Firefly was nice. So was the OA. And the one following up after Dark. Good stuff, killed off too soon.
Came here to say I just started Firefly!
Lucky, you get to see it for the first time.
Shiny!
One of today’s lucky 10,000
The one following after dark? 1799? The one with the ships?
Yeah the ship stuff. Was nice! I could imagine what they’re gonna do in the next two seasons!
Agreed!
Oooh, I loved the OA! But I’m just a fan of Brit Marling in general, She’s got some interesting ideas going with everything she does.
That’s the writer or director?
Yes 😉 She (used to?) write, produce and act in her movies.
You can’t take the sky from me.
I’ll be in my bunk.
“Define interesting.” “Oh god oh god, we’re all gonna die?”
Babylon 5 is great for those looking for a series.
Preach.
I think it’s time for another rewatch.I’ve been watching that and Deep Space Nine.
DS9 is the more well known, but I think Babylon 5 was more hard sci-fi
They’re both good
Farscape was also on TV way back then right after so it was amazing
The Penn and Teller episode was amazing. I can’t think of a better use of comedy in science fiction. There may be funnier shows, but this one actually dealt with humor as a part of people’s culture.
DS9 was Babylon Five Lite.
Yes! B5 is awesome!
What seems to start as a cheesy Star Trek monster of the week ripoff turns into amazing character development and years-long plot developments from an era where that’s not what TV was.
I stopped B5 after the resolution of the shadow wars. which apparently only needed a plucky American to explain that that whole thing was pointless and they all just went away.
Seems pointless to continue after that.
Should I continue?
That arc is great. The followup is the earth civil war arc which is pretty great. You won’t enjoy the last season, even though I find a lot of it good.
I read that as “great looking” at first.
Yeah it uhhhh has some rough visuals lol. Works well though, and the uniforms are mostly incredible
😂 that being said, is crazy to think that that was actually cutting edge CGI, pretty sure we still called them Silicon graphics at that time maybe. B5, ReBoot, crash test dummies, those three were pioneers from a tv show production CGI.
I’m curious what those first shows in other countries were like
Crash dummies is basically unwatchable hahaha. I remember watching it so many times.
B5 also notably has inertia physics in space, mostly, which was unique
Was later on, but Space Above and Beyond handled inertia physics well iirc
AFAIK the visuals were designed for a 3:4, SDTV world. The problem is that when they filmed it they framed it for 4:3 but they included some content to the sides so it could be used in a 16:9 format. The problem is that the CGI was all 4:3, so when they released a 16:9 DVD they had to do something about the CGI stuff, and they made a horrible decision. Instead of having vertical black bars, they cropped and zoomed the 4:3 CGI scenes so they had a 16:9 ratio. That meant they took something that was already in SD, then cropped out 25% of the content, and zoomed in so you couldn’t see the whole frame.
Firefly, of course.
On the plus side, what Joss Whedon did to Wash in Serenity made me hate him long before the revelations of what an asshole he is came to light.
Hey, how do reavers clean their harpoons?
They run 'em through the Wash… 😢
Haha I hate you
Top 3 hated deaths for me. Not even sure anything else quite takes the number 1 spot.
Better Off Ted is just so good. Only 2 seasons but tbh I doubt they could have kept the pace past maybe a third season anyway. As much as I want more it’s kinda nice it burned brightly and shortly
My favorite part is when the octochicken comes down from its web.
For me it’s when Veronica gives deposition in as little words and meaning as possible while technically not refusing to answer. It was perfect.
Farscape. I never heard much, if anything about it in Denmark, but it’s amazing. Good sci-fi great humor.
surprisingly dark too, especially in the latter seasons. they just keep making the main characters fail and suffer and betray each other and get tortured and have their friends and family die in front of them after failing to escape the body horror mad scientist that wants to steal your organs and trap you in the matrix…
i actually had to stop watching it towards the end over the continuous concentrated negativity. it’s not a very happy show very often. still good, i just can’t deal with shows that never turn on the lights. like bojack horseman and mr. robot. two other shows that are just too depressing for me to watch. i resonate too hard the consistent downward spiral with no positive moments, then the feeling sticks with me. all three are really good shows that i had to turn off for my own wellbeing.
I saw it a lot many years ago, and I agree that its good, don’t know how much it holds up today though
thematically it holds up fine. productuon wise it’s about what you’d expect from 90s scifi. it even has early cg aliens, with a tv budget. lots of big rubber suits or people with skin paint and wigs.
I left his in another comment before seeing yours but yeah, last time I watched it was quite some time ago and I still really enjoy it. One of the few times the ‘rose colored glasses’ didn’t apply.
I’m currently through Season 1 and starting Season 2. Last time I saw it was in high school and the show holds up amazingly well. I’ve enjoyed it as much if not more.
Let me talk to you about the wire and how it is the perfect series. (Even when it got squirely in season 5)
The deconstruction of the failure of every institution in the city of Baltimore.
How good people can get lost in systems. How they can attempt to fight. How the systems inevitably prevail.
Awesome series but niche? It’s an HBO series that’s on pretty much every list of the best series of all time. I’d hardly call that niche.
Why did Season 5 fall off a bit? Was there a change in writers/producers?
Oh, it’s great. Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror’s creator) called it the best show of all time, with honorable mentions to Deadwood and The Shield (which I didn’t rate much)
See you in 25 years
Damn fine show
I genuinely don’t know what this is but would like to :)
Twin Peaks
Oh god I feel so stupid. Thanks!
IMO, by far, the best show of all time. I expect its influence to last as long as there are shows.
Stargate S-G1 is the shit. If you love sci-fi, that show is god tier.
Where do I watch it?
Your fav private tracker.
Prime video and Pluto both have all 10 seasons right now. HBO max has 1-3, and mgm+ (didn’t know that was a thing) has 1-4. So Pluto might be the best option since it’s free. But the show is truly epic. The characters are amazing, the storylines are heartwarming at times, bonkers at others, but it’s a very well made show. Plus macguyver is the lead.
A great example of what’s wrong with streaming services today
Thanks brother
Pluto in the UK is unwatchable, last time I checked. Feels like a 3 min ad break every 6 minutes or so
But solves his problems with just the one trick (put detonator on brick of plastic explosive)
Yes but that’s actually him nailing the role.
It’s good, but I’d hardly call it “god tier sci-fi”. It is much more an actioney, comedy, adventure show than it is a serious sci-fi show. It’s not the kind of show that really challenges the viewer in any way. The “sci” part of the “sci-fi” is basically fantasy. It has some great characters, lots of fun adventures, a little bit of danger, but you know basically things are going to be wrapped up at the end of the episode.
It’s one of my favourite shows to re-watch, but I put it on when I’m doing other things because I know it’s going to be some fun adventures and fun interactions between great characters without any deep thinking or deep emotions. Meanwhile, there are other shows that I don’t rewatch often because they’re not well suited to being background entertainment.
I didn’t realize that ran for 100 episodes. I dropped it after one, but it must have gotten better.
The whole first season is kinda a low rent monster of the week show. Then there’s a few seasons that cohere around sci-fi trope A that are worth the watch, then the last season or two revolve around sci-fi trope B and I basically kept watching just to finish it.
Yup this was me as well. Last couple seasons kind of go off the rails but overall the show is solid
I just remembered I never watched the final episode of that show…
Came for it and it was not disapointed! Perfect show with a perfect ending.
Cant say the same about my sweet x-files… they have murdered, dismembered and then piss on its guts. Never forget this once amazing show
Better off Ted deserved more seasons
I’d like to upvote you twice.
It’s much better than silly Silicon Valley, or the Office.
Thks reminds me to rewatch Daria.
Daria is great! It’s classic 90s and it’s so good
That’s pretty much all I watch and they’ve all been top notch!
B5
DS9
TNG
Farscape
Magicians
Nirvana in fire
Beyond evil
Trek Disco is getting close to being dry aged enough to finally finish / revisit
No love for BSG? After TNG DS9, I’d say it’s the best SciFi show out there
The original or the remake?
Love DS9
Ah that little known niche series…
Star trek
WKRP
Loved it as a kid and just started watching the whole series this week. Tried to get my wife to watch the Turkey Drop last night and she didn’t look up from her phone once.
With God as my witness….
My only memory of this show is the episode where Johnny gets progressively more intoxicated and his reaction time improves. I’ve modeled my life after that episode.
