Picking the top series of the year may be hard, but that's nothing compared to trying to figure out which of the hundreds of episodes produced in 2008 should make the top 10 list from the Airlock Alpha and Rabid Doll staffs.

We did it somehow, and I know you likely won't agree with many of them. Heck, there are some even I don't agree with ... but this is what happens when you allow a group to decide instead of just one person.

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So here it is, the top television episodes of 2008.

10. "Faith," Battlestar Galactica -- "You made me believe," William Adama tells Laura Roslin about whether Earth is real or not, and if you weren't a believer at the beginning of "Faith," you were at the end.

Written by Seamus Kevin Fahey and directed by Michael Nankin, the ragtag fleet -- especially Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) -- are forced to face the realities of not only life, but life with the Cylons. Starbuck, of course, has to do it from a garbage scowl where a crew helping her find Earth aren't really convinced she knows where it is -- or sane.

But they follow, and Roslin meets up with another cancer patient played by "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's" Nana Visitor which made you forget all about that Kira Nerys lady.

9. "The Constant," Lost -- How do you stay sane in the universe of "Lost"? Apparently, all you have to do is concentrate on one aspect of your life, and just keep thinking about it over and over again. Otherwise, your head will explode.

This episode, written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof and directed by Jack Bender, presents this in a way that seems to answer a lot of questions about this island, and why it's so wacky. It also makes us happy that Michael and Walt didn't make it off the island by boat, or we may have lost them a lot earlier.

Makes you wonder if it's different under water ... anyone remember the submarine?

8. "Samson & Delilah," Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles -- Written by Josh Friedman and directed by David Nutter, this was a great way to bring "Sarah Connor" back for a new season, especially after a strike-shortened opening season. The problem was, fans seemed to have forgotten about this show.

But it's their loss, really. While "Sarah Connor" has struggled at times to find its footing, it's still one of the better series on Fox and one of the better series in the genre.

This also is the episode we are first introduced to Catherine Weaver, played by Shirley Manson, who melts under pressure, but not for the reasons you would think before watching the episode.

"Sarah Connor" has a new time slot for the second half of the season. Let's hope it also means a new, much larger audience.

7. "Oversight," Jericho -- Written by Robert Levine and directed by Steve Gomer, this episode remains strong in people's minds because of one major event: The death of a minor character.

But to call Bonnie (Shoshannah Stern) a minor character would be like telling Michael Hogan that his role in "Battlestar Galactica" was insignificant. Bonnie was an awesome character, and one that I was annoyed with at first, but grew to love a lot as "Jericho" rolled on.

I still miss this show, and wish the audience had been there for the return. If only it had a better time slot ...

6. "Comfort Food," Pushing Daisies -- It's not good to keep secrets, especially when you let the guy who can do resurrections revive your father, and you find a way to keep him alive.

That's just part of the shenanigans in this episode from writer Douglas Petrie and director Peter Lauer. And only in "Pushing Daisies" could there be so much drama in a cook-off.

But the cook-off, wrought with sabotage in the past, turns to murder this time around, and Ned (Lee Pace) has to track down the killer.

In the meantime, Chuck (Anna Friel) has a secret of her own: her very-much alive father.

5. "The Shape of Things to Come," Lost -- Ugh, I so hate this episode, because I so hate Keamy, the jerk of a military officer played amazingly by Kevin Durand. When Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) refuses to turn himself over to the goons, Keamy take a gun and kills Ben's daughter, Alex (Tania Raymonde). Of course, we don't know if Alex really is Ben's daughter or not, but all the same, did we really have to lose both Alex and the crazy French lady.

But you put that in the back of your mind rather quickly, especially when we get to the end with the first showdown between Charles Widmore (Alan Dale) and Ben Linus where our favorite The Others guy makes it clear that he will avenge his daughter's death.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan and Drew Goddard, and directed once again by Jack Bender.

4. "There's No Place Like Home," Lost -- We had to group all three of these episodes together because really, despite them airing in three different broadcasts, they are still one movie of an episode written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, and directed by Stephen Williams (part 1) and Jack Bender (parts 2 and 3). Basically, to sum up three hours, we get all the details of how the Oceanic Six get off the island, where the island went, why Ben Linus is hanging around places off the island, and who was in that coffin.

This episode helped really show fans what "Lost" was capable of, and is a testament to why this will remain one of the best, timeless shows on television.

3. "He That Believeth In Me," Battlestar Galactica -- Sex, religion, resurrection, and Anders (Michael Trucco) eyes down a Cylon Raider -- literally. It must be "Battlestar Galactica," this fourth season premiere gem written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson and directed by Michael Rymer. Anders showdown with the Raider, coming in the midst of one of the most amazing space battles ever shot for television (and other "Battlestar Galactica" episodes make up the top 10 by the way) is one of the most memorable moments. Everything slows down as Anders prepares to be blasted away by the Raider, looking directly into its red eye. But then all sound stops as Anders' eye lights up like a credit card scan, and the battle is over. The Final Five are in the fleet, and now the Cylons know ... a revelation that is a true game changer.

2. "Yellow Fever," Supernatural -- Only on "Supernatural" can there be so much fun in getting sick, and that's the case in this episode written by Daniel Loflin and Andrew Dabb and directed by Philip Sgriccia. A few deaths at a lumber mill has attracted the attention of the Winchester brothers (Jensen Ackles and Padalecki), and it appears to be some sort of contagious disease known as ghost sickness -- something that, once it infects you, will cause you to die from fright.

As they get closer to what is causing the sickness, Dean fights a heart ready to explode with hallucinations calling him to come back to hell. But once the disease is cured, Dean lies and said he only hallucinated of howler monkeys and the usual ... nothing he couldn't handle.

Oh really?

1. "Revelations," Battlestar Galactica -- More than six months ago, the same people who brought us "He That Believeth In Me" -- writers David Weddle and Bradley Thompson along with director Michael Rymer -- returned with what the Airlock Alpha staff deemed the best episode of 2008. The identities of the Final Five are revealed to those that shouldn't know, like Adm. Adama, and a new president -- Lee Adama -- spends a lot of time looking at Col. Tigh through the launch tube glass.

Gripping and moving the entire way, but still topped by a magnificent ending. Even today, I watch the jump to Earth and shed tears -- lots of them. Bear McCreary's score, the beautiful way Earth is presented by the special effects, the acting, the writing, all come together in one of "Battlestar Galactica's" best twists yet. In just a couple more weeks, we'll finally be able to pick up the story from here, and there's no doubt that some of these final moments will be at the top of this very list this time next year.

Honorable mentions for this year's list include "Bride" from "Smallville," "Stolen Earth" from "Doctor Who," "Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," "Things To Do In New York When You're Dead" from "Life On Mars," "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" from "The Middleman," "Allison From Palmdale" from "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," and "Termination For Cause" from "Jericho."

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