If you read the T.V. Guide, you don’t need a T.V. – Grandpa, Lost Boys (1987)

I haven’t really looked at a T.V. Guide in quite a long time. So, I guess this means I’m watching T.V. Every few weeks the folks at TVG try to come up with a cover story that will prompt you to pick up this $2.50 guide to programming.

This week I got caught. The article (and 3 separate covers of which I only purchased one) was:


25 GREATEST
SCI-FI
LEGENDS

Well, with curiosity piqued, I had no choice.

First, here are the ‘Legends’:
Placed behind a cut…

Rank Character Show Year
25 Captain Video 1949-55
24 Dick Solomon 3rd Rock From The Sun 1996-2001
23 Ultraman 1966
22 Doctor Who 1963-89, 2005
21 Starbuck Battlestar Galactica 1978-79
20 John Crichton Farscape 1999-2004
19 Steve Austin
Jamie Summers		 $6 (M) / Bionic Woman 1973-78
18 Malcolm Reynolds Firefly 2002
17 Max Guevara Dark Angel 2000-02
16 Allie Keys Taken 2002
15 The Coneheads Saturday Night Live 1977-79
14 Robot Lost in Space 1965-68
13 Crew:
Satellite of Love		 MST3K 1989-99
12 Sam Beckett Quantum Leap 1989-93
11 Duncan MacLeod Highlander 1992-98
10 Jack O’Neill Stargate SG-1 1997-
9 John Sheridan Babylon-5 1994-98
8 Alf 1986-90
7 Fox Mulder X-Files 1993-2002
6 David Vincent The Invaders 1967-68
5 Diana V 1983-85
4 George Jetson Jetsons 1962-63, +
3 Uncle Martin My Favorite Martian 1963-66
2 Crew:
Any Star Trek Show		 ST, TNG, DS9, Voy, Ent 1966+
1 Rod Serling The Twilight Zone 1959-64

Personally, I hate media generated lists. I always find them to make little sense. And so, I find myself wondering… what is a Legend? Well, to be bloody-honest that in itself opens up the floor for a lot of debate. The dictionary was little help and Googling on “What makes a legend” resulted in 488 opinions.

So…

Why don’t you tell me: Fill out the poll:
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