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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of 1979

11 Sci-Fi series that started in 1979, ranked by popularity

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11 series

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

★ 6.9
12K 32 1979–1981
Campy · Space & sci-fi · Episodic

Sapphire & Steel

★ 7.8
2K 34 1979–1982
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Quatermass

★ 7.0
958 4 1979–1979
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Salvage 1

★ 7.4
515 19 1979–1979
Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi

Megaloman

★ 7.5
96 31 1979–1979
Action · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Djavolje sjeme

★ 6.9
52 2 1979–present
Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

Gordian, the Warrior

★ 6.8
50 73 1979–1981
Animation · Sci-Fi

Etot fantasticheskiy mir

★ 7.4
25 16 1979–1990
Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Dawson Watch

★ 6.9
23 19 1979–1980
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Paura sul mondo

★ 4.7
11 3 1979–present
Drama · Sci-Fi

Das verbotene Spiel

★ 6.3
9 3 1979–present
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