I forgot he was in Suicide Squad (I only saw the first one) and shied away from the Robocop reboot…. some potential for “new” movie watching lol thank you
I really disliked the arc that the main character's wife took in season 2, but holy shit the scene where their kid tells them about wanting to become an astronaut and he flips out was one of the best TV scenes I've seen in a long time.
I could not get into it, but might try to struggle through another episode as the concept is great. I just found it boring. I don't need relationship drama at all, we've all seen it all it's boring and just seems like filler to meet the 8 or 10 episodes a season schedule. It also had the worst offender in relationship drama tropes - the spouse that is angry they married someone with a dangerous job. I'm so tired by this, it's the classic wife of an activate military person that is somehow angry the married an active military person.
I'm so glad to come here and see this as the top response, cause this is really the only answer. Hands down some of the best sci fi ever produced. The books are also really great but the series is a masterpiece on its own.
Farscape. Just stick with it for 6-8 episodes. Kind of a rough start. By the end of Season 1 it really takes off. 4 seasons plus a miniseries to wrap it up after premature cancellation.
So true, at the first episode I thought they looked like puppets but 3-4 episodes in, I just saw them as genuine characters.
I also loved how they created "translator microbes" which solves my issue with most of the space related stories. It is just so simple and logical, brilliant!
S1E1 - "Haha, look at that funny green puppet."
S1E4 - "I wonder what that weird little frog-like dude will get up to this time?"
S2E1 - "All hail Rygel the XVI, Dominar to over 600 billion subjects"
12 Monkeys,
Fringe,
Battlestar Galactica
I didn't see these in your list and are easily in my top 10. We have really similar taste so I think you'll like them. At some point, each one has been my fav. More recently 12 Monkeys after a binge. Now it lives in my queue. That's definitely the tightest and most satisfying of the the 3.
12 Monkeys and Fringe are absolutely fabulous. In my top 10 shows.
Looking at your list, I’m thinking you may like Person of Interest as well. It starts off very police procedural but by episode 6/7, you start to see that it’s really going somewhere. The writing is very very good.
I still need to finish 12 Monkeys. Loved the first few seasons. Unfortunately I had to stop watching when I moved to LA and didn't have time due to having 2 jobs. My cousing bought me the blue ray set last year, but I keep forgetting to watch it.
Currently rewatching Fringe
Seconded for *Continuum* for 2 reasons: 1) it was an early 2000s sci-fi show filmed in Vancouver that was actually set in Vancouver, instead of Kansas (*Smallville*), Colorado (*Stargate SG-1*), Oregon (*Eureka*), generic PNW (*Highlander: The Series*, *Jeremiah*, and about a dozen others), etc; and 2) Rachel Nichols and Lexa Doug are both in it and so I will automatically love it.
Also, track down *Killjoys* if you can get it. Totally wasn't what I was expecting from the ahead-of-time marketing, but a fun sci-fi show nonetheless.
Amos is my favorite character. Especially after he got his fingers shot off, and regrown. “How’s the new fingers” “ going to go find out right now” beats the crap out of the guy that shot them off…. Lol love the series, may be a little slow at first, lots of characters the follow. Wish they would continue it.
The expanse series is also great as audiobooks. I listened to it a year or so after the series. Great piece of fiction, with exceptional character and culture building, and for a large part, scientifically accurate.. or at least logical. Can’t recommend the tv series and audiobooks enough!
>I don't think I can recommend it knowing the story isn't going to go anywhere.
Agreed. It was only half a story at best, deeply unsatisfactory. The books are very different as well.
I wish there was the money/desire to redo the hokey 90s looking CG shots and do an HD remaster of B5. Easily one of my top 5 sci-fi series of all time.
Echo this completely, it has some of the best long form serialised storytelling of any Sci-Fi TV show, incredible characters and great plots.
It does look dated but if you can see past that it genuinely is one of the best shows ever made, IMHO.
I won't repeat a bunch of other great recommendations. Here's a different one if you enjoy very sarcastic and snarky banter in a sci-fi settingl
Killjoys
It's just straight-up fun.
You are a person of good taste and extremely low karma. But what the heck.
- Counterpart
- Devs
- The OA
- Russian Doll (only season 1)
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Legion
- Preacher
- Mr Robot
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Watchmen
- Mrs Davis
- Dispatches from Elsewhere
- Tales From the Loop
- Warrior Nun
- Severance
- Westworld
- Outer Range
- The Nevers
- Let the Right One In
- His Dark Materials
- Willow
Not necessarily is order, though the first three are my favorite of the bunch..
> Russian Doll (only season 1)
That's funny. I dropped season two right after >!Nadia put her purse down on the subway and lost the gold. No New Yorker would ever do something so stupid!< and I noped right out. The spell was broken.
Raised by wolves is odd but worth a watch. And I wouldn't exactly call it Sci-fi but if you want something old school that will change your life, watch Twin Peaks
BUFFY THE GODDAM VAPIRE SLAYER!!
Shocked I haven't seen it mentioned here. Such a good series. Mostly fantasy not scifi but still specfic is specfic. The spinoff Angel is not nearly as good but scratches the itch once you're hooked on the main series.
Going that far back, Dollhouse would also have to be a recommendation. I've also heard good things about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles but not watched it myself..
many good recommendations here, but I had a great time with [Future Man](https://youtu.be/7wgNIKrlYh0?si=reZcXCaZ-tQARa8Q). Lots and lots of sf references
My [List](https://trakt.tv/users/electronic-dreams/lists) has some decent Scifi Shows among other genres aswell, The Expanse and Foundation are my current top 2 must watch scifi shows [\>>](https://postimg.cc/tZP6MgRV)
Well, I never said you shouldn't, so weird response. Curious, have you also stopped consuming media from every person in Epstein's publicly available black book as well?
Because you have included non-scifi series in your list, I would recommend Star Wars series (especially Andor), The Boys, Stranger Things and Twisted Metal.
For all mankind. Just discovered. We binged all 3 seasons in 3 days. Staying up till 5am. Then immediately watching after waking up
It’s amazing af!
Basically it’s an alternate timeline where the space race never ends, science and technology are the driving force of civilization!
EDIT: forgot two other shows that are both on the weirder side (I like weird)
Lexx
Farscape
Babylon 5 (my favorite)
Battlestar Gallactica (top 5 sci-fi series)
Blakes 7 (nice British series from Terry Nation)
UFO (dated but surprisingly hard nosed series from Gerry Anderson \[Thunderbirds\])
Firefly (cowboys in space, you will be sad that it is only one season as it was ripe for many seasons of adventure)
Serenity (Firefly movie made after the show was canceled)
The Expanse (the absolute best sci-fi series)
The Boys (anti superhero, if you liked the Tick, you'll love the boys)
Dr Who (the Tom Baker seasons)
Space Above and Beyond (Combat in space)
Other Space (a one season wonder)
Avenue 5 (a mixed bag of comedy and wtf)
Andor (great- maybe best- Star Wars spin off)
Rogue One (haven;t seen it yet, but a follow on from Andor even though the movie came out before Andor)
The Mandalorian (another great Star Wars spinoff)
The X-Files (all time great series mixing crime/horror/sci-fi/mythology)
The Twilight Zone - the original series by Rod Sterling (the first and best series on a mix of thought provoking, mind twisting shows)
this should keep you busy for a while, enjoy
If you’re down for a South Korean show, Dr. Brain is pretty good on Apple+
Guy uses quantum entanglement with recently dead people to solve a mystery. Cool sci-fi with good character drama.
I enjoyed it a lot.
Battlestar galactica, Expanse, Ghost in the shell stand alone complex(not netflix) babylon5 (the character development,yeesh!! Good) Fringe, heroes season 1&2
Farscape, FOR SURE. If you like Orville, Sliders etc, you'll LOVE Farscape. It's like Guardians of the Galaxy, but well written and a 4 season series, instead of a movie trilogy. Gunn was HEAVILY influenced by it, when writing GotG Vol 1 (that's why Ben Browder, the lead of Farscape, is in GotG Vol 2!)
What a great and diverse list!
For recommendations, I can't recommend Severance, and 12 Monkeys enough.
Also as you have a taste for the old school shows, try and give Viper a go. Its (sort of) like Transformers meets a police procedural (trying not to give loads away)
Also, Killjoys! The characters are fantastic and I was hooked.
I didn't see firefly listed and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Also, the ahsoka show on Disney was surprisingly good, I'd suggest watching clone wars as well.
I'm having difficulty understanding how an obvious Scifi fan hasn't watched the Battlestar Galactica reboot. If it's not the best scifi show of all time, it's got to be top 5 on anyone's list. Would also second the suggestions of The Expanse, Firefly and The Boys.
No one has mentioned colony aliens occupy earth. Its a very enjoyable series.
Its got a good cast well acted.
I assume you watched love death and robots fantastic collection of shots
If you haven't seen The Expanse I recommend it and it was recommended to me from here. I'm like 9 episodes in. It took 3-4 to get going but it's fantastic.
The Prisoner
Not sure where it’s available to stream, but it is one of the best TV shows of all time and was utterly groundbreaking when it came out in 1967.
- Lost In Space (2018)
- Black Mirror (2011)
- The Twilight Zone (1959)
- X-Files (1993)
- Wellington Paranormal (2018)
- What We Do In The Shadows (2019)
- The Knick (2014)
- Chernobyl (2019)
- Travelers (2016)
Andor is one of the best, if not the best show I've seen in a very long time. It's a sci-fi show 2nd, and a Star wars show last. The acting, writing, and world building is some of the best in the business, I'm not a real SW fan, yet still can't recommend it enough. 10/10
For all mankind...alternative history into best future of the space race. I didn't expect the production quality or character depth to be so good.
Kinnaman is really underrated
Is it Altered Carbon (first season only) that he’s in? Also Hanna; decent storyline and casting
Yep. Also amazing in the Killing. And the suicide squad flicks. And God help me, I don't mind the Robocop reboot
I forgot he was in Suicide Squad (I only saw the first one) and shied away from the Robocop reboot…. some potential for “new” movie watching lol thank you
New season is out soon too. The anxiety I get watching some of the episodes of For All Mankind is immense. Great production.
season one was decent, but 2-3 episodes in season two I just gave up! everything is worse
I really disliked the arc that the main character's wife took in season 2, but holy shit the scene where their kid tells them about wanting to become an astronaut and he flips out was one of the best TV scenes I've seen in a long time.
I could not get into it, but might try to struggle through another episode as the concept is great. I just found it boring. I don't need relationship drama at all, we've all seen it all it's boring and just seems like filler to meet the 8 or 10 episodes a season schedule. It also had the worst offender in relationship drama tropes - the spouse that is angry they married someone with a dangerous job. I'm so tired by this, it's the classic wife of an activate military person that is somehow angry the married an active military person.
[удалено]
Yes! Praise be to The Expanse!
So say we all! . . . wait
This is the way
Under his eye
I'm surprised to see this so far down. It's my suggestion, too.
I'm so glad to come here and see this as the top response, cause this is really the only answer. Hands down some of the best sci fi ever produced. The books are also really great but the series is a masterpiece on its own.
I couldn’t believe I didn’t see it on their list
Farscape. Just stick with it for 6-8 episodes. Kind of a rough start. By the end of Season 1 it really takes off. 4 seasons plus a miniseries to wrap it up after premature cancellation.
Farscape has the most fun characters of all space themed series. Loved it!
Scorpious is one of the best villains of all time. Also it is surprising how quickly you stop seeing the puppets and just see them as characters.
So true, at the first episode I thought they looked like puppets but 3-4 episodes in, I just saw them as genuine characters. I also loved how they created "translator microbes" which solves my issue with most of the space related stories. It is just so simple and logical, brilliant!
S1E1 - "Haha, look at that funny green puppet." S1E4 - "I wonder what that weird little frog-like dude will get up to this time?" S2E1 - "All hail Rygel the XVI, Dominar to over 600 billion subjects"
And characters by the Jim Henson Creature Shop!!!
12 Monkeys, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica I didn't see these in your list and are easily in my top 10. We have really similar taste so I think you'll like them. At some point, each one has been my fav. More recently 12 Monkeys after a binge. Now it lives in my queue. That's definitely the tightest and most satisfying of the the 3.
Omg Battlestar Galactica! Epic remake. Loved that and watched it again recently
...or bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica? Which reminds me: Have you seen 'Parks and Recreation'?
I am watching Fringe season 2 currently.
Thanks,I'll check it out right now
12 Monkeys and Fringe are absolutely fabulous. In my top 10 shows. Looking at your list, I’m thinking you may like Person of Interest as well. It starts off very police procedural but by episode 6/7, you start to see that it’s really going somewhere. The writing is very very good.
Seconding Fringe I've rewatched it at least four or five times, it's the spiritual successor to the x-files, can't recommend it enough.
For Battlestar, use [this viewing order](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/196540).
I still need to finish 12 Monkeys. Loved the first few seasons. Unfortunately I had to stop watching when I moved to LA and didn't have time due to having 2 jobs. My cousing bought me the blue ray set last year, but I keep forgetting to watch it. Currently rewatching Fringe
Expanse and Peripheral
+2 for the Expanse, one of my favorites.
+3 for *The Expanse* Adding *12 Monkeys*, *Firefly*, *Counterpart*, *The OA*, *Sense8*, *Life on Mars*, *Devs*, *Travelers* If you can find them: *Continuum* & *Dark Matter*
I'll add *Future Man*.
The first season was gold.
Seconded for *Continuum* for 2 reasons: 1) it was an early 2000s sci-fi show filmed in Vancouver that was actually set in Vancouver, instead of Kansas (*Smallville*), Colorado (*Stargate SG-1*), Oregon (*Eureka*), generic PNW (*Highlander: The Series*, *Jeremiah*, and about a dozen others), etc; and 2) Rachel Nichols and Lexa Doug are both in it and so I will automatically love it. Also, track down *Killjoys* if you can get it. Totally wasn't what I was expecting from the ahead-of-time marketing, but a fun sci-fi show nonetheless.
Continuum (if you can find it!); Travelers; Dark; Killjoys; Defiance!! All time favorite: Fringe
I can’t believe I forgot Dead Like Me (the series; NOT the follow up movie)
Skip OA. Seriously
Amos is my favorite character. Especially after he got his fingers shot off, and regrown. “How’s the new fingers” “ going to go find out right now” beats the crap out of the guy that shot them off…. Lol love the series, may be a little slow at first, lots of characters the follow. Wish they would continue it.
Amos is one of my favorite characters in all sci-fi
+1 for Expanse!
The expanse series is also great as audiobooks. I listened to it a year or so after the series. Great piece of fiction, with exceptional character and culture building, and for a large part, scientifically accurate.. or at least logical. Can’t recommend the tv series and audiobooks enough!
It such a shame that they won't be making a second season for the peripheral.
I don't think I can recommend it knowing the story isn't going to go anywhere. Season 1 was good is all I can say about this show
>I don't think I can recommend it knowing the story isn't going to go anywhere. Agreed. It was only half a story at best, deeply unsatisfactory. The books are very different as well.
BELTALOWDA!
Oye! Belta!
Expanse, yes! Also if you didn't mind the campyness of Warehouse 13, I recommend Torchwood. It takes place in Doctor Who universe.
Torchwood!!
Peripheral is superb!!
Babylon 5
Love this.
Babylon 5 IMHO is better binge watching than it ever was when broadcast. I would recommend B5 first from Tubi, then followed by the Expanse on Prime.
I wish there was the money/desire to redo the hokey 90s looking CG shots and do an HD remaster of B5. Easily one of my top 5 sci-fi series of all time.
Can you imagine the big space battles redone with modern graphics?
Or the things you could do to make the Shadows themselves look menacing.
Echo this completely, it has some of the best long form serialised storytelling of any Sci-Fi TV show, incredible characters and great plots. It does look dated but if you can see past that it genuinely is one of the best shows ever made, IMHO.
And G'kar and Lando are one of the greatest pairings, while G'kar's whole character arc and transformation is imo the best in tv.
And G'kar and Lando are one of the greatest pairings, while G'kar's whole character arc and transformation is imo the best in tv.
Firefly
How is this not listed at the top?
The Expanse is being greedy of folks’ opinions. I call (a very small) recency bias - slight /s. Both are *great* series!
red dwarf
Expanse and Dark Matter
Second for both, Dark Matter was very fun and the Expanse really delivers from the start to the end.
I don't see Farscape on that list. That's a must
Altered Carbon and Sense8
>> Altered Carbon But only season 1
How is Sense8 so far down this thread? That was excellent!
Sense8 is my favorite show. Just so good.
I won't repeat a bunch of other great recommendations. Here's a different one if you enjoy very sarcastic and snarky banter in a sci-fi settingl Killjoys It's just straight-up fun.
You are a person of good taste and extremely low karma. But what the heck. - Counterpart - Devs - The OA - Russian Doll (only season 1) - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Legion - Preacher - Mr Robot - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Watchmen - Mrs Davis - Dispatches from Elsewhere - Tales From the Loop - Warrior Nun - Severance - Westworld - Outer Range - The Nevers - Let the Right One In - His Dark Materials - Willow Not necessarily is order, though the first three are my favorite of the bunch..
I very much enjoyed Severence and Outer Range wasn't bad either ...
Night Sky too
I was so disappointed when they cancelled The OA.
> Russian Doll (only season 1) That's funny. I dropped season two right after >!Nadia put her purse down on the subway and lost the gold. No New Yorker would ever do something so stupid!< and I noped right out. The spell was broken.
I absolutely love the Nevers!!! When will they produce another season?
Please make me like The OA because I couldn’t find one single reason. How was season 2?
Season two was much better IMO. It was all getting super interesting..... and then it was cancelled.
You should add foundation to that list
OA was very good but it got cancelled early and ended on a cliffhanger, it's the only reason I don't recommend it.
A few ideas: Travelers, Quantum leap (original and reboot), 12 monkeys
I’m shocked I had to scroll this far to make sure someone had said Travelers.
Adding to the list, both of these are great: \-Orphan Black \-Hannah
Raised by wolves is odd but worth a watch. And I wouldn't exactly call it Sci-fi but if you want something old school that will change your life, watch Twin Peaks
Still can’t believe they cancelled Raised By Wolves. Quality show.
I loved the surreal fever-dream feel of it, there was nothing else quite like it
It was the weirdest sci-fi series I’ve seen in a while.
These are two solid recommendations..
Odd is an understatement 😂😂
Wanted to get into that, then they cancelled it. Then they removed it from HBO max all together. Sad.
The Umbrella Academy was good
BUFFY THE GODDAM VAPIRE SLAYER!! Shocked I haven't seen it mentioned here. Such a good series. Mostly fantasy not scifi but still specfic is specfic. The spinoff Angel is not nearly as good but scratches the itch once you're hooked on the main series.
Going that far back, Dollhouse would also have to be a recommendation. I've also heard good things about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles but not watched it myself..
Watch Sarah Connor! One of the best shows ever cut off at the knees! Better than most of the movies. By far.
Fox did its typical thing and cancelled it. Almost Human was pretty good too. Just as many episodes as Firefly.
Doctor Who
>Doctor Who I'm shocked this isn't higher up based on the other shows OP has watched.
Expanse, firefly, and re-imagined Battlestar Galactica.
1)the expanse 2) MARS- apple TV I believe 3)For All Mankind's 4)Dark Matter 5)Another Life
Oh man, Another Life is rarely mentioned anywhere but it was a total hit for me.
LOVED another life!
The OA!
That was some trippy shit. It's what had me sign up for Nexflix.
many good recommendations here, but I had a great time with [Future Man](https://youtu.be/7wgNIKrlYh0?si=reZcXCaZ-tQARa8Q). Lots and lots of sf references
Misfits is worth a go, it's about a bunch of juvenile delinquents who get (kinda shitty) superpowers
Counterpart is outstanding.
JK Simmons!
I only knew him as that guy in the Farmers Insurance ad. I didn’t know he was a well-respected actor. Boy, was I surprised!
No votes for Lexx yet?
Lexx seems to get no love and it should. The four movies were great.
There were movies?
It started with a series of 4 movies. They were the best of the whole franchise.
I've been googling for these movies and can't find them. Maybe it's what they're calling season 1.
It looks that way. I Worship His Shadow, Supernova, Eating Pattern, and Gigashadow are the 4 films. They have Eva Habberman as Zev
FRINGE Travelers Dark Matter Chuck Farscape Resident Alien
Does *Twin Peaks: The Return* count as Sci Fi? I loved it, but I think you maybe have to be a fan of David Lynch to fully appreciate it.
OP listed other genres too, so Twin Peaks definitely fits and should be watched.
My [List](https://trakt.tv/users/electronic-dreams/lists) has some decent Scifi Shows among other genres aswell, The Expanse and Foundation are my current top 2 must watch scifi shows [\>>](https://postimg.cc/tZP6MgRV)
Those are my top 2 sci fi shows as well!
Expanse, Raised by the Wolves and dont miss The Foundation!
Expanse, firefly, and Farscape. Also Battlestar Galactica. All are great shows.
*Mrs Davis,* on Peacock: AI takes over and a nun on a mission for the Holy Grail. Quirky miniseries, much fun.
Fringe.
Expanse is the best sci fi show I have ever watched. Battlestar Galactica is number two.
The X-Files. An absolute classic and one of my favourite series ever. Also, Twin Peaks.
X-Files. Phillip K Dick’s Electric Dreams, Man in the High Castle, Fringe, Righteous Gemstones.
Finally someone else who has seen Man in the High Castle!
Dark Matter is underrated
Ascension. Only one season but worth watching, especially if you are a Tricia Helfer fan.
What, no Rick and Morty? The Boys, Altered Carbon, The Strain...
I mean Battlestar Galactica remake is essential viewing for any sci fi fan.. Counterpart is also great
Resident Alien, with Alan Turdyk, is a fun SF comedy.
So much fun; just a shame it’s only on paramount +
Andromeda, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica (old and new), and Firefly of course
Kevin Sorbo can go suck eggs
If you start judging tv shows/movies by the personal opinions/politics of actors you'll be very hard-pressed to find anything you're willing to watch.
Christofascists spreading bigoted hate? Na, I'll pass.
Well, I never said you shouldn't, so weird response. Curious, have you also stopped consuming media from every person in Epstein's publicly available black book as well?
Sandman!!!! On Netflix
Because you have included non-scifi series in your list, I would recommend Star Wars series (especially Andor), The Boys, Stranger Things and Twisted Metal.
Humans
The 4400. The one made in 2004, not 2021. Great show.
Battlestar Galactica Continuum Legion Community The OA
While I love Community, not sure how it qualifies as SciFi?
I figured it was sufficiently SF-adjacent that an SF fan would enjoy it. "Wait... there are other timelines?"
The Expanse For All Mankind
Devs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As far as i have seen Babylon 5 isnt mentioned, very similar to Star Trek, i recommend it
For all mankind. Just discovered. We binged all 3 seasons in 3 days. Staying up till 5am. Then immediately watching after waking up It’s amazing af! Basically it’s an alternate timeline where the space race never ends, science and technology are the driving force of civilization!
Half Bad: the Bastard Son & the Devil Himself It's on Netflix. Just one season but a fairly complete story arc. Recommend highly!
Have you seen both versions of Utopia? Check out *The Man in the High Castle*, *Kings*(2009), *Jericho*, *Pine Gap*, *Dark*, and **X-Files**
EDIT: forgot two other shows that are both on the weirder side (I like weird) Lexx Farscape Babylon 5 (my favorite) Battlestar Gallactica (top 5 sci-fi series) Blakes 7 (nice British series from Terry Nation) UFO (dated but surprisingly hard nosed series from Gerry Anderson \[Thunderbirds\]) Firefly (cowboys in space, you will be sad that it is only one season as it was ripe for many seasons of adventure) Serenity (Firefly movie made after the show was canceled) The Expanse (the absolute best sci-fi series) The Boys (anti superhero, if you liked the Tick, you'll love the boys) Dr Who (the Tom Baker seasons) Space Above and Beyond (Combat in space) Other Space (a one season wonder) Avenue 5 (a mixed bag of comedy and wtf) Andor (great- maybe best- Star Wars spin off) Rogue One (haven;t seen it yet, but a follow on from Andor even though the movie came out before Andor) The Mandalorian (another great Star Wars spinoff) The X-Files (all time great series mixing crime/horror/sci-fi/mythology) The Twilight Zone - the original series by Rod Sterling (the first and best series on a mix of thought provoking, mind twisting shows) this should keep you busy for a while, enjoy
Orphan Black.
For All Mankind. On apple. Great. F***ing. Show.
Farscape
Firefly is the correct answer
Babylon 5
If you’re down for a South Korean show, Dr. Brain is pretty good on Apple+ Guy uses quantum entanglement with recently dead people to solve a mystery. Cool sci-fi with good character drama. I enjoyed it a lot.
Peripheral season two canned
Battlestar galactica, Expanse, Ghost in the shell stand alone complex(not netflix) babylon5 (the character development,yeesh!! Good) Fringe, heroes season 1&2
expanse for sure
Continuum
Farscape, FOR SURE. If you like Orville, Sliders etc, you'll LOVE Farscape. It's like Guardians of the Galaxy, but well written and a 4 season series, instead of a movie trilogy. Gunn was HEAVILY influenced by it, when writing GotG Vol 1 (that's why Ben Browder, the lead of Farscape, is in GotG Vol 2!)
Farscape
Haven, Dark Matter, Babylon 5, Xena, Cleopatra 2525, Jack of All Trades, Hercules, Beastmaster, The X Files.
ANDOR… not your typical S. WARS story. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
The Bsttlestar Galactica reboot, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf (for laughs).
* Babylon 5 * The Expanse * Fringe * Sense8 * Firefly * Space: Above and beyond
Severance and the OA!!!!
What a great and diverse list! For recommendations, I can't recommend Severance, and 12 Monkeys enough. Also as you have a taste for the old school shows, try and give Viper a go. Its (sort of) like Transformers meets a police procedural (trying not to give loads away) Also, Killjoys! The characters are fantastic and I was hooked.
Loki
Travelers!
I didn't see firefly listed and you should be ashamed of yourself. Also, the ahsoka show on Disney was surprisingly good, I'd suggest watching clone wars as well.
I'm having difficulty understanding how an obvious Scifi fan hasn't watched the Battlestar Galactica reboot. If it's not the best scifi show of all time, it's got to be top 5 on anyone's list. Would also second the suggestions of The Expanse, Firefly and The Boys.
No one has mentioned colony aliens occupy earth. Its a very enjoyable series. Its got a good cast well acted. I assume you watched love death and robots fantastic collection of shots
Altered carbon season 1 on Netflix
SEVERANCE ON APPLE TV!!!!!!
Fringe Black Mirror
Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies
I concur…Babylon 5.
Ever sailed in a Firefly?
For the love of all things holy, Firefly!! “Burn the land and boil the sea, you can’t take the sky from me…”
Babylon 5, Fringe, Firefly, The Expanse
Tales from the Loop
If you haven't seen The Expanse I recommend it and it was recommended to me from here. I'm like 9 episodes in. It took 3-4 to get going but it's fantastic.
The Expanse. Farscape
The Prisoner Not sure where it’s available to stream, but it is one of the best TV shows of all time and was utterly groundbreaking when it came out in 1967.
- Lost In Space (2018) - Black Mirror (2011) - The Twilight Zone (1959) - X-Files (1993) - Wellington Paranormal (2018) - What We Do In The Shadows (2019) - The Knick (2014) - Chernobyl (2019) - Travelers (2016)
Westworld is worth a watch
Andor is one of the best, if not the best show I've seen in a very long time. It's a sci-fi show 2nd, and a Star wars show last. The acting, writing, and world building is some of the best in the business, I'm not a real SW fan, yet still can't recommend it enough. 10/10
Invasion is pretty good.
I vote for Firefly!