Not Prince Hamlet

Actually, I found Hartnell's episodes to be incredibly dull. I don't think I've ever managed to sit through the entire "An Unearthly Child" despite the fact that I own it.

I'd recommend starting with Pertwee, or Troughton at the earliest. But some of those early cybermen were pretty darn embarrasing!

Jeff

Jagged

Lister (Red Dwarf)
Kryton (Red Dwarf)
Mr. Spock (ST:TOS)
Captain Jean Luc Picard (ST:TNG)
The Doctor (the Emergency Medical Hologram) (ST:Voyager)
Seven of Nine (Voyager)
Q (ST:TNG)

Oh smeg.

LordSnooty

Some of the Hartnells were boring, I'll grant you. But it gives you a good grounding in the series.

I think 'An Unearthly Child' (as in, the first episode) is essential viewing. But don't bother with the tedious stone age rubbish that follows it.

'The Daleks' was pretty poor too. But once you get to 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth', things really begin to take off.

Sorry for veering slightly off topic.

Paul

Ab_Normal

Okay, I feel like it's safe for me to admit this:

Sgt Benton, from UNIT (Dr. Who)

/me so nerdy!

jess

oh man! the poor girl's Han! What type of crime is star-buck? /loser fan geek (oh, who am I kidding... it's never off. gave hubby a claddaugh ring for Yule this year. Finally gave in...)


ok, so me:
1) Spock, Kirk and McCoy (sorry, I see them as the three faces of man, I can't seperate them into seperate characters)
2) Han Solo
3) Starbuck
4) Snake Plisken
5) Morpheus (Matrix)
6) Doc (from Space Rangers--- not often you see a character with second hand cyberware...)
7) Roy Batty
8) San? Zun? The photosynthesing sexy priestess on Farscape
9) Kaylee (firefly)
10) Wolverine

I see a trend (other than the incredible rogue beefcake). Why are there no memorable sci fi WOMEN?

Autonemesis

I wouldn't include Dr. Who for the same reason. Good fi, but the sci is lame and destroys suspension of disbelief. That and the cheap sets, props and costumes. I'm sick of people telling me I must accept their apology for Dr. Who's shabby production values. Bollocks! A shoddy production is a shoddy production. I don't care if the BBC accountants are to blame, the final product blows!

Here's my list:

1. Spock
2. Capt. Kirk
3. Dr. McCoy
4. HAL
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. Data
7. Fox Mulder & Dana Scully
8. the Robot (Lost in Space)
9. Tom Servo
10. the planet Mars (multiple appearances )

LordSnooty

Doctor Who may have had low production values at times, the writing more than makes up for it. Suspension of disbelief is down to writing as much as it is to the sets and costumes. Compare it to Star Trek (the original series), a ridiculous character from which you place in the number one position. This series has the 'sci', but lacks the 'fi'.

I saw this episode of Star Trek the other day. It had Kirk & the gang landing on a planet that had evolved in exactly the same way as the Earth, with communists and Americans eventually fighting a nuclear war. They even had the same historical documents! I was nearly choking with laughter come the end. And you talk about it being hard to suspend disbelief in Doctor Who! I can only assume that this particular story was written by a five year old, and to be honest, some of Shatner's acting nearly had me 'Shatnering' my pants.

And the Doctor didn't have to wear a corset. Or have a Shredded Wheat on his head.

STOS is dated, preachy moralising rubbish that should be burned and flushed down the toilet immediately.

Grumblemumblegrumble...

Paul
PS: Rant mode now disengaged.
PPS: I love all post-Roddenberry Star Trek.

The Lone Ranger

In no particular order:

• Mister Spock (Star Trek)
• Captain Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Freeman Lowell (Silent Running)
• Marcus Cole (Babylon 5)
• G'Kar (Babylon 5)
• Han Solo (Star Wars)
• Darth Vader (Star Wars)
• Commander Adama (Battlestar Galactica)
• Ellen Ripley (Alien)
• Captain Avatar (Starblazers)

Cheers,

Michael

Psycho Economist

This list is a reflection of what I've seen and liked... don't take it too personal-like. It's in approximate descending order, too.[list=1][*]Jean-Luc Picard[*]Ellie Arroway[*]Delenn[*]Data[*]Dave Bowman[*]Han Solo[*]Virgil "Bud" Brigman[*]Obi-wan Kenobi[*]Spock[*]G'kar[/list=1]

Not Prince Hamlet

I thought about including Bud, too, but thought he wasn't really sci-fi. Great character, and his wife too!

Jeff