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Science Fiction Rating System

Join Sam, Alex and Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films.

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
55 minutes
Episodes
353
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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0033: Emmerich/Devlin Axis of Destruction Preview Show

0033: Emmerich/Devlin Axis of Destruction Preview Show

We're back! Out of chronosleep, back from the nth Dimension, season 2 of SFRS starts with not one bang, but ALL THE BANGS as we get into three films from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin that involve …

00:22:11  |   Mon 20 Nov 2017
0032: Serenity, Thunderbirds, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

0032: Serenity, Thunderbirds, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

This week Chris and Sam get to talk about Star Trek, something you'll have to get used to as there are at least another 12 Star Trek films to watch!  Yay!

(also we discuss Serenity and Thunderbirds, …

01:02:01  |   Mon 23 Oct 2017
0031: TV to Film Week Preview Show

0031: TV to Film Week Preview Show

Chris celebrates his birthday by hosting his first show!  This week we discuss the new Star Trek series Discovery, have a Star Trek quiz and then preview three films that made the transition from TV …

00:31:40  |   Mon 16 Oct 2017
0030: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds (2005), A.I. Artificial Intelligence

0030: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds (2005), A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Close Encounters is re-released on 4K blu-ray so we rate it, along with two other Spielberg sci-fi joints.  Its a rare week of unity in the pod as we unanimously agree on a ranking straight off the b…

01:00:10  |   Sun 08 Oct 2017
0029: Steven Spielberg Week Preview Show

0029: Steven Spielberg Week Preview Show

This week we celebrate the 4K re-release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind by taking a look at trailers for three of Steven Spielberg's forays into sci-fi!  

(There's also a quiz that took ages t…

00:24:30  |   Mon 02 Oct 2017
0028: The Guyver, The Rocketeer, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

0028: The Guyver, The Rocketeer, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The year is 1991, and science fiction is big business. Arnie comes back, Mark Hamill's career hits rock bottom, and Disney fail at making a billion dollar franchise.  This week's films are a diverse …

01:03:32  |   Mon 25 Sep 2017
0027: 1991 Week Preview Show

0027: 1991 Week Preview Show

Terminator 2 is back and released in 3D, which is a good enough excuse to go back to 1991 and see the original again! Also The Guyver and The Rocketeer came out that year, so why not watch those too!

00:27:44  |   Mon 18 Sep 2017
0026: The Lawnmower Man, The Andromeda Strain, I Am Legend

0026: The Lawnmower Man, The Andromeda Strain, I Am Legend

Computer disease and human disease can slow us down, but it can't stop us from ranking three more films. We're late but we're here and worth the wait, as we dive in to three book adaptations, with ou…

00:57:34  |   Fri 15 Sep 2017
0025: Book Week Preview Show

0025: Book Week Preview Show

After an (unscheduled) summer break we are back!  This week we look to books for inspiration, and celebrate (well, more acknowledge) the release of Ron Howard's adaptation of The Dark Tower with thre…

00:26:02  |   Mon 04 Sep 2017
0024: My Stepmother is an Alien, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Thing (1982)

0024: My Stepmother is an Alien, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Thing (1982)

There are imposters among us as we rate three more films.  Rubbish sex comedies, classic suspense thrillers and all out gorefests, this week has everything! 


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00:57:15  |   Mon 21 Aug 2017
0023: Imposter Week Preview Show

0023: Imposter Week Preview Show

Trust no one! This week there are imposters among us as we preview three films where all is not what it seems.  We have extreme horror, '50s classics and '80s nonsense, something for everybody!

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00:29:42  |   Mon 14 Aug 2017
0022: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, Batteries Not Included*, Robocop

0022: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, Batteries Not Included*, Robocop

We celebrate the 20th 30th Anniversary (god i'm old) of three 'classic' sci-fi films. From the car crash that is Superman IV, to the nostalgia fest of Batteries Not Included and beyond to a bonafide …

00:56:07  |   Mon 07 Aug 2017
0021: 1987 Week Preview Show

0021: 1987 Week Preview Show

This week we preview three blockbuster sci-fi films that turned 30 this year, with 1987's Robocop, Batteries Not Included and, er, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace.  Join us as we watch the trailers …

00:27:58  |   Mon 31 Jul 2017
0020: The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Theodore Rex

0020: The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Theodore Rex

This week there's a double dose of excitement! Not only do we watch three wildly different dino flicks but there's an unprecedented re-calibration of the entire Science Fiction Rating System!  Join u…

01:17:56  |   Mon 24 Jul 2017
0019: Dinosaur Week Preview Show

0019: Dinosaur Week Preview Show

DINOSAURS! They're great, aren't they?  I mean who doesn't like a dinosaur? No one, that's who. We preview three wildly different dino-centric movies, watch the trailers and get ready to rank them ne…

00:28:21  |   Mon 17 Jul 2017
0018: Mission to Mars, The Martian, Mars Attacks!

0018: Mission to Mars, The Martian, Mars Attacks!

This week we add three films from the red planet to the list.  There's science, aliens, more bad Ridley Scott and lots and lots of famous actors.

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01:01:50  |   Tue 11 Jul 2017
0017: Mars Week Preview Show

0017: Mars Week Preview Show

We get our asses to Mars for the next science fiction ranking, with three films from the red planet.  Also there's a bonus quiz!

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Mission to Mars

M…

00:34:22  |   Mon 03 Jul 2017
0016: Transformers, Real Steel, Pacific Rim

0016: Transformers, Real Steel, Pacific Rim

The rating system remains mired in mediocre film territory, with more middling to terrible films added to the list. (Well, Alex liked Pacific Rim a lot at least)

Everyone likes Hugh Jackman, no one l…

01:05:37  |   Mon 26 Jun 2017
0015: Giant Robots Week Preview Show

0015: Giant Robots Week Preview Show

Michael Bay returns to cinemas soon with another bloody Transformers film, so we hop on another bandwagon and get ready to rate three films full of giant robots.  Sadly none of these films is the gre…

00:32:06  |   Mon 19 Jun 2017
0014: The Hunger Games, Ender’s Game, Divergent

0014: The Hunger Games, Ender’s Game, Divergent

Our latest  attempt to appear current and relevant backfires, as the latest Divergent film gets cancelled and we watch three middling to bad teen science fiction films for no reason at all!  Still, a…

01:06:13  |   Tue 13 Jun 2017
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