I really try not to comment too much on "best of" lists that various publications -- both print and online -- put out, because I know how arbitrary they can be.

I mean, we do a "Top Newsmakers" feature every year (with our 2009 one coming out this week), and we're still debating on whether we'll talk about the top newsmakers of the decade as well. And I can tell you that list is very arbitrary.

Just because I or the Airlock Alpha staff think something is a top newsmaker or not is really our opinion, and opinions generally aren't wrong (I mean, they are opinions for a reason). But I have to take some issue with Entertainment Weekly and their recent list of the "100 Greatest Movies TV Shows, Songs, Moments and More."

Having 100 of anything is a pretty big list, and I really couldn't wait to see what the writers of the magazine I grew up reading and enjoying -- who always had a soft spot in their heart for science-fiction and fantasy -- would believe was the best of the decade. Because I knew that whether you were a genre fan or not, "Battlestar Galactica" would have to be near the top of everyone's list.

So I read through the EW list. Harry Potter, as a character, No. 1. The Lord of the Rings movie franchise No. 4, and "Lost" on ABC at No. 5, so I knew this was a terrific start. But it goes downhill from there. Beyonce. Some book I never heard of by Cormac McCarthy, even one entry titled "The clothes from" that HBO show "Sex and the City." Yikes!

But the list goes up and down. A well-deserved nod to the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "The Body" at No. 20, "Children of Men" at No. 41 and that's it, except for the "Spider-Man" kiss at No. 100. Believe it or not, Entertainment Weekly completely forgot about "Battlestar Galactica," and I'm not happy about it.

I think it would be hard to find anyone that wouldn't say how innovative and talked about BSG was. Sure, it wasn't exactly Syfy's most watched program under its old name, but it was definitely highly critically acclaimed, with a surprising ending (for those who didn't read spoilers on Airlock Alpha) that was either loved or hated.

Yet, it couldn't make a top 100 list from Entertainment Weekly. Seriously, not there at all?

Even Stephen King ignored the show in his top 10 television shows of the year. Yes, year. The horror author wasn't asked to group a list of his favorite shows of the decade, but just of 2009 -- the year that BSG ended. His favorite show was "Breaking Bad" and rounding out his top 10 was some show called "Dead Set." King even includes "FlashForward," a show he says the "jury is still out on."

I'm sorry, Mr. King, but is the jury still out on "Battlestar Galactica"? I mean, it has to be or something. Not that there's anything wrong with "FlashForward" (I like the show), but somehow, King has moved on from Adm. Adama, President Roslin and the ragtag fleet?

Two years ago, it was a different story for King. When asked to give his top 10 shows in his regular EW column, King said BSG was "not quite as good as 'Lost,' but far better than Star Trek in any of its incarnations."

"This is a beautifully written show, driven by characters rather than effects ... but the effects are damn good. And there's not a better acting troupe at work on television."

But yet, it's not good enough to finish at least in the same list where you include a show you're not even sure you like? That can't be good news for BSG in your book, Mr. King. Ouch.

I honestly don't get it. Like I said, it's all arbitrary, and it's fun to reflect back. But it really hurts the credibility of a list that can include a whole segment on Jennifer Lopez's dress at the 2000 Grammys, but not "Battlestar Galactica." And yeah, I point this out because the decade didn't technically start until 2001. And for that matter, the decade doesn't technically end for another year, so maybe EW will figure it out and put our beloved show back in.

I love you, Entertainment Weekly, but failing to include even a passing hint on the existence of "Battlestar Galactica" is just criminal. Don't worry, we have our (red) eye on you ...