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Babylon 5 (TV Series)

A TV series from the Babylon 5 universe
The Earth Alliance station Babylon 5 is a meeting point for various alien races. Constructed after the Earth-Minbari war, it is intended as a place of commerce and diplomacy where disputes can be sorted out peacefully.

Battlestar Galactica (Miniseries)

A TV series from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
The pilot which lead into new series. A reimaging of the 1979 series where the Cylons treacherously attack the Twelve Colonies of man.  The Cylons were created by man to do their bidding but rebelled. When they were fought to a standstill, hostilities eventually ceased and a decades long period of isolation began. Many year...

Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

A TV series from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
'There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. That they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids, or the lost civilisations of Lemuria, and Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be brother...

Blake's 7 (TV Series)

A TV series from the Blake's 7 universe
Running for four series, Blake's 7 has achieved a cult following. Initially telling the story of some escaped convicts, including the idealistic Roj Blake, who decide to strike against the oppresive Terran Federation. The first two series centred around Blake and his growing obsession with the destruction of the Federation. The later s...

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

A TV series from the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1978-80) universe
In the year 1987, NASA launches the last of it's deep space probes. Ranger 3, with it's sole crewman, Captain William 'Buck' Rogers suffers a catastrophic failure of it's life support systems causing Buck to be frozen and revived in the year 2491. Buck must adjust to an earth that has changed drastically since his mission set off. The Ea...

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

A TV series from the Captain Scarlet universe
One of Gerry Anderson's later shows, it was the first of his Supermarionation shows to have puppets that looked 'in proportion'. The puppets had (relatively) realistic faces. The method of puppetry was also different. The puppets were controlled via a rod that came up from the floor. Due to this method, you will never see any of the characters' leg...

Crusade

A TV series from the Babylon 5 universe
Short-lived spin-off to Babylon 5, following the events of the B5 TV movie A Call to Arms where a Drakh plague has been let loose on Earth. The crew of the Interstellar Alliance Destroyer Excalibur have roughly five years before the plague adapts enough to wipe out all life on Earth. 

Doctor Who (TV series)

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Doctor Who is the longest running TV science fiction series of all time. At the time of writing it has been renewed after a sixteen-year absence. The show has seen 10 different actors play the Doctor (there are total of eleven 'official' different versions of the Doctor, the TV movie accounting for number discrepency). The ser...

Firefly (TV Series)

A TV series from the Firefly universe
Five hundred years in the future the crew of the Firefly class transport Serenity try to survive in a hostile universe. The Serenity takes on a passenger with a cargo pod, this turns out to be a cryogenic unit with his sister inside. The man is a doctor wanted by the authorities and his sister was the subject of government experiments....

Frank Herbert's Dune

A TV series from the Dune universe
Dune had long been thought suitable for adapting to the film format, but the 1980's David Lynch version left many Dune fans disappointed and those not familiar with the book confused. In 2000, a three part mini series by the Sci-Fi Channel was commisioned, and while some of the production values were lower, for instance the heavy use of backg...

Futurama (television series)

A TV series from the Futurama universe

Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet

A TV series from the Captain Scarlet universe
An up to date CGI version of the cult classic Supermarionation show. Unlike what happened with the Thunderbirds movie, Gerry Anderson had not sold the rights, so he has managed to retain certain controls over the way this series will be interpreted.

Red Dwarf (TV Series)

A TV series from the Red Dwarf universe
The series follows the adventures of Dave Lister, the last human being thought left alive, Arnold Rimmer a hologram, Cat, a humanoid evolution of a household cat, and Kryten the Service Mechanoid. The initial two series were fairly low budget, portraying the Red Dwarf as a rather drab...

Roughnecks:The Starship Troopers Chronicles

A TV series from the Starship Troopers universe
Roughnecks was an amitious CGI series following the adventures of a Mobile Infantry squad as they fight against the bugs. With a wider scope than the motion picture, various equipment and locales could be portrayed that were not feasible on the big screen like the alien landscape, power armour and other things that were hinted at in the book....

Space:1999 (TV Series)

A TV series from the Space:1999 universe
Space:1999 grew from a concept for a second series of UFO. When it was obvious that UFO was not going to be renewed, Gerry Anderson decided to make a series based on the Earth's moon. By a freak accident involving the explosive effects of nuclear waste, the Moon is sent hurtling into outer space. Despite the bad science involved, the ser...

Space:Above and Beyond

A TV series from the Space: Above and Beyond universe
An Earth colony ship is attacked seeminly without provocation and soon Earth is embroiled in an interplanetary war. This series follows the adventures of a group of Marines who are also starfighter pilots aboard the USS Saratoga.

Stargate: Atlantis

A TV series from the Stargate universe
Spin-off TV series of Stargate SG-1. The series has been renewed for a fifth season. Premise: SG-1 locate a power source that enables them to dial a stargate in another galaxy. The problem is, if a team goes though, they may not be able to return if the gate at the other end is not sufficiently powered to esta...

Stargate SG-1

A TV series from the Stargate universe
The mothballed Stargate, resting on level 28 of Cheyenne Mountain, suddenly springs to life and a new enemy is unleashed. Colonel O'Neill is called out of retirement to return to Abydos and find out what happened at the other end of the gate. His new team, SG-1, consists of himself, Captain Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson and Teal'c, one...

Stargate: Universe

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Currently in pre-production, Stargate: Universe is set aboard an Ancient automated vessel. It travels the universe, seeding stargates on planets. A human expedition becomes stranded aboard the ship. The series began production when Stargate: Atlantiswas cancelled in 2008.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

A TV series from the Star Trek universe
Long oppressed, the planet Bajor's occupation by the Cardassians finally draws to a close at the beginning of DS9. This leaves the Cardassian space station Terok Nor available for the Federation to administer. Commander Benjamin Sisko is assigned to command the station and help prepare Bajor for Federation membership....

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