The series would run for five seasons, with series creatorJ.

Michael Straczynskiwriting the majority of the episodes himself.

Originally released as a three-hour miniseries,Battlestar Galacticaquickly received a series order on the SciFi internet.

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Episodes such as Nightmare at 20,000 Feet were instant classics that are still referenced in modern media.

The Twilight Zonehas been the subject of multiple reboots, with the most recent narrated byJordan Peelein 2019.

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The cast of Farscape featuring Chiana, Aeryn Sun, John Crichton, and Sikozu.

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The cast of Babylon 5 looking at the camera.

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The Battlestar Galactica cast in a group posing for a promo for Season 1.

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Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion & Gina Torres looking concerned at something in front of them in Firefly.

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Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox as Kate and Jack sitting down on the sand in Lost.

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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny grin sheepishly standing next to each other in The X-Files.

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A man’s face is covered in scales in The Outer Limits.

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Four Generations of Classic Doctors in ‘The Five Doctors’ (Doctor Who).

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A custom image with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation against a starry background.

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Rod Serling sitting at a table smoking a cigarette in The Twilight Zone.

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