Top 20 Best Syfy Channel Shows Ever

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series to have ever aired on the sci-fi

channel the TV series doesn't have to

have spent its entire run on the network

meaning that if it debuted on it or

eventually ended up on the network makes

it still eligible number 20 z nation

we're all carrying the virus didn't

matter who you were how you died Night

of the Living Dead great movies at a

time when The Walking Dead was

dominating the pop culture landscape

sci-fi tried getting their own slice of

the zombie Pie

the result was Z nation a unique comedy

adventure action horror hybrid about a

half human half zombie who has the

antibodies necessary for a vaccine it

was refreshing to see Z nation trying

something new within the overcrowded

zombie genre which included the

protagonists uncommon situation and the

utilization of intentional camp the show

never takes itself too seriously and

that is entirely to its benefit the

series was eventually cancelled after

five seasons but they were five

wonderfully bizarre and idiosyncratic

ones in accordance with the emergency

executive order question 7 you are

hereby notified that you have been

selected for exposure to an experimental

substance number 19 van Helsing based on

a graphic novel entitled Helsing this

series follows Vanessa van Helsing as

she deals with vampires in a

post-apocalyptic world vanessa is a

descendant of Bram Stoker's iconic

vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing and

in a fun little twist on the mythology

she has the unique ability to turn

vampires into humans the show takes

place in a future where in the

Yellowstone Caldera has erupted and

blocked out the Sun allowing vampires to

flourish and take over Earth armed with

its unique storytelling and strong cast

van Helsing is sure to satiate anyone

with a thirst for a different sort of

vampire plot

alright listen this is what we're gonna

do

I'm gonna escort the little lady back to

the lab you get some pants on and join

us

number 18 the lost room I have it

it's real if you're in the market for a

great miniseries that has been lost to

time look no further the titular lost

room is located in an old motel along

route 66 only it's completely displaced

within time and space Peter Krause ax

and Elle Fanning played Joe and Anna

Miller a father and daughter pairing

whose lives become entangled in the

strange goings-on of this mysterious

motel room the series is a ton of fun

and the writing remains sharp throughout

offering up a tantalizing plot dramatic

character work and mind-bending

surprises the only bad thing we have to

say about it is that it's only six

episodes long ready

number 17 Wynonna herb if you ask us

there should be a more supernatural

westerns in the world they make for a

wonderfully distinctive blending of

genres like van Helsing Wynonna herb

follows a distant descendant of a

popular figure only in this case that

figure was real Wynonna is the

great-great granddaughter of Wyatt Earp

a famous lawman who served as deputy

marshal in Tombstone Arizona and

participated in the famous shootout at

the OK Corral - Stinson Juvia summer

riding with the Bandidos and I'm still

wanted for questioning in the Bleeker

case relationship with law enforcement I

see look look complicated in the series

Wynonna is forced to battle the

reincarnated revenants of the old

outlaws that her great-great-grandfather

had killed during his time as deputy

marshal it's great supernatural fun in

the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and

Melanie scrofa know is fantastic in the

title role

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very stressed miss you filthy animals

number 16 tripping the rift first my

children roll by gosh oh boy

airing at a time when sci-fi was not

only struggling to be seen as a credible

source of comedy but also as a source of

any original content this animated show

about all things science fiction was

just what the doctor ordered code for

the last time nobody's going to

recognize us in these outfits spoofing

Star Trek Star Wars and everything in

between it was a hit with the college

demo fans loved watching the hilarious

Adventures of Captain chode mcdhh lob

and his crew aboard the spaceship Bob as

they concocted money-making schemes and

avoided the dark clown Empire clown to

the tractor beam

I can it's doable he's found us don't

worry loyal crew number 15 12 monkeys

you do things horrible things until you

lose that last thing you have left

yourself 1995's 12 monkeys is one of the

all-time great science fiction movies as

such adapting it for TV may have seemed

like sacrilege when it was first

announced

luckily the sci-fi series managed to

pull it off with surprising grace

following a similar outline as the film

it's about a scavenger named James Cole

who's recruited to travel back in time

and stop the spread of a virus that will

cause the human race to go extinct while

the first season received mixed reviews

critical reception grew far more

positive as the series progressed

jam-packed with tantalizing twists and

offering up exciting time-travel

shenanigans 12 monkeys proved far more

successful than predicted

change was not supposed to be possible

number fourteen defiance the earth he

once knew is gone

a post-apocalyptic earth in the not so

distant future check a rich setting

where humans coexist with alien species

check it's all weird alien pheromones

and quite frankly I wasn't born with the

nose for a tie in MMORPG game check

that's right this ambitious and unique

show which debuted in 2013 follows the

denizens of defiance a city constructed

over the remains of st. Louis is this

st. Louis at once

now we call it defiance Lawkeeper Nolan

his adopted alien daughter IRISA alien

gangster Datak and human mayor Amanda

are just a few of the colorful

characters trying to cohabit in the city

I mean all day everyone I mean see

they're angry at me or want something

from me another way they're never

satisfied with great effects undeniable

science fiction themes and a solid cast

this show gives fans exactly what they

want

we have a suit control

number thirteen alphas team alpha group

bit extremists call them extremists I

call them criminals terrorists if you

had extraordinary abilities what would

you do would you turn to a life of crime

or would you rise up to lead a group to

prevent such crimes do you are an alpha

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you have a neurological difference that

confers some exceptional advantage but

you are not alone

everyone on this unit is just like you

Cameron in dr. Leigh Rosen's Cates it's

the latter and this thrill ride sees him

and his group of special individuals

working for the Department of Defense to

investigate the criminal activity

undertaken by other alphas maybe it was

powerful and tightly controlled that's

our alpha skill right there the show

really dialed up the suspense however

with the introduction of the enigmatic

group red flag no I want you to remember

that red flag is just a small group of

people with some very extreme ideas

despite excitement from fans and

interesting storylines

the show was canceled in 2012 after only

two seasons ending on a cliffhanger

which angers fans still no they can't

just cancel the show like alphas you

know they have to help the viewers let

go yeah

Firefly did a movie to wrap things up

number 12

sanctuary welcome to the sanctuary

starting off as a successful webseries

this show became the highest-rated

premiere on sci-fi to that point beating

the record previously held by Eureka the

plot travels with dr. Helen Magnus and

her team as they try to track creatures

and people with supernatural powers the

purpose of the sanctuary is to find

unhealthy unfortunate creatures of this

world

some need saving others can't be allowed

to roam free

Magnus herself is actually 157 years old

having grown up in Victorian era England

where she was trained by her father to

protect the abnormals I believe there's

a vital role for you to play here by

helping you capture monsters we prefer

to call them abnormals the most

important thing is that my patients have

a place where they can feel safe with a

werewolf an invisible man vampires and

Bigfoot this show features all the

unique monsters we've come to expect but

in totally new ways I'm a vampire

some people are threatened by that

centuries ago there was a darker entry

for sci-fi fans took a quick liking to

this supernatural creature fest

number eleven Lex

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flex is kind of like Firefly before

Firefly was a thing it's an

action-comedy hybrid that follows an

eclectic group of individuals as they

roam the universe in their titular

spacecraft Lex the crew consists of the

ship's captain a love slave an undead

axe assassin and a lovesick robot head

welcome to the dark zone it's a very

weird show and it's certainly not for

everyone but the writing and

performances are top-notch and the show

alternates between genres with

impeccable skill one Episode the series

is making farce of Earth through irony

and parody and the next it's an exciting

space drama in the vein of Star Trek you

never know what you're gonna get with

Lex and therein lies the magic I have

the memory of one of your predecessors

as well as the memories of all those he

killed kill them

I will not do that number 10 being human

we spend so much of our lives trying to

define ourselves but the truth is there

are only two categories predator and

prey a remake of the British show of the

same name this version moves the setting

to Boston and features three roommates

Aiden Josh and Sally who just happened

to be a vampire a werewolf and a ghost

respectively yura ghost and while it

could have turned into a tired retread

of the same old themes being human is

actually a refreshing take on the

supernatural genre with vampires living

in fear of infected blood warring

werewolves and a ghost who gets turned

into a zombie by a witch did you get all

that this riveting supernatural drama

ran for four seasons on Sci Fi finally

ending its run in 2014 who knows what

happened to them it could all be over by

the time I say veneficus well you're not

gonna kill the witch with that cramming

attitude are you number 9 the magician's

first years living these dorms then

depending on your talent you go to the

house with your emphasis or you flunk

out in which case okay but you wouldn't

care cuz you won't remember you've

watched the Harry Potter film series a

thousand times now it's time to try the

magician's this series stars Jason Ralph

as Quentin Coldwater a grad student who

enrolls at a Magic School The Magicians

is adapted from Lev Grossman's novel of

the same name which in turn was largely

influenced by the Harry Potter series

in fact Grossman's novel has been

described as Harry Potter for adults and

that is certainly true of its TV

adaptation as well it's grim its cynical

and it can be horrific violent but it's

also funny inventive wondrous and

visually stunning you could even say

that it's a piece of television magic

Wow nice trick

well I'm sure you're a hit at parties

number eight Eureka and welcome to

Eureka telling the tale of reluctant

Sheriff Jack Carter and his teenage

daughter Zoey after the assemble upon a

secret town filled with the world's best

scientists Eureka promises to deliver an

exciting scientific breakthrough with

practically every episode how many shows

can say that most of our major

scientific breakthroughs have happened

right here in Eureka aside from the

gizmos gadgets and technological wonders

fans tuned in to watch the romantic

tension between the sheriff and dr.

Allison Blake who happened to be

involved with the suave dr. Nathan Stark

must be the new sheriff heard so much

about Nathan Stark Jack Carter running

for five seasons Eureka was filled with

futuristic inventions mad scientists and

an out-of-place lawman who doesn't

understand any of it all of which made

it a surprise hit that mesh science

fiction drama with comedy

it's nice place to die in a nicer place

to live the residents of Eureka give so

much

this facility is our way to give back

number seven

Stargate Atlantis I need to get back to

Atlantis it's the prognosis in the

hyperdrive the very successful spin-off

of the long-running Stargate sg-1 this

Canadian American sci-fi channel

Adventure was less successful than its

parent series but was a hit with fans

nonetheless where are you

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airing for five seasons Atlantis told

the current detail of Lieutenant Colonel

John Sheppard and his crew as they

investigated faraway planets thanks to

the famous portal known as the Stargate

and more specifically focused their

attention on the lost city of Atlantis a

spin-off popular enough to spawn its own

spin-off in Stargate Universe Atlantis

is an award-winning addition to the

sci-fi catalog so I get command this is

Atlantis Stargate command this is

Atlantis do you read number 6 dark

matter who are you

got no idea love show set on a spaceship

we've got another one for you dark

matter is based on a comic book series

of the same name and it follows six

people with amnesia who wake up from

stasis aboard an abandoned spacecraft

they don't know who they are and they

don't even know their own names the ship

is also equipped with various

countermeasures that can initiate would

you like me to show you just do it they

subsequently named themselves one

through six and go about trying to

unravel the mystery surrounding their

identities their lives and their unique

situation don't worry about three hey

Matt for what why his guns aren't loaded

it's kind of like lost only on a

spaceship instead of on a remote island

the mysteries are intriguing the

characters are complex and

three-dimensional while the story is

marvelously exciting unfortunately it

never attained a devout following and

was canceled after three seasons

actually went better than I thought it

would number five warehouse 13 welcome

to warehouse 13 explained by some as a

combo of the x-files Raiders of the Lost

Ark and moonlighting this show is a

breakout success for sci-fi garnering

huge ratings with its premiere and

running for a total of five hit seasons

this record-setting dramedy follows

Secret Service agents Myka Bering and

Pete Lattimer on their assignment at a

secret warehouse in middle of nowhere

South Dakota which contains supernatural

artifacts and gadgets from historical

figures like Lewis Carroll's looking

glass or Edgar Allan Poe's pen find the

artifact it exists neutralize it bring

it back a sci-fi standout not only

because of its own accomplishments

warehouse 13 also succeeded thanks to

crossover episodes it's shared with

other sci-fi hits like alphas and Eureka

if things don't work out in Eureka

please consider coming back to be with

us no thanks but everything couldn't

leave you not you so glad you're back

number four Farscape - you may be an

Australian American creation of Jim

Henson productions this odd show was

notable for featuring many animatronics

and puppets designed by Henson's

Creature Shop she doesn't want her son

named by the peacekeepers the quirky

space opera finds American astronaut

John Crichton in a distant part of the

galaxy via a wormhole

I know him John Crichton will not be

taken alive the lost spaceman quickly

finds himself caught in a conflict with

the militant peacekeepers residing

aboard a living ship called Moya while

fleeing from his newfound enemies a cult

favorite with unsubstantial ratings

Farscape was abruptly cancelled after

four seasons leaving fans on a

cliffhanger but you enjoyed it didn't

you

but fortunately an impressive fan

campaign convinced sci-fi to give the

show's loyal audience the conclusion

they needed by way of the peacekeeper

wars miniseries number 3 Stargate sg-1

the fate of the world is hanging in the

balance and you've been sitting in your

truck finishing this I believe it was

double or nothing it's rare for a

science-fiction show to breach the

mainstream but Stargate sg-1 is one of

the few exceptions originally premiering

on Showtime before switching to the

sci-fi channel halfway through its run

the series was nominated for numerous

awards was enormous ly popular in Europe

and Australia and spawned a devoted fan

following that participated in Gate Khan

and the fansite gate world I can't save

these people

many have said that

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set after the events of the movie the

series centers on sg-1 a special ops

team who defend our planet from alien

threats they explore the galaxy using

the stargates a series of portals that

allow for quick interstellar travel the

series relatively realistic approach

combined with its basis in ancient

mythology and our turian legend helped

elevate Stargate sg-1 above its

contemporaries and give it undeniable

personality the hell was that that was

sg-1 number two he expands we felt his

toil and suffer without hope and without

in and for what

one day mas will use its might to wrest

control of Ceres from earth and earth

will go to war to take it back some

shows are instantly successful others

take time to find their footing and an

audience when the expanse debuted on Sci

Fi in 2015 it didn't receive a lot of

attention the reviews were relatively

mixed at least compared to their later

seasons and it seemed like no one was

talking about it whoever is responsible

for this is trying to play Mars for

everything as the show progressed

however a garnered ever stronger praise

from critics began winning major awards

and generated a very strong and

dedicated fan base that helped save it

from cancellation and get picked up by

Amazon Prime video the expanse boasts

rich world building marvelous visuals

and realistic political intrigue add

truly gripping character development and

you've got one of the best sci-fi shows

of our time the Rings who do we fight

for Mars who do we fight for before we

unveil our number one pick here are a

few honorable mentions Krypton a great

second season was not this shows

kryptonite I think we got him Nate

fliers unsettling sci-fi from the mind

of George RR martin

structural damage Haven a small-town

supernatural drama based on a Stephen

King novel

right after they moved here from Kyle in

Georgia 1956 they were the only

survivors of a freakin series of storms

that destroyed their hometown The

Dresden Files a fantasy drama about a

private investigator who's also a wizard

happy Syfy's most bizarre comedy will

certainly leave viewers feeling

something the way you're smiling is like

someone who doesn't know what smiles are

for those cards the lady the pretty lady

with the gold crown and lipstick you can

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notifications number one Battlestar

Galactica attention unknown vessel this

is the Battlestar Galactica identify

yourself we will fire upon you whoever

says the original is always better has

clearly never watched this sci-fi

channel remake

Battlestar you see tomorrow this version

of the 70s classic started with a

successful miniseries in 2003 before

becoming a full series in 2004 though

some fans of the original were initially

skeptical of the modern twist they

quickly warmed up to it any chance the

Cylons where it hurts

my pleasure as each riveting new episode

trailed the crew of the Galactica as

they fled the killing machines known as

the Cylons known for its far-reaching

themes that spend politics religion

psychology adventure and more the

successful remake also spawned its own

prequel series Caprica

we're on Caprica now Caprica what does

his frickin planet ever done for us

needless to say this epic space story

was the perfect show for the 21st

century

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