 | Babylon 5 - The Complete Television Series (5-Pack)
Buy new: $199.99 / Used from: $144.97 Hands down the best sci-fi series ever made. Sure the graphics are a little dated and a few of the episodes are almost awful but as a whole, you won't find better writing or acting. The 3rd & 4th seasons are the best two years of television ever. If you've never given sci-fi a try, start here.
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 | The Shield - Seasons 1-4
Buy used from: $151.00 Gritty, edgy, dark and every other similar adjective just begins to describe life on the edge of the law for these police detectives. Beware the warnings but know this series is as good as cop drama gets.
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 | Battlestar Galactica (2003 Miniseries)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.89 Best show on tv today, sci-fi or otherwise. The interpersonal struggles alongside the tableau of humanity's very survival is riveting. Nothing else comes close today.
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 | Hill Street Blues - Season 1
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $11.95 Cops shows as a genre began here. Nothing short of amazing. The characters pull you in and the plot keeps things going. A favorite of anyone who appreciates good drama with a nice side of comedy.
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 | MI-5, Volume 1
Buy new: $31.99 / Used from: $25.95 British series about their version of the FBI. These are the complete and uncut BBC versions. Extremely well written, with tight directing and editing, it stands out as a magnificent series of people who try to protect their nation from all domestic threats.
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 | NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Seasons 1-3
Buy new: $118.99 / Used from: $100.00 Funny, well written, well acted, all around good dramedy. Mark Harmon still has it and his castmates aren't bad either. Bellasario knows what he's doing putting together a television series. The nice part is every season is better than the last.
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 | The West Wing - The Complete First Six Seasons
Buy new: $323.99 / Used from: $175.50 Characters make a series and these make this show better than most. Whether you agree with the politics or not the writing and the acting, especially the first five seasons make this show stand above the rest. John Spencer and Richard Schiff are a tour de force. Once you put it in you won't want to stop watching.
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 | Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Seasons 1 and 2
This spinoff of Stargate is great in its own way. David Hewlett steals the show. It's the story of humans from Earth trying to stop the wraith they've unknowingly unleashed on the Pegasus galaxy. With all the struggles of trying to do the right thing, sometimes despite ourselves.
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 | The Unit - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $18.52 Surprisingly good. A great mixture of action and home life drama for the men who protect this country. You just can't help but be drawn in and want to see where the next mission takes them.
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 | Stargate SG-1 - Seasons 1-9
Buy new: $269.99 The Sci-fi series of the 1990s. Follow four people as the universe is opened before them when an ancient alien artifact is found and used to explore planets throughout the known universe. Not a lot of technobabble just amazing characters set in an even more amazing backdrop.
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 | Magnum, P.I. - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $37.99 / Used from: $26.99 An oldie, but a goody. What guy didn't want to be him and what girl didn't want to date him? Fantastic scenery and just darn good fun. One of the best from the 1980s.
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 | Farscape Seasons 1 - 4 Bundle DVD Set
Buy used from: $599.99 Escapism at it's best. A darn good sci-fi series that will make you laugh and cry.
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 | Hawaii Five-O - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $23.97 Book'em Danno became a part of the lexicon of a generation. Most younger people have never seen it and should step back and give it a try.
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 | Highlander The Series - Season 1
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $19.00 Sword wielding immortals? Living forever? What's not to love about the fantasy of eternal life? The first five seasons are great and later on Peter Wingfield's character just about steals the show.
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