Every pilot sets the tone for a given show, but it does feel like the importance of a strong pilot episode is especially heightened for sci-fi's. With their unique narrative premises and often surreal ...

In television history, few pilots have had a stranger journey than the first attempt at Star Trek. Today, the 1964 pilot episode "The Cage" is widely regarded as a landmark in sci-fi TV-a serious, ...

2009 saw one of the most compelling and unique sci-fi shows on TV, Battlestar Galactica, finally come to an end after more than three decades. The show originally began in 1978 with creator Glen A.

It's a rare sci-fi TV show that can not only hook you with a fascinating pilot, and fully deliver from there. There are some amazing pilots from every TV genre, but it's hard to find series that don't ...

When it comes to television production, only a fraction of creative ideas survive long enough to reach an audience. While established showrunners or massive intellectual properties might bypass the ...

Why this campy cult classic space opera from the late 1990's still doesn't have a modern-era streaming reboot.

Every time I think I’m not going to like a sci-fi film, I always come out loving it. As much as I didn’t think I’d like the “Star Wars” franchise, I watched all of the movies and a couple of the ...

"Children of the Gods" set up multiple characters and conceptsthat would define Stargate SG-1 throughout its run. Chief among them was the fact that the Stargate was part of an intergalactic ...

This series' iconic opening drops viewers into chaos immediately, redefining how television pilots could begin for years to ...

The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, The Twilight Zone, and Babylon 5 make up our list of classic sci-fi shows that are more relevant than ever.