What are you Watching (September 2023)

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)

totallymojo 27 points 3 years ago

Finished the first season of Silo.
Pretty good!
Rebecca Ferguson is really good.

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monkeytennis 5 points 3 years ago

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.

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chrisgpz 3 points 3 years ago

I agree. I enjoyed most of the season, but Common (Sims) consistently ruined any immersion for me.

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Dragonmind 15 points 3 years ago

They Cloned Tyrone is DAMN GOOD once you get past the language and settle in.

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June 7 points 3 years ago

What do you mean by get past the language?

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TimewornTraveler 2 points 3 years ago

Get past what language? Not used to hearing AAVE?

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JoMiran 15 points 3 years ago

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.

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vaxcruor 13 points 3 years ago

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?

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c0mbatbag3l 1 point 3 years ago

It's free on YouTube but idk if the quality is better.

The show is over 20 years old, now.

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PlasmaDistortion 13 points 3 years ago

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.

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BillyZane 9 points 3 years ago

I love both of those shows. I actually like Stargate Atlantis better that SG-1.

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c0mbatbag3l 2 points 3 years ago

I hear that one a lot honestly, wonder if I should skip SG-1 and go straight for it.

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winety 2 points 3 years ago

Don't! SG-1 has an incredible charm.(Especially the earlier seasons where they use less CGi.)

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c0mbatbag3l 1 point 3 years ago

After I finish up DS-9 I'll have to give it a shot.

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exscape 10 points 3 years ago

Foundation, and Futurama, now that Strange New Worlds is an hiatus for a loong time.

I plan to start watching Silo in about an hour though!

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Izzy 5 points 3 years ago

Silo was great fun. I really want to get to the book now and see the rest of the story, but there are just so many other things to read.

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khannie 6 points 3 years ago

I read the book when it first came out and the series is, IMO anyway, a superb implementation.

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Tsrich92 2 points 3 years ago

Series is better than the book

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Hallainzil 1 point 3 years ago

First two episodes are absolutely superb. Brilliant hook.

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GCanuck 9 points 3 years ago

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.

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heavyboots 10 points 3 years ago

Foundation has been interesting so far and very pretty. For All Mankind is amazing.

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BillyZane 6 points 3 years ago

It’s the best show on this list. Watch it for sure!

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FordBeeblebrox 5 points 3 years ago

Very good. Alternate history that makes the moon missions bigger and better like we should have done all along

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PRUSSIA_x86 7 points 3 years ago

Oh man, I remember buying the DVD set of Terminator: SCC and binging the whole thing! I'm still sad that season three never made it.

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altima_neo 7 points 3 years ago

I still love Summer Glau to this day

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faintwhenfree 1 point 3 years ago

I just got from isle of sky...... I'm not very big, but I'm awful shy..... Lassies shout as I walk by..... Donald wheres your trousers?

Fuck never thought anyone can punch me in the gut with an Andy stewert song.

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exododo 7 points 3 years ago

Altered Carbon. Very competent cyberpunk action thriller with some awesome ideas and outstanding world building. Loving it.

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Astroturfed 10 points 3 years ago

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.

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exododo 2 points 3 years ago

Hm maybe I should just read the book then. Classic Netflix.

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dubble_deee 1 point 3 years ago

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.

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scytale 2 points 3 years ago

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.

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Astroturfed 1 point 3 years ago

Hey, you gotta change the lead actor to make sure it's not as good. Otherwise you might have to keep the show going.

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bestnerd 7 points 3 years ago

I’m fucking sorry, did they reboot Lex and Red Dwarf?

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Izzy 12 points 3 years ago

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.

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bestnerd 6 points 3 years ago

Damn I was excited

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BeigeAgenda 1 point 3 years ago

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.

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cabhan 7 points 3 years ago

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.

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BillyZane 6 points 3 years ago

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.

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Astroturfed 4 points 3 years ago

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.

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Koffiato 7 points 3 years ago

Foundation and For All Mankind, absolutely. Also planning on finishing up Star Trek TOS.

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urhovaldeko 6 points 3 years ago

Just started watching (the fanmade 4k remastered version of) Farscape. Only my second time to watch the series.

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AstronautOnEverest 1 point 3 years ago

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CuriousLibrarian 6 points 3 years ago

I'm watching Foundation. Watched one episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and I might continue watching that until our subscription to Paramount Plus runs out.

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FordBeeblebrox 7 points 3 years ago

SNW, Lower Decks and Prodigy are all fantastic Trek clearly written by people who love Trek

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Doolbs 5 points 3 years ago

Star Trek The Original Series.

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Efwis 5 points 3 years ago

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.

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ThatHermanoGuy 4 points 3 years ago

Getting ready to watch Lower Decks in one week!

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Pinklink 4 points 3 years ago

Peripheral. Very fun sci-fi, beware: second season renewal revoked because of writers strike, unless someone else picks it up in afraid season 2 might not happen :/

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Moghul 4 points 3 years ago

I started watching Babylon 5 this month, and I'm already in the third season. I'm thoroughly hooked.

spoiler

I thought I'd hate the replacement character for Commander Sinclair and I could tell they were trying particularly hard to make me like the Captain but he grew on me, and now I like him the same.

It's hard how much I love the world and flavor of this show. It looks like shit, no doubt, but it has tremendous soul.

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DavidGarcia 4 points 3 years ago

Not sure if anime counts here, but I just watched Cyber City Oedo 808 and it was pretty dope.

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Izzy 4 points 3 years ago

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.

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BillyZane 4 points 3 years ago

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.

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Izzy 3 points 3 years ago

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.

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BillyZane 3 points 3 years ago

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.

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DavidGarcia 2 points 3 years ago

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.

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WhoRoger 4 points 3 years ago

Strange New Worlds and Ahsoka.

Man, reminding me of TTSCC... Now I wanna watch it again, again

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reddig33 1 point 3 years ago

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scytale 4 points 3 years ago

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.

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HallowellNash 4 points 3 years ago

Watching Ahsoka and also season one of SW Rebels which is kind of an interesting juxtaposition.

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s20 3 points 3 years ago

Futurama of course. Also The Venture Brothers to get set for the Movie. Also Batwoman and Asoka, although I'm not sold on either yet.

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Bebo 3 points 3 years ago

Star trek Voyager for a while now. I between I was watching Strange New Worlds. I still have half of Picard S3 left to watch

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c0mbatbag3l 3 points 3 years ago

Star Trek DS9

Anyone know where to get Babylon 5? I've heard a lot of sci Fi I love is inspired by it and wanted to see it.

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IonAddis 3 points 3 years ago

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AstronautOnEverest 2 points 3 years ago

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andrewth09 2 points 3 years ago

I have seen the first episode of Lexx. I could not do another. Someone sell Lexx to me.

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Fredselfish 2 points 3 years ago

Just finished Justified Primevil.

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Mycleanaccount96 2 points 3 years ago

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.

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Gutless2615 2 points 3 years ago

Not one of those listed and not sure if it fits the assignment but I started watching the Mobile Suit Gundam, The Witch from Mercury anime and have been enjoying it. It’s got some fun if tropey sci fi environs

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Pietrasagh 1 point 3 years ago

See - Disney+

frist season good, second seasons bad - stopped watching on s02e03

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LilDestructiveSheep 1 point 3 years ago

The Ark

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YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU 1 point 3 years ago

Just finished Severance! Watched most of it on 1.5x speed and skiped a lot of the 20 second visuals scenes with no dialogue but besides the pacing issues, its one of the most interesting shows I've seen in years. I love how they developed the dynamics between split personalities.

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lingh0e 6 points 3 years ago

Dude, just watch it at normal speed and don't skip anything. There's a lot going on in that show.

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YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU -2 points 3 years ago

Uh, no dude? I don't feel like a word was said or a scene played out that I did not understand. You might find fulfilment in watching a 40 second sequence of someone drinking coffe with a pensive look but I don't have time for that. I slowed down when I had a reason to.

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lingh0e 2 points 3 years ago

You do you bro. It's fine if you never learned how to calm yourself long enough to get the full experience the writers and directors wanted... because there's a lot more than "pensive looks" going on. There are several dozen layers of subtlety happening on screen at any moment, and you're bound to miss some shit. But whatever dude. I'm not here to tell you how to enjoy what is arguably one of the best first seasons of a television show in ages.

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YIj54yALOJxEsY20eU -2 points 3 years ago

You literally showed up here to tell me how to enjoy it, bro. I don't actually need to feel the boredom and desolation that the innies do.

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Astroturfed 2 points 3 years ago

Maybe I can try that. I just can't get into it the couple times I tried to start because it grinddddssss.

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