What are you Watching? (July 2023)

3 years ago by Izzy to c/sciencefiction

Are there any science fiction TV series you are currently in the middle of watching? I'm sure there are plenty of people watching Silo. What else are you guys watching?

Personally I've been on a bit of a Star Trek Next Generation binge. I've also recently completed the Chinese version of Three Body Problem as well as the animated Three Body Problem which is actually just The Dark Forest.

The animated Three Body Problem was kind of a let down as they strayed from the source material in a weird way and made some aspects of it a comedy as well as a love story. Hopefully if it is renewed for a season 2 they get back on course and get to some of the good stuff. There are some scenes I would love to see animated. The trailer for it was so cool too. It seemed like they knew what they were doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfHXmLXmwz0

dizzy 15 points 3 years ago

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Kevin-McCartney595 5 points 3 years ago

Really looking forward to the finale of Silo tomorrow. It's currently my favorite show on tv.

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dizzy 5 points 3 years ago

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Izzy 2 points 3 years ago

It seems like it will only cover half of the first book Wool. I'm hoping for some kind of satisfying revelation, but there has to still be something left if there is a season 2.

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GreenPlasticSushiGrass 2 points 3 years ago

Silo seemed kind of uneven and slow to me, but according to posters who read the books, the first book is a lot of exposition and character building, so I guess it follows the books. I just hope it pays off!

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JickleMithers 4 points 3 years ago

Just finished the season finale of Silo. Can't wait for the second season

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Spyral 13 points 3 years ago

Been watching Silo, loved the books and really like the show. The author had a lot of input into his season. He wrote the first but as a short story and he was glad to be able to revisit the early parts and flesh it out more. Good to hear there’s a second season. I’m eagerly awaiting Foundation season 2 which starts next month! I’ve been watching Black Mirror in small doses. I do want to check out the New Trek sometime soon, too.

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Aux 3 points 3 years ago

Foundation was the biggest let down. It has no connection to books, except for its name.

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amoulsolo 1 point 3 years ago

I felt that despite the distance from the source material it was still worth a watch. Maybe I'm just starved for any sci-fi shows, but I too am looking forward to season two.

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Aux 2 points 3 years ago

I won't be watching.

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Spyral 1 point 3 years ago

That’s too bad. I never read the books so I haven’t had to compare the two.

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Izzy 3 points 3 years ago

I recently watched the first 3 episodes of the new season of Black Mirror. That 2nd episode though.. it seemed like it had nothing to do with Black Mirror and was basically just a horror film.

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Vupperware 2 points 3 years ago

Black Mirror lost me when I saw Miley Cyrus in a fighting game.

The robo dog episode, shut up and dance, that’s some good shit.

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zloubida 10 points 3 years ago

Like a lot of people I presume I'm watching the season 2 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds. And it's good.

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Confuzzeled 1 point 3 years ago

Is it any good? I watched season 1 of discovery and the first season of picard and those combined put me off so haven't bothered with any star trek stuff for a while.

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zloubida 8 points 3 years ago

Well I'm not a fan of Discovery either, but I liked Picard so we may not have the same tastes, however I'd say that Strange New Worlds is the best Trek we had since the end of DS9. I love it.

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QHC 6 points 3 years ago

I can't stand Discover or Picard but greatly enjoy Strange New Worlds. Besides still being a prequel, it's everything I wished modern Trek would be!

I'm also obligated to recommended Lower Decks.

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Someology 3 points 3 years ago

It is the best "New Trek" by far. Vastly better than Discovery. You should definitely give it a chance. It isn't perfect, but it is a positive relief to watch after some of the other recent stuff.

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GreenPlasticSushiGrass 2 points 3 years ago

SNW was great out of the gate. DSC never found its footing with a "Riker beard" season like TNG did. Picard was a disappointment to me. There is a lot of internet love for Picard S3, but I found the writing to be lazy and inconsistent with respect to both canon and years of character development JMHO, though. I won't yuck your yum if you enjoy it! :-)

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vapourspace 1 point 3 years ago

Yup. Discovery was nonsense really, and while the only season of Picard that was good was the last one, SNW is awesome from the very start. It's almost like old star trek going down to planets in shuttles and stuff. Really enjoyable.

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Confuzzeled 1 point 3 years ago

I'll need to check it out. They seem to want to turn star trek into an action focused thing now, I like some action but I also like sci fi that makes you think about life.

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candlehand 2 points 3 years ago

This is what makes me like sci fi. It seems that as CGI effects became more accessible, people started leaning into them instead of focusing on the actual science fiction ideas. Very few modern shows attempt to tackle social or philosophical issues in a nuanced way. Part of that is certainly a turn towards large overarching stories and the abandonment of an episodic format.

As you can probably guess from the above, I bounced off the newer Trek pretty hard.

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vapourspace 2 points 3 years ago

The Expanse is amongst the best Sci fi I've seen. If you haven't seen that I'd recommend it 100%.

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Whirlgirl9 10 points 3 years ago

i've really enjoyed the Orville. It tries to find itself the first season but really evolves into a truly wonderful show.

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BillyZane 5 points 3 years ago

The Orville is great

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Smooth_Riker 4 points 3 years ago

If you told me that a Seth MacFarlane Trek-like series would give me genuine moments of excitement, tears, and theorizing, I wouldn't have believed you. But here we are!

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Whirlgirl9 1 point 3 years ago

Seriously. I was shocked as well. I didn't know how I was going to feel about it after the 1st season but I'm really glad I kept watching.

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DmMacniel 8 points 3 years ago

I finally got through and began the Expanse proper :)

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derioderi0 7 points 3 years ago

I've been slowly working my way through Stargate, midway through season 3 right now. It's almost refreshing how shamelessly they reuse old Star Trek plots and tropes, but it kind of works because the show doesn't seem to take itself as seriously as Star Trek does either.

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DynamoSunshirtSandals 2 points 3 years ago

More serious than SG-1 or Atlantis, but Universe will always hold a dear place in my heart as an actual space exploration show. Supposedly there's a streaming series in early negotiation right now.

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Confuzzeled 1 point 3 years ago

I agree I loved universe too, was such a shame it didn't do well.

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DynamoSunshirtSandals 0 points 3 years ago

More serious than SG-1 or Atlantis, but Universe will always hold a dear place in my heart as an actual space exploration show. Supposedly there's a streaming series in early negotiation right now.

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DynamoSunshirtSandals 0 points 3 years ago

More serious than SG-1 or Atlantis, but Universe will always hold a dear place in my heart as an actual space exploration show. Supposedly there's a streaming series in early negotiation right now.

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DynamoSunshirtSandals 0 points 3 years ago

More serious than SG-1 or Atlantis, but Universe will always hold a dear place in my heart as an actual space exploration show. Supposedly there's a streaming series in early negotiation right now.

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DynamoSunshirtSandals 0 points 3 years ago

More serious than SG-1 or Atlantis, but Universe will always hold a dear place in my heart as an actual space exploration show. Supposedly there's a streaming series in early negotiation right now.

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CarbonatedPastaSauce 7 points 3 years ago

Only loosely related to sci-fi, but I just finished Station 11 (twice) and think it might be the best TV show I’ve ever seen. I nitpick details and plot holes in stuff I watch all the time, and Station 11 just… didn’t have any. It’s the most well thought, cohesive story I’ve seen in ages. Watch it a second time and your mind will be blown at all the little details that crisscross perfectly across the entire arc.

The characters behave like real people. The acting is incredible. The score is perfection. It’s a masterpiece.

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RBWells 5 points 3 years ago

Clone Wars!

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Smooth_Riker 5 points 3 years ago

I've been watching through Babylon 5 for the first time and it's so good. I was aware of it when it was running in the 90s but I wasn't big into scifi TV shows at that point. I've watched through Star Trek TNG like 3 times (until they took it off Netflix) and The Orville twice (until I cancelled Hulu).

After I get through Babylon 5 I will choose between X-Files and Stargate SG-1, two other 90s shows I slept on. Overall I'm loving this. Because it's all new to me, and yet it's nostalgic at the same time. I remember the ads for all these shows, I recognize a lot of the actors from other things.

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RBWells 1 point 3 years ago

My youngest offspring has been making their way through X Files and loves it but they are such a fan of horror. I love it too but it's pretty scary, more than just sci-fi. Though I did always find the filming annoying, so many minutes of black screens with flashlights! So many shows are dark now (and I hate it) but back when this series came out it was novel.

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Coherence 4 points 3 years ago

Silo. It’s a decent show despite the wooden acting from Common. Looking forward to season 2.

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NeroAngra 4 points 3 years ago

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Vaulter 1 point 3 years ago

My wife is similar, doesn't really enjoy Sci Fi but absolutely loved Stargate. I gotta resist the temptation to do another re-watch

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SuperSoftAbby 4 points 3 years ago

I'm currently watching stargate again.

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khan_shot_1st 2 points 3 years ago

Got the theme song stuck in my head the other day and it made me realize it's probably time for a rewatch.

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Tenthrow 4 points 3 years ago

Star Trek Stange New Worlds, Silo, Babylon 5 (again), From, and Futurama (again)

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smegger 4 points 3 years ago

I was rewatching sliders for a while. Corny, but it reminds me of my childhood

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BillyZane 3 points 3 years ago

Sliders is great, except for the last season or two. I rewatch it every five years or so.

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kd637_mi 4 points 3 years ago

Just binged Severance, which was really good. Now I'm watching through Star Trek Next Gen, getting towards the end of season 2.

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defulmere 3 points 3 years ago

Silo, Strange New Worlds, Secret Invasion, and Foundation.

Really liking Foundation so far, I wish we’d watched it sooner.

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OatmealParmesan 3 points 3 years ago

Rewatching The Sopranos with my wife who is watching for the first time. I remembered a lot of the first and last seasons all these years, but forgot a lot of the in-between, which I've been enjoying.

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asteroidrainfall 3 points 3 years ago

I just finished my annual rewatch of Battlestar Galactica. Right now I’m going through Caprica.

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instamat 3 points 3 years ago

Star Blazers 2199 (aka Space Battleship Yamato)

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obesity52 3 points 3 years ago

As far as newish stuff goes, I've been watching Silo, which is pretty entertaining. Better than I expected from AppleTV.

Also just watched S2 of Raised By Wolves. S2 got off to a really rocky start. Honestly I flat-out hated ep1; feels like they needed a mulligan. But it got me hooked a few episodes in.

Strange New Worlds has pretty entertaining though the pace of the courtroom episode seemed a little off (almost like they thought I was too dumb to get it so they had to eliminate any subtlety), and I watched some TNG in the gap between Picard and SNW.

Only made it a couple episodes into Hello Tomorrow before I couldn't stand it anymore.

I remember liking Severance but I think it's been quite a while. I think there might be a new season soon?

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Nvno23 3 points 3 years ago

I am currently rewatching Fringe with my gf. God, it does not hold up.

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BillyZane 3 points 3 years ago

Really? In what way? I just watched it a year ago and thought it was fine.

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CoderKat 2 points 3 years ago

I keep meaning to rewatch Fringe someday. But I don't think it will ever compare to the first watch. It is a really great show that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. It starts off as just some kinda neat "monster of the week" sorta show and then becomes super innovative I think a season in.

Just typing this up makes me want to watch it lol.

Annoyingly, last time I checked (a while ago), it wasn't streaming anywhere in Canada.

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Nvno23 3 points 3 years ago

That is exactly what happened to me. Fringe was my favourite show back in 2009. I guess I was remembering it with rose tinted glasses. The story is fine and it is really entertaining. But the amount of plot holes it has is staggering. And the pseudo-science mumbo jumbo spewed out by Walter Bishoo gets old really fast. I guess I am just older mow and more sensible to details. But regardless of all that it is still a great bingeable show. My GF is loving it so far but even she notices a lot of the show's issues. I guess there are shows that are best kept in our memories.

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IonAddis 2 points 3 years ago

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bstix 2 points 3 years ago

I'm watching Star Trek Enterprise. It's not as great as Next Generation, but it works. I didn't like Deep Space 9 at all.

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derioderi0 1 point 3 years ago

Why did you bounce off of DS:9? Many fans consider that to be peak Star Trek.

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six_arm_spider-man 2 points 3 years ago

Currently watching Strange New Worlds and Halt and Catch Fire. Will likely check out Silo in the near future.

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tracing_the_shadow 2 points 3 years ago

The leftovers

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DirigibleProtein 2 points 3 years ago

Just bought the full box set of Babylon 5 and started watching from the beginning. Never had the opportunity to see all the episodes in order, and never got to finish it. Here’s hoping!

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Marruk 1 point 3 years ago

I'm currently partway through the first season of From. So far its a good mixture of monsters + mystery + sheer WTF. I just hope it continues to be coherent and eventually leads the viewers to a conclusion that, if not "reasonable", at least follows some sort of consistent internal logic. That's the part that typically winds up disappointing me in shows like this, so... fingers crossed, but so far so good.

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zloubida 4 points 3 years ago

If you like series which begin WTF but have a satisfying end, I'd recommend Mrs Davies to you.

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Marruk 3 points 3 years ago

The trailer for that looked really interesting. If/when we add a subscription to Peacock that's getting binged. Thanks for the recommendation!

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davetansley 2 points 3 years ago

I've enjoyed From so far, for the same reasons you describe... but it really needs to clear up some of its loose ends, otherwise it'll end up like Lost.

At the moment, it's a lot of "hey! look at this crazy thing! I wonder what it could be... oooo?", and not a lot of "so this was actually..."

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Marruk 2 points 3 years ago

"and not a lot of “so this was actually…”" That's exactly what I'm afraid of. These types of shows just don't work without that part!

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Aux 1 point 3 years ago

Silo and From.

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other_koala 1 point 3 years ago

Man, I am STRUGGLING to keep up with media. There is so much I want to watch and so little time. That includes TV, movies, video games, books, sports...

I am currently watching Star Trek: DS9 for the first time, loving it but i'm moving through it so slow. I also want to watch Silo, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Mythic Quest, Welcome to Wrexham, Full Swing, Drive to Survive, Strange New Worlds...

It's overwhelming! It will take me years to watch all this. I don't know why I suddenly just can't keep up.

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Thorndike 1 point 3 years ago

I know it's not sci-fi, but I'm rewatching SOAP. This and WKRP are the near pinnacle of comedy tv.

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lemmy 1 point 3 years ago

probably more Fantasy Western but, Ive been watching Wynonna Earp

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ours 1 point 3 years ago

Finished The Silo and started Outer Range. Silo was very good all season and Outer Range is very weird and interesting.

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Efwis 1 point 3 years ago

I’m currently finishing TNG, on the final episode, also watching Babylon 5, SNW, Farscape, getting ready to start DS9 and SG-1

I also just recently binged all episodes of seaquest DSV

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Izzy 1 point 3 years ago

That is a ton of things to be watching all at once. Have you ever seen these shows in the past or is this your first time watching them?

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Efwis 2 points 3 years ago

I’ve watched some episode of all of them here and there over the years. I’m disabled and don’t work so I have plenty of time to kill watching them. I binge so many shows so that I don’t get bored with watching just one straight through. It took me 3 months to watch all 7 seasons of TNG. SNW is easy since I’ve been watching the series since it started, so catch a new episode weekly.

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Klanky 1 point 3 years ago

Just finished BSG with my wife, can't believe I never got around to watching it until now. Amazing, I thought the ending was good, even though I know a lot don't.

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QHC 1 point 3 years ago

I think the ending would be better appreciated today, first because it's not as bad relative to some recent disasters. But also because we'd be more aware of how the writer's strike at that time impacted the show.

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emanon458 1 point 3 years ago

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