Okay, seeing how many old classics there have been recced here, I decided to add one more that absolutely cannot be missing in this reclist:
Show Title: Babylon 5 Audience Rating: Teen Warnings: none that I remember, it's very similar to Trek in tone Length of Episodes: 40min Length of Series: 5 seasons of 22 eps each + 8 movie-length specials Why you recommend it:
OMG where to start. Off the top of my head: the space station is full of interesting characters with well thought-out motivations. Some of the most important characters are aliens, some good, some less so, most of them mysterious. We learn a lot about their cultures. There are mind readers. The main antagonist (alien race) is very scary. There's a central storyarc that spans all seasons and involves time travel. Michael J. Straczynski created the show with all five seasons in mind, so it holds together really well. Unfortunately, he was thwarted by the late renewal for season 5 so the plot timing in the last two seasons is a bit wonky, ymmv. Last but not least, it had one of the first canon lesbian characters.
Babylon 5
Show Title: Babylon 5
Audience Rating: Teen
Warnings: none that I remember, it's very similar to Trek in tone
Length of Episodes: 40min
Length of Series: 5 seasons of 22 eps each + 8 movie-length specials
Why you recommend it:
OMG where to start. Off the top of my head: the space station is full of interesting characters with well thought-out motivations. Some of the most important characters are aliens, some good, some less so, most of them mysterious. We learn a lot about their cultures. There are mind readers. The main antagonist (alien race) is very scary. There's a central storyarc that spans all seasons and involves time travel. Michael J. Straczynski created the show with all five seasons in mind, so it holds together really well. Unfortunately, he was thwarted by the late renewal for season 5 so the plot timing in the last two seasons is a bit wonky, ymmv. Last but not least, it had one of the first canon lesbian characters.