Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Was there a better year for sci fi than 1996? Babylon 5, Star Trek DS9 & VOY, Stargate SG-1, Sliders, The X-Files, Space Precinct, Space Above and Beyond, The Outer Limits, 3rd Rock from the Sun, SeaQuest DSV, and Early Edition were all airing at virtually the same time?!

Nine year old me would never again have it so good. Can you believe I thought that this was 'normal' for television? Every day of the week my family would have at least one legendary top tier show to watch. Some nights, we had 'blocks' of 2-3 shows in a row. I long for that time.

Can you imagine watching Babylon 5 on one channel, then switching to Deep Space Nine, then getting sodas to hunker down for SeaQuest DSV? And the 'pop shows' like 3rd Rock From the Sun and Early Edition were STILL nominally science fiction! Beyond Reality reruns! Are You Afraid of the Dark late night on Snick! AHHHHHHHHH!

I can't remember the details anymore but I distinctly remember some insane Friday night lineup that went Sliders -> (space show) -> Stargate and I was like huh this TV thing is pretty good! What's this new show? DEXTER'S LAB? Love it! On Cartoon Network? Goku and friends go to Planet Namek! Seems normal for an anime, right? After all, every single other show is sci fi! And the last seasons of the Adventures of Pete & Pete and Tales from the Crypt...



Submitted July 31, 2019 at 09:36PM by lurker1125 https://ift.tt/2GF8MiZ

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