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Hello /c/sciencefiction lemmies. I've put together an image of some of the most discussed shows from July 2023.

Are there any science fiction TV series you are currently in the middle of watching or plan on watching in August?

Here is last months post. What are you Watching? (July 2023)

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[–] harsh3466@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I’m watching Foundation (just started, so I’m on s01e01!), Silo, and I’m planning to rewatch Babylon 5.

[–] Trashcanman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Foundation is great. I’m enjoying the hell out of it. Silo was really good too

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[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They Cloned Tyrone is a surprise for me. Great modern scifi/blaxploitation film, though I have about 30 minutes left to finish.

Finally finding the time to finishAndor and what the fuck?! How is it so good???

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Andor is SOOOOO GOOD. Andy Serkis straight up made me cry. (I have the last couple of episodes still to go so no spoilers pls lol)

But the characters, the writing, the acting, the storylines and the theeeeeemmes omg. It's like a dramatic embodiment of Seeing Like a State.

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 6 points 1 year ago

One Way Out. ONE WAY OUT.

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[–] freamon@endlesstalk.org 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm sorry, you're only allowed to say "what the fight? How is it so good???"

But otherwise, yeah - it's a show that really benefits from tight plotting, dedicated performances, an excellent score and some Tony Gilroy & Friends bangers for speeches. I kind of have to stop myself re-watching it (for the millionth time)

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[–] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Strange new Worlds. I think it's the best Star Trek series since the original. I don't think the casting is particularly great, but Anson Mount makes up for it. Like William Shatner was born to be Captain Kirk, Anson Mount was born to be Captain Pike.

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[–] valen@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Currently watching Farscape. Such a bonkers show. About to finish second season.

[–] 31415926535@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

YES! it's so rare I find anyone else who's seen farscape. only tv show I wish I could see again for the 1st time.

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[–] hereticpilgrim@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Just finished it recently. Chrichton being completely unhinged the whole show was a blast.

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[–] psyc@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Rewatching The Expanse. First 3 seasons are so intense and so good

[–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Watched silo, then read silo. Excited to see how the show adapts the next book.

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[–] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been binging Lower Decks and looking forward to the new season, it's really a solid show and is definitely more than it seems.

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[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Red Dwarf re-runs, now and forever 😁

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rewatching Westworld, the first season was truly a masterpiece.

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[–] CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've been working my through TNG. Watching every episode in order for the first time. I've always loved the show, but I only used to catch random episodes when they'd come on TV as a kid. Been slowly working my way through all of Trek for about two years. I started with ToS and it's movies, then watched The Animated Series.

Strange New Worlds, I've been watching as new episodes release, but when I heard the praise for the Lower Decks crossover, I decided to start and finish Lower Decks before I catch up on SNW. I'm about halfway through the second season of Lower Decks right now.

Discovery almost killed my interest in New Trek, but man the Orville and SNW really revived my love of Star Trek.

Once I finish Lower Decks, I'll get back up to date with SNW and keep working through TNG. Once I finish TNG, I think I'm gonna start Picard.

Oh, and I've also been keeping up with Futurama and recently watched Hello Tomorrow! And The Big Door Prize on Apple TV. They were both okay.

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[–] Bewilderbeast@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm watching Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I don't know how I missed this back in 2008. It's real good.

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[–] dopwop@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I've finally watched Firefly, and I never would've thought how much I could like a show that was canceled before even finishing the first season. Gonna watch Serenity tonight, to get that final bit of Firefly-goodness.

I watched a few episodes of The Expanse before dropping it, and I'm going to give it another try after liking Firefly so much.

[–] elonim@feddit.dk 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please do watch the expanse 😉 but the first season can be a little slow at least the first half of the season.

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[–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, I wish to see more of The Expanse

[–] Cmot_Dibbler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just started The Expanse and also just learned it got cancelled. I'm hoping by the time i finish it it'll be picked back up.

[–] PorkTaco@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It was canceled by Syfy, but then picked back up by Amazon. I haven't finished it myself yet but I'm pretty sure they ended the show. That's different from getting cancelled.

[–] utnapishtim@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The problem is that the show ends before the end in the books. There's still material for other 3 seasons I think.

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[–] LeanFemurs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Foundation and a re-watch of Rebels (so good!)

[–] jcit878@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I really like foundation as it's own thing, separate to the source material. top notch show

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[–] RedditRefugeeTom@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently re-watching The Orville for the 100 somethingth time! Love the show so much!

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[–] Riker_Maneuver@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've been watching the X-Files. Back in the day I'd only ever sometimes catch episodes here and there on TV, so this is actually the first time I've sat down to watch the whole thing. Only partway through season one at the moment, but really digging it.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m enjoying strange new worlds. Best trek since voyager. Though s3 Picard was fun as hell.

Still waiting for the new season of "For all mankind", started right after when the Expanse ended, right now I'm starved for a good scifi

[–] qwet@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just finished Orphan Black again. Still a fav.

[–] canthidium@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Orphan Black is one of my favs. Tatiana Maslany puts on an absolute clinic in disappearing into a character. So many times, there will be multiple of her on the screen and you just don't even think about it's the same actress.

[–] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I'm rewatching Lexx. The greatest and best show ever made!

[–] Omission2743@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Currently watching Second season of Foundation. And also started watching 3rd rock from the sun.

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[–] DonaldandDavidStott@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mid-way through the second series of Dark. It is consuming me. It's so well done, there's not even time to consider plot holes.

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[–] UhBell@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strange New Worlds has been dropping straight bangers

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[–] GreyShack@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Right now Strange New Worlds which has been extremely good this season following the merely OK first episode; Foundation which seems to have improved the weakest arc - the actual Foundation arc - from the first season; and Futurama which, on the evidence of the first episode, I can best characterise as being 'back'.

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[–] kaleph@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very nice list. I’m watching Secret Invasion, finished watching Silo (now reading the first book), and I plan to rewatch Babylon 5 to get ready for the reboot and also the new animated movie. I also intend to continue watching Star Wars Rebels (only watched the first three seasons).

[–] _wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] kaleph@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. B5’s creator (JMS) has been talking about it for a while: https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Babylon_5_(reboot)

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[–] Pockets2177@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

Fringe, and rewatching agents of shield

[–] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A friend wanted to show my SO and I Twelve Monkeys (the TV series) badly enough to buy the whole thing as a box set, so the three of us have been working our way through it, we're in season 2 now - it's been a lot of fun

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently in the middle of season 3 of that 90s sci-fi show Sliders. The theme definitely, to me, goes from amazing in seasons 1 & 2 to what feels like more of a campy and more generic theme, but so far I am still enjoying the show.

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[–] NukeminHerttua@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Started watching Farscape. I've only seen season 1 when it aired in Finland the first time. It's stuck with me ever since and while it certainly has a lot of problems, it holds up quite well as a camp scifi action show.

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[–] randint@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I watched Silo on my 3-month free trial to Apple TV. Great show, 100% recommend.

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[–] _wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nice list! Thanks for that. What is "From?" Wouldn't have heard of it had I not seen this.

I'm waiting patiently each week for a new Strange New Worlds and Futurama.

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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Good Omens, just finished like candy, Lexx, struggling, worth it ? compare to Andromeda S1...

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[–] 11181514@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I think "I'm a Virgo" is flying under most people's radar. Just finished it a couple days ago and I highly recommend it. It doesn't initially present as scifi but there are definitely scifi elements that come in to play.

Also S2 of Good Omens was great. It felt a little... pointless compared to the stakes in S1 but the writing was great and it was a very fun watch.

[–] Maultasche@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Recently started a TNG rewatch and was surprised how many good episodes were actually in seasons 1 and 2.

Edit: Why did autocorrect turn seasons into dragons?

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