NOTE FROM DAVE:

We’re being subjected to a number of new SF dramas
this season on “mainstream” TV.
Here are a few concepts the networks didn’t like.

The Top 7 Rejected SF TV Concepts

7> “Doctor Whom”: Science fiction for the upper-class British.

6> Pimp My Starship: Captain Picard and the gang add some bling to the Enterprise.

5> “Bay Trek” or “Star Watch”: Like “Star Trek” but with bikini- clad hotties running in slo-mo on alien beaches!

4> Star Trek - PDU (Prime Directive Unit): A group of Federation scientists, sociologists and lawyers follows in the wake of the USS Enterprise attempting to repair damage done by Kirk and company interfering with under-developed planets.

3> Seven of Nine: Two of the nine Supreme Court justices hav

secretly been replaced by aliens, and are attempting to weaken the government to make an alien invasion easier. Only

plucky court reporter played by Jeri Ryan knows this

happened and is trying to expose the aliens.

2> Oprah Star Wars: Oprah talks to some of the lesser-known races about life, troubles and losing weight and gives away thousands in fabulous gifts.

and the Number 1 Rejected SF TV Concept…

1> Bluffy the Vampire Pokerplayer: The stakes are real gold.

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Credits:

Selected from 20 submissions from 6 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 1, 2
Peter Heltzer, Buffalo Grove, IL — 3, 4
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 5, 7
Bruce Kane, Bentonville, AR — 6
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator