Alfred Bester. Babylon 5. Alfred is willing to do whatever he needs to (including throwing mundanes out of airlocks) in order to further the independence of telepaths. So he's a guy who really believes in a cause, and is really sure that the ends justify the means, and his finale (as written in the final novel in the…
Gene Roddenberry got half the royalties for the Star Trek theme. Because of a contract clause that said if he wrote lyrics for a tune (even if they weren't used) he would get a split of royalties. So even though Roddenberry's incredibly silly and somewhat unsingable lyrics for the Trek theme were never heard on…
The Star Trek theme song lyrics:
Clearly there is no other choice:
Top Gear by a country mile. The format was awful and the show stunk so bad they start at series 2 on Netflix. They revamped the format and brought in James May and it's been going strong for well over 10 years.
Maybe not everybody, but I was unbelievably cynical about this, having already lived through the disappointment of the movie. How wrong I was...
Not sure how well this one went over among audiences when it started, but I for one stopped watching after a few painfully awkward episodes into the none-too-great first season. I gave it another shot after someone convinced me that yes, it really did get better in the second season, and lo and behold, that it…
Was Xanadu mentioned? It should be. What a terrible mess.
Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined)
"They had massive whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips."
Also, for the most unassailable scientific response in the history of film:
Buckaroo Banzai
Dude, I'm originally from NYC...I think the reverse scenario would be more likely.
I tried, but the police frown on eating New Yorkers.
My god bones....what have I done?
They should have blown Harry Kim into space and replaced him with an alternate universe version of himself for the rest of the show.
I always liked her better than the regular one.
Mind you, there'd be filming issues with him next to tiny companions like Victoria or Zoe.
I think I just peed myself in delighted terror at the thought of Ol' Shouty Brows getting a Tardis key.
