September 2017 was SYFY’s 25th anniversary, and to mark the occasion we celebrated the previous 25 years of ALL science fiction, fantasy, and horror, a time that has seen the genres we love conquer the world of pop culture. For us, that meant lists! ALL THE LISTS! We did two “25 greatest” lists per day all throughout September of 2017, looking back at the moments, people, and characters that shaped the last quarter century. Our lists were not ranked; all items have equal standing in our brains.

Time keeps moving forward, however, and because we don’t have a souped-up DeLorean to take us back, we decided that we should update these lists accordingly. We’re going through and sadly taking away anything that came before 1994, but they are being replaced with more recent entries that have happened since these lists were made. As the wheel of time continues to turn, these lists will likewise change and adapt. Keep checking back — you never know when something will come roaring in and change the game.

Which items in our lists are your favorites? Did we miss something? Did something that once existed here get wiped away without a trace? We welcome respectful debate and discussion, so please let us know in the comments!

The past 25 years have seen a definite rise in the popularity of all things “geeky.” Some call it the rise of geek chic, but that sounds dumb. Genre enthusiast? Yes, we’ll go with that. With the huge successes of many fantasy, sci-fi, comic book, and video game properties, the genre landscape has definitely been through a period of change—and some of these changes have been seismic, marking huge turning points in genre entertainment as a whole. Camp out all night, put on your motion capture suit, and make a $4 billion deal to acquire our list of the 25 biggest turning points in genre in the last 25 years!