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Captain Patrick
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 Thu May 12, 2005 8:52 pm What is your favorite scifi mini series? |
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Mine is Farscape the peacekeepers war.
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Hitchhiker
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| Thu May 12, 2005 9:46 pm |
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By Sci-Fi, do you mean a miniseries produced by the Sci-Fi Channel, or just any science fiction miniseries in general?  (Seriously, someone posted a similar topic at another forum and this led to great confusion.)
My favourite all-time SF series, produced also by Sci-Fi, is Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. Based off the second and third novels in Herbert's saga of Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, it is a six-hour, three-part miniseries that is a brilliant adaptation of the novels. The music is simple astounding, and I cannot help but be drawn into the plot each time I watch it.
My second favourite SF series is Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars. I saw it during its Canadian Premiere on Good Friday, and it was awesome! Not only did it have good music and a compelling storyline, but the character that originally inhabited Farscape was there all the same, with lots of humour and wit.
Recently displaced in ranking by Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars is Battlestar Galactica. I liked the miniseries, but the series is better, I found the miniseries to lag at some points and my attention wandered a lot.
Lastly, I enjoy The 4400, although I found it a bit long and the storyline somewhat convoluted. Recommnended viewing in separate parts, not all six consecutively.
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Captain Patrick
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| Thu May 12, 2005 10:02 pm |
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just gerenal scifi does not have to be made by scifi
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Lord Borg
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| Fri May 13, 2005 12:28 am |
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I liked the 4400.
(Tach, did you find the very end of the last ep stupid?)
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Republican_Man
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| Fri May 13, 2005 12:46 am |
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| Lord Borg wrote: | I liked the 4400.
(Tach, did you find the very end of the last ep stupid?) |
((Hey, Tach's MY knickname for him! ::Humph::  ))
Anyways, I haven't seen any sci-fi miniseries, actually. When could I find a good one on?
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nadia
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| Fri May 13, 2005 2:18 am |
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Is the x-files si-fi? yeah I choose x-files
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lex
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| Fri May 13, 2005 2:59 am |
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Star Trek: Next Generation
Lost in Space - no, NOT the movie! The tv series. Dr Smith rules!
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nadia
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| Fri May 13, 2005 3:01 am |
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| lex wrote: | Star Trek: Next Generation
Lost in Space - no, NOT the movie! The tv series. Dr Smith rules! |
yeah dr.smith was pritty cool!
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Leo Wyatt
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| Fri May 13, 2005 4:25 am |
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Star Trek Voyager is first and DS9 is second and Farscape.
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Hitchhiker
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| Fri May 13, 2005 6:46 am |
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| lex wrote: | Star Trek: Next Generation
Lost in Space - no, NOT the movie! The tv series. Dr Smith rules! |
| Leo Wyatt wrote: | | Star Trek Voyager is first and DS9 is second and Farscape. |
Miniseries.
| Republican_Man wrote: | | Anyways, I haven't seen any sci-fi miniseries, actually. When could I find a good one on? |
Move to Canada.
Er . . . or, if you get the Sci-Fi channel, they should have one on eventually, since they produce about 90% of them. So here is what you do: get some food, some water, and your television. Tune into the Sci-Fi channel, and then stare at the TV until a miniseries comes on. Don't move at all for anything, or you might miss it! 
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Captain Patrick
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| Fri May 13, 2005 7:57 am |
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This and last month are miniseries month they are showing all there minis over again. at least they are here.
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Lindley
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| Fri May 13, 2005 10:52 am |
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Probably Children of Dune.
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madlilnerd
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| Mon May 16, 2005 2:50 pm |
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Battlestar Galactica was very well done, and the mini series that was done of Steven King's Rose Red. That was really scary, mum wouldn't let me watch the last part!
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CJ Cregg
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| Mon May 16, 2005 4:21 pm |
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Battlestar Galactica 2003 was the best. The 4400 was very good as well though 
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Captain Patrick
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| Tue May 17, 2005 2:48 pm |
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Oh i forgot about one miniseries so i am changeing my mind my favorite mini is Merlin.
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borgslayer
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| Tue May 17, 2005 5:18 pm |
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The Dune Miniseries was the best.
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madlilnerd
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| Wed May 18, 2005 12:59 pm |
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Earthsea was alright
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Captain Patrick
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| Wed May 18, 2005 3:38 pm |
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Earthsea was good but not great.
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Lindley
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| Thu May 19, 2005 9:07 am |
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Everyone I know said Earthsea sucked.....
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