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The Best SciFi Television Series of All Time
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This list of the best scifi shows and best scifi series of all time is the result of averaging a large number of lists (made by you) into a single ranking. Scifi TV shows have been around as long as TV itself and there have been some amazing shows in that time. Find your favorites, rank them... and if something is missing ... add it!
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Finn Devit, Grace Park, Biski Gugushe, Kandyse McClure, Paul Campbell, Kate Vernon, Christian Tessier, Leah Cairns, Lucy Lawless, Dominic Zamprogna, Alisen Down, Luciana Carro, Christina Schild, Aaron Douglas, Bill Duke, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Claudette Mink, Connor Widdows, Michael Trucco, Hayley Guiel, Alessandro Juliani, Nicki Clyne, Mary McDonnell, Alonso Oyarzun, Michael Hogan, Colm Feore, Lorena Gale, Jamie Bamber, Dana Delany, Erica Cerra, Mark Sheppard, Emily Holmes, Tahmoh Penikett, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michelle Forbes, Bodie Olmos, Samuel Witwer, Donnelly Rhodes, Richard Hatch, Jen Halley, Dana Delaney, Rekha Sharma, Ty Olsson, Madeline Parker, Sebastian Spence MoreGlen A. Larson, Ronald D. Moore2004-10-18Most Listed - 2
Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Zac Efron, Alan Tudyk, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Christina Hendricks MoreJoss Whedon2002-09-20 - 3
Mark Strickson, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Janet Fielding, Nicola Bryant, Camille Coduri, Peter Purves, Caroline John, Mary Tamm, Alexei Sayle, Alexander Armstrong, Elisabeth Sladen, Billie Piper, Daphne Ashbrook, Patrick Troughton, Bonnie Langford, Arthur Darvill, Gerald Flood, Harry Lloyd, David Tennant, Noel Clarke, Christopher Eccleston, Louise Jameson, John Cleese, Davina McCall, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, Jackie Lane, Ian Marter, Frazer Hines, Nicholas Courtney, Michael Craze, William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Matthew Waterhouse, Iain Glen, Jean Marsh, Freema Agyeman, Sarah Sutton, Sophie Aldred, Lalla Ward, Adrienne Hill, Wendy Padbury, John Barrowman, William Russell, Anneke Wills, Karen Gillan, Deborah Watling, David Walliams, Tom Baker, Catherine Tate, Matt Smith, John Scott Martin, Sophia Myles, Michelle Collins, Bernard Cribbins, Katy Manning, Alex Kingston MoreBritish Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber More1963-11-23 - 4
Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Nikki Cox, Rosalind Chao, Wil Wheaton, Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, Patti Yasutake, Brian Bonsall, Michelle Forbes, Diana Muldaur, Joe Piscopo, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Dwight Schultz, Ashley Judd MoreGene Roddenberry1987-09-28 - 5
Majel Barrett, James Doohan, Julie Newmar, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Grace Lee Whitney, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Frank da Vinci, DeForest Kelley, Eddie Paskey MoreGene Roddenberry1966-09-08 - 6
James Morrison, Mitch Pileggi, David Duchovny, Sheila Larken, Lucy Lawless, Gillian Anderson, Jane Lynch, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Holden, Burt Reynolds, Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood, Annabeth Gish, Robert Patrick, Jerry Hardin, Ryan Reynolds, Jack Black, Krista Allen, Felicity Huffman, R. Lee Ermey MoreChris Carter1993-09-10 - 7 Danica McKellar, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, Julie Newmar, Patrick O'Neal, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jason Alexander, Martin Landau, Brent Spiner, William Shatner, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Berkley, Andrew McCarthy, Ron Howard, Rod Serling, Shelley Duvall MoreRod Serling1959-10-02
- 8 Teryl Rothery, Richard Dean Anderson, Grace Park, Morena Baccarin, Vanessa Angel, Corin Nemec, Fred Willard, Amanda Tapping, Robert Picardo, Beau Bridges, Gary Jones, Michael Shanks, Charles Shaughnessy, Ben Browder, Cliff Simon, Claudia Black, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis, Brent Stait, Dan Shea, Wayne Brady, Sasha Pieterse, Lexa Doig MoreBrad Wright, Jonathan Glassner1997-07-27
- 9 Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Tammy MacIntosh, Wayne Pygram, Christine Stephen-Daly, David Franklin, Kent McCord, Gigi Edgley, Lani Tupu, Jonathan Hardy, Virginia Hey, Melissa Jaffer, Anthony Simcoe, Rebecca Riggs, Raelee Hill, Paul Goddard MoreThe Jim Henson Company, Rockne S. O'Bannon1999-03-19
- 10 Leonard Nimoy, John Noble, Seth Gabel, Michael Gaston, Kirk Acevedo, Jasika Nicole, Anna Torv, Chance Kelly, Ari Graynor, Mark Valley, Blair Brown, Lance Reddick, Michael Cerveris, Joshua Jackson, Jared Harris, Diane Kruger, Deborah Ann Woll MoreJ.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman2008-09-09
- 11 Rachel Bilson, Nathan Fillion, Tamara Braun, David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Charlie Weber, Jason Behr, Jordana Spiro, Emma Caulfield, Kal Penn, Lindsay Crouse, K. Todd Freeman, Armin Shimerman, Felicia Day, Kali Rocha, Dania Ramirez, Iyari Limon, Anthony Stewart Head, Kristine Sutherland, Shane West, Clare Kramer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Julie Benz, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Christopher Gorham, Juliet Landau, Amy Adams, Michelle Trachtenberg, Marc Blucas, Alexis Denisof, George Hertzberg, James Marsters, Seth Green, Mercedes McNab, Eliza Dushku, Rick Gonzalez, Nichole Hiltz MoreJoss Whedon1997-03-10
- 12 Andreas Katsulas, Jerry Doyle, Claudia Christian, Penn Jillette, Bill Mumy, Mary Kay Adams, Jeff Conaway, Stephen Furst, Robert Rusler, Andrea Thompson, Tracy Scoggins, Patricia Tallman, Jason Carter, Peter Jurasik, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael O’Hare, Mira Furlan, Julie Caitlin Brown, Richard Biggs MoreJ. Michael Straczynski1994-01-26
- 13 Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig, Avery Brooks, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Colm Meaney, Louise Fletcher, Nicole de Boer, Terry Farrell, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman, Andrew Robinson, Rene Auberjonois, Marc Alaimo, Majel Barrett, Leonard Nimoy, Jeffrey Combs, Rosalind Chao MoreMichael Piller, Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman1993-01-03
- 14 Dick Clark, Billy West, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Welker, Phil LaMarr, Beatrice Arthur, Katey Sagal, Kath Soucie, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille, John DiMaggio, John Goodman, David Herman, Jan Hooks, Pamela Anderson, Maurice LaMarche, Sarah Silverman, Tom Kenny, Al Gore, Leonard Nimoy, Dan Castellaneta MoreMatt Groening, David X. Cohen1999-03-28
- 15 Patrick Warburton, James Morrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Marcia Cross, Scott Bakula, Lauren Tom, Terry Farrell, Diedrich Bader, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Carla Gugino, Tia Carrere, Janine Turner, Anna Gunn, Megyn Price MoreDonald Bellisario1989-03-26
- 16 Dominic Monaghan, Ian Somerhalder, Kiele Sanchez, Samantha Mathis, Maggie Grace, Nick Jameson, Michelle Forbes, Malcolm David Kelley, Matthew Fox, Kim Yoon-jin, Daniel Dae Kim, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau Jr., Terry O'Quinn, Emilie de Ravin, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly, Jorge Garcia, Fionnula Flanagan, Tamara Taylor, Jeremy Davies, Ken Leung, Elizabeth Mitchell, Henry Ian Cusick, Rodrigo Santoro, Michael Emerson, Cynthia Watros, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Michelle Rodriguez, Rebecca Mader, Jeff Fahey, Zuleikha Robinson, Nestor Carbonell, Mark Pellegrino, Sonya Walger, François Chau, Rob McElhenney, Julie Bowen, Nathan Fillion, Bai Ling, Madeline Carroll, Carrie Preston, Cheech Marin, Justin Chatwin, Marguerite Moreau, Andrea Roth, Lance Reddick MoreJ.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber2004-09-22
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David McCallum, Kevin Conway, Beau Bridges, Nina Foch, John Heard, Leonard Nimoy MoreLeslie Stevens1995-03-26 - 18 Leven Rambin, Busy Philipps, Richard T. Jones, Summer Glau, Shirley Manson, Dean Winters, Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, Brian Green, Garret Dillahunt, Sonya Walger MoreJosh Friedman2008-01-13
- 19 James Callis, Colin Ferguson, Wil Wheaton, Greg Germann, Frances Fisher, Debrah Farentino, Salli Richardson, Felicia Day, Shayn Solberg, Joe Morton, Jordan Hinson, Ever Carradine, Niall Matter, Matt Frewer, Lexa Doig, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Chris Gauthier, Ed Quinn, Allison Scagliotti-Smith MoreAndrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia2006-07-18
- 20 Naoko Mori, Collette Brown, Eve Myles, James Marsters, Indira Varma, John Barrowman, Burn Gorman, Gareth David-Lloyd, Alexa Havins, Paul Kasey, Mekhi Phifer, Kai Owen, Bill Pullman, Freema Agyeman, Tom Price MoreRussell T. Davies2006-10-22
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- 21 Rena Sofer, Cristine Rose, Santiago Cabrera, Greg Grunberg, Robert Knepper, Taylor Cole, Madeline Zima, Adair Tishler, Richard Roundtree, Robert Forester, Jayma Mays, Milo Ventimiglia, Zachary Quinto, Dianna Agron, Tawny Cypress, Thomas Dekker, Sasha Pieterse, Ali Larter, Saemi Nakamura, Christopher Eccleston, Hayden Panettiere, Dania Ramirez, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Ray Park, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Adrian Pasdar, David Anders, Dana Davis, Kristen Bell, Leonard Roberts, Masi Oka, Robert Forster, Noah Gray-Cabey, Jessalyn Gilsig, George Takei, Tamlyn Tomita, Ntare Mwine, Dawn Olivieri, Nick D'Agosto, Stana Katic, Lyndsy Fonseca, Missy Peregrym, Matt Lanter, Nora Zehetner, Clea DuVall MoreTim Kring2006-09-25Controversial
- 22 Alona Tal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adrianne Palicki, Jim Beaver, Nicki Aycox, Lauren Cohan, Katharine Isabelle, Jensen Ackles, Taylor Cole, Jared Padalecki, Katie Cassidy, Sierra McCormick, Julia Anderson, Candice Accola, Michelle Borth, Misha Collins, Samantha Ferris, Jake Abel, Julie Benz, Erica Cerra, Rhys Williams, Tricia Helfer, Lexa Doig MoreEric Kripke2005-09-13
- 23 Sarah Alexander, Paul Bradley, Chloë Annett, Norman Lovett, Hattie Hayridge, Chris Barrie, Mac McDonald, Sophie Winkleman, Mark Williams, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules, David Ross, Craig Charles, Clare Grogan MoreDoug Naylor, Rob Grant, Grant Naylor1988-02-15
- 24 Jane Badler, Andrew Prine, Michael Durrell, Thomas Hill, David Packer, Michael Wright, Frank Ashmore, Marc Singer, Blair Tefkin, Faye Grant, Richard Lawson, Richard Herd, Robert Englund, Peter Nelson, Neva Patterson, Sandy Simpson, Michael Ironside, Tommy Petersen MoreKenneth Johnson1983-05-01Controversial
- 25 Amy Acker, Stephanie Romanov, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stephanie Courtney, James Marsters, Vincent Kartheiser, Gina Torres, Kal Penn, Jonathan M. Woodward, Glenn Quinn, Elisabeth Röhm, Kay Panabaker, Stacey Travis, Mercedes McNab, Alexis Denisof, Sarah Thompson, Sunny Mabrey, J. August Richards, Leland Crooke, Eliza Dushku, Bai Ling, Jerry Trainor, Christina Hendricks, Juliet Landau, Andy Hallett, Charisma Carpenter, Julie Benz, Keith Szarabajka, David Boreanaz, Christian Kane, Jeremy Renner, John Rubinstein, Josh Holloway, Alexa Davalos MoreJoss Whedon, David Greenwalt1999-10-05
- 26 Garrett Wang, Martha Hackett, Majel Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Tim Russ, Jason Alexander, Robert Picardo, Simon Billig, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Roxann Dawson, Andy Dick, Jeri Ryan, The Rock, Ethan Phillips, Josh Clark, Manu Intiraymi, Alexander Enberg, Jennifer Lien, Robert Beltran, Nancy Hower, Sarah Silverman, Tahj Mowry, LeVar Burton MoreMichael Piller, Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor1995-01-16
- 27 J. Elvis Weinstein, Joel Hodgson, Josh Weinstein, Frank Conniff, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Mary Jo Pehl MoreJoel Hodgson1988-11-24
- 28 Jensen Ackles, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Allison Scagliotti-Smith, Jane Seymour, Sean Faris, Ian Somerhalder, Kristin Kreuk, John Schneider, James Marsters, Erica Cerra, Brianna Brown, Laura Vandervoort, Patrick Cassidy, Justin Hartley, Cobie Smulders, Marguerite Moreau, Adam Brody, John Glover, Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Michael Rosenbaum, Annette O'Toole, Terence Stamp, Aaron Ashmore, Camille Mitchell, Phil Morris, Tori Spelling, Lucas Grabeel, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Sam Jones III, Eric Johnson, Amy Adams, Christopher Heyerdahl, Kim Coates, Alan Ritchson, Hiro Kanagawa, Lizzy Caplan, Tom O'Brien, Lee Thompson Young, Lynda Carter, Jason Connery, Paul Wesley, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Shawn Ashmore, Tyler Posey, Brian Green, Alana de la Garza, Trent Ford, Christopher Reeve, Kyle Gallner, Gabrielle Rose, Dan Lauria, Callum Blue, Krista Allen, Lexa Doig, Nichole Hiltz, Julia Anderson MoreJoe Shuster, Jerry Siegel2001-10-16
- 29 Denis Shaw, Colin Gordon, Peter Swanwick, Angelo Muscat, Leo McKern, Alexis Kanner, Kenneth Griffith, George Markstein, Patrick Cargill, Christopher Benjamin, Patrick McGoohan MorePatrick McGoohan, George Markstein1967-10-01Controversial
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The Outer Limits
Patrick O'Neal, Martin Landau, Martin Sheen, William Shatner, Vic Perrin MoreJoseph Stefano, Leslie Stevens1963-09-16 - 31 Enver Gjokaj, Summer Glau, Amy Acker, Eliza Dushku, Jeff Doucette, Mehcad Brooks, Fran Kranz, Miracle Laurie, Erin Cummings, Felicia Day, Olivia Williams, Reed Diamond, Tahmoh Penikett, Harry J. Lennix, Dichen Lachman MoreJoss Whedon2009-01
- 32 John Rhys-Davies, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jerry O'Connell, Robert Floyd, Tommy Chong, Charlie O'Connell, Kristanna Loken, Sabrina Lloyd, Rebecca Gayheart, Tembi Locke, Shane West, Julie Benz, Will Sasso, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wührer, Austin Nichols MoreRobert K. Weiss, Tracy Tormé1995-03-22
- 33 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery, Jeffrey Combs, Seth MacFarlane, Erin Cummings, Brent Spiner, John Billingsley, Kristin Bauer, Clint Howard, Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating MoreRick Berman, Brannon Braga2001-09-26
- 34 Arleen Sorkin, Clive Revill, Melissa Gilbert, Loren Lester, John Glover, Robert Costanzo, LeVar Burton, Bob Hastings, Elizabeth Montgomery, Kate Mulgrew, Joe Piscopo, Brock Peters, Kevin Conroy, Marilu Henner, Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Curry, Megan Mullally, Lloyd Bochner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Diana Muldaur, Mari Devon, Ron Perlman, George Dzundza, Richard Moll, Mark Hamill, Brad Garrett MoreBruce Timm, Eric Radomski1992-09-05
- 35 Joel Gretsch, Laura Allen, Richard Kahan, Billy Campbell, Jeffrey Combs, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Chad Faust, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Jacqueline McKenzie, Peter Coyote, Patrick Flueger, Brooke Nevin, Erica Cerra, Garret Dillahunt, Karina Lombard, Jenni Baird, Summer Glau, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Conchita Campbell, Samantha Ferris MoreRené Echevarria, Scott Peters2004-07-11
- 36 Grace Park, Kevin Sorbo, Krista Allen, Cobie Smulders, Lisa Ryder, Lexa Doig, Brent Stait, Laura Bertram, Brandy Ledford, James Marsters, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Steve Bacic MoreGene Roddenberry, Robert Hewitt Wolfe2000-10-02
- 37 Lynda Boyd, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins, Erica Cerra, Emilie Ullerup, Mandy May, Amanda Tapping, Polly Walker, Agam Darshi, Robin Dunne, Christine Chatelain, Chuck Campbell, Jonathon Young MoreDamian Kindler2008-10-03
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The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.
- 39 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon, Mike Ditka, Jane Curtin, Lauren Graham, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Roseanne Barr, John Lithgow, Harry Morgan, Christine Baranski, Larisa Oleynik, Jeff Doucette, Cindy Crawford, Jane Lynch, Marguerite Moreau, Simbi Khali, Shay Astar, Wayne Knight, William Shatner, Megan Mullally, Linda Cardellini, John Cleese, Greg Proops MoreBonnie Turner, Terry Turner1996-01-09
- 40 Michael Weatherly, J. C. MacKenzie, Grace Park, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Ashley Scott, Valarie Rae Miller, Richard Gunn, William Gregory Lee, Jessica Alba, Jensen Ackles, John Savage, Alimi Ballard, Kevin Durand, Jennifer Blanc, Martin Cummins, Christine Chatelain, Byron Mann, Peter James Bryant, Paul Popowich, Stanley Kamel, Stephen Lee, Eileen Pedde, Geneva Locke, Kristin Bauer MoreJames Cameron, Charles H. Eglee2000-10-03
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- 41 John Rafter Lee, Denise Poirier, Julia FletcherPeter Chung1991
- 42 Lou Ferrigno, Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Markie PostStan Lee, Jack Kirby, Kenneth Johnson1977
- 43 Brad Garrett, Bob Hoskins, Richard Lewis, Anthony LaPaglia, Ally Walker, Tim Curry, John Stamos, R. Lee Ermey, Priscilla Presley, Daniel Craig, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton, Kathy Ireland, Van Snowden, Martin Sheen, Wil Wheaton, Cheech Marin, Sônia Braga, Reneé O'Connor, Judd Nelson, Isabella Rossellini, Tim Roth, Natasha Richardson, Kelly Preston, John Kassir, Catherine O'Hara, Tia Carrere, Eddie Izzard, Ben Stein, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan McDermott MoreWilliam Gaines1989-06-10
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Space: 1999
Max Faulkner, Alibe Parsons, Prentis Hancock, Jeffrey Kissoon, Martin Landau, Nick Tate, Suzanne Roquette, Tony Anholt, Ian McShane, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Clifton Jones, Catherine Schell, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, John Hug, Paul Jones, Christopher Lee, Jon Lauimore MoreGerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson1975-09-04Controversial - 45 Alexis Arquette, Angela Bassett, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Jeff Doucette, Sean Six, Jonathan Brandis, Terri Treas, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Ron Fassler, Gary Graham, Jeff Marcus, Eric Pierpoint, Molly Morgan, Michele Lamar Richards MoreKenneth Johnson, Rockne S. O'Bannon1989-09-18
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dick Van Patten, Tom Skerritt, Jamie Farr, Jack Grinnage, John Fiedler, Scatman Crothers, Phil Silvers, Richard Kiel, Erik Estrada, Keenan Wynn, Ruth McDevitt, Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Bernie Kopell, Carol Ann Susi More1974-09-13 - 47
9th Doctor
- 48 Xenia Seeberg, Tim Curry, Tom Gallant, Eva Habermann, Michael McManus, Nigel Bennett, Brian Downey, Jeffrey Hirschfield MorePaul Donovan1997-04-18
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7th Doctor
- 50 Ted Raimi, Timothy Omundson, Manu Bennett, Lucy Lawless, Claudia Black, Alexis Arquette, Robert Trebor, Alexandra Tydings, Reneé O'Connor, Beryl Te Wiata, Stephen Hall, Claire Stansfield, Karl Urban, Darien Takle, Jennifer Sky, Patrick Wilson, Bruce Campbell, Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, Willa O'Neill, Simon Prast MoreRobert Tapert, John Schulian1995-09-04
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