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The expanse.
If they don't end up making seasons 7-9, or cover the material in some movies, I am going to be so freaking disappointed.
Tiamets wrath might just be my favorite sci-fi book ever.
I find it funny that I see Tiamat's Wrath as the weakest of the final three. I still think it is really good, but it still felt mainly like a bridge between Persepolis Rising and Leviathan Falls to me.
I really liked Persepolis Rising. I liked the down ending, but that could also be why many don't like it.
And then Leviathan Falls has a very good ending. It felt right. The main characters had their threads closed up in a way that shows their character. Holden goes a very Holden way. Alex finally chooses family over space. Amos is weirder than ever but acts as if it is completely normal.
Actually now that I think of it while writing, I may be coming around. Tiamat's Wrath had the most badass Bobbie moments ever. While it still may not be my favorite book, anyone who read the book will know which Bobbie event would likely be one of the greatest sci-fi episodes ever.
Firefly. Especially the second season.
I'm partial to the big classics, like Star Trek, Doctor Who, that kind of thing, nothing particularly new or niche, but they are nice and cozy.
I liked Counterpart - J.K Simmons is brilliant in it, and the premise is really good.
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Since some mainline good stuff is already mentioned, I'll mention something not already said.
I enjoyed Travelers a lot. The budget constraints show at times, but it gets some very different and compelling overtones and images. The Director speaking from outside of time, one sentence at a time through different people about to die of natural causes... evocative stuff right there.
I really enjoyed Travelers as well. I did feel the ending was a bit rushed though, but overall a really good series.
I liked Travelers but didn't see it through to the end. There was one episode where they kept getting killed so someone had to go back and reset time until they survived that was exceptional.
This is a bit too hard. So many shows I loved: Firefly, Fringe, BSG, Expanse, Killjoys, Dark Matter, Night Sky, Silo (only watched 3 episodes so far but read the books, and it’s everything I wanted), Stargate SG1, Stargate Universe, Person of Interest, Helix (S1, not idea WTF S2 even was about :D)
That’s already skipping stuff I liked, but didn’t love :D
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everyone tells me the expanse is great, including in this thread! i don’t have a great way to watch it though. correct me if i’m misremembering, it’s on prime, right?
Are you an Android user? If so, grab an app called "cloudstream" and install all the 3rd party repositories and you can watch anything you want in that app.
Yo ho ho, a pirate's life for me!
Arrgghh!
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Oh, I recommend Upload on Amazon prime too - there are 2 seasons of it now.
It got canned. First season was fun though.
Edit: I have been informed that it was renewed for a 3rd season so I'm incorrect here.
Wait what? Upload has been canceled?
I don't think so - https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39261009/upload-season-3-release-date-amazon/ definitely says season 3 was confirmed here
In fact I'm reading that filming finished in Nov 2022 do is likely to be around October that it will arrive
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Fringe and The Expanse would probably be my all time favorites. Next on the list: 12 Monkeys, Travelers, and naturally three shows that never reached their conclusion - Westworld, Raised by Wolves and for sure I think 1899 would have been a favorite.
1899 was clearly ready to take us in a completely different direction - and it's an utter travesty that we won't get treated to that.
I know! That ending got me so hyped. I initially didn't care for 1899 because I'm not a huge fan of old timey, set at sea, whatever the fuck you'd call that type of genre. I had NO idea what it was about and once I realized I was hooked, and then of course the ending, potential space setting - right up my alley! But alas, another one bites the dust for the Netflix graveyard.
Exactly the same reason many of us stopped bothering with broadcast shows. Networks don't realise that when someone invests time in a new show, and then it just gets killed off, people become less willing to invest time in the next new show.
As for Netflix - they have spent more time and money advertising Stranger Things than literally any other Netflix original on the service. And I love Stranger Things - but it's very unfair that they don't treat the rest of their content with as much love. Sense8 is a prime example - what an amazing show. That I found out about AFTER it had been cancelled.
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And let's not even mention The OA.....
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It's got to be Star Trek (Next Generation/Deep Space Nine/Early Voyager too) and Battlestar Galactica. I've tried watching The Expanse several times and I have no idea why I can't get into it - everyone recommends it!
Have you watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? Season 2 just started and it feels like a return to the golden age of Trek instead of the gritty overly dramatic direction Discovery and Picard went.
I haven't! Unfortunately it seems to only be available on paramount+ here and it's not one of the streaming platforms I sub to. I did get very tired of the gritty, dark take on Star Trek. I was purely watching for the Utopian ideals originally but I'll give almost anything with a Star Trek label a chance.
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