We're looking for a sci-fi series to watch. Any suggestions?
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September 12th, 2010
We have taken to buying and downloading various series and are about ready for a new one. Thus far we have enjoyed most of the Star Treks, Babylon 5 (we re-watch that every other summer), Farscape, Sanctuary, Fringe, Doctor Who (Tom Baker, David Tennant and Matt Smith), and Torchwood. On occasion we have watched episodes of Warehouse 13 which was just okay. As well, we have enjoyed the few episodes of Eureka that we’ve watched.
At this point, we’re thinking that Eureka is the winner, but I’d love to hear some of Fluther’s suggestions based on the things we have already liked.
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If you can get Space 1999 on Netflix, that’s a good one. It’s from the 70s.
How about Firefly? That series is great!
Eureka is one of my faves! For space battles and grittier stuff I’ll recommend the recent Battlestar Galactica. Outer Limits (both old and new) also a fave. Oh, yeah, what @keobooks said. Definitely a must.
I like Eureka. And I’ll second Firefly.
I’ve also been enjoying Haven, even though it’s more supernatural than science-fiction-ey.
Gadzooks! @keobooks I loved that series was sad to see it go. If you can find it (though it is only 2 seasons long) Above and Beyond, but the king to get I would say The X-Files.
Serenity, and the Firefly series, definitely.
I also liked Defying Gravity. I have no idea what happened to that show.
Oh! I forgot about Firefly. We watched that and loved it as well. And my husband was more into Battlestar Gallactica than I was. I got tired of the sex. Don’t get me wrong, I love sex, I just got tired of it being as much a part of the show as it was.
Can I just say that I love Fluther? I barely posted that question and got great answers!
You must watch Firefly, end of story. And DeepSpace 9.
I’m with @mrentropy and enjoyed Defying Gravity. It was good while it lasted.
@Simone_De_Beauvoir : I love you deeply. DS9 is my fave of the Treks and well, Firefly. ‘Nuff said.
I HEARTILY recommend LIFE ON MARS, both the British and American versions, and JEKYLL. The former will keep you guessing for quite a few episodes, and the latter, though not strictly sci-fi, is a wonderfully acted and riveting modern take on Dr. J & Mr. H. I also liked both versions of V, and as someone above commented, SPACE 1999, though probably dated-looking today, was a great series.
Battlestar Galactica (the newish series). Perfect SciFi.
Red Dwarf is a very good one in my opinion. while it is mostly considered a comedy, and the budget is very low, some of its sci-fi concepts are very original, and some of its themes are very unorthodox.
The show is set in deep space on the mining ship red dwarf, its crew are all dead after a disaster, except for dave lister, a hologram of a dead crew member called arnold rimmer, and a character called cat, who is part of a species that evolved from dave’s cat. the show is about them trying to get home on a journey that will take them millions of years.
It features sci-fi concepts such as: traveling at the speed of light, holographic life, time travel, alternate realities, and much more. but perhaps most worthy of mentioning is that in the entire series they never meet a single extraterrestrial life form, the show embraces the dark and cold emptiness of deep space, and while the characters do meet other people and forms of life along the way, they all originate from earth, leaving open the question are we alone. well worth a look.
@poisonedantidote I LOVED red dwarf! My husband didn’t like it, but he’s not a British comedy fan.
But that reminds me. Find the BBC production of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That was a great series. It had the same actors from the radio program and was produced with Douglas Adams. It stays right with the first three books and leaves little out.
Let us not forget THE PRISONER, the original version with Patrick McGoohan. Not strictly sci-fi, but certainly loaded with sci-fi-ish touches.
@keobooks I believe there is also an American version too. lets see… oh, it looks like there was not, it was only a pilot
@poisonedantidote I’ve heard about the American Red Dwarf pilot and I hear it was terrible. They had a female Cat—and that kind of destroys the dynamic of the show IMO.
Neverwhere!
It’s a short series adaptation of a Neil Gaiman book. More fantasy-ish, but still very good.
I loved Hitchhiker and Red Dwarf, too.
The Tripods series might be worth checking out. It is a post-apoplectic show about life on Earth after the takeover of aliens. Unfortunately, the British series was discontinued. No matter…the full story can be read in the original trilogy, and there are rumors of Disney coming out with a new version in 2012. If you want to take a peek,
@Pied_Pfeffer I have wanted to see the Tripods for years and can’t get a hold of it! Augh!
@aprilsimnel Neverwhere is a good one too. I read up on it and he actually wrote the screenplay before the book!
This reminds me of another BBC miniseries. If you have Netflix, I believe it’s available for download. It’s Day of the Triffids. good rendition of Winham’s book. Just make sure you have the 1980’s one and not the 1950’s —- that one is just a generic “aliens invading and be afraid!”
About 20 years ago, there was an obscure and short-lived series titled War of the Worlds, that might interest you.
You might also want to try the Stargate series. SG-1 was the best, IMO.
@johnpowell And it was just getting really interesting.
I feel ashamed I didn’t mention Red Dwarf, especially since I’ve been re-watching the episodes on Netflix.
@Austinlad I need to see if I can watch Life On Mars. Always heard about it, never seen it.
Darn! I can’t believe I forgot to mention that we’ve also watched and enjoyed the Stargate series. And yes, @JilltheTooth, SG-1 was the best of the lot. As well, we have started to watch the original The Prisoner series. We’ve only seen the first two episodes because I’m getting them from the library.
@keobooks, the original movie version of DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS was pretty darned good, too. Also made in England, with, of all actors, Howard Keel. Very scary premise.
@Austinlad I loved the books as a kid. If they are true to the books, I’ll like them very very much.
@Austinlad ; Howard Keel? Really? Oh, I have to see that!
Husband opted for a slightly different route and we ended up with Dollhouse. I can’t say I was impressed at all. Seems like it was a show for Eliza Dushku to show off her push-up bra collection. However, we have moved on to Haven and I’m enjoying it thus far.
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