10 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Set In Space

10. Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is a wacky and largely bizarre space opera, which has amassed a great cult following over the years. The show first aired in 1994 and ran for a total of five seasons, consisting of twenty-two episodes each, until 1998. The show focuses on various human military personnel and alien staff aboard the titular space station 'Babylon 5', which act as a neutral ground for diplomatic quarrels.

Babylon 5 does have some prestigious credit to its name, and is known for being the first of its kind in terms of story-telling. At the time, especially in the science-fiction genre, it was unusual for a TV show to include a consistent story that spanned the entirety of the show's run, but Babylon 5 achieved this feat. They did away with self-contained episodes and opted for one long continuous arc.

The season four poster for Babylon 5 includes the log line 'Lightyears ahead of anything else on television', and for the most part this is true considering that the show was one of the first to approve legalised gay marriage. Babylon 5 may not be a masterpiece, but it is a long, wonderful and wild ride.