I mean if we are sticking to live action; 4. The Man in the High Castle 3. House of the Dragon 2. Good Omens 1. Penny Dreadful - seriously Penny Dreadful cannot be recommended enough! 5 is tricky because so many shows start off fantastic to then stumble heavily afterwards. But Altered Carbon season 1 is brilliant in every sense of the word!
As you have conducted your list with the utmost adherence to personal preference, I feel comfortable doing the same - and so there are a few in my "ultimate" top 5 that are there because of their nostalgic factor to me personally or because I find that I _can_ revisit them again and again (which is a major criterion for me in deciding whether a show really is great in my opinion, or just enjoyable pastime) 1. Stargate SG1 2. Quantum Leap (there is now a remake, but I grew up with the 1989 series and I wholeheartedly stand by it) 3. Farscape 4. Fringe 5. The Expanse / BSG
I love how the green screen reflective light turns you into a green rambling goblin. My list in some order. ST:TNG, Black mirror, New Battlestar Galactica, Dark, Sliders
Just started the video and I whole-heartedly couldn't agree more: "I miss this type of Daniel thought piece. I miss when he would just come up in front of a green screen, do some weird stuff, and give us opinions." Classic Daniel has returned. Long may he reign.
now this is the Daniel Greene I've come to love, 25 minutes of rambling and a twitch jebait just to talk about a show we would have listened to him ramble about anyways for 10 minutes. brilliant work Mr goblin sir.
It's kind of funny how the 2003 Battlestar Galactica was made almost to be an anti-Star Trek. Ronald D. Moore, the BSG showrunner, was a main writer on TNG, DS9, and did a bit of Voyager. When he made BSG, he did all the things he wasn't allowed to do on Trek, like having a lot of conflicts between the crew, doing much darker storylines, and having a lot of continuity. And The Expanse's showrunner Naren Shankar was also a Trek writer and he did a bunch of things he wasn't allowed to do on Trek.
I feel like DS9 is very much a preview of what Ron Moore wanted to do, he starts showing the contradictions and cracks, even in the Federation, occasionally has antagonists who have a point--Eddington's, "At least the Borg TELL you they're trying to assimilate you," speech, etc., and BSG '04 is what happened when the gloves came off and he was completely divorced from Rodenberry's world.
Watched Midnight Mass last week because of you. It was so good and so different from what I expected. The forgiveness monologue had me sobbing and shaking, it was so freaking good.
@CvpArt I watched and loved everything else he made, but I was unsure about this one because religious topics can be triggering for me lmao. But I'm so glad I changed my mind! I'm hoping to make my brother watch it, so that I have an excuse to rewatch 😅
@@sunnyy_ yeah that’s totally understandable. I’m not really religious and don’t mind watching things that dive deep into religion and I thought it was just such an incredibly well done story. And certainly go ahead and make your brother watch it haha. The more Flanagan fans the better I’d say. 😄
That’s so funny I also watched it a couple weeks ago. I knew it was popular a couple years ago and I’m glad I finally watched it because it was so worth it.
Stargate SG1 will always be my favorite. It did for me what Fringe did for Daniel (even though I love Fringe as well). SG1 is my go to example of interpolation world building ie connecting what is new back to what came before. So often when an episode introduced a new element it would connect back to a previous one. Slowly building out a universe of possibilities and it’s not future humanity that’s exploring it, it’s present day humanity and that makes us feel all the smaller since humanity feels terribly out of its depth and out gunned. But we learned the ropes, allied with other species and grew.
Babylon 5 is a favorite of mine. My dad was a huge fan of it and he got me into it when I was a teenager. It still holds up, even if the special effects don’t. But the world building, the characters, and the themes it tackles more than makes up for that
Babylon 5 is hands down my favorite show of all time. It starts a bit shaky, but not bad. And then it just gets better. And better. And then EVEN BETTER. The characters have immense depth, while still having a simple likable charm to them (G'kar and Londo each get more character development on their own than you'll find in most franchises). The story touches on timeless themes, and it's portrayal of the darker elements at work on earth are more relevant now than ever. And though each episode is a stand alone episode, they form arcs which build to the most spectacular and climactic moments. Plot elements converge and you feel the world shifting, for better and for worse. Sometimes it leaves you wanting to cheer triumphantly, and sometimes it punches you in the gut. But in those moments, you know nothing is ever going to be the same. And yes, the special effects are dated. But most of the really bad stuff is in the first season. After that, the space battles work quite well, the ship designs are fantastic and original, and you really only have the occasional composite shot that actually ages poorly.
Lord of the Rings in space is also one of my favorites of all time! "My shoes are tied, too tight. But it doesn't matter, because I've forgotten how to dance" -Londo 😢😢😢
It's videos like this that makes you one of the best content creator on UA-cam. You put out good quality videos, well edited, a touch of humor, and informative. Well done Daniel.
This gives me 2020 just-Daniel-in-a-room vibes…this is the Daniel that got me through the pandemic with my sanity. These days I play your fantasy news episodes for my students. And I never would’ve had the courage to start my TT channel without your inspiration. Thank you for all of your awesome work over the years-it’s meant more to me than you know.
Just went looking through the comments looking for one particular word, and here it is. I am not sure what my top 5 would be, but I know Farscape would have to be on there somewhere.
I dunno if anyone in this thread would ever consider watching an anime, but Legend of the Galactic Heroes sounds exactly like something you would love dearly. I would say it's significantly better than The Expanse and somewhat better than Babylon 5 (my second favorite show).
Gaius Baltar is the kind of character where I just Do NOT understand how he wasn't thrown out into space by the people in charge. He's the type of guy to get bit by a zombie and not tell anyone.
Honestly, Andor deserves to be on a list like this imo, one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time, truly the best Star Wars since the original trilogy
Love these rambly lists! My top 5,not based on objective quality but rather enjoyment: 1. Stargate SG1, 2. ST: TOS, 3. Avatar the Last Airbender, 4. Sarah Jane Adventures, 5. Pushing Daisies. Honorable mention to The Librarians and Person of Interest :)
I'll also mention Life on Mars (US). [I have not yet had the chance to watch the UK original, which had a different resolution.] The Man in the High Castle for sure and Upload, for comedy
I was just rewatching Fringe and loved how they foreshadow some things from episode one. It's clear all the character and story arcs were planned and thought out from the beginning. Love it so much.
Stargate would be in my top 5 for sure. I oddly started watching it out of boredom. I really thought I wouldn't like it. It would be too cheesy. But omg... I fell in love with it hard! Even Atlantis.. which again I was skeptical. But I miss that series so much. I have to admit that I haven't watched Midnight Mass yet. I started to then got distracted. I will revisit it for sure though. Thank you for this video! Your passion is contagious. Expanse was another that started slow for me... but I stayed with it and Boom! I loved it so hard! Was so sad when it ended. 5 - XFiles 4 - TNG 3 - BattleStar Galactica 2 - Expanse 1 - Stargate But not always in that order :o)
What do you hear, Starbuck? - Nothing but the rain. Battlestar Galactica 2003 is my favorite sci fi show of all time. Every couple of years, I rewatch the whole thing.
My personal sci-fi favorites are Terra Nova, The Peripheral, Altered Carbon, Colony and Star Trek: DS9. Yes, I am aware most of these are unfinished/only have one season. I don't care, they're riveting. I wish they had the budget to continue.
I really should have made an honorable mentions section. My reason was dark is certainly better written than a couple of the shows I picked. But the idea behind this list was most entertaining and I LOVED dark, but wasn’t as entertained if that makes sense.
@@Deimos2k5To be fair, it’s a weird awkward scene. Doesn’t help that first episode. It’s also not filthy. It doesn’t show any naughty bits so it shouldn’t even be a big deal 🤷♀️
Yeah I thought it was fine, it's in the books too so whatever. Totally agree the show stepped up its game a ton later though, would have been on my list.
Dis you miss that there is a movie 'Serenity' that finishes up the story for firefly? So it's not just one season and a lot of the stuff it does set up ends amazingly in the movie. That being said, it would be a lot better if it got more seasons instead of a movie. But it's just wrong to say that it only has one season and it don't wrap it up.
Yeah, as a religious Christian who had/has a complicated relationship with his faith (as a gay man), I absolutely love Midnight Mass. I love that it both critiques and supports religion and beliefs. It’s one of the most honest conversations about religion and faith that I think I’ve ever seen. It’s so good, and I personally love it so much.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for talking about Midnight Mass! It's a masterpiece and doesn't get enough love. DARK is my number 1 show, but Midnight Mass is a close second!
Well, Firefly is one of my fav. Because the Chemistry between the main cast is just oomph. Aside from that, among some of my top choices includes: -Sense8 -The Lost Room -Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency -Carnivale
One moment, Daniel has a calm and insightful voice that is able to properly convey his ideas, then he has the monster voice that just comes out, and I'm here for it. Also, stargate series is in my top 5 but I understand if it isn't for others
It'd probably get more fans if on streaming platforms they'd cut out some of the early season filler. I mean season 1 has got to be pretty brutal for someone who hasn't seen the series before.
Firefly, I do not believe is one of the five best shows of all time, but it is one of my five favorite shows of all time. First TV show I ever bought multiple copies of a DVD simply to support them and tried tried to get a movie made.
Thank you for your list Daniel, but may I suggest you watch Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Xena: the Warrior Princess. Of all the fantasy shows, they are on the top of my list.
I’ve been wanting to watch Twin Peaks for years but have been worried it will just frustrate me so I put it off. But I will watch it. Any tips for getting the most enjoyment out of it going into it as a first timer?
I really appreciate your comments on Midnight Mass. My husband and I had some great discussions about it after watching, and we had many of the same thoughts regarding it's examination of faith. And we ARE religious! I love the way the different characters experience, explore and question faith. It shows us how bad people with their own agendas can really twist things, but it also shows us the good parts like how it can give hope, guidance, a way of life, etc. It's not my own personal favorite show, but I sure am glad I watched it. The monologues DID get to me a bit... But I choose to simply see it as part of the style, much like we'd see in certain stage plays.
5. TNG. I fell in love with sci-fi thanks to this show. 4. Babylon 5. For me Sheridan was the best role model. The arc of Molari and G'Kar is probably the best ever created. 3. The Expanse up until the beginning of season 3. The main story of the show was perfect, but it was concluded there and everything that followed was weak in comparison. The pirate from Scott Pilgrim is the worst antagonist I ever saw. 2. Battlestar Galactica. Adama is the best captain. 1. Farscape + The Peacekeeper wars. some reasons in details: The most outlandish feel ever. While Twin peaks is unsettlingly weird, this show embraces weirdness in creativity. For me this show nailed the concept of the multiverses with unrealised realities. Often feels like a story driven video game like Baldur's gate, or Mass Effect. The animatronic creatures, Pilot and Rygel especially. 1812. The voiceplay (not only of the creatures). Ben Browder is an excellent lead. Wayne Pygram spits out a great villain. The rest of the cast is fantastic too. You praised Katee Sackhoff, Claudia Black is a true queen on the screen as well. And the last reason: I am a romantic type :D ... and a suggestion: if possible binge it.
Not even joking every sci-fi show pails in comparison to scavengers reign. After watching it i was left absolutely speechless. It does NOT have the love it needs and deserves!! Please please please do all of yourselves and favor and get lost in the amazing world the animators created!!
Babylon 5 is the greatest sci-fi show ever made. I say that, even though the first season suffers from typical genre tv 1st season clunkines, and at least half of the 5th (and final) season is a step down. Seasons 2-4 are just *that* incredible.
There is a reason Season 1 and Season 5 were not as good. Highly recommend reading Becoming Superman by JMS (his biography), explains so much of what happened.
Season 1 suffered from JMS not writing every episode, studio interreference, and the lead actor having an ongoing mental breakdown, plus the usual first season jank. It's okay despite all of them. 5 mostly suffered Claudia Christensen leaving unexpectedly. I think the Byron arc would in general have worked better if we'd actually gotten payoff to Ivanova's telepath arc as intended. And had JMS known she wasn't coming back, he would have kept Marcus around. So it got hit hard by losing two cast members at the same time... add to that the fact they didn't know they'd get a season 5 meant they rushed some things to finish up in season 4, AND JMS lost his notes in a cab... yeah it was a little janky. But the lower decks episode, the Neil Gaiman ghost episode, the Psicorp focused episode, the second half with all the payoffs for Londo and G'kar... and the final two episodes... So yeah season 5 is weaker, but it was still overall pretty solid.
@@robbybevard8034 I do hope that a lot of these stories can be continued in the animation movies that JMS is currently trying to get produced :). The Journey Home was a great re-introduction to the characters (and new voice actors) and I believe the second movie has been given the green light.
Rahul Kohli is amazing in everything he's in. Midnight Mass is no exception. First saw him back in iZombie and I've been a fan of his roles, and the man himself, ever since. Put him in everything!
TNG is my favorite Star Trek, but DS9 is the best-written Star Trek. My other favorites Sci-fi/fantasy shows: -new Battlestar Galactica -Stargate Universe -Andor -Babylon 5 The Expanse is on my watchlist. I just haven't gotten to it yet. Now, I want to watch The Fringe, based on your recommendation.
The thing that pushed me away from Battlestar remake (and the newer Stargate series/last bit of Atlantis) is SyFy decided to let the shakiest mfrs hold the cameras without any sort of stabilization.
I don't know if I've *ever* been as captivated by a TV show as I was the BSG remake. And I can't really imagine ever getting back to that place again. AND... the latter seasons were flubbed so badly that I actually never even finished the series. I kind of can't believe that. Maybe it's time to give it another go.
Daniel all your clips of Twilight zone were in color, have you not seen the original series with Rod Serling which is substantially better than all the later versions?
I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago trying to figure out WTF Twin Peaks was trying to do during its initial TV run. Then I missed an episode…
Ok I was already sold on watching Midnight Mass after 2 min of you talking about it, but THEN you mentioned that the creator also made the Fall of House of Usher - and that show was so incredibly good! I will go put it on the top of my TBW list!!!!
Not even a mention of Babylon 5? My best Scifi show. And there are w current shows which are a 'must watch': Apple TV FOUNDATION and the fantasy on PRIME: WHEEL OF TIME
Foundation and wheels of time are really good. Just looked up the trailer for Babylon 5 since you love these two shows and so do i but looks way to old for me. I cant do it bro i cant. Anything else thats more modern you can suggest?
There are sone excellent choices here - I've seen and enjoyed everything except Midnight Mass, which I shall definitely be checking out following your recommendation. Doctor Who and Babylon 5 are conspicuous by their absence, however! Have you seen American Gothic (the show from the mid nineties)? From what I understand of Midnight Mass, it's a show with very similar vibes.
THANK YOU for your Midnight Mass appreciation. I bloody love it. It is such a distinctive, evocative piece of work, easily my favourite of Flanagan's shows. Monsignor Pruitt is such an relatable, sympathetic antagonist - brilliant character. And Twin Peaks too, fantastic.
I loved Midnight Mass. As a Christian I even really appreciated the different ways faith was represented in the various characters throughout the show. Faults aside, there are actually good people (like the way the priest was depicted in the first few episodes of the show) in real life, but with no dark or hidden agenda, and the conversations had in the show about faith felt so familiar. It was so fairly and honestly represented in this show in a way I haven't seen anywhere else in secular television, IMO. The horror twist was great though. 😆
I love that you’re passionate about these! I’ll confess I’m on team Stargate, and I didn’t even see any of it prior to two years ago. I love SG-1. I lived Atlantis up til season 5 which just felt rushed and bleh. Ever watched the third series but honestly I also see why others may not be interested. And I’ve been an X Phile since like 1994 so there’s that lol.
So glad to see you giving such deserved praise for midnight mass… it is in my opinion a masterful display of the slow burn! One of the greatest, if not THE greatest, limited shows of all time
After seeing this ranking I checked out one of the shows which I did not hear of before: Midnight mass. As before with some of your appraised books (mistborn, wheel of time, ...) I am highly hooked. Thank you for pointing it out. I absolutely see why you ranked it so high 😱 it begins subtle and slow burning, but gives me chills all the time - and the characters are playing great into each others flaws/strengths. I think the second half is gonna be hell of ride 😂
I am a pastor in a Dutch Reformed church and fúlly support what you said about the number one, and am not surprised you questioned your own beliefs because of it. Highly highly church approved recommended
Midnight Mass was very strange for me. I went into it thinking it was going to be about how the real evil is how people can get caught up in radical religious movements, that these things are products of the human mind, and so naturally it would reveal the supernatural elements were either not real or utterly irrelevant. In a way, it still gives that messaging, but the sudden degeneration into the supernatural elements at the end was an odd choice to me. That said, Battlestar Galactica is peak.
See I don’t find it very sudden and I love the medical exploration we get as well. I certainly get though it not being everyone’s taste. The ending, which I love, I absolutely understand can be criticized. I just loved how brutal and resonant with the shows messaging it is.
Stumbling on this comment conversation between two of my favorite creators is peak! I almost didn't want to interrupt, but I want to encourage the 4 hour long explainer video of twin peaks haha
I think there's pretty interesting implication to this approach. It shows how, in much the same way that faith-based worldviews can be deeply problematic frameworks for navigating the real world (or rather, the natural world), what with all the biases they tend to instill regarding science, morality, etc., they could be similarly problematic even if we knew for a fact that the supernatural existed. If we found out tomorrow that some particular supernatural phenomenon were real (be it gods/ghosts/souls/afterlives/reincarnation/magic/angels/demons/djinn or whatever), one of the most dangerous things we could do would be to assume we already know what that phenomenon is and how it works based on what some religion or other has to say about it. If you're dealing with a force beyond the power of known science, you can't afford to make the wrong assumptions about it. So a mindset of careful inquiry into the truth, through observation and reason, isn't just warranted because we seem to live in a naturalistic universe; it's perhaps even more important if it turns out we don't. I have no idea if anything to this effect was intentional on Flanagan's part, but that was the message I got out of it. (I think my overall reading of the show was a little more broadly anti-faith than Daniel's, although it is definitely very respectful and appreciative in how it presents and handles that theme.)
Yoooo great taste! I did not expect Twin Peaks, which is, in my opinion, one of the greatest shows of all time. The only difference I would have is swapping BSG for The Expanse, only because it’s one of my biggest obsessions :)
For us oldies, Twin Peaks was the first watercooler series, the must see I can remember. And we talked about every episode until the next one came and nobody understood a damn thing. Beautiful. And Agent Cooper's love for coffee is epic.🤣
Wait Daniel, when you made the streaming with brackets for best tv shows and now this you mentioned the Twilight Zone from the 80s. What about the OG Twilight Zone from the 50s 60s? That one is almost flawless.
Never watch, not even heard of Midnight Mass. Gonna check it out. Enthousiastic presentation, Daniel and indeed personal. I could not even try to make my own top 5, too many to choose from, though Fringe is a contender
Midnight Mass was good, but I’m not sure it would make my top 5. A random one I watched a few years ago that I recommend, to those who will watch Star Trek, is Star Trek Enterprise. So far, those who’ve watched it say they really liked it. Unlike some of the previous series, it reliably follows a storyline rather than being episodic.
The csi burn, is the best part of this video, change my mind. lol. Kidding. Love this type of content from you and agree wholeheartedly with basically everything.
I really hope you watch Stargate SG-1! Its my personal favorite and I believe it has such depth to the characters and story arcs. Does it have faults and a few shite episodes? Yeah, but it has my heart. 💙 undomesticated equines could not stop me from loving it.
@@the.almost.book.doctor8326 Teal'c: Undomesticated equines could not remove me. Col. O'Neill: It's wild horses, Teal'c... That was a joke... You told a joke. Don't make me laugh. I was adding to your quote 🤨 Just got it a bit wrong because I have watched that episode in years. It doesn't cost anything to be a little charitable.
@@primarybufferpanel9939 omg now *I* am totally the jerk! I’m sorry- a few rough days on the internet made me a bit jaded with people. But you’re right - it costs nothing to be charitable. Thanks for reminding me. As General Hammond would say, Godspeed :D
@@the.almost.book.doctor8326 Fair enough, I get it. I appreciate the apology, sorry you've had a rough couple days. At least it's Friday. Have a good weekend 🫡
I have never agreed with a top-5 list more! I have been singing the praises of every one of these shows since they aired (yes, I'm that old). Excellent list!
Thank you for putting BSG third. I adore it so much! Strangely enough the first time I watched it I was super new to SF and actually really struggled with it. Came back a year later after reading more SF and getting used to the words and style and ate it up like heroine. Rewatched it a fourth time last year and cried the entire time.
Monologues are not a bad writing flaw-monologues are a tool, or stylistic choice, which can be utilized either very well or very poorly or just about any kinda way in between.😊
The Expanse is the best sci-fi show of recent years. I will always have a soft spot for Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, and agree that TNG belongs on this list as it contributed so much to the genre. You are absolutely right about Firefly. I feel nostalgic about it but that's because of what it could've become. People keep touting the newer Battlestar Galactica but the superior version was the original. It was ahead of its time and blew me away; you just have to suspend disbelief because while it still stands tall now, imo, it is also a product of its era. It drives me crazy that people overlook it.
Good list. You peaked my interest with Midnight Mass. I’d never heard of it. I binged it last night. Pretty darn good! Now I might have to circle around to Twin Peaks. I never watched it when it was on air and new, but may have to now
Re-imagined Galactica is #1 for me. I was well on my way to making Penny Dreadful my #1 but it was cancelled but allowed to finish a final season, but it ended faster than it should have just needing a few more episodes.
Rewatching Fringe and Battlestar. I love them. STNG too. Those are 3 of my favourites. The Magicians is the best for me. There's a spot open here. I don't know which one I'd add. Severance? The 100? The Expanse? Dark? For All Mankind?
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power might be the best scifantasy I've seen, highly recommend. Animation lends a lot to the writers potential to go insane places with the more fantastical elements
Babylon 5 remains my favorite scifi show of all time, i know a lot of people just havent seen it and its a bit dated but the writing and character arcs in that show are second to none
@@DanielGreeneReviews The first season is a little painful to get through but stick with it and it will pay off! Ironically, JMS, the creator and writer of the show, was a writer for The Twilight Zone. Also, ST-DS9 was a complete rip off of Babylon 5. Pararmount stole JMS's ideas to create DS9, keep that in mind.
BSG season 3 episodes 3&4 (Exodus) has the coolest “Rule of Cool”. I sat in on a panel at Comic Con where they discussed the feasibility of the maneuver and were told point blank by NASA - “not possible, but you have to keep it in there cause it’s so cool!” Bear Mcreary’s score was also amaze-balls. Was only allowed to use drums during the Viper combat scenes. Just amped up the intensity! My favourites: 1. X-Files 2. BSG (2004) 3. Babylon 5 4. The Expanse 5. Farscape HM: Stargate
I've actually never heard of Midnight Mass, so thanks for bringing it to my attention! My top 5 (unranked) would be Battlestar Galactica, LOST, Star Trek: TNG, The Leftovers and of course, Firefly!
You got a like at the moment you said Midnight Mass as, for me, Mike Flanagan is the Stephen King of film/TV series, being Hush my favourite of his movies. I really enjoyed this Top 5, great job! (Fringe
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GIVE ME YOUR LISTS! I want to add to my to be watched list.
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I mean if we are sticking to live action; 4. The Man in the High Castle 3. House of the Dragon 2. Good Omens 1. Penny Dreadful - seriously Penny Dreadful cannot be recommended enough! 5 is tricky because so many shows start off fantastic to then stumble heavily afterwards. But Altered Carbon season 1 is brilliant in every sense of the word!
As you have conducted your list with the utmost adherence to personal preference, I feel comfortable doing the same - and so there are a few in my "ultimate" top 5 that are there because of their nostalgic factor to me personally or because I find that I _can_ revisit them again and again (which is a major criterion for me in deciding whether a show really is great in my opinion, or just enjoyable pastime)
1. Stargate SG1
2. Quantum Leap (there is now a remake, but I grew up with the 1989 series and I wholeheartedly stand by it)
3. Farscape
4. Fringe
5. The Expanse / BSG
I love how the green screen reflective light turns you into a green rambling goblin. My list in some order. ST:TNG, Black mirror, New Battlestar Galactica, Dark, Sliders
The Expanse
Babylon 5
Stargate SG-1
Army of the 12 monkeys, the expanse, for all mankind, the first 4 seasons of GoT.
I am still hoping you check out 12 monkeys (the show, not the movie)
Just started the video and I whole-heartedly couldn't agree more: "I miss this type of Daniel thought piece. I miss when he would just come up in front of a green screen, do some weird stuff, and give us opinions." Classic Daniel has returned. Long may he reign.
now this is the Daniel Greene I've come to love, 25 minutes of rambling and a twitch jebait just to talk about a show we would have listened to him ramble about anyways for 10 minutes. brilliant work Mr goblin sir.
It's kind of funny how the 2003 Battlestar Galactica was made almost to be an anti-Star Trek. Ronald D. Moore, the BSG showrunner, was a main writer on TNG, DS9, and did a bit of Voyager. When he made BSG, he did all the things he wasn't allowed to do on Trek, like having a lot of conflicts between the crew, doing much darker storylines, and having a lot of continuity.
And The Expanse's showrunner Naren Shankar was also a Trek writer and he did a bunch of things he wasn't allowed to do on Trek.
I feel like DS9 is very much a preview of what Ron Moore wanted to do, he starts showing the contradictions and cracks, even in the Federation, occasionally has antagonists who have a point--Eddington's, "At least the Borg TELL you they're trying to assimilate you," speech, etc., and BSG '04 is what happened when the gloves came off and he was completely divorced from Rodenberry's world.
@@justinwatson16 it's even more amusing now that Ron Moore is making For All Mankind, which is almost a Star Trek prequel.
Watched Midnight Mass last week because of you. It was so good and so different from what I expected. The forgiveness monologue had me sobbing and shaking, it was so freaking good.
It’s absolutely incredible. Just crazy good writing and performances. Love pretty much everything Mike Flanagan makes. 😄
@CvpArt I watched and loved everything else he made, but I was unsure about this one because religious topics can be triggering for me lmao. But I'm so glad I changed my mind! I'm hoping to make my brother watch it, so that I have an excuse to rewatch 😅
@@sunnyy_ yeah that’s totally understandable. I’m not really religious and don’t mind watching things that dive deep into religion and I thought it was just such an incredibly well done story. And certainly go ahead and make your brother watch it haha. The more Flanagan fans the better I’d say. 😄
That’s so funny I also watched it a couple weeks ago. I knew it was popular a couple years ago and I’m glad I finally watched it because it was so worth it.
@@mysteryman4013 yeah it’s an incredible show 😄
Stargate SG1 will always be my favorite. It did for me what Fringe did for Daniel (even though I love Fringe as well). SG1 is my go to example of interpolation world building ie connecting what is new back to what came before. So often when an episode introduced a new element it would connect back to a previous one. Slowly building out a universe of possibilities and it’s not future humanity that’s exploring it, it’s present day humanity and that makes us feel all the smaller since humanity feels terribly out of its depth and out gunned. But we learned the ropes, allied with other species and grew.
I perfer SG:Atlantis but its close and they are basicly the same show SGA just continues SG1
Babylon 5 is a favorite of mine. My dad was a huge fan of it and he got me into it when I was a teenager. It still holds up, even if the special effects don’t. But the world building, the characters, and the themes it tackles more than makes up for that
Babylon 5 is hands down my favorite show of all time. It starts a bit shaky, but not bad. And then it just gets better. And better. And then EVEN BETTER.
The characters have immense depth, while still having a simple likable charm to them (G'kar and Londo each get more character development on their own than you'll find in most franchises). The story touches on timeless themes, and it's portrayal of the darker elements at work on earth are more relevant now than ever. And though each episode is a stand alone episode, they form arcs which build to the most spectacular and climactic moments. Plot elements converge and you feel the world shifting, for better and for worse. Sometimes it leaves you wanting to cheer triumphantly, and sometimes it punches you in the gut. But in those moments, you know nothing is ever going to be the same.
And yes, the special effects are dated. But most of the really bad stuff is in the first season. After that, the space battles work quite well, the ship designs are fantastic and original, and you really only have the occasional composite shot that actually ages poorly.
Lord of the Rings in space is also one of my favorites of all time!
"My shoes are tied, too tight. But it doesn't matter, because I've forgotten how to dance"
-Londo
😢😢😢
Thanks. Mine too. Loved that series
Guys can anyone help which show is that woman 'Bev' at 25:45 from?
Literally the same. I hope to share B5 with my kids the way my dad did with me its such a fun series and criminally underrated.
It's videos like this that makes you one of the best content creator on UA-cam. You put out good quality videos, well edited, a touch of humor, and informative. Well done Daniel.
forget these shows, this video was peak entertainment 😂. thank you Daniel
This gives me 2020 just-Daniel-in-a-room vibes…this is the Daniel that got me through the pandemic with my sanity. These days I play your fantasy news episodes for my students. And I never would’ve had the courage to start my TT channel without your inspiration. Thank you for all of your awesome work over the years-it’s meant more to me than you know.
The Expanse. Farscape. Deepspace 9. Futurama. Babylon 5.
Just went looking through the comments looking for one particular word, and here it is. I am not sure what my top 5 would be, but I know Farscape would have to be on there somewhere.
Farscape. I'd forgotten about that show. Watched every episode
I dunno if anyone in this thread would ever consider watching an anime, but Legend of the Galactic Heroes sounds exactly like something you would love dearly. I would say it's significantly better than The Expanse and somewhat better than Babylon 5 (my second favorite show).
@@IntrusiveThot420 OOh, I would consider it. But just made me wonder if I can include Steins;Gate in my list. Woo I have 2 now.
@@Marwolaeth01 the two are very different! Steins gate is a slice of life drama, LoGH is about a giant space war. XD
Gaius Baltar is the kind of character where I just Do NOT understand how he wasn't thrown out into space by the people in charge. He's the type of guy to get bit by a zombie and not tell anyone.
I was dating a guy who said he identified with Gaius. He cheated on me with my worst enemy (dramatic but true) so this holds together as a theory.
Heck, he is the type to get assimilated by the Tal Shiar and not tell anyone.
same with Dr. Zachary Smith, from Lost in Space ... 😎
Honestly, Andor deserves to be on a list like this imo, one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time, truly the best Star Wars since the original trilogy
Yes, we miss the Greene Screen (TM).
Love these rambly lists! My top 5,not based on objective quality but rather enjoyment: 1. Stargate SG1, 2. ST: TOS, 3. Avatar the Last Airbender, 4. Sarah Jane Adventures, 5. Pushing Daisies. Honorable mention to The Librarians and Person of Interest :)
Severance and Silo from 2022 and 2023 respectively are both fantastic, highly recommend!
Killjoys, Dark Matter, Warehouse 13, Eureka, and Farscape all deserve more respect than they usually receive.
And Cowboy Bebop is basically perfect.
Eureka and Farscape for sure!
I'll also mention Life on Mars (US).
[I have not yet had the chance to watch the UK original, which had a different resolution.]
The Man in the High Castle for sure
and Upload, for comedy
Love all of these, but I really need to see more love for Babylon 5 in the world. I loved that show so much.
I was just rewatching Fringe and loved how they foreshadow some things from episode one. It's clear all the character and story arcs were planned and thought out from the beginning. Love it so much.
Surprised 12 Monkeys didn't at least get an honorable mention. Or Altered Carbon season 1, both great shows.
Stargate would be in my top 5 for sure. I oddly started watching it out of boredom. I really thought I wouldn't like it. It would be too cheesy. But omg... I fell in love with it hard! Even Atlantis.. which again I was skeptical. But I miss that series so much. I have to admit that I haven't watched Midnight Mass yet. I started to then got distracted. I will revisit it for sure though. Thank you for this video! Your passion is contagious. Expanse was another that started slow for me... but I stayed with it and Boom! I loved it so hard! Was so sad when it ended.
5 - XFiles
4 - TNG
3 - BattleStar Galactica
2 - Expanse
1 - Stargate
But not always in that order :o)
What do you hear, Starbuck? - Nothing but the rain.
Battlestar Galactica 2003 is my favorite sci fi show of all time. Every couple of years, I rewatch the whole thing.
So say we all! fantastic show - hated the ending but first show that had me standing as if I was watching a football game.
She was also in the Riddick movie
My personal sci-fi favorites are Terra Nova, The Peripheral, Altered Carbon, Colony and Star Trek: DS9.
Yes, I am aware most of these are unfinished/only have one season. I don't care, they're riveting. I wish they had the budget to continue.
Good pick on Midnight Mass, but I gotta say I kinda expected you to put Dark in here:p
Deserved at least honorable mention. Great show, amazing sci-fi
Hes said in a past video that hes not completed all of Dark yet so thats probably why
Greatest time travel show ever.
Or steins gate
I really should have made an honorable mentions section. My reason was dark is certainly better written than a couple of the shows I picked. But the idea behind this list was most entertaining and I LOVED dark, but wasn’t as entertained if that makes sense.
Was this a Top 5 Sy-Fi TV Show list without The Expanse? Are you kidding me? smh. ;)
Isnt that the show with the zero g sex scene within the first 10 minutes?
@@kobybarnes3035That’s the one. First ep was meh… after that it’s pretty awesome. Wish they’d finished the entire series though 😢
@kobybarnes3035 you've been on UA-cam too long to be young enough to think sex is icky
@@Deimos2k5To be fair, it’s a weird awkward scene. Doesn’t help that first episode. It’s also not filthy. It doesn’t show any naughty bits so it shouldn’t even be a big deal 🤷♀️
Yeah I thought it was fine, it's in the books too so whatever. Totally agree the show stepped up its game a ton later though, would have been on my list.
have you seen DARK?
Yeah he’s seen it. I believe he reviewed it some years ago. Dark is one of the best shows ever made. Would be the 1st place on my sci-fi list 😄
Daniel, have you checked out The Leftovers?
Yeah, if he's this fervent about Midnight Mass, he would love The Leftovers.
Dis you miss that there is a movie 'Serenity' that finishes up the story for firefly? So it's not just one season and a lot of the stuff it does set up ends amazingly in the movie.
That being said, it would be a lot better if it got more seasons instead of a movie.
But it's just wrong to say that it only has one season and it don't wrap it up.
Damn you Daniel Greene. I just watched all of midnight mass instead of getting my homework done. How dare you inform me of this work of art?
Yeah, as a religious Christian who had/has a complicated relationship with his faith (as a gay man), I absolutely love Midnight Mass. I love that it both critiques and supports religion and beliefs. It’s one of the most honest conversations about religion and faith that I think I’ve ever seen. It’s so good, and I personally love it so much.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for talking about Midnight Mass! It's a masterpiece and doesn't get enough love.
DARK is my number 1 show, but Midnight Mass is a close second!
Two awesome shows. In my top five too!
DarK is also my number 1
Not sure how Daniel didn’t at least mention it after giving it a 9.5/10 in his review
I have to give you props. Never heard about your top two choices. I have some binging to do! 👍
Well, Firefly is one of my fav. Because the Chemistry between the main cast is just oomph.
Aside from that, among some of my top choices includes:
-Sense8
-The Lost Room
-Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
-Carnivale
I really enjoyed Dirk Gently - so much fun!
So glad you’re rebounding back into older kinds of content
One moment, Daniel has a calm and insightful voice that is able to properly convey his ideas, then he has the monster voice that just comes out, and I'm here for it.
Also, stargate series is in my top 5 but I understand if it isn't for others
It'd probably get more fans if on streaming platforms they'd cut out some of the early season filler. I mean season 1 has got to be pretty brutal for someone who hasn't seen the series before.
@calebmauer1751 true on the fuller, but it's all in Amazon Prime in the US
Firefly, I do not believe is one of the five best shows of all time, but it is one of my five favorite shows of all time. First TV show I ever bought multiple copies of a DVD simply to support them and tried tried to get a movie made.
I do enjoy ranty ramblings
Thank you for your list Daniel, but may I suggest you watch Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Xena: the Warrior Princess. Of all the fantasy shows, they are on the top of my list.
The love for Fringe I see on this channel makes me so happy.
Same for BSG. Both shows are big parts of my early 20s
I’ve been wanting to watch Twin Peaks for years but have been worried it will just frustrate me so I put it off. But I will watch it. Any tips for getting the most enjoyment out of it going into it as a first timer?
i really did miss this type of Daniel content
I really appreciate your comments on Midnight Mass. My husband and I had some great discussions about it after watching, and we had many of the same thoughts regarding it's examination of faith. And we ARE religious! I love the way the different characters experience, explore and question faith. It shows us how bad people with their own agendas can really twist things, but it also shows us the good parts like how it can give hope, guidance, a way of life, etc. It's not my own personal favorite show, but I sure am glad I watched it. The monologues DID get to me a bit... But I choose to simply see it as part of the style, much like we'd see in certain stage plays.
5. TNG. I fell in love with sci-fi thanks to this show.
4. Babylon 5. For me Sheridan was the best role model. The arc of Molari and G'Kar is probably the best ever created.
3. The Expanse up until the beginning of season 3. The main story of the show was perfect, but it was concluded there and everything that followed was weak in comparison. The pirate from Scott Pilgrim is the worst antagonist I ever saw.
2. Battlestar Galactica. Adama is the best captain.
1. Farscape + The Peacekeeper wars. some reasons in details: The most outlandish feel ever. While Twin peaks is unsettlingly weird, this show embraces weirdness in creativity. For me this show nailed the concept of the multiverses with unrealised realities. Often feels like a story driven video game like Baldur's gate, or Mass Effect. The animatronic creatures, Pilot and Rygel especially. 1812. The voiceplay (not only of the creatures). Ben Browder is an excellent lead. Wayne Pygram spits out a great villain. The rest of the cast is fantastic too. You praised Katee Sackhoff, Claudia Black is a true queen on the screen as well. And the last reason: I am a romantic type :D ... and a suggestion: if possible binge it.
Not even joking every sci-fi show pails in comparison to scavengers reign. After watching it i was left absolutely speechless. It does NOT have the love it needs and deserves!! Please please please do all of yourselves and favor and get lost in the amazing world the animators created!!
Babylon 5 is the greatest sci-fi show ever made. I say that, even though the first season suffers from typical genre tv 1st season clunkines, and at least half of the 5th (and final) season is a step down.
Seasons 2-4 are just *that* incredible.
There is a reason Season 1 and Season 5 were not as good. Highly recommend reading Becoming Superman by JMS (his biography), explains so much of what happened.
Season 1 suffered from JMS not writing every episode, studio interreference, and the lead actor having an ongoing mental breakdown, plus the usual first season jank. It's okay despite all of them.
5 mostly suffered Claudia Christensen leaving unexpectedly. I think the Byron arc would in general have worked better if we'd actually gotten payoff to Ivanova's telepath arc as intended. And had JMS known she wasn't coming back, he would have kept Marcus around. So it got hit hard by losing two cast members at the same time... add to that the fact they didn't know they'd get a season 5 meant they rushed some things to finish up in season 4, AND JMS lost his notes in a cab... yeah it was a little janky.
But the lower decks episode, the Neil Gaiman ghost episode, the Psicorp focused episode, the second half with all the payoffs for Londo and G'kar... and the final two episodes... So yeah season 5 is weaker, but it was still overall pretty solid.
@@robbybevard8034 I do hope that a lot of these stories can be continued in the animation movies that JMS is currently trying to get produced :). The Journey Home was a great re-introduction to the characters (and new voice actors) and I believe the second movie has been given the green light.
@@amandaf5664 Oh, I have. It's great. Poor Michael O'Hare...
I agree. Babylon 5 wipes the floor with everything on this list.
Rahul Kohli is amazing in everything he's in. Midnight Mass is no exception. First saw him back in iZombie and I've been a fan of his roles, and the man himself, ever since. Put him in everything!
TNG is my favorite Star Trek, but DS9 is the best-written Star Trek.
My other favorites Sci-fi/fantasy shows:
-new Battlestar Galactica
-Stargate Universe
-Andor
-Babylon 5
The Expanse is on my watchlist. I just haven't gotten to it yet.
Now, I want to watch The Fringe, based on your recommendation.
The thing that pushed me away from Battlestar remake (and the newer Stargate series/last bit of Atlantis) is SyFy decided to let the shakiest mfrs hold the cameras without any sort of stabilization.
BSG was so dope!! Ridiculously goofy at times, but it’s a shame they don’t talk about that much anymore. That Pegasus special was 🔥
I don't know if I've *ever* been as captivated by a TV show as I was the BSG remake. And I can't really imagine ever getting back to that place again. AND... the latter seasons were flubbed so badly that I actually never even finished the series. I kind of can't believe that. Maybe it's time to give it another go.
Oh hey the best dnd channel on the platform.
Daniel all your clips of Twilight zone were in color, have you not seen the original series with Rod Serling which is substantially better than all the later versions?
I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago trying to figure out WTF Twin Peaks was trying to do during its initial TV run.
Then I missed an episode…
My wife is a huge Twin Peaks fan. She was ecstatic when she found out I never watched it. When they revealed Bob she was cheering.
Ok I was already sold on watching Midnight Mass after 2 min of you talking about it, but THEN you mentioned that the creator also made the Fall of House of Usher - and that show was so incredibly good! I will go put it on the top of my TBW list!!!!
Not even a mention of Babylon 5? My best Scifi show. And there are w current shows which are a 'must watch': Apple TV FOUNDATION and the fantasy on PRIME: WHEEL OF TIME
Foundation and wheels of time are really good. Just looked up the trailer for Babylon 5 since you love these two shows and so do i but looks way to old for me. I cant do it bro i cant. Anything else thats more modern you can suggest?
@johnboy2436 well there is HALO and SILO
There are sone excellent choices here - I've seen and enjoyed everything except Midnight Mass, which I shall definitely be checking out following your recommendation. Doctor Who and Babylon 5 are conspicuous by their absence, however!
Have you seen American Gothic (the show from the mid nineties)? From what I understand of Midnight Mass, it's a show with very similar vibes.
THANK YOU for your Midnight Mass appreciation. I bloody love it. It is such a distinctive, evocative piece of work, easily my favourite of Flanagan's shows. Monsignor Pruitt is such an relatable, sympathetic antagonist - brilliant character. And Twin Peaks too, fantastic.
I loved Midnight Mass.
As a Christian I even really appreciated the different ways faith was represented in the various characters throughout the show. Faults aside, there are actually good people (like the way the priest was depicted in the first few episodes of the show) in real life, but with no dark or hidden agenda, and the conversations had in the show about faith felt so familiar. It was so fairly and honestly represented in this show in a way I haven't seen anywhere else in secular television, IMO.
The horror twist was great though. 😆
The stand up comedy value of this video is out of the galaxy.
I love that you’re passionate about these!
I’ll confess I’m on team Stargate, and I didn’t even see any of it prior to two years ago. I love SG-1. I lived Atlantis up til season 5 which just felt rushed and bleh. Ever watched the third series but honestly I also see why others may not be interested.
And I’ve been an X Phile since like 1994 so there’s that lol.
Oh and also Haven. Love me some Haven. Even the chintsy parts. Of course I mentioned stargate, xfiles, and haven so I guess I’m built of chintsy.
So glad to see you giving such deserved praise for midnight mass… it is in my opinion a masterful display of the slow burn! One of the greatest, if not THE greatest, limited shows of all time
After seeing this ranking I checked out one of the shows which I did not hear of before: Midnight mass. As before with some of your appraised books (mistborn, wheel of time, ...) I am highly hooked. Thank you for pointing it out. I absolutely see why you ranked it so high 😱 it begins subtle and slow burning, but gives me chills all the time - and the characters are playing great into each others flaws/strengths. I think the second half is gonna be hell of ride 😂
I am a pastor in a Dutch Reformed church and fúlly support what you said about the number one, and am not surprised you questioned your own beliefs because of it. Highly highly church approved recommended
Oh… and the músic…. Had me humming/singing along a lót. Actually felt privileged to say I am part of that tradition
Daniel…. I do not have sufficient language to communicate how thoroughly I enjoyed this piece. I beg of you to give me more.. Can I getta Kara Thrace!
Midnight Mass was very strange for me. I went into it thinking it was going to be about how the real evil is how people can get caught up in radical religious movements, that these things are products of the human mind, and so naturally it would reveal the supernatural elements were either not real or utterly irrelevant. In a way, it still gives that messaging, but the sudden degeneration into the supernatural elements at the end was an odd choice to me. That said, Battlestar Galactica is peak.
See I don’t find it very sudden and I love the medical exploration we get as well. I certainly get though it not being everyone’s taste. The ending, which I love, I absolutely understand can be criticized. I just loved how brutal and resonant with the shows messaging it is.
@@DanielGreeneReviews I admire it as art, because it's definitely a profoundly well done show, and I absolutely respect your love for it!
@@HelloFutureMe now I want you to watch Twin Peaks and try in explain it all in a 4 hour video. Do it! I dare you. lol
Stumbling on this comment conversation between two of my favorite creators is peak! I almost didn't want to interrupt, but I want to encourage the 4 hour long explainer video of twin peaks haha
I think there's pretty interesting implication to this approach. It shows how, in much the same way that faith-based worldviews can be deeply problematic frameworks for navigating the real world (or rather, the natural world), what with all the biases they tend to instill regarding science, morality, etc., they could be similarly problematic even if we knew for a fact that the supernatural existed. If we found out tomorrow that some particular supernatural phenomenon were real (be it gods/ghosts/souls/afterlives/reincarnation/magic/angels/demons/djinn or whatever), one of the most dangerous things we could do would be to assume we already know what that phenomenon is and how it works based on what some religion or other has to say about it. If you're dealing with a force beyond the power of known science, you can't afford to make the wrong assumptions about it. So a mindset of careful inquiry into the truth, through observation and reason, isn't just warranted because we seem to live in a naturalistic universe; it's perhaps even more important if it turns out we don't. I have no idea if anything to this effect was intentional on Flanagan's part, but that was the message I got out of it. (I think my overall reading of the show was a little more broadly anti-faith than Daniel's, although it is definitely very respectful and appreciative in how it presents and handles that theme.)
a couple of old british scifi shows that belong in these lists, Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and Sapphire and Steel (1979)
Recommendation: Silo . Great show on Apple TV
Clicked to hear how awesome Stargate was, heard you address why it isn't on the list yet at the very beginning, get on it buddie! 😂
Daniel, speaking about Battlestar Galactica: "I NEED your FAITH!"
Well that's certainly appropriate for that show's ending.
Yoooo great taste! I did not expect Twin Peaks, which is, in my opinion, one of the greatest shows of all time.
The only difference I would have is swapping BSG for The Expanse, only because it’s one of my biggest obsessions :)
For us oldies, Twin Peaks was the first watercooler series, the must see I can remember. And we talked about every episode until the next one came and nobody understood a damn thing. Beautiful. And Agent Cooper's love for coffee is epic.🤣
This was quite a good video, but it would have captured my interest more if you had included Game of Thrones.
Wait Daniel, when you made the streaming with brackets for best tv shows and now this you mentioned the Twilight Zone from the 80s. What about the OG Twilight Zone from the 50s 60s? That one is almost flawless.
Considered it as one, which then I don't count the latest reboot... cause no one should count that. Not sure why but it's how I think of it.
@@DanielGreeneReviewsI had forgotten about the reboot. Thanks for reminding me, a-hole! Guess I'll go rinse my brain out with acid.
Never watch, not even heard of Midnight Mass. Gonna check it out. Enthousiastic presentation, Daniel and indeed personal. I could not even try to make my own top 5, too many to choose from, though Fringe is a contender
Midnight Mass was good, but I’m not sure it would make my top 5.
A random one I watched a few years ago that I recommend, to those who will watch Star Trek, is Star Trek Enterprise. So far, those who’ve watched it say they really liked it. Unlike some of the previous series, it reliably follows a storyline rather than being episodic.
The csi burn, is the best part of this video, change my mind. lol.
Kidding. Love this type of content from you and agree wholeheartedly with basically everything.
I really hope you watch Stargate SG-1! Its my personal favorite and I believe it has such depth to the characters and story arcs. Does it have faults and a few shite episodes? Yeah, but it has my heart. 💙 undomesticated equines could not stop me from loving it.
Don't make me laugh, dude, it hurts.
@@primarybufferpanel9939 if you don’t like it, you don’t have to comment. Theres literally no reason to crap on other people enjoying things.
@@the.almost.book.doctor8326
Teal'c: Undomesticated equines could not remove me.
Col. O'Neill: It's wild horses, Teal'c... That was a joke... You told a joke. Don't make me laugh.
I was adding to your quote 🤨 Just got it a bit wrong because I have watched that episode in years. It doesn't cost anything to be a little charitable.
@@primarybufferpanel9939 omg now *I* am totally the jerk! I’m sorry- a few rough days on the internet made me a bit jaded with people.
But you’re right - it costs nothing to be charitable. Thanks for reminding me. As General Hammond would say, Godspeed :D
@@the.almost.book.doctor8326 Fair enough, I get it. I appreciate the apology, sorry you've had a rough couple days. At least it's Friday. Have a good weekend 🫡
I have never agreed with a top-5 list more! I have been singing the praises of every one of these shows since they aired (yes, I'm that old). Excellent list!
One day my boi stargate will get its love.
Thank you for putting BSG third. I adore it so much! Strangely enough the first time I watched it I was super new to SF and actually really struggled with it. Came back a year later after reading more SF and getting used to the words and style and ate it up like heroine. Rewatched it a fourth time last year and cried the entire time.
I’ll start it:
SO SAY WE ALL!
SO SAY WE ALL
So say we all!!
So say we all!
So say we all!
SO SAY WE ALL
Ok, now I've got to check out Midnight Mass before I hit any spoilers. Thanks! I'm looking forward to the next Fringe video.
1. The expanse
2. Battlestar galactica 04'
3. ST Ds9
4. ST Strange new worlds (so far)
5. Warehouse 13
Oh no please no Strane new worlds with crew acting like they are teens
Monologues are not a bad writing flaw-monologues are a tool, or stylistic choice, which can be utilized either very well or very poorly or just about any kinda way in between.😊
Fecal humor, green screen rant, Diablo "stay awhile and listen". This is why I'm here.
The Expanse is the best sci-fi show of recent years. I will always have a soft spot for Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, and agree that TNG belongs on this list as it contributed so much to the genre. You are absolutely right about Firefly. I feel nostalgic about it but that's because of what it could've become.
People keep touting the newer Battlestar Galactica but the superior version was the original. It was ahead of its time and blew me away; you just have to suspend disbelief because while it still stands tall now, imo, it is also a product of its era. It drives me crazy that people overlook it.
I was so excited to see how X-Files was going to rank. Great shows all around.
Good list. You peaked my interest with Midnight Mass. I’d never heard of it.
I binged it last night. Pretty darn good!
Now I might have to circle around to Twin Peaks. I never watched it when it was on air and new, but may have to now
Re-imagined Galactica is #1 for me. I was well on my way to making Penny Dreadful my #1 but it was cancelled but allowed to finish a final season, but it ended faster than it should have just needing a few more episodes.
Rewatching Fringe and Battlestar. I love them. STNG too. Those are 3 of my favourites. The Magicians is the best for me. There's a spot open here. I don't know which one I'd add. Severance? The 100? The Expanse? Dark? For All Mankind?
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power might be the best scifantasy I've seen, highly recommend.
Animation lends a lot to the writers potential to go insane places with the more fantastical elements
Yep. Binged Midnight Mass in two days. Am I a Catholic now?
Babylon 5 remains my favorite scifi show of all time, i know a lot of people just havent seen it and its a bit dated but the writing and character arcs in that show are second to none
It's on my list to check out!
@@DanielGreeneReviewsit is highly recommended, however the first season isn’t the best. It gets a LOT better though.
@@DanielGreeneReviews it would be awesome to hear your thoughts on it when you finish it up :) love your content!
@@DanielGreeneReviews The first season is a little painful to get through but stick with it and it will pay off! Ironically, JMS, the creator and writer of the show, was a writer for The Twilight Zone. Also, ST-DS9 was a complete rip off of Babylon 5. Pararmount stole JMS's ideas to create DS9, keep that in mind.
BSG season 3 episodes 3&4 (Exodus) has the coolest “Rule of Cool”. I sat in on a panel at Comic Con where they discussed the feasibility of the maneuver and were told point blank by NASA - “not possible, but you have to keep it in there cause it’s so cool!” Bear Mcreary’s score was also amaze-balls. Was only allowed to use drums during the Viper combat scenes. Just amped up the intensity!
My favourites:
1. X-Files
2. BSG (2004)
3. Babylon 5
4. The Expanse
5. Farscape
HM: Stargate
good stuff :)
Its been a minute since we got a manic Daniel video and I am here for it!
I wasn't naïve enough to believe it would be top five but I'm still holding onto hope that farscape might at least be on your top ten....
I've actually never heard of Midnight Mass, so thanks for bringing it to my attention! My top 5 (unranked) would be Battlestar Galactica, LOST, Star Trek: TNG, The Leftovers and of course, Firefly!
If you like philosophical sci-fi Battlestar Galactica is a must.
You got a like at the moment you said Midnight Mass as, for me, Mike Flanagan is the Stephen King of film/TV series, being Hush my favourite of his movies. I really enjoyed this Top 5, great job! (Fringe
When do we get wrist brace merch?
Can't wait to hear your take on Stargate SG-1! 😀