Katee Sackhoff sitting down and looking serious in Battlestar Galactica. Image via SYFY By Diego Pineda Pacheco Published Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM EDT Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of watching movies and talking about them endlessly, he writes reviews and analyses on his Instagram page dedicated to cinema, and occasionally on his blog. His favorite filmmakers are Andrei Tarkovsky and Charlie Chaplin . He loves modern Mexican cinema and thinks it's tragically underappreciated. Other interests of Diego's include reading, gaming, roller coasters, writing reviews on his Letterboxd account (username: DPP_reviews), and going down rabbit holes of whatever topic he's interested in at any given point. Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google Discover Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap History has seen many an exceptional science fiction TV show, but it's no coincidence that several of the greatest of all time take place in outer space. Indeed, the cosmos has always seemed to be one of the most fascinating settings possible for sci-fi stories , which makes it no surprise that shows like The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica have found such success telling stories among the stars. Of course, it's one thing for a show to be truly set in space and a wholly different thing for space to play a modest role in a show.
Regardless, there have been eight particular series over the years which have proven that it's perfectly possible for a sci-fi show set in space to be genuinely perfect. These shows are all fully deserving of a 10/10 rating , and have indeed been able to please audiences over the years and stand the test of time like only the best genre shows in history ever can. Exciting, creative, and incredibly entertaining from pilot to series finale, they're all essential viewing for people who love sci-fi television.
Ben Browder as John Chrichton in Farscape Image via SYFY Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and co-produced by Hallmark and The Jim Henson Company, the Australian space sci-fi show Farscape is among the biggest cult classics that sci-fi television has ever produced. One of those classic sci-fi shows that are still worth binge-watching today , it tells the story of John Crichton ( Ben Browder ), a modern-day American astronaut who accidentally gets sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe , where he joins a starship's crew while running from a ruthless military empire.
Farscape is frequently hailed as one of the most perfect space opera masterpieces that the small screen has ever seen.
Delectably weird and chaotic in all the right ways, Farscape is frequently hailed as one of the most perfect space opera masterpieces that the small screen has ever seen, and it isn't hard to see all the reasons why. With some exquisite and downright groundbreaking practical special effects, world-building of the utmost narrative depth, and character dynamics that allow the show to convey an awful ton of heart, it has the perfect blend between absurdist camp and genuinely dramatic storytelling .
Wes Chatham as Arnos Burton sitting down looking offscreen in The Expanse. Image…