With so many great Sci-Fi Channel shows to choose from it's a good thing we live in a world with DVRs. Sci-Fi produces high quality television entertainment all year long with their rotating series and thrilling, fantastical mini-series. Currently some old favorites that are beginning their latest seasons are Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who. We're mid-season in Ghosthunters, a documentary of sorts on chasing those bumps in the night and debunking ghost stories. Sure to be a new favorite is The Sarah Jane Adventures where a former companion from Doctor Who continues his legacy here on Earth with her own sonic lipstick. Destination Truth is an adventure into discovery of the most bizarre things on the planet.
The best night on Sci-Fi Channel, Sci-Friday, sets the stage for those defending Earth and those just trying to find it! In the Sarah Jane Adventures Sarah Jane Smith has been left on Earth many years ago after traveling with the Doctor as his companion from the Doctor Who series. Having spent all that time fighting aliens she can scarcely think of anything else to do with her life but continue defending Earth with or without the Doctor. She has a litany of tools and contraptions she can use to detect alien life and hopefully protect the planet from global domination.
Doctor Who is the longest running television show in history, starting in the 1960s. The magic of this show's longevity is the brilliant storylines and writing, as well as the Doctor's ability to regenerate to handle cast changes. Currently the show is focused on the 10th Doctor and his latest companion Donna. Although the Doctor's companion has always been cast as a beautiful female, whether they were human or not, there is a long standing rule that no romantic involvement should develop. This rule was skewed a bit when the 9th Doctor picked up Rose Tyler. When she was forced to be left behind by the 10th Doctor it was apparent that their relationship had gone farther than it should have. This season promises to be an exciting one as Rose is going to find her way back to her Doctor.
Battlestar Galactica is a genius replication of the old 70s show with a few tweaks here and there to make it absolutely brilliant. Ok maybe more than a tweak - never in my life did I expect to see Starbuck make out with Apollo but that's when Starbuck wasn't a woman. They're still a ragtag fleet of a humans in search of Earth and they're still battling Cylons. But this time they may actually reach Earth and the Cylons appear more human than the humans. As several crew members of the Galactica find out that they're actually Cylons in disguise there is still the added intrigue of finding out who the last of the Cylons is. Will they find Earth? Is Starbuck really a Cylon? Hopefully these questions are answered before the series wraps up production as it ends for good this year.
Skeptics and believers alike have to love Ghosthunters. This show follows Jason and Grant and their TAPS team (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) as they are called to investigate the presences of ghosts and other elements of the supernatural. The best part about this show is they go above and beyond to prove that it's actually NOT a ghost so that when they find something they REALLY find something. From the thermal camera to electronic voice phenomena (EVPs) they are thorough and never fail to entertain, amuse and educate. They go to family homes in addition to well-known historic sites both here and overseas. At the end of an investigation if Jason admits that a place is haunted - you know it is.
Destination Truth follows Josh Gates as he searches the world for legendary phenomena, like Big Foot. His main focus is finding supernatural things of a cryptozoologic nature - that is animals that we've never seen but have evidence that they must exist. It's a truly engaging show with lots of information on culture as well as the supernatural.
The truth is any night of the week there is something to watch on Sci-Fi Channel. Whether it's deep space exploration while fighting human-like machines, visiting the Stanely Hotel from The Shining in search of spectral beings or fighting aliens from the TARDIS there is something there for everyone.