The Best Episodes Written By Rockne S. o'bannon

Every TV Episode Written by Rockne S. o'bannon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Rockne S. O'Bannon Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Rockne S. O'Bannon is "A Matter of Minutes", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Sheldon Larry". "A Matter of Minutes" aired on 1/24/1986 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "C Is for Cannibal".

  • A Matter of Minutes
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - A Matter of Minutes

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 1/24/1986

    A young married couple discovers that their home is being remodeled by blue-clad workers who are workers of time that build and move objects from one time period to another.

    Director: Sheldon Larry

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • C Is for Cannibal
    9.3/10 4 votes

    #2 - C Is for Cannibal

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/10/2021

    The team is sent to meet on campus with Mitch Otterbean, a student with a growing compulsion to eat human flesh.

    Director: Alethea Jones

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • How to Survive a Storm
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #3 - How to Survive a Storm

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/2024

    Kristen must protect her family. Sheryl and Leland's war peaks.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • N Is for Night Terrors
    8.6/10 7 votes

    #4 - N Is for Night Terrors

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2021

    The team is given the task of evaluating the likelihood of Leland being possessed, which if decided true, would require them to exorcise him.

    Director: Nelson McCormick

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Life on Death Row
    8.3/10 7 votes

    #5 - Life on Death Row

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1986

    An inmate is struck by lightning. He is given miraculous healing powers that spark a last-minute attempt to save him from the electric chair.

    Director: Mick Garris

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • The Angel of Warning
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #6 - The Angel of Warning

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2022

    Sister Andrea’s career and sanity are on trial as she battles Leland. Meanwhile the team investigates an alleged angel sighting.

    Director: Matthew Kregor

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • 7 Swans a Singin'
    7.9/10 9 votes

    #7 - 7 Swans a Singin'

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2019

    Kristen, David and Ben are called to investigate an insidiously addictive Christmas song that's spreading among an increasing number of students, and the dangerous relationship between online influencers and their impressionable young followers.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Into the Lion's Den - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (2)
    7.8/10 5 votes

    #8 - Into the Lion's Den - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (2)

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 1/28/2002

    Crais gets Talyn to starburst inside the command carrier, causing it to collapse in on itself.

    Director: Rowan Woods

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • 3 Stars
    7.7/10 13 votes

    #9 - 3 Stars

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2019

    After a high-strung theater producer's behavior turns from demanding to what is believed to be demonic, Kristen, David and Ben must assess the situation. Kristen discredits her nemesis, Leland Townsend, before he can ruin a 17-year-old boy's life.

    Director: Gloria Muzio

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Premiere
    7.5/10 26 votes

    #10 - Premiere

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/1999

    Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds. He is hit by a radiation wave and is sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe--straight into the middle of a space battle.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Family Ties
    7.5/10 8 votes

    #11 - Family Ties

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/28/2000

    Rygel steals a transport pod and goes to the peacekeeper command carrier to betray the others. However he ends up returning to Moya with Crais who wants asylum. Crichton decides to destroy Scorpius' Gamac Base to give Moya time to escape.

    Director: Tony Tilse

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Unholy Alliance
    7.5/10 13 votes

    #12 - Unholy Alliance

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2011

    After the radical faction of the Fifth Column murders three Peace Ambassadors, Erica goes on a mission to hunt down their leader, Eli Cohn, a former Mossad agent. Meanwhile, as Jack and other priests around the globe begin to speak out against the Visitors, Anna heads to the Vatican in an effort to convince the leaders of organized religion that the Visitors truly are "of peace".

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • A Bug's Life
    7.4/10 8 votes

    #13 - A Bug's Life

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/16/1999

    A peacekeeper ship is approaching Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked into cells to make the deception seem realistic. The peacekeepers that come aboard have some secret cargo. But when their secret cargo escapes, no one on board is safe.

    Director: Rowan Woods

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Dreams for Sale
    7.0/10 3 votes

    #14 - Dreams for Sale

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1985

    On an idyllic outdoor picnic with her husband and their twins a nameless woman becomes confused and disoriented when events begin to repeat themselves. Then she awakens and discovers she is in a futuristic dream-making machine - she is only a drone in a future where no "outside" exists since Man has grown over the whole planet and turned it into factory, and the only escape is a 15-minute virtual reality scenario once a week. Despairing of her future, the woman returns to the reality which breaks down, "trapping" her there forever.

    Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Come Blow Your Horn
    7.0/10 7 votes

    #15 - Come Blow Your Horn

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2013

    As Miles and the gang try to escape the perils of their current situation, Rachel and Gene continue to struggle with their relationship, which affects Charlie. Meanwhile, Neville takes a gamble with the Patriots.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Why We Fight
    6.9/10 7 votes

    #16 - Why We Fight

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2014

    While Dr. Porter and Miles venture into Willoughby in search of allies within the town, Monroe seizes an opportunity to surprise the Patriots. Neville’s political maneuverings put him and Jason in serious danger, as Aaron and Priscilla continue on their journey.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Bone to Be Wild
    6.8/10 8 votes

    #17 - Bone to Be Wild

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/21/2000

    Moya is hiding from a peacekeeper command carrier in an asteroid field. The crew receive a distress call and Crichton, Zhaan and D'Argo go down to one of the asteroids to rescue a women who has an unusual appetite.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Relativity
    6.8/10 6 votes

    #18 - Relativity

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 7/5/2001

    Talyn lands on a planet covered mostly with vegetation that will help him to heal. Crichton, Aeryn and Crais leave the ship in search of Xhalax.

    Director: Peter Andrikidis

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Fractures
    6.8/10 6 votes

    #19 - Fractures

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 8/23/2001

    A group of escaped prisoners come aboard Moya followed shortly by Aeryn, Stark, Crais and Rygel who have finally returned from Talyn.

    Director: Tony Tilse

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • The Darkness Beneath
    6.7/10 33 votes

    #20 - The Darkness Beneath

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2014

    Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Mis Dos Padres
    6.6/10 8 votes

    #21 - Mis Dos Padres

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2014

    Monroe finds himself in unfamiliar territory and must make a choice about his son Conner, while Neville and Julia continue to tango at Jason's dismay. Meanwhile, Gene leads Charlie to an uneasy discovery.

    Director: Michael Offer

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Pilot
    6.6/10 17 votes

    #22 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2013

    Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone together: An attack by the Volge.

    Director: Scott Stewart

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Declaration of Independence
    6.6/10 9 votes

    #23 - Declaration of Independence

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2014

    Miles, Charlie and Monroe launch an attack on the Patriots, but must improvise a risky new plan in order to halt the oncoming war between California and Texas. Out for revenge, Neville sets his sights on President Davis. Meanwhile, Aaron and Rachel’s efforts to save Priscilla from the nano-tech has unexpected consequences.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • Dream a Little Dream
    6.5/10 6 votes

    #24 - Dream a Little Dream

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2000

    While waiting inside a transport pod to be picked up by Moya, Zhaan tells Crichton about being accused and tried for murder during his absence.

    Director: Ian Watson

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

  • The Peacekeeper Wars (1)
    6.5/10 2 votes

    #25 - The Peacekeeper Wars (1)

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2004

    60 days on and Rygel is retrieving pieces of John and Aeryn from the sea bed. The diagnosan (Season of Death) re-crystalises them and they start getting to know the species that live on that world. Meanwhile, Scorpius and Sikozu are aboard a Peacekeeper Command Carrier on a recon mission. They attack a Scarren ship which provokes the Scarrens into declaring war on The Peacekeepers.

    Director: Brian Henson

    Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon