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Not every space show is here for a long time. Some of them are just here for a good time – or in this case, only a single season.There's an argument to be made that one season is not enough to determine a series' worth, since everyone is still trying to figure things out in real time. Having said that, would you rather the show get in and out in one piece, or drag its feet into the pit of "bore-me-to-death" like "The Walking Dead" (which was like watching actual dead people walk by the seventh season) or "How I Met Your Mother" (which made no one care how they met by the end)?Sometimes, less is more. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and all that yada yada. With that said, in modern-day streaming, it's a miracle if any series lasts beyond two seasons before receiving the death march, so this list might be getting much longer in the near future.So, let's take a look at the best one-season space shows of all time. These are in no particular order because frankly, they're all worth your time.And the best part? You'll be able to binge most of them over a single weekend!1. 'Crusade'
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Television)Release date: June 9, 1999 | Episodes: 13 | Cast: Gary Cole, Tracy Scoggins, Daniel Dae Kim, Peter WoodwardA "Babylon 5" spin-off, "Crusade" sees Captain Matthew Gideon (Gary Cole) and the crew of the Excalibur zipping around the cosmos in search of a cure for a deadly virus that the Drakh unleashed on Earth. They have five years to find something — anything, really — or else that's it for this planet!The original plan was for a "Babylon 5"-inspired five-season run, but conflicts between network executives and producers resulted in the series' cancellation before it debuted in 1999. In fact, not all the episodes of the first season were filmed, and the network didn't care even enough to air the completed episodes in the right order. Ouch.Regardless of the passive-aggressive Hollywood politics and boardroom pettiness, "Crusade" has all the thrills and unpredictability to keep everyone wondering what happens next in this race-against-time space voyage. It's also helmed by "Babylon 5" creator and sci-fi master J. Michael Straczynski, so you know this isn't any old rubbish churned out for the sake of content.2. 'Silver Surfer'
