Top 25 Sci-Fi Moments of the Past 25 Years

Knerys · 01-07-2008, 12:52 AM

Top 25 Sci-Fi Moments of the Past 25 Years

Your thoughts and musings, please.

DAN! · 01-07-2008, 01:47 AM

i was surprised to see galaxy quest on there. i liked it, but i didn't think other people liked it that much.

and i was surprised i liked some of the stuff in the list. Sci fi isn't my thing, but i found plenty that i actually enjoyed

Quantam leap
Futurama
heros
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
total recall
terminator
back to the future
aliens
ET
blade runner
and the first matrix was alright

since there was so much i actually liked in that list, i would say that it isn't really a sci fi lovers list. i think the sci lovers would have some more hardcore choices there rather than all the mainstream jazz

EDIT
wouldn't you think that the list would have stuff like Day the Earth Stood Still, donnie darko, and others? And i am not a fan of it....well, not a big fan, but planet of the apes? isnt the origional like a sci fi classic? I like it more than i admit i guess, but it def should be in the top ten on that list imo

sshuttari · 01-07-2008, 06:13 AM

I loved that list!

I cant believe Battlestar Galacitca was in it and how high it was on the list.

**Frizzo the Clown** · 01-07-2008, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAN!

i was surprised to see galaxy quest on there. i liked it, but i didn't think other people liked it that much.

and i was surprised i liked some of the stuff in the list. Sci fi isn't my thing, but i found plenty that i actually enjoyed

Quantam leap
Futurama
heros
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
total recall
terminator
back to the future
aliens
ET
blade runner
and the first matrix was alright

since there was so much i actually liked in that list, i would say that it isn't really a sci fi lovers list. i think the sci lovers would have some more hardcore choices there rather than all the mainstream jazz

EDIT
wouldn't you think that the list would have stuff like Day the Earth Stood Still, donnie darko, and others? And i am not a fan of it....well, not a big fan, but planet of the apes? isnt the origional like a sci fi classic? I like it more than i admit i guess, but it def should be in the top ten on that list imo

I adore "The Day the Earth Stood Still," and even the original "Planet of the Apes," to a lesser extent, but they came out more than 25 years ago, which is probably why they were left off of the list.

FilmJerk · 01-07-2008, 07:47 AM

No Minority Report? One of the greatest Sci-Fi movies ever IMO

The Crusher · 01-07-2008, 08:19 AM

I liked the list a lot. Too many to choose from to just have 25. One that I didn't see on either list was Alien Nation. I great groundbreaking movie that spawned a series.

IanTheCool · 01-07-2008, 08:54 AM

i was disappointed. they just listed the shows. i thought it was greatest moments, you know, things like Luke and Darths lightsaber fight in empire, exo-terminator rising from the flames and so on.

Tornado · 01-07-2008, 11:47 AM

I was glad to see Lost on there, but I've never really thought of it as Sci-Fi.

DAN! · 01-07-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzo the Clown

I adore "The Day the Earth Stood Still," and even the original "Planet of the Apes," to a lesser extent, but they came out more than 25 years ago, which is probably why they were left off of the list.

ah....... i guess i can't read at 3 am

**JBond** · 01-07-2008, 04:52 PM

Holy ****, I want to meet the people who made this list. Was it me? Did I do it in my sleep? Everything is on it.

Eh, but did Matrix have to be #1?

Knerys · 01-08-2008, 12:39 AM

Yes. Yes it did. :p

DAN! · 01-08-2008, 12:54 AM

i still say donnie darko should be on there!

Knerys · 01-08-2008, 01:03 AM

It was on the list of the ones people thought should have been on the list. Along with Minority Report, Stargate: SG1, Farscape (which I would have liked on the list) and Babylon 5 (which SHOULD have been on the list).

And Ian I think they meant moments as in Sci-fi broadcast history.

Knerys · 01-08-2008, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAN!

since there was so much i actually liked in that list, i would say that it isn't really a sci fi lovers list. i think the sci lovers would have some more hardcore choices there rather than all the mainstream jazz

Well as I hardcore fan (

) I liked that list. It had the hardcore (Blade Runner, Star Trek, X-Files) along with the accessable (Furturama, Back to the Future,) and the inspired (The Matrix, Stars Wars: Clones Wars, Firefly, Quantum Leap).

Making something accessable and understandable to the masses is part of what makes something memorable. It brings new blood to the genre.

The only parts of the list I didn't like were how high Battlestar Galatica was (over Star Trek??? I'm sorry about I sorely disagree), and at first Starship Troopers, but it's placement and reasoning I think I kind of understand now. It's just that the book it so much more and so much better.

**JBond** · 01-08-2008, 02:25 AM

Yeah, Stargate: SG1 should definitely been up there.

SouthsideX300 · 01-08-2008, 02:53 AM

Aliens!!

Boro · 01-08-2008, 03:30 AM

Good list over all, although I'm not a fan of the Matrix being #1 (even if it is just the first movie), and I think Serenity/Firefly should be higher up.

bbf2 · 01-08-2008, 06:55 AM

The problem with this list is that they didn't know whether they were judging based on overall quality, or impact/recognizability. Thus they ended with a weird hybrid of both.

Back to the Future and the Star Trek entries should have been higher...I mean, Blade Runner is good, but come on.

And sorry, no matter how good it is, a TV show that absolutely no one watches should not be number two, over some of the most iconic movies/shows of our time. I've never watched BSG, but it is really better than Star Trek TNG? So much better that it overcomes the severe recognition handicap to place several spots above?

carnage4u · 01-08-2008, 07:00 AM

i only saw #25. I dont belive in countdowns, that give every damm entry its own page. I dont neeed to give eonline that much attention.

KellyM · 01-08-2008, 07:12 AM

just watched the super mega greatest ultimate blade runner collectors ed (i made that up but its the latest cut apparently)

bits chopped off the end!

Im appaled! (not really, no one likes blue skies anyway)

At the risk of sounding like comic book guy

Most ridiculous list ever! (kidding)

Although in terms of accessibility and mainstream (pop culture) - spot on.

bbf2 · 01-08-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnage4u

i only saw #25. I dont belive in countdowns, that give every damm entry its own page. I dont neeed to give eonline that much attention.

I agree, that really is an annoying trend that we've been seeing more and more of recently. A LOT more ad revenue for them, but quite irritating.

Ramplate · 01-08-2008, 07:43 AM

I would have arranged things differently on that list and added a couple that didn't make the list

The Crusher · 01-08-2008, 08:26 AM

This list has done what most list are meant to do, and that's start a discussion. As far as groundbreaking moments in Sci-Fi entertainment history, I think you should have the original Battlestar Galatica on there instead of the reprised series. And another series that wasn't mentioned that I think should be on the list is Space 1999. In movies, I love the Alien series. My all-time favorite movie(s). You cannot put the second Alien movie on the list without putting the first one on there. Alien was a timeless classic movie that was so ahead of it's time!! And what about Close Encounters or 2001: A Space Odyssey?!?

Here's another one that might get a chuckle. What about the TV series ALF?!? Wouldn't that classify as Sci-Fi? lol

IanTheCool · 01-08-2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Crusher

In movies, I love the Alien series. My all-time favorite movie(s). You cannot put the second Alien movie on the list without putting the first one on there. Alien was a timeless classic movie that was so ahead of it's time!! And what about Close Encounters or 2001: A Space Odyssey?!?

again, this was in the last 25 years, all those movies were more than 25 yrs ago

Ramplate · 01-08-2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Crusher

This list has done what most list are meant to do, and that's start a discussion. As far as groundbreaking moments in Sci-Fi entertainment history, I think you should have the original Battlestar Galatica on there instead of the reprised series. And another series that wasn't mentioned that I think should be on the list is Space 1999. In movies, I love the Alien series. My all-time favorite movie(s). You cannot put the second Alien movie on the list without putting the first one on there. Alien was a timeless classic movie that was so ahead of it's time!! And what about Close Encounters or 2001: A Space Odyssey?!?

Here's another one that might get a chuckle. What about the TV series ALF?!? Wouldn't that classify as Sci-Fi? lol

all more than 25 years ago

01-07-2008, 06:13 AM	#3
sshuttari A Galaxy Not so Far Away! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester, MI Posts: 11,174	I loved that list! I cant believe Battlestar Galacitca was in it and how high it was on the list. Last edited by sshuttari; 01-07-2008 at 08:23 AM.

01-07-2008, 07:47 AM	#5
FilmJerk How bout a magic trick? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In your mind Posts: 5,948	No Minority Report? One of the greatest Sci-Fi movies ever IMO __________________ Top 5 All Time 1. The Dark Knight 2. Heat 3. Training Day 4. Collateral 5. The Departed

01-07-2008, 08:19 AM	#6
The Crusher All bite and no bark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 816	I liked the list a lot. Too many to choose from to just have 25. One that I didn't see on either list was Alien Nation. I great groundbreaking movie that spawned a series. __________________ “Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ... WOW! What a ride!”

01-07-2008, 11:47 AM	#8
Tornado I am busy. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 32,385	I was glad to see Lost on there, but I've never really thought of it as Sci-Fi. __________________ MY BLU-RAY COLLECTION

01-07-2008, 04:52 PM	#10
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,494	Holy **, I want to meet the people who made this list. Was it me? Did I do it in my sleep? Everything is on it. Eh, but did Matrix have to be #1? __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013.** 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

01-07-2008, 12:52 AM	#1
Knerys Twip Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Qo'noS Posts: 32,021	Top 25 Sci-Fi Moments of the Past 25 Years Top 25 Sci-Fi Moments of the Past 25 Years Your thoughts and musings, please. __________________ Bruce: It's not easy to give up being God. Terry: I guess you'd know.

01-07-2008, 01:47 AM	#2
DAN! I love me some me! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 13,163	i was surprised to see galaxy quest on there. i liked it, but i didn't think other people liked it that much. and i was surprised i liked some of the stuff in the list. Sci fi isn't my thing, but i found plenty that i actually enjoyed Quantam leap Futurama heros ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND total recall terminator back to the future aliens ET blade runner and the first matrix was alright since there was so much i actually liked in that list, i would say that it isn't really a sci fi lovers list. i think the sci lovers would have some more hardcore choices there rather than all the mainstream jazz EDIT wouldn't you think that the list would have stuff like Day the Earth Stood Still, donnie darko, and others? And i am not a fan of it....well, not a big fan, but planet of the apes? isnt the origional like a sci fi classic? I like it more than i admit i guess, but it def should be in the top ten on that list imo Last edited by DAN!; 01-07-2008 at 01:56 AM.

01-07-2008, 08:54 AM	#7
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,385	i was disappointed. they just listed the shows. i thought it was greatest moments, you know, things like Luke and Darths lightsaber fight in empire, exo-terminator rising from the flames and so on.

01-08-2008, 12:39 AM	#11
Knerys Twip Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Qo'noS Posts: 32,021	Yes. Yes it did. :p __________________ Bruce: It's not easy to give up being God. Terry: I guess you'd know.

01-08-2008, 12:54 AM	#12
DAN! I love me some me! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 13,163	i still say donnie darko should be on there!

01-08-2008, 01:03 AM	#13
Knerys Twip Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Qo'noS Posts: 32,021	It was on the list of the ones people thought should have been on the list. Along with Minority Report, Stargate: SG1, Farscape (which I would have liked on the list) and Babylon 5 (which SHOULD have been on the list). And Ian I think they meant moments as in Sci-fi broadcast history. __________________ Bruce: It's not easy to give up being God. Terry: I guess you'd know. Last edited by Knerys; 01-08-2008 at 01:37 AM.

01-08-2008, 02:25 AM	#15
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,494	Yeah, Stargate: SG1 should definitely been up there. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

01-08-2008, 02:53 AM	#16
SouthsideX300 Dead Memories Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles A.D. 2029 Posts: 2,708	Aliens!! __________________ And In This Future.. I Don't Know If We Can Win This War..

01-08-2008, 03:30 AM	#17
Boro Not a Robot, but a Ghost Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Serenity Posts: 9,366	Good list over all, although I'm not a fan of the Matrix being #1 (even if it is just the first movie), and I think Serenity/Firefly should be higher up.

01-08-2008, 06:55 AM	#18
bbf2 IT'S A TRAP(ezoid)! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Yes Posts: 14,230	The problem with this list is that they didn't know whether they were judging based on overall quality, or impact/recognizability. Thus they ended with a weird hybrid of both. Back to the Future and the Star Trek entries should have been higher...I mean, Blade Runner is good, but come on. And sorry, no matter how good it is, a TV show that absolutely no one watches should not be number two, over some of the most iconic movies/shows of our time. I've never watched BSG, but it is really better than Star Trek TNG? So much better that it overcomes the severe recognition handicap to place several spots above? __________________ A signature

01-08-2008, 07:00 AM	#19
carnage4u The Bad Man Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,990	i only saw #25. I dont belive in countdowns, that give every damm entry its own page. I dont neeed to give eonline that much attention. __________________ Carnage4u I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself.

01-08-2008, 07:12 AM	#20
KellyM Executive Producer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: One of the many rooms in the mansion Posts: 845	just watched the super mega greatest ultimate blade runner collectors ed (i made that up but its the latest cut apparently) bits chopped off the end! Im appaled! (not really, no one likes blue skies anyway) At the risk of sounding like comic book guy Most ridiculous list ever! (kidding) Although in terms of accessibility and mainstream (pop culture) - spot on. __________________ ---DRUNK POST QUEEN--- --The Off Topic Whore--

01-08-2008, 07:43 AM	#22
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,653	I would have arranged things differently on that list and added a couple that didn't make the list __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

01-08-2008, 08:26 AM	#23
The Crusher All bite and no bark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 816	This list has done what most list are meant to do, and that's start a discussion. As far as groundbreaking moments in Sci-Fi entertainment history, I think you should have the original Battlestar Galatica on there instead of the reprised series. And another series that wasn't mentioned that I think should be on the list is Space 1999. In movies, I love the Alien series. My all-time favorite movie(s). You cannot put the second Alien movie on the list without putting the first one on there. Alien was a timeless classic movie that was so ahead of it's time!! And what about Close Encounters or 2001: A Space Odyssey?!? Here's another one that might get a chuckle. What about the TV series ALF?!? Wouldn't that classify as Sci-Fi? lol __________________ “Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ... WOW! What a ride!”