Click to viewTry as heavily as you like – and we ’ve tried , trust us – but a buff can not live by scifi alone . That ’s the only account we have for the fact that we ’re all secretly also addicted to non - SF shows like Gossip Girl , Psych and Grey ’s Anatomy . But even while we watch these show , there ’s a little voice in the back of our head that asks , would n’t it be better if they all had optical maser and space ships ? So we decide to figure out which fall shows most postulate some scientific discipline fable , and how we ’d do it.90210 : It may be one of the buzz new show of the time of year , but let ’s face it : the revamp of Beverly Hills 90210 is never going to replace Gossip Girl ( or , if you ’re me , The OC ) in our heart . After all , who cares about anyone other than the few returning original cast members ? We say , utilize that to your advantage , and let on that Shannon Doherty , Jennie Garth and Jason Priestly are the only humans left in Beverly Hills , and that the mystic story electric discharge of the first season is their dumb find that every other character in the show is actually a Terminator . It may fathom crazy now , but give it a moment to sink in , and then realize that you ’ve pose the groundwork for that Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles crossover where we fall upon that David Silver was really an undercover Derek Reece all along .
Prison Break : Sure , Lincoln and Michael have already pass three seasons escape from prisons and get more and more involved with a mazy conspiracy that threatens to make The hug drug - file apprehensible in comparing . But here’re seven discussion that will modify everything : Now they ’re in a prison … in space . Imagine the acting quality of Prison Break commix with the special effect quality of , say , Moonraker , and the results can be summed up in two words : evaluation bunce . Who could stand tuning in to see how our hoagy could tattoo the schematics of an entire blank station on their eubstance ?
House : We allow in it ; we ’re already in love with Hugh Laurie ’s snarky doctor and his parade of patient with ever more idiotic and unconvincing ailments . We ’re glad that they ’re middling much shunted Cameron and Chase off to the side ( If only because we commend Chase ’s stint on Australian soap opera house Neighbours ) , and we ’re apprehensively waiting to see the emotional fall - out of last season ’s finale that , yes , may have brought tears to our eye . But that does n’t intend that sci - fi would n’t make it better . This is what we ’re suggesting : Dr. Gregory House , Cyborg Physician . It ’s perfect ! It make his fit more dangerous – watch out for that arm - load concussion shank ! – and makes his his constant struggle with his own humanity that much more genuine . And if you retrieve that Laurie ’s American accent is expert acting , just wait until you ’ve examine his robotic movements .
Law & Order : Criminal Intent : If you ’ve been wonder how Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Bobby Goren can work all those character with just a squint of his eyes and uncanny intuition , we ’ve got the best answer possible – He ’s an alien . And so is the show ’s Modern detective this time of year , as play by Jeff Goldblum because , well , come on ; it ’s Jeff Goldblum . While the introduction of extra - terrestrials may disturb some lover of the long - running cop franchise , we ’re betting that when everyone else sees the worked up tumult bring on by the Revelation of Saint John the Divine – as well as Goren ’s dulcet new UFO ride – novel looker will be jumping on board quicker than you’re able to say “ Alien Nation . ”
This Old House : include it ; you ’ve been a fan of PBS ’ long - running home improvement show since Steve Thomas was a master of ceremonies , and you ’re wonder what science fiction could do to give Norm Abrams a novel coat of blusher . Well , we ’re evoke that producers keep the name and start over from kale . I signify , it ’s one thing to spend weeks watch over hoi polloi put up drywall and talk about plumbing , but what if the claim of the show was taken literally , and Norm , Kevin O’Connor , Tom Silva and the rest of the crew travelled back in clock time to view the original mental synthesis of the houses in question ? Just imagine the excitement of keep an eye on all right Bostonians dealing with sordid conditions in the later 1800s while trying to see what kind of timber was used , and then get upset that PBS ’ budget does n’t stretch to the research , experiment and textile necessary to create a time machine .
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