Hello again fellow /c/sciencefiction peoples. What have you been watching lately and what do you plan to watch?
Here is last months post. What are you Watching? (August 2023)
I watched a few slightly older shows recently: Killjoys, which I really couldn’t get into, and now Dark Matter. I’m finding it a bit cliched, but I like it so far.
I liked both of those shows and watched them when they were running. Think they aired back to back or around the same time. Maybe I’ll try a rewatch.
They did, at least the first seasons were on back to back. Both had amazing first seasons and fell off rarher badly. Great concepts that seemed like they were under funded and could of been something special if handled properly.
I remember being pumped thinking it was the revival of the sci-fi channel. Then it just all went to shit.
The last time I tried to watch Farscape a few years ago on Netflix, the video quality was terrible. Is there a streaming service that’s better? Or should I just hunt down some blurays?
It’s free on YouTube but idk if the quality is better.
The show is over 20 years old, now.
I finished Farscape (for the first time) a couple weeks ago. Now I am binging Stargate Atlantis. It always amazes me that this show didn’t become more popular.
I love both of those shows. I actually like Stargate Atlantis better that SG-1.
I hear that one a lot honestly, wonder if I should skip SG-1 and go straight for it.
Don’t! SG-1 has an incredible charm.(Especially the earlier seasons where they use less CGi.)
After I finish up DS-9 I’ll have to give it a shot.
I’m fucking sorry, did they reboot Lex and Red Dwarf?
No, if you are referring to the image on the post this is curated from some of the most upvoted comments of last months post. It doesn’t imply much beyond these are some shows people have been watching. Many of which may be very old or very new. There seems to always be a good mix.
Damn I was excited
Red Dwarf reboot does not make sense as it seems they are not done making episodes.
In some way I hope someone creates a new Sci-Fi comedy that can be as long running as Red Dwarf, or make sure a Red Dwarf reboot starts in a parallel universe or something.
They Cloned Tyrone is DAMN GOOD once you get past the language and settle in.
Get past what language? Not used to hearing AAVE?
What do you mean by get past the language?
Right now I’m binging DS9 on paramount+ as well as watching Farscape and Babylon 5 on the Roku channel, although I’m not watching Farscape and Babylon 5 as intently as DS9.
Not sure if anime counts here, but I just watched Cyber City Oedo 808 and it was pretty dope.
It absolutely counts. Some of my favorite science fiction shows are anime. I’m not sure why it doesn’t come up more often in this community. I tried bringing it up a few times early on. Also our communities icon is from Cowboy Bebop.
Cowboy Bebop is my all time favorite anime. Wish it had more episodes, but a big part of the reason why I like it so much is that it didn’t drag on for too many seasons once the writers ran out of ideas.
I agree it is the perfect length and doesn’t needlessly drag on. I don’t think it could ever continue at this point and I’m not sure it even needs to. I wouldn’t mind seeing something entirely new either in the same universe or with the same vibes.
The live action version was pretty bad. They definitely should have done this and created a new story instead of trying to remake a masterpiece.
It has some of the best animation I’ve ever seen, and it has the perfect mix of being over the top ridiculous but also taking itself seriously. Also the swearing and banter in the dub is hilarious.
I’m watching all the similar ones I haven’t seen yet next, like Genocyber, Angel Cop, Battle Angel, Angel Cop, Parasite Dolls, etc.
Strange New Worlds and Ahsoka.
Man, reminding me of TTSCC… Now I wanna watch it again, again
Wish they’d reboot that Terminator show. Considering it involves time travel, it wouldn’t be difficult to start a new season.
First season of Westworld is a masterpiece. The rest of the series is pretty good (S3&4 are simultaneously fairly self contained and open ended) but it suffered from the high expectations set by the first season.
Just finished Justified Primevil.
Altered Carbon. Very competent cyberpunk action thriller with some awesome ideas and outstanding world building. Loving it.
Loved it too. My only gripe is a character change that IMO isn’t necessary. The book is pretty straightforward and could’ve been directly adapted to TV without that major change.
Hey, you gotta change the lead actor to make sure it’s not as good. Otherwise you might have to keep the show going.
The second season is a real let down. It’s passable, and expands the universe reasonably well. Just don’t expect it to live up to the first at all.
Hm maybe I should just read the book then. Classic Netflix.
I hope others chime in since I might be talking out of my ass, but I heard that the other books don’t meet the bar set by the first to a similar degree of the show. I enjoyed season 2, but season 1 was damn good.
Finished the first season of Silo.
Pretty good!
Rebecca Ferguson is really good.I’m about half way in, and the acting has been patchy - the guys playing Trumbull and Sims are bad, but when contrasted with Tim Robbins and Rebecca Ferguson, they come off a lot worse.
I agree. I enjoyed most of the season, but Common (Sims) consistently ruined any immersion for me.
I’ve never heard of For All Mankind. Good?
And I’ll be giving Foundations a try. Never read the books but I keep hearing good things about the show.
Very good. Alternate history that makes the moon missions bigger and better like we should have done all along
It’s the best show on this list. Watch it for sure!
Foundation has been interesting so far and very pretty. For All Mankind is amazing.
Man I was so amazed when i finished 1899. Then i read they canceled it like a week later. So upsetting. I guess I’ll rewatch dark for the third time.
Just finished Silo last month. Pretty good. Not perfect, but it wasn’t bad. Rebecca Ferguson was great, but her accent was all over the place. Also, Common is the weakest link on the cast. He’s fine as a one dimensional action character like in John Wick, but his character in Silo unfortunately extends beyond his range.
