What are your top 5 Sci-if shows?

was the end not far past that? >!There were never any real humans in the show. Only simulations of simulations.!<

It really was. Wynona Earp is kinda similar vibe wise, just a step below.

From what I understand they were actually hoping to go for several seasons longer but it became clear that by S4 they didn’t have the ratings to support it. They were actually pretty fortunate the network gave them a truncated finale season to wrap everything up.

I loved the last season! S4 would have been a good ending for sure, but S5 was like they were given the freedom to expand on whichever topic/lore they wanted to - an opportunity to explore character depths and concepts even further. Personally it felt like it was written for the fans and it was super fun!

From what I understand Fringe was very unlikely to get a 5th season, but mercifully they did, so they wrapped up the plot the way it was always (kinda) intended worh a reduced run of 13 episodes.

come on. fringe started so good and then wasted it all on the alternative universe arch. meh

The biggest upside of the last season was it gave that great scene with Walter playing "The Man Who Sold the World". Considering there were other references to Bowie in the series it was great to see that song which so encapsulated Walter.

Everyone thinks TLOU S01E03 was the first showcase of Nick Offerman's range, but then you show them DEVS and they realize his true brilliance.

The authors of the Expanse novels also had this to say about Science Fiction: > One of the joys of the project has always been how we were able to play around with genre. Science fiction is great that way. There's not a particular story at the root of it the way there is with other genres. > A romance, either the people are going to hate each other at the beginning and fall in love by the end or love each other at the beginning and die, depending on whether it's in the shadow of Pride & Prejudice or Romeo & Juliet. > A mystery, generally someone's going to be killed and someone's going to find out why. > Science fiction can be anything from a rigorous speculative adventure like Andy Weir's The Martian, to semi-hallucinatory philosophical allegory by Philip K. D***, to a locked-room mystery on a spaceship. > There's room for all of it.

Still so ridiculously [prescient](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H3lQM_RrO4) 20+ years later

A similar quote about fantasy: >And, sure, fantasy stories are about those things, about princes and magical swords and all that stuff, and those things are certainly childish in a certain way. But that's where their power comes from. From places that are really so fragile that they have to be hidden away from life's hard edges. And that's what growing up is, really, a relentless shedding of childhood things that are too impractical to carry forward into adulthood. Too fragile to expose to the light. Too achingly embarrassing to really say out loud. Fantasy's role is to create a world where the howling absences and random tragedies of life have hidden meanings. It's to fulfill that childish desire, hopefully still alive in all of us, all of you. To be special. >In real life, words fail us, all the time. Every day. There's things you want to say to people that you just never say. For your whole life. In fantasy, life-long bonds are forged wordlessly with dragons and owls and wolves. And these tales are a way to meet profound grief wrapped in the armor of imagination. – Jason Concepcion

I rewatch it often but they just took it off of Prime, so now I’m seeking other ways.

Warehouse 13 Eureka Firefly SG Atlantis Doctor Who

It gets a lot better. Once you finish season 7 you can start alternating episodes with SGA for the comprehensive experience

I was just thinking the same.

I think the rights issue has been holding it back for newer fans, and also the CGI oh my. The Spaceship scenes do not hold up lol.. But if you want a show to show you the philosophical difference between what do you desire and who are you? Then Watch Babylon 5. I'm gonna insert my favorite Kosh quote. "The Avalanche has already started. It is too late for the Pebble to vote."

Just edging Scorpius with wormhole tech.

Completely agree... Itll always be my #1.

Fun fact you may or may not know but the term "shippers" originated from this show. The OG fans who wanted Mulder and Scully to be a couple were called relationshippers which got shortened to shippers lol

Re pluribus, if you find the protagonist annoying in the first couple of episodes, they become absolutely excruciating later.

Pluribus is in Apple+ and very much worth your time. One of the best shows in the last few years.

But also, more importantly, Futurama does hard sci-fi better than a lot of other shows. They just make fun of it

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Season 1 Westworld is among the best television I have ever seen. It's a real shame they never went on to make more seasons.

It’s also a spy thriller, I’d say.

Sure, but I'm really just lumping it in with Star Wars as a whole for this post. Andor is my favorite TV show of all time, without question.

I totally get where you’re coming from. It’s not traditional storytelling. Super slow. A lot of character development. But as the show progresses they don’t take the audience for granted. Everyone’s motivations are usually their own and you get some unexpected outcomes because of it. I was a big fan of Man in The High Castle and felt it was very similar with the alternate history. But if you’re looking for something else to throw on here’s another 5 lol. 1. Pantheon (UNDERRATED) one of my favs. 2. Dark Matter (Apple) 3. Dark (Netflix) 4. Strange New Worlds (I say this as someone who’s not a Trekkie lol) - my friends are all Star Trek nerds. 5. The Man Who Fell To Earth (the new one)(the Bowie one is good as well but the show is really fun). Also: 1. 3 Body Problem 2. Resident Alien 3. Psycho Pass (first couple seasons go hard) (anime) 4. Chernobyl (f****** amazing) 5. Scavengers Reign (anime)

There are definitely some storylines I find way more interesting than others in this show.

Foundation is an excellent adaptation imo

The empire and demerzel plot is what keeps me attached to the show, and in spite of the blandness (not bad, not super) of the other plots, I’m still hooked and consider it in my top 5. That’s how much I like the empire plot. Man I’m so excited for the next season.

I guess techno-psychological thriller is the best way to describe it. Still one of the top 5 tv shows ever, mad underrated as well

There are few shows that are as well written in any genre.

I was hooked immediately and it gets better and better until the very end. Definitely a must watch for any sci-fi fan

It’s sooo good. Shame it flies under the radar but I’m just thankful I took someone’s recommendation on here to watch it. My favorite show of all time

The 100 is the most underrated sci-fi show IMO. It continually re-invents itself every season and always stays interesting and the characters are great.

I love The 100!

DARK is f****** amazing!

The sci-fi elements of PoI are pretty tertiary until much later, and even then it's still more of a spy show

POI starts as a light sci-fi but the sci-fi elements are turned up as it goes. Its final 2 seasons are peak sci-fi tv. I do think it takes a while to reach that level though, but it’s worth it.

Fox really gave them the Firefly special.

I seem to often be alone in having absolutely hated the second half of season 1, too, they completely butchered the book

It really was. And you could make the best jokes about it too. It was awesome and batshit at the same time.

And then they canceled scavenger’s reign after they indicated season 2 would have the weird religion vibes that scratched my raised by wolves itch

Lol! I literally had the same convo yesterday. Even when it's trash, I am just happy we get Star Trek.

The best part about Trek's trash episodes is, even the trash ones almost always build to the universe in a meaningful way. You can't say that for other TV shows.