Rank your favorite TV space opera shows

[INACTIVERedDwarf]

Timeless examples:

01). Star Trek: The Original Series
02). Star Trek: The Next Generation
03). Babylon 5
04). Stargate SG-1
05). Firefly
06). Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
07). Farscape

Better shows:

08). Star Trek: Voyager
09). Battlestar Galactica (2003 Reboot)
10). The Expanse
11). Doctor Who
12). Red Dwarf
13). Star Trek: Enterprise
14). Caprica
15). Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 Genndy Tartakovsky Cartoon Series)
16). Lost in Space (2018 Reboot)
17). Space: Above and Beyond
18). The Orville
19). Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 CGI Series)
20). Crusade
21). Dune (Sci-Fi Channel Mini-Series)
22). Children of Dune (Sci-Fi Channel Mini-Series)

Weaker shows:

23). Star Wars: Rebels
24). Battlestar Galactica (Original)
25). Stargate: Atlantis
26). Star Trek: Discovery (provisional position as of season one, subject to change)
27). Dark Matter
28). Star Trek: The Animated Series
29). Lost in Space (Original)
30). Stargate: Universe
31). Space: 1999
32). Blake's 7
33). Killjoys
34). Escape from Jupiter
35). Return to Jupiter
36). Lexx
37). Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
38). Andromeda

Anime:

01). Legend of Galactic Heroes
02). Cowboy Bebop
03). Space Battleship Yamato
04). Outlaw Star

I'm sure I'm forgetting some (probably obvious) shows.

 

[Grendelsbayne]

1 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2 Firefly
3 Star Trek: TOS
4 Star Trek: Discovery
5 Battlestar Galactica Reboot
6 Babylon Five
7 Stargate SG1
8 Lost in Space 2018
9 Star Trek: Enterprise
10 Star Trek: Tng
11 Star Trek: Voyager

 

[kirk55555]

Ranking the Space opera shows that I've seen all or almost all of:

Great Space Opera

Star Trek TNG
Firefly
Doctor Who
Star Trek DS9
Babylon 5
Stargate SG-1
Dune (mini series)
Children of Dune (mini series)

Good Space Opera:

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Farscape (Seasons 1 and 3 specifically)
Star Trek TOS
Futurama
Star Trek VOY
Star Trek ENT Season 3/4
Stargate Atlantis
Dark Matter Season 1
Crusade

Weak Space Opera:

Farscape Seasons 2 and 4
Star Trek Enterprise Seasons 1 and 2
Star Wars Rebels


Bad Space Opera:

Battlestar Galactica Reboot
Star Trek Discovery

This doesn't include shows that I only saw a few episodes of, or the Bad and Weak sections would definitely have more entries (stuff like The Expanse, Blake's 7, etc).

 

[The Nth Doctor]

1. Doctor Who
2. Farscape
3. Futurama
4. Deep Space 9
5. Babylon 5
7. The Next Generation
8. Blake's 7
9. Firefly
10. Battlestar Galactica (2004, except the second half of final season)

 

[JD]

I have a hard time come up with specific ranks since which shows I like better can change from minute to minute depending on my mood, so I'll just list my favorites in no particular order.

Star Trek (whole franchise)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars & Rebels
Firefly
Stargate: SG-1 & Atlantis
Farscape
RDM Battlestar Galactica
The Expanse
Killjoys
Doctor Who
Babylon 5
The Orville
Dark Matter
Would Caprica or Krypton count? Caprica was set on another planet, but we never actually saw the characters in space. There was one episode where some characters went to another planet, but I believe we saw them prepare to leave Caprica and then arrive on the other planet, but I don't think we ever saw them in space. I haven't seen all of Krypton, but other than one quick scene with Brainiac, we never saw anyone leave Krypton in the episodes I saw, and from the bits I've seen and read it doesn't look like they did in the later episodes either.

 

[2takesfrakes]

#1. STAR TREK: The Next Generation
#2. The remainder of the entire STAR TREK franchise
#3. Children of Dune (mini-series)
#4. Battlestar Galactica (mostly for Starbucks)
And ... that's pretty much all I'm familiar with regarding sci-fi television ... in a nutshell.

 

[tomalak301]

Not sure I have seen 10 space operas but:

Farscape
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: DS9
Babylon 5
Reboot Battlestar Galactica
Firefly
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek
Star Trek: Voyager
The Orville (provisionally)
Star Trek: Discovery (provisionally)

 

[Mudd]

I dunno...

Trek TOS
Farscape
The Orville
Firefly...


I don't think of nuBSG as particularly space opera-ish.

 

[Admiral2]

My number one's always the same:

Battlestar Galactica (both versions, so, tie.)

After that, the rest of my top ten change positions every time I answer the question, but most of the shows on it show up every time:

Space: Above and Beyond
Stargate SG-1
Star Trek TOS
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Star Trek DS9
Doctor Who
Dark Matter
Star Trek ENT
Lost In Space (2018)

 

[Nerys Myk]

1. Star Trek
2. Doctor Who
3. BSG (reboot)
4. Firefly
5. The Expanse
6. DS9
7. Enterprise
8. TNG
9. Red Dwarf
10. Orville

 

[Jupiter2]

1- Lost in Space (THE CLASSIC SERIES!!!)
2- Star Trek (The Original Series)
3- Lost in Space (2018)
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Next, every other Star Trek series (it's really hard to rank them all!)
Other favorites include Dark Matter and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but it seems my favorites are Lost in Space and Star Trek!

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

Not sure if I could work out the exact order of how I'd rank them, so opted for the fairest way and gone alphabetically:

Great
Battlestar Galactical (Reboot)
Cowboy Bebop
Farscape
Firefly
Futurama
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
The Expanse

Good
Babylon 5
Dark Matter
Doctor Who
Killjoys
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: Rebels
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Universe
The Orville

Poor
Crusade
Space: Above and Beyond
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Voyager

Bad
“Star Trek” Discovery

 

[Alejandro]

1 - Deep Space Nine
2 - The Next Generation
3 - Cowboy Bebop
4 - Star Trek
5 - Red Dwarf

I didnt see many. I need to watch Babylon 5 and Firefly for example.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

1 - Futurama
2 - Babylon 5
3 - Doctor Who
4 - Star Trek TOS
5 - Farscape
6 - The Expanse
7 - Stargate SG-1
8 - Star Trek: Deep Space 9
9 - Firefly
10 - Red Dwarf

 

[Jedi Marso]

I'm old.

1. Firefly
2. BSG (original)
3. Star Trek TOS
4. The Expanse
5. Star Trek TNG
6. Star Blazers
7. Macross (Original, Plus, and Zero)
8. Buck Rogers (Erin Grey version!!)
9. Cowboy Bebop
10. UFO (1970's Gabrielle Drake is MINE!!)

 

[Galileo7]

1. Space:1999(1975-1977)
2. Star Trek:TOS/TAS
3. Lost In Space(1965-1968)
4. UFO (1970-1973)
   
5. Star Blazers
6. Battlestar Galactica (1978-1980)
7. Star Trek:NG
8. Stargate SG-1
9. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century(1979-1981)
   
10. Star Trek:DS9
11. Star Trek:Voyager
12. Space Academy(1977-1978)
13. Jason Of Star Command(1978-1980)
    
14. Orville

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Good to see lots of love for Farscape, but I am a little disappointed for the lack of love for Futurama.

 

[DigificWriter]

I'm skeptical as to what makes some of the shows that have been mentioned Space Opera, but here are some of my favorite Sci-Fi series that haven't been mentioned yet that I think qualify:
* Voltron Legendary Defender
* Robotech
* Cowboy Bebop
* ThunderCats
* Silverhawks
* He-Man/She-Ra
* Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato
* Space Cases

 

[Mudd]

I don't think it's a space opera either.

 

[Starbreaker]

1. Star Trek DS9
2. Star Trek TNG
3. Babylon 5
4. Farscape
5. Star Trek Voyager
6. Battlestar Galactica 2004
7. Stargate SG-1
8. Star Trek TOS
9. Star Trek Discovery
10. Enterprise