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Must See: Wonder Woman

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Wonder Woman Date: 1975-1979 Vitals: An Amazon from an all-woman island paradise travels to America to fight Nazis — and then hops forward a few … Continued

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Must See: Blake’s 7

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Blake’s 7 Date: 1978-1981 Vitals: In the distant future, political prisoner Roj Blake recruits a gang of criminals to help him battle the totalitarian Federation. … Continued

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Must See: Flash Gordon

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Flash Gordon Date: 1954-1955 Vitals: The swoosh-haired Flash Gordon fights the Cold War in space, with the help of the only-slightly-mad Doctor Zarkov and the … Continued

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Must See: Heavy Metal

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Jason Shankel. Title: Heavy Metal Date: 1981 Vitals: In this collection of animated short stories, a glowing green orb from outer space imprisons a young … Continued

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Must See: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Date: 1979-1981 Vitals: A twentieth-century astronaut gets caught in a swirly thingy and goes into suspended animation, only to … Continued

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Must See: Space: 1999

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Space: 1999 Date: 1975-1977 Vitals: A disaster throws the moon spiraling out of Earth’s orbit, with the inhabitants of a moonbase along for the ride. … Continued

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Must See: Mork And Mindy

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Mork and Mindy Date: 1978-1982 Vitals: An alien named Mork comes to Earth, where he snorts so much cocaine that he damages his membranes and … Continued

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Must See: Third Rock From The Sun

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Third Rock From The Sun Date: 1996-2001 Vitals: Four aliens come to Earth and take human form to study us. Along the way, they fall … Continued

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Must See: A Boy And His Dog

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Jason Shankel. Title: A Boy and His Dog Date: 1975 Vitals: Post-apocalypse, pre-Miami Vice Don Johnson cruises for chicks with his telepathic dog while Jason … Continued

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Must See: Lost In Space

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Lost In Space Date: 1965-1968 Vitals: The title pretty much says it all, or it would if the title was Lost In Space Thanks To … Continued

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Must See: Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Date: 1997-2003 Vitals: Buffy Summers is the only person in the world with the power to stop the vampires and other … Continued

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Must See: Doctor Who

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Doctor Who Date: 1963-1989 Vitals: A man of a half-dozen (or so) faces travels through time and space in a police phone booth, fighting cyborg … Continued

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Must See: Enterprise

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Enterprise (later Star Trek: Enterprise) Date: 2001-2005 Vitals: The early seat-of-your-jumpsuit days of Starfleet, complete with Klingon and Romulan first contacts. Oh, and mysterious future … Continued

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Must See: A Clockwork Orange

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Jason Shankel. Title: A Clockwork Orange Date: 1971 Vitals: Sociopathic Beethoven fan is “cured” of violence by sociopathic prison system and subsequently suffers abuse at … Continued

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Must See: Heartbeeps

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Heartbeeps Date: 1981 Vitals: While in the robot repair shop, a damaged robot accountant (Andy Kaufman, brilliantly and freakishly deadpan) meets a robot maid (Peters) and … Continued

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Must See: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Date: 1992-1999 Vitals: This time, the Federation boldly stays put, while the crazy forehead people come and go, talking of … Continued

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Must See: The Postman

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: The Postman Date: 1997 Vitals: A simplistic tale of a guy who fights evil fascists in a post-Apocalyptic United States by re-establishing the postal service. Famous … Continued

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Must See: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation. Date: 1987-1992 Vitals: The Enterprise is voyaging again, but humans have outgrown all our aggression, and we no longer interfere … Continued

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Must See: Starman

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Starman Date: 1984 Vitals: An alien crash-lands on Earth, and takes the form of a woman’s dead husband to get her help. The two road-trip across … Continued

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Must See: I, Robot

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: I, Robot Date: 2004 Vitals: Based very loosely on Isaac Asimov’s influential 1955 short story collection, this flick explores an age-old SF question: what would happen … Continued