I’m a sci-fi buff. Just the other night I watched War of the Worlds. Afterwards I watched Battlestar Gallactica. Smallville is my favourite TV show. Star Wars is my favourite movie. I’m currently reading a military science fiction book.

So when I saw Ultimate AV’s article on Sci-Fi TV on DVD, I perked up. Let’s see, what shows does Ultimate AV talk about… Star Trek: Enterprise was first. Whatever. Not a good show in my mind. Next was some X-Files stuff. Never really got into X-Files, gotta admit. Space: Above and Beyond. Hey, I liked that series. Too bad it didn’t last long. And I wasn’t the only one that liked the series - it seems to have gotten a good following. Now it’s on DVD. Cool. Next? Stargate. Whatever. Never really got into that. Then Farscape. Bah! Never liked the stupid looking aliens in that one.

Hmm, for a sci-fi buff, there doesn’t seem to be many sci-fi shows that I actually like. I say that’s because most sci-fi on TV is crap, and I’m sticking to it. Remember the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Crap. I stopped watching half way through. How can anybody like that stuff? I want my Firefly back! Now that was good!

Anyway. Where was I?

Battlestar Gallactica. Now there’s a show! I really liked the original as a kid, but even though I watch it, there’s something about the new show I don’t like as much. Actually, it’s a couple things. One, the stupid stupid camera. Are they trying to nauseate me? Is this show an experiment to see how much abuse I can take? Please please stop with the handycam footage, and shoot this thing for real!!! Two, the lack of hope. I always finish watching an episode of Battlestar Gallactica with a feeling of hopelessness. Why do I want that in my life? But I put up with it anyway, because other than that (and the camera) I think it’s a good show. Too bad the feed I get on my local TV station is crap. The show looks terrible. I’ve recently given up on watching it (we get it late here in Canada) and decided to rent the DVD’s through zip.ca. Hopefully the picture quality will be better.

Ah, such is the state of sci-fi on TV today. Firefly was a much better show than anything in recent memory, yet it was canned after just a few episodes. Why, oh why? There is no justice in this universe…

Ultimate AV - Sci-Fi TV on DVD: The New Generation