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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)
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.
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.
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.
They Cloned Tyrone is a surprise for me. Great modern scifi/blaxploitation film, though I have about 30 minutes left to finish.
Finally finding the time to finishAndor and what the fuck?! How is it so good???
Andor is SOOOOO GOOD. Andy Serkis straight up made me cry. (I have the last couple of episodes still to go so no spoilers pls lol)
But the characters, the writing, the acting, the storylines and the theeeeeemmes omg. It's like a dramatic embodiment of Seeing Like a State.
One Way Out. ONE WAY OUT.
I'm sorry, you're only allowed to say "what the fight? How is it so good???"
But otherwise, yeah - it's a show that really benefits from tight plotting, dedicated performances, an excellent score and some Tony Gilroy & Friends bangers for speeches. I kind of have to stop myself re-watching it (for the millionth time)
Currently watching Farscape. Such a bonkers show. About to finish second season.
YES! it's so rare I find anyone else who's seen farscape. only tv show I wish I could see again for the 1st time.
I think I've watched it completely at least four separate times; I love it so much. It's just such good fun.
Harvey was the best.
Just finished it recently. Chrichton being completely unhinged the whole show was a blast.
I’m watching Foundation (just started, so I’m on s01e01!), Silo, and I’m planning to rewatch Babylon 5.
Foundation is great. I’m enjoying the hell out of it. Silo was really good too
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
Rewatching The Expanse. First 3 seasons are so intense and so good
I’m enjoying strange new worlds. Best trek since voyager. Though s3 Picard was fun as hell.
Currently re-watching The Orville for the 100 somethingth time! Love the show so much!
I'm watching Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I don't know how I missed this back in 2008. It's real good.
Fringe, and rewatching agents of shield
Just finished Titans. Almost finished with Babylon 5 rewatch #14. Gets better every rewatch.
Looking forward to the last episodes of Silo.
Recently started a TNG rewatch and was surprised how many good episodes were actually in seasons 1 and 2.
Edit: Why did autocorrect turn seasons into dragons?
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.
I'm reading Dune :)
Started watching Farscape. I've only seen season 1 when it aired in Finland the first time. It's stuck with me ever since and while it certainly has a lot of problems, it holds up quite well as a camp scifi action show.
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.
Rewatching Westworld, the first season was truly a masterpiece.
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 watching the X-Files. Back in the day I'd only ever sometimes catch episodes here and there on TV, so this is actually the first time I've sat down to watch the whole thing. Only partway through season one at the moment, but really digging it.
I'm rewatching Lexx. The greatest and best show ever made!
Watched silo, then read silo. Excited to see how the show adapts the next book.
A friend wanted to show my SO and I Twelve Monkeys (the TV series) badly enough to buy the whole thing as a box set, so the three of us have been working our way through it, we're in season 2 now - it's been a lot of fun
Just finished Orphan Black again. Still a fav.
Orphan Black is one of my favs. Tatiana Maslany puts on an absolute clinic in disappearing into a character. So many times, there will be multiple of her on the screen and you just don't even think about it's the same actress.
Still waiting for the new season of "For all mankind", started right after when the Expanse ended, right now I'm starved for a good scifi
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.
I've been working my through TNG. Watching every episode in order for the first time. I've always loved the show, but I only used to catch random episodes when they'd come on TV as a kid. Been slowly working my way through all of Trek for about two years. I started with ToS and it's movies, then watched The Animated Series.
Strange New Worlds, I've been watching as new episodes release, but when I heard the praise for the Lower Decks crossover, I decided to start and finish Lower Decks before I catch up on SNW. I'm about halfway through the second season of Lower Decks right now.
Discovery almost killed my interest in New Trek, but man the Orville and SNW really revived my love of Star Trek.
Once I finish Lower Decks, I'll get back up to date with SNW and keep working through TNG. Once I finish TNG, I think I'm gonna start Picard.
Oh, and I've also been keeping up with Futurama and recently watched Hello Tomorrow! And The Big Door Prize on Apple TV. They were both okay.
currently trying to finish up season 2 of the mandalorian so i can finally start season 3! problem is i've got too many shows i'm trying to work through lol.