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What is the best current hard science fiction tv show?

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:27 pm
by Braaainz
I'd vote for Mr Robot or The Expanse... Black Mirror is phenomenal, but I think I'm more drawn to the other two.

Star Trek Discovery? Why would anyone name it with the initials, STD? I like Trek, but the heavy treknobabble grates on me.

What are your thoughts?

Re: What is the best current hard science fiction tv show?

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:53 pm
by anachronist
Hm, I'm not really into current shows. After "Firefly" got cancelled, I more or less stopped watching TV. Prior to that, my vote for all-time-best would have been Babylon 5.

Re: What is the best current hard science fiction tv show?

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 3:07 pm
by Braaainz
anachronist wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:53 pm Hm, I'm not really into current shows. After "Firefly" got cancelled, I more or less stopped watching TV. Prior to that, my vote for all-time-best would have been Babylon 5.
You might like the podcast, "Braving Babylon 5"... it's a podcast where a young British guy is watching Babylon 5 for the first time and does episode by episode reviews. Good way to revisit the show

Re: What is the best current hard science fiction tv show?

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:43 am
by Terranoid Labs
I just finished the first season and a half of the Expanse and I'd put it up there with some of the best sci-fi ever made. The way they handle space flight is excellent. I wish Discovery was on something that didn't require a subscription. I love Trek, but the premiere wasn't enough to get me to sign up. I was so-so on The Orville's first season, but it had enough of what I would consider the "heart of Star Trek" to keep me interested going forward.