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What are you Watching? (July 2023) (lemmy.world)
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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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I finally got through and began the Expanse proper :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I won't be watching.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  • Silo
  • Star Trek Next Generation
  • From

Recommendations are welcome.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

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