This list shows the total running lengths of popular science fiction television and film series. It separates canon and non-canon where applicable. It also separates original canon from remakes. Note that this list contains only the officially released motion picture media (films and TV series) contained within the various science-fiction series. Additional unique motion-picture content from other media is included under the supplemental category. Some series may contain other media (books, comics, video games, etc.) which are not listed here. Most timings are approximate.

Series Total time
days:hours:minutes
Breakdown Includes Years Current & Future
Andromeda canon: 3:08:40 110 episodes (x44 min.)
  • Andromeda TV series[1]
2000–2004 none
Alien and Predator canon[a]: 0:14:21 7 movies (116, 154, 145, 116, 107, 108, 115 min.) 1979–2004 Alien vs. Predator 2 film[9]
Babylon 5 canon: 4:03:27 1 pilot (89 min.)
+ 123 episodes (x44 min.),
+ 5 TV movies (94, 94, 94, 94, 90 min.)
1993–2002 none
Back to the Future canon: 0:05:37 3 movies (111, 108, 118 min.) 1985–1990 none
non-canon: 0:09:58 26 episodes (x23 min.) 1991–1993 none
Battlestar Galactica original: 1:01:43 1 TV movie (148 min.)
+ 31 episodes (x45 min.)
1978–1980 none
remake: 1:04:30 1 miniseries (184 min.)
+ 35 episodes (x42 min.)
+1 special episode (x56 min.)
2003–present
supplemental canon: 00:27 10 "webisodes" (x1.5–4.5 min.) 2006 none
Blake's 7 canon: 1:19:20 52 episodes (x50 min.)
  • Blake's 7 television series[28]
1978–1981 none
Blade Runner canon: 0:03:34 2 movies (115, 99 min.) 1982–1998 none
The Chronicles of Riddick canon: 0:04:35 3 movies (110, 135, 30 min.) 2000–2004 none
Doctor Who canon: 13:06:05 672 episodes (x25 min.), +40 (x45 min.), +6 (x20 min.), +1 (x60 min.), +1 (x50 min.), +1 (x30 min.),
+1 spinoff pilot (50 min.),
+1 special (90 min.),
+1 TV movie (85 min.)
1963–present
supplemental
canon: 0:00:20
1 episode (x7 min.),
+13 mini-episodes (x1 min.)
2005-2006 none
non-canon: 0:04:15 2 movies (79, 80 min.)

,
+2 charity specials (13, 23 min.),
+6 episodes (x10 min.)

1965, 1966,
1993, 2003
none
Earth: Final Conflict canon: 3:08:40 110 episodes (x44 min.) 1997–2002 none
Earth 2 canon: 0:17:14 22 episodes (x47 min.) 1994–1995 none
Farscape canon: 2:20:20 1 pilot (90 min.)
+ 87 episodes (x 44 min.)
+ 1 miniseries (182 min.)
1999–2004 none
Firefly canon: 0:12:59 15 episodes (x44 min.)
+ 1 movie (119 min.)
2002–2005 none[c]
supplemental
canon: 0:00:08
5 short videos (8 min. total) 2005 none
The Invaders canon: 1:15:01 43 episodes (x 51 min.)
1 movie (148 min.)
  • The Invaders TV series[55]
  • The Invaders TV movie[56]
1967–1995 none
Land of the Giants canon: 1:13:24 51 episodes (x 44 min.)
  • Land of the Giants TV series[57]
1968–1970 none
Land of the Lost canon: 0:16:29 43 episodes (x 23 min.) 1974–1976 none
remake: 0:09:58 26 episodes (x 23 min.) 1991-1992 none
Lexx canon: 1:23:40 65 episodes (x 44 min.) 1997–2000 none
Logan's Run canon: 0:12:16 1 movie (120 min.)
+ 14 episodes (x44 min.)
1976–1978 none[d]
Lost in Space canon: 2:12:52 83 episodes (x44 min.)
  • Lost in Space TV series[63]
1965–1968 none
remake: 0:02:10 1 movie (130 min.) 1998 none
The Matrix canon: 0:08:22 3 movies (136, 138, 129 min.),
9 animated shorts (9, 9, 10, 15, 7, 10, 13, 10, 16 min.)
1999–2003 none
Planet of the Apes canon: 0:19:07 5 movies (112, 95, 98, 88, 96 min.)
+ 14 episodes (x47 min.)
1968–1974 none
non-canon: 0:04:46 13 episodes (x22 min.) 1975–1976 none
remake: 0:01:19 1 movie (79 min.) 2001 none
Quantum Leap canon: 2:23:09 1 pilot (89 min.)
+ 95 episodes (x 44 min.)
  • Quantum Leap TV series[86]
1988–1999 none
Red Dwarf canon: 1:00:16 52 episodes (x 28 min.)
  • Red Dwarf TV series[87]
1988–1999 none
The Six Million Dollar Man canon: 5:05:24 158 episodes (x 44 min.),
+ 6 TV specials (x88 min.)
1973–1994 none
Sliders canon: 2:16:32 88 episodes (x 44 min.)
  • Sliders TV series
1995–2000 none
Space: 1999 canon: 1:17:36 48 episodes (x 52 min.)
  • Space: 1999 TV series
1976–1978 none
Space odyssey canon: 00:04:17 2 movies (141, 116 min.) 1968-1984 none
Stargate canon: 7:11:58 1 movie (130 min.),
+ 254 episodes (x42 min.)
1994–present
  • Stargate SG-1 TV series
  • Stargate Atlantis TV series
non-canon: 0:09:32 26 episodes (x22 min.) 2002–2003 none
Star Trek canon: 22:08:33 1 pilot (64 min.),
+79 episodes (x47 min.),
+526 episodes (x44 min.),
+98 episodes (x42 min.),
+ 10 movies (136, 116, 105, 136, 107, 113, 118, 106, 103, 116 min.)
1966–2005 upcoming Star Trek feature film [e]
non-canon: 0:08:04 22 episodes (x22 min.) 1973–1974 none
Star Wars canon[f]: 1:14:30 6 movies (125, 127, 135, 133, 143, 140 min.),
+ 3 TV films (97, 96, 94 min.),
+ 50 episodes (x22 min.),
+ 2 volumes of episodes (x60 min.)
1977–2005
supplemental
canon: unknown length
2 video game live-action sequences 1997, 1996 none
Terminator canon: 0:06:11 3 movies (108, 154, 109 min.) 1984–2003 uncertain[i]
The Time Tunnel canon: 1:02:00 30 episodes (x 52 min.)
  • The Time Tunnel TV series
1966–1967 none
remake: 0:02:00 1 pilot episode (x 120 min.)
  • Unaired pilot episode of a remake TV series
2002 none
Thunderbirds canon: 1:02:40 32 episodes (x 50 min.)
  • Thunderbirds TV series
1965–1966 none
remake: 0:01:35 1 movie (x 95 min.) 2004 none
The Tomorrow People canon: 1:00:56 68 episodes (x 22 min.)
  • classic Tomorrow TV series
1973–1979 none
remake: 0:09:32 26 episodes (x22 min.)
  • new Tomorrow TV series
1992–1995 none
Total Recall canon: 0:17:17 1 movie (113 min.)
+ 22 episodes (x 42 min.)
1990–1999 none
V canon: 0:21:45 19 episodes (x 44 min.)
+ 2 mini-series (197, 272 min.)
  • V TV series
  • Original mini-series, The Final Battle mini-series
1983–1984 none
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea canon: 3:10:25 1 movie (105 min.)
+ 110 episodes (x44 min.)
  • 1961 film
  • 1964-1968 TV series
1961–1968 none
The X-Files canon: 8:09:31 285 episodes (x42 min.),
+ 1 movie (121 min.)
1993–2002 none

Notes edit

a. ^ The Alien series by itself is 0:10:46; the Predator series by itself is 0:05:30 (counting Alien vs. Predator for both).

b. ^ K-9 Adventures, a children's series starring K-9, has been announced, but it is not clear whether it will be part of the Doctor Who canon, as it is not being produced by the BBC.

c. ^ Various plans for more Serenity or Firefly on television or film have been rumored, but nothing has yet been confirmed.

d. ^ A remake of the film has been announced for 2007.

e. ^ A new Star Trek film, to be written and directed by J. J. Abrams, has been announced, but has not yet entered production.

f. ^ Star Wars has a detailed categorization system to organize various levels of canon. See Star Wars canon for an explanation. The six theatrical films alone total 0:13:23.

g. ^ A 3-D continuation of this animated series is currently in pre-production.

h. ^ The live-action Star Wars television series was scheduled to enter pre-production in January 2006, but it is not clear whether it has done so.

i. ^ A script for a fourth Terminator film has apparently been written and approved by the studio[1], but it is unclear when or if it will enter production, or whether Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear in it (given his political career).

References edit

  1. ^ Andromeda at IMDb
  2. ^ Alien at IMDb
  3. ^ Aliens at IMDb
  4. ^ Alien³ at IMDb
  5. ^ Alien: Resurrection at IMDb
  6. ^ Predator at IMDb
  7. ^ Predator 2 at IMDb
  8. ^ AVP: Alien vs. Predator at IMDb
  9. ^ Alien vs. Predator 2 at IMDb
  10. ^ Babylon 5 at IMDb
  11. ^ Babylon 5: In the Beginning at IMDb
  12. ^ Babylon 5: Thirdspace at IMDb
  13. ^ Babylon 5: The River of Souls at IMDb
  14. ^ Babylon 5: A Call to Arms at IMDb
  15. ^ Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight at IMDb
  16. ^ Crusade at IMDb
  17. ^ Back to the Future at IMDb
  18. ^ Back to the Future Part II at IMDb
  19. ^ Back to the Future Part III at IMDb
  20. ^ Back to the Future: The Animated Series at IMDb
  21. ^ Battlestar Galactica (1978 series) at IMDb
  22. ^ Galactica 1980 at IMDb
  23. ^ Battlestar Galactica (2003 series) at IMDb
  24. ^ "Battlestar Galactica (2003)". TV.com. CNET Networks. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  25. ^ Caprica at IMDb
  26. ^ Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance at IMDb
  27. ^ "Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance". scifi.com. Sci Fi Channel. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  28. ^ Blake's 7 at IMDb
  29. ^ Blade Runner at IMDb
  30. ^ Soldier at IMDb
  31. ^ Pitch Black at IMDb
  32. ^ The Chronicles of Riddick at IMDb
  33. ^ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury at IMDb
  34. ^ Doctor Who (1963–1989) at IMDb
  35. ^ Doctor Who (2005–present) at IMDb
  36. ^ K-9 and Company at IMDb
  37. ^ Doctor Who: The Five Doctors at IMDb
  38. ^ Doctor Who (1996) at IMDb
  39. ^ "Doctor Who (2005)". TV.com. CNET Networks. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  40. ^ Torchwood at IMDb
  41. ^ The Sarah Jane Adventures at IMDb
  42. ^ "TARDISODEs". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  43. ^ Dr. Who and the Daleks at IMDb
  44. ^ Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD at IMDb
  45. ^ Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time at IMDb
  46. ^ Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death at IMDb
  47. ^ Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka at IMDb
  48. ^ Earth: Final Conflict at IMDb
  49. ^ Earth 2 at IMDb
  50. ^ Farscape at IMDb
  51. ^ Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars at IMDb
  52. ^ Firefly at IMDb
  53. ^ Serenity at IMDb
  54. ^ "R. Tam Sessions". Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  55. ^ The Invaders (TV series) at IMDb
  56. ^ The Invaders (TV movie) at IMDb
  57. ^ Land of the Giants at IMDb
  58. ^ Land of the Lost (1974) at IMDb
  59. ^ Land of the Lost (1991) at IMDb
  60. ^ Lexx at IMDb
  61. ^ Logan's Run (1976 film) at IMDb
  62. ^ Logan's Run (TV series) at IMDb
  63. ^ Lost in Space at IMDb
  64. ^ Lost in Space (film) at IMDb
  65. ^ The Matrix at IMDb
  66. ^ The Matrix Reloaded at IMDb
  67. ^ The Matrix Revolutions at IMDb
  68. ^ The Animatrix at IMDb
  69. ^ Final Flight of the Osiris at IMDb
  70. ^ The Second Renaissance Part I at IMDb
  71. ^ The Second Renassance Part II at IMDb
  72. ^ Kid's Story at IMDb
  73. ^ Program at IMDb
  74. ^ World Record at IMDb
  75. ^ Beyond at IMDb
  76. ^ A Detective Story at IMDb
  77. ^ Matriculated at IMDb
  78. ^ Planet of the Apes (1968 film) at IMDb
  79. ^ Beneath the Planet of the Apes at IMDb
  80. ^ Escape from the Planet of the Apes at IMDb
  81. ^ Escape from the Planet of the Apes at IMDb
  82. ^ Battle for the Planet of the Apes at IMDb
  83. ^ Planet of the Apes (TV series) at IMDb
  84. ^ Return to the Planet of the Apes at IMDb
  85. ^ Planet of the Apes (2001 film) at IMDb
  86. ^ Quantum Leap at IMDb
  87. ^ Red Dwarf at IMDb

See also edit