Hello /c/sciencefiction lemmies. I’ve put together an image of some of the most discussed shows from July 2023.
Are there any science fiction TV series you are currently in the middle of watching or plan on watching in August?
Here is last months post. What are you Watching? (July 2023)
Man, I wish to see more of The Expanse
I just started The Expanse and also just learned it got cancelled. I’m hoping by the time i finish it it’ll be picked back up.
It was canceled by Syfy, but then picked back up by Amazon. I haven’t finished it myself yet but I’m pretty sure they ended the show. That’s different from getting cancelled.
The problem is that the show ends before the end in the books. There’s still material for other 3 seasons I think.
There is, but the challenge is 30 years passes where they left off at the end of Babylon’s Ashes and before Persepolis Rising starts. They really rushed Babylon’s Ashes too since they knew they were getting cancelled.
That being said I REALLY want them to finish out the show. It’s so good.
There’s also the weird thing that Alex is supposed to live and they killed him off. I really hope one day they will take their time to finish the show without rush.
The Actor sexually harassed a LOT of fans.
And so they canned him after it went public.
Honestly I’m not remembering anything in particular Alex did in the later seasons so probably it’s not a massive problem.
I know, it’s aweful. Anyway I still have to read the last book.
It didn’t get cancelled. They planned to finish it there.
Yeah they really rushed through babylon’s ashes. But still we got the amazing fights of rocinante v zameya and rocinante v pella. Both of them are one the best space battles on TV Screen. And my only complaint with both of them is how quickly they ended. But still the chill you get once roci starts spinning and PDCs firing it’s just alone is worth it to watch the whole show.
Oh really? Well that’s great.
Mid-way through the second series of Dark. It is consuming me. It’s so well done, there’s not even time to consider plot holes.
Oh I’m so happy for you! Dark was a fun watch for me.
Right now Strange New Worlds which has been extremely good this season following the merely OK first episode; Foundation which seems to have improved the weakest arc - the actual Foundation arc - from the first season; and Futurama which, on the evidence of the first episode, I can best characterise as being ‘back’.
So would you say S2 of Foundation is worth it? I really liked the first few episodes of S1, but the rest of the season was just okay to me.
dude. S2 foundation is hitting hard. do it.
Too early to say yet. The best part of the show is the Empire arc, IMHO. If you don’t care for that in S1, I doubt that there is anything tp grab you so far in S2. Personally, I think that it has some interesting ideas and some good character beats. The rest is merely OK.
Have you seen the Futurama movies? I didn’t even know they existed until this year and I’m trying to decide whether I should see the movies before starting the new season.
I have seen them, but a while ago, whilst binging through all of the show to S11, which was airing at the time. I’d say, yes - go and watch them, but I don’t recall them as particularly stand-out from the rest of the show.
Electric Dreams
It was recommended to me as “what [Black Mirror] should have been.”
I binged the first five episodes a week after the newest season of Black Mirror was released and the remaining five just this week.
I’m watching Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I don’t know how I missed this back in 2008. It’s real good.
Let the wind blow high… Let the wind blow low. Through the streets in my… Kilt I go. All the lassies… cry hello. Donald wheres your trouser.
And then the girl starts singing along a bit later
Fuck didn’t know anyone can make me cry listening to fucking andy Stewart’s donald where’s your trousers. Motherf****
Anyway lena headey, summer glau. Show is slow but story is everybit worth it. The best expansion on terminator series.
Damn you just gave me flashbacks to high school.
That was a great show, really bummed they cancelled it.
Show was killed way to soon. It was pretty solid!
I really enjoyed this, was surprised it got lots of hate on it’s release. IIRC Fox didn’t do it any favors. It and Firefly are pretty much the only shows I’ve ever cared for on Fox.
It’s tight.
Strange new Worlds. I think it’s the best Star Trek series since the original. I don’t think the casting is particularly great, but Anson Mount makes up for it. Like William Shatner was born to be Captain Kirk, Anson Mount was born to be Captain Pike.
I’m still trying to figure out why kirks brother is being shoehorned in. Most of his season one scenes had him just standing there. He was even knocked out 5 minutes into a mission. I love the “holodeck” they use for set extensions, definitely better than any green/blue screen from previous series. At least brother-Kirk is getting more to do in season 2.
My only issue with this season is that the worlds they are going to are neither strange nor new. It’s always a previously-discovered or previously-visited planet or even one that’s already a Federation world. Still love the show, but it’s not a good name for this season.
How do you feel about std? 😜
I honestly don’t hate it. It’s probably my least-favorite Star Trek, but I can find grains of goodness in it. For example, I really love Saru. Doug Jones’ performance in that make-up is amazing. He does so many little things with his movements to make them non-human.
The casting is good enough, the writing is great, and second season the directing and editing are also great.
Definitely the best Trek since Next Generation. Infinitely better than the reboot movies, Discovery, and Picard.
It’s genuinely funny, it’s usually smart, it’s optimistic, and most importantly it’s episodic, so when bad writing creeps in, it remains isolated to just a few bad episodes (like every other good star trek series).
So far my only critique is that occasionally they go too hard on mindless action/violence, which is just boring.
I wish the show had gotten a better main musical theme. Other than the cool retro sci-fi sound at the end, it’s really lame.
Ummm I agree with most of it, but I felt discovery managed the time jump well.
Definitely the best Trek since Next Generation.
I see you never watched Deep Space Nine.
DS9 was great. I just didn’t care for how dark it was, thematically.
I thought it a refreshing take on themes barely touched on in TNG.
I could watch Jess Bush as Nurse Chappel all day.
I really enjot fan made Star Trek New Voyages: https://youtube.com/@startrekphase2DE
Foundation and a re-watch of Rebels (so good!)
I really like foundation as it’s own thing, separate to the source material. top notch show
+1 foundation is good
I’ve been watching Star Wars Rebels slowly over the last few months. I’m currently part way through season 4 and it’s some of the best Star Wars I’ve watched. Such a great series that I think some people won’t watch because they think it’s a “kid’s show”. I’ll have it done before Ahsoka starts next month and I’m glad I finally watched it.
And Chopper is by far my favourite character.
I read somewhere that Chop has the highest kill count in the entire franchise 🤖☠️
Two episodes from finishing Silo. It’s a solid 7/10 for me, so far.
The season is so good, but I think the show will struggle like so many more with expanding horizons, I don’t want to spoil it for you, but it’s basically same problem with walking dead, no matter how many seasons there is always a bigger commonuity than the ones protagonists are in. Something along those lines, we’ll see what happens in s2
Strange New Worlds is marvellously strong this season. I’ll also watch anything Star Trek in first run but it’s appointment television this season.
I watched Silo and liked it. Read Wool, the first book, after the season finale and found the characters thin, 2D.
I picked up the remastered DVD set of the 1970s show the Star Lost because Silo reminded me of its premise somewhat. I’m working through them.
I’ve been binging Lower Decks and looking forward to the new season, it’s really a solid show and is definitely more than it seems.
The Strange New Worlds crossover episode was fantastic.
So worthy!
Currently in the middle of season 3 of that 90s sci-fi show Sliders. The theme definitely, to me, goes from amazing in seasons 1 & 2 to what feels like more of a campy and more generic theme, but so far I am still enjoying the show.
Season 1 was definitely the highlight of the show. But the later seasons were still pretty entertaining.
I’m enjoying strange new worlds. Best trek since voyager. Though s3 Picard was fun as hell.
My first watch of DS9!
It’s my favorite ST show, enjoy it!
I’ve been watching Trek for like 2 decades but always overlooked DS9. I’m super glad i started watching it. It’s a great change of pace.
What is DS9 ?
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Thanks 👍
Good Omens, just finished like candy, Lexx, struggling, worth it ? compare to Andromeda S1…
I watched through Lexx (and then re-watched it) in the last couple of years. It’s great for something silly that you can switch off to. As long as you don’t take it seriously, all the innuendos and low budget scenery become fun and comfy.
Thanks, I’ll take that onboard.
Dunno if Lexx is really worth it tbh. The original movies were worth watching just because it was so weird and different.
But if you were on the fence after those, well it doesn’t really change. Just season after season of the same sort of plots…if you like that, it’s great. If you don’t, it’s gonna get old really fast.
I rewatched all of Andromeda recently, and after a season and a half is was mostly awful, but it was occasionally entertaining.
I rewatched the first Lexx movie, remembered why I never finished the show the first time around, and moved on to something else.
Yeah, I watched Andromeda, hence the comparison to S1 (which was OK and of the era). Maybe I use it to put me to sleep, like first wave…
The last season of Andromeda is god-awful. Just terrible television all around.
