Timeless one of the best shows of the last 3 years.
Also I discovered I missed another show from my last list which you may include as you have a bit more reality than me, The Apprentice should have been in my top 50!!
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 13:10:17 GMT 1
V just missed my cutoff it was in my top 100 at the start, I should have included Humans and as for Travellers vs Timeless. I loved Timeless one of the best shows of the last 3 years. Also I discovered I missed another show from my last list which you may include as you have a bit more reality than me, The Apprentice should have been in my top 50!! Yes no wife means lots of Sci Fi and reality tv here I can see a good few of your tv series look like you were persuaded into watching them but quite enjoyed them ha
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 13:43:03 GMT 1
67. Flashforward (2009-2010)
No. of Episodes: 22
FlashForward is an American television series, adapted for television by Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer. It is based on the 1999 novel Flashforward by Canadian science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. The series revolves around the lives of several people as a mysterious event causes nearly everyone on the planet to simultaneously lose consciousness for two minutes and seventeen seconds on October 6, 2009. During this blackout, people see what appear to be visions of their lives on April 29, 2010, a global "flashforward" six months into the future. In May 2010, ABC announced that FlashForward had been cancelled. The season finale for Season 1 was shot before it was known the show would be cancelled and showed another flashforward event happening more than 20 years in the future. This more closely followed the original book, which featured a flashforward that peered 21½ years into the future. Another one cancelled too soon, I was proper into this but haven't seen it since it was originally aired
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Post by onehitwonder on Sept 25, 2020 13:43:55 GMT 1
I love Family Guy, most of people I know hate it, I think mostly because they don't get the references.
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 25, 2020 13:45:42 GMT 1
V just missed my cutoff it was in my top 100 at the start, I should have included Humans and as for Travellers vs Timeless. I loved Timeless one of the best shows of the last 3 years. Also I discovered I missed another show from my last list which you may include as you have a bit more reality than me, The Apprentice should have been in my top 50!! Yes no wife means lots of Sci Fi and reality tv here I can see a good few of your tv series look like you were persuaded into watching them but quite enjoyed them ha I force her to watch a lot more Flashforward so much potential another casualty of US networks not giving shows a chance, so desperate for the next Lost
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 13:52:50 GMT 1
My next one is fun for all the family, its not sci fi or reality tv!!! well its not for kids! but I'm sure teens like it
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Post by greendemon on Sept 25, 2020 13:57:53 GMT 1
Yes no wife means lots of Sci Fi and reality tv here If it were down to me, my partner and I would probably only watch sci-fi shows We do mostly like the same things TV and film-wise; I think I have developed a better tolerance for action movies and gritty war films than the average woman though! As for reality TV, neither of us are really keen... my one exception is Bake Off, which I don't even really watch these days.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 15:00:00 GMT 1
66. The Apprentice (2005-)
No. of Episodes: 210
The Apprentice is a British business-styled reality game show created by Mark Burnett, distributed by Fremantle and broadcast by the BBC since 16 February 2005. Devised after the success of the American original and part of the international franchise of the same name, the programme focuses on a group of businesspeople competing in a series of business-related challenges set by British business magnate Alan Sugar, in order to prove themselves worthy of a prize offered by him. To observe candidates as they undertake these tasks, Sugar is assisted by two close business associates who act as observers with little involvement in what is conducted – these roles are currently performed by Karren Brady and Claude Littner. One TheThorne expected to see here, it maybe hasn't stood the test of time to be any higher with the later series focussing more on selecting arrogant pr*cks to cause drama rather than good business partners but the first 7 or 8 series were very good
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 22:50:39 GMT 1
65. Under The Dome (2013-2015)
No. of Episodes: 39
Under the Dome is an American science-fiction mystery drama television series based on Stephen King's 2009 novel of the same name. Under the Dome tells the story of the residents of the fictional small town of Chester's Mill, when a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. Military forces, the government, and the media positioned outside the barrier attempt to break it down, while the residents trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. A small group of people inside the dome must also unravel complicated mysteries to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away. Series 1 had such great potential and it was a good show, you cant go wrong with a Stephen King story but it maybe did peter out in the end
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 25, 2020 22:58:05 GMT 1
64. Bad Education (2012-2014)
No. of Episodes: 19
The series focuses on Alfie Wickers (Jack Whitehall), a posh, newly graduated secondary school History teacher at the fictional Abbey Grove School, in Watford. Ever determined to impress his crush, Rosie Gulliver (Sarah Solemani) Alfie makes repeated efforts to appear "cool", such as coaching the school football team, organising a weapons amnesty and fielding a candidate for the school elections. Usually, in these efforts, he turns to his mismatched class for help, despite them often disapproving of his actions. They are teacher's pet Joe (Lawrence), tough guy Mitchell (Wernham), a wheelchair user rudeboy Rem Dog (Binstead), Chantelle (Runeckles), camp Stephen (Williams), studious Jing (Alexander) and outwardly fiery Cleopatra (Opia). At the same time, Alfie finds himself having to deal with the shenanigans of his eccentric headmaster, Shaquille "Simon" Fraser (Horne) and meet the expectations of a string of deputy heads. Bit of gutter humour here back when BBC 3 made some good comedy
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Post by TheThorne on Sept 26, 2020 8:14:29 GMT 1
Oh dear I really need to call you up on Under The Dome, the perfect example of a show that is so bad that you just have to watch it every week. Watching Under The Dome which is basically a 3rd rate Lost with worst acting and sillier plots but I still never missed an episode!!
And yes it had so much potential.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 26, 2020 10:31:31 GMT 1
Ha yeah, it was a hot mess, but like you say you still tuned in every week without fail, sometimes the best tv series are the ones that are pretty stupid and after a long day of thinking you dont want to be challenged watching TV, you just want something like Under The Dome, I watched every episode without fail
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