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Need some inspiration. What sci-fi TV shows do you recommend?

posted 4 years ago by aliensalmon (5855)
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Just wondering what sci-fi TV shows you enjoy. Need the inspiration because I might continue writing my sci-fi story soon. I'm also playing/want to play several sci-fi games.

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Babylon 5
Star Trek TOS & TNG
Old Twilight Zone
Dr Who (pre-2012 but especially the Tom Baker era)
Firefly
Dark Matter
Alcatraz
Red Dwarf
Stargate SG1 (hated movie but the show gets good)
Leftovers
Lost
Black Mirror
Orville
Cowboy Bebop
Roughnecks
Person of Interest
Dollhouse
Samurai Jack

I see some recommendations that are just OK in here and some that I would never recommend. Given this wild spread of quality and taste I think you could have googled this.

[–] tcrum (31863) 4 years ago

Dollhouse..Good short lived series. I hadn't thought about that one in a long time.
A futuristic laboratory has erased the identities of lost young people, and now imprints them with the temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients.
Creator: Joss Whedon
Stars: Eliza Dushku, Harry Len

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Hell yes. It just kept getting better and better. It wasn't just lost people. People would sign contracts for five years of their life as a doll for X amount of money. I love the episode where the tech guy has a contingency plan for his archived consciousness to be downloaded to a doll in case he goes missing. Some pretty impressive acting.
A real shame it didn't get more seasons.

[–] tcrum (31863) 4 years ago

Yeah and Eliza Dushku hasn't had much going on since. Sad.

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Though she did a decent job in the show, she was probably the 2nd worst actor in it.
People didn't tune in because it was marketed as a wanker show. There was only one time that I remember the dolls being used strictly for sex. Too expensive for just getting off.

The one where the rich lady paid to archive herself so she could attend her own funeral and assuage her suspicions of conspiracy to murder her was a great episode. So much room for good stories.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39850) 4 years ago

Dr Who
Heroes
Battlestar
Watchmen
Umbrella Academy
Westworld

[–] aliensalmon (5855) 4 years ago

Thank you all for the recommendations! I appreciate it! Looks like there's a lot of variety!

[–] TimMC (9143) 4 years ago

Farscape, Firefly, LEXX.

The ODDEST of the three is LEXX. Pick that one if you want odd/sexy. It's weird, in a great way.

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 4 years ago

had a text off a friend last night saying new sci fi show "Intergalactic" is good .
I never heard of it.
Anyone seen it?

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 4 years ago

I've just been to the moviechat page for it and discovered its an all female thing.

I dont need to tell you what the two Thread titles are obviously , because women are not allowed to do things on their own and the diligent anti-women contingent of moviechat are here to make their voices heard and tell them wimmen where to get off!

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 4 years ago

Is it good?

[–] CKid (3842) 4 years ago

Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth (yeah, I'm talking the 1960's) and I was in Junior High School, some of my favorite TV shows were ...
Star Trek
Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea
The Time Tunnel

[–] Kazak (2199) 4 years ago

Track down "Raised By Wolves" if you haven't seen it. I'm not saying it's the best thing there ever was, but it's not bad at all, and definitely not something just simply treading the beaten path.

[–] howgamer (3988) 4 years ago

Sliders, but only the first two seasons.
Always loved the X-Files, especially the early stuff. Didn't care for the reboot.
Dark Matter is good, but haven't finished it.
Black Mirror, great until the last season.