Science Fiction

The A, B, C’s of Sci-Fi:
The Matrix (1999)

A: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic

    • H.G. Wells’s Things to Come (1936)
    • The Matrix (1999) film series
      1. The Matrix (1999)
      2. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
      3. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
    • Jericho (2006-08)
    • Y: The Last Man (2021)

B: B-Movie Review

    • Elvira’s Movie Macabre (1981–93)
    • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-99)
    • 13 Nights of Elvira (2014)
    • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–18)
Galaxy Quest (1999)

C: Comedy

    • Barbarella (1968)
    • Weird Science (1985)
    • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
    • Groundhog Day (1993)
    • Spaceballs (1987)
    • Mars Attacks! (1996)
    • Galaxy Quest (1999)
    • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
    • Idiocracy (2006)
    • Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
The Time Machine (2002)

D: Dying Earth

    • H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine (2002)

E: Eco/Environmental

    • Silent Running (1972)
    • Waterworld (1995)
    • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Demolition Man (1993)

F: Futurism/Retro-Futurism

    • Demolition Man (1993)
Men in Black (1997)

G: Government/Alien Conspiracy

    • X-Files (1993)
    • Men in Black (film series)
      1. Men in Black (1997)
      2. Men in Black II (2002)
      3. Men in Black 3 (2012)
      4. Men in Black International (2019)

H: History (Alternate)

    • Resistance (2011)
Independence Day (1996)

I: Invasion (Alien)

    • V (1983) & V (2009)
    • Independence Day (1996)
Venus Wars (1989)
Venus Wars (1989)

J: Japanese/Anime

    • Akira (1988)
    • Venus Wars (1989)
    • Cowboy Bebop (1998)

K: Korean

    • Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
    • Save the Green Planet! (2003)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)

L: Lost Worlds

    • Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World (1925) & The Lost World (1960)
    • Ray Harryhausen’s One Million Years B.C. (1966) & The Valley of the Gwangi (1969)
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs’s The Land That Time Forgot (1977)
    • Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1993)
    • Sid and Marty Krofft’s Land of the Lost (2009)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)

M: Military

    • Glen A. Larson’s Battlestar Galactica (1978) & Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar Galactica (2004)
    • Starship Troopers (1997)

N: Noir

    • Total Recall (1990)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

O: Space Opera

    • George Lucas’s Star Wars (1977) film series
      1. George Lucas’s Original Trilogy
        • Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
        • Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
        • Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
      2. George Lucas’s Prequel Trilogy
        • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
        • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
        • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
      3. Sequel Trilogy
        • Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
        • Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
        • Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
      4. Anthology films
        • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
        • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
        • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (2023)
    • Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7 (1978)
    • Glen A. Larson’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
    • Dune (1984) & Dune (2021)
    • J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
    • Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda (2000)
    • Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

P: Punk

Bio
    • Dark Angel (2000)
Cyber
    • The Terminator (film series)
      1. The Terminator (1984)
      2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
      3. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
      4. Terminator Salvation (2009)
      5. Terminator Genisys (2015)
      6. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
    • Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1989)
    • Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Diesel
    • The Rocketeer (1991)
    • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Nano
    • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
The Wild Wild West (1999)
Steam
    • The Wild Wild West (1999)

Q: Quantum Sizing

    • Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
    • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
    • Downsizing (2017)
John Carter (2012)

R: Romance

    • Edgar Rice Burroughs’s The Barsoom Series Disney’s John Carter (2012)
Masters of the Universe (1987)

S: Sword and Planet

    • Krull (1983)
    • Masters of the Universe (1987)
Doctor Who “The Time Meddler”: “What do you think it is – a space helmet for a cow?”

T: Time Travel

    • Doctor Who (1963)
    • Doctor Who (2005)

U: Utopian/Dystopian

    • The Handmaid’s Tale (2017)

V: Vernean/Voyages Extraordinaires

    • Georges Méliès’s A Trip to the Moon (1902)
    • Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
    • Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
    • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Serenity (2005)

W: Space Western

    • Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek
    • Joss Whedon’s Firefly (2002)
    • Joss Whedon’s Serenity (2005)
    • James Cameron’s Avatar (2009)

X: Extra/Parallel Worlds

    • Sliders (1995)

Y: Cyber/Robotic

    • Karel Čapek’s The Mechanical Man [R.U.R. – robots] (1915)
    • Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)
    • Ghost in the Shell (1995)
    • Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot (2004)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Z: Zombies in Space

    • John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Favorite Sci-Fi TV Series

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

1.1 Star Trek (1966–1969)
1.2 Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974)
1.3 Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
1.4 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
1.5 Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
1.6 Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
1.7 Star Trek: Discovery (2017–present)
1.8 Star Trek: Short Treks (2018–present)
1.9 Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
1.10 Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–present)
1.11 Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
1.12 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-present)

Doctor Who (2005)

2.1 Doctor Who (1963-1989)
2.2 K-9 and Company (1981)
2.3 Doctor Who (1996)
2.4 Doctor Who (2005-present)
2.5 Torchwood (2006-2011)
2.6 The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011)
2.7 K-9 (2009-2010)
2.8 Class (2016)

And Doctor Who movies:

    • Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
    • Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
Babylon 5 (1993)

3.1 Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
3.2 Crusade
3.3 Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

4.1 Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
4.2 Galactica 1980 (1980)
4.3 Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999)
4.4 Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
4.5 Caprica (2010)
4.6 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)

The Mandalorian (2019)

5.1 Droids (1985–1986)
5.2 Ewoks (1985–1986)
5.3 The Clone Wars (2003–2014, 2020)
5.4 Rebels (2014–2018)
5.5 Shorts (2017-present)
5.6 Resistance (2018–2020)
5.7 The Bad Batch (2021–present)
5.8 Visions (2021–2023)
5.9 Tales of the Jedi (2022–2024)
5.10 Young Jedi Adventures (2023–present)
5.11 The Mandalorian (2019–present)
5.13 The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
5.14 Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
5.15 Andor (2022–present)
5.16 Ahsoka (2023–present)
5.16 Skeleton Crew (2023–present)
5.16 The Acolyte (2024–present)

Firefly (2002)

6. Firefly (2002)

And its movie – Serenity (2005)

Cowboy Bebop (1998)

7. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

8. Andromeda (2000–2005)

9. Sliders (1995–2000)

10. The Prisoner (1967–1968)

11. Blake’s 7 (1978–1981)

12. Alien Nation (1989–1990)

And the movie – Alien Nation (1988)

Dark Angel (2000)

13. James Cameron’s Dark Angel (2000–2002)

14. Roswell (1999–2002)

15.1 SeaQuest DSV (1993–1995)
15.2 SeaQuest 2032 (1995–1996)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

16. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)

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