Talk:List of science fiction television programs

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Is Speed Racer sci-fi because the "powerful Mach Five" had such amazing features? How about Batman (Batmobile, Batcave)?

Kinda on the edge there... if Batman is sci-fi, James Bond is equally so: a guy who happens to have some neat gadgets. As a lifelong sci-fi fan, I'd be very reluctant to include Batman (or Bond) as "science fiction" per se, though I can see a relation. I'm not so familiar with Speed Racer, can't comment there. --Brion VIBBER
Take the requirement as the programme being either entirely based or having a vital concept based in science fiction. Neither Batman or Bond fall into this category. Almost all of the the programmes listed at the moment are entirely scifi, with the exception of Mork&Mindy, 3rd Rock and Goodnight Sweethart, all of which have plot lines which are vitally dependant on scifi. --Imran

Shouldn't Highlander and Highlander: the Raven technically be fantasy and not science fiction?

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Wouldn't it be more reasonable to list series by, say, decade, than their sci-fi gimmick? - Seth Ilys 21:28, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I think it would be good idea to add a year when show was running and when it ended. like Dark Skies [1996-1997] or something like this. and than organize inside each genre by year, and not randomly like now... QuantumShadow 22:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


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CSI does not belong here. I am deleting it - Prospero

Captain America does not belong here under Superhumans - not because the character does not fit that term, but rather because the character has had no TV PROGRAM. Captain America DID have two TV-movies, but no ongoing series. If you include it just on the basis of the TV-movies, then one might as well add in Superpup, the Doctor Strange TV-movie, the Generation X TV-movie and so forth.

Removed Gormenghast - the third book arguably had steampunk elements, but it wasn't part of the TV movies.


How about adding Kolchack: The Night Stalker to this page under the catagory "Paranormal Investigations"? It predates the others on the list and some of those shows listed even credit Kolchack:The Night Stalker as their inspiration. The shows premise where a reporter behaves like a detective while investigating vampires,werewolves and the like makes it a perfect fit for this catagory. The 1970's television series is also fondly remembered and has a cult following. Wikipedia already has an article on Kolchak:The Night Stalker that just needs to be linked to this site. The article can be linked in the Yahoo Web page on the Show.

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