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More things like Star Trek? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by darthelmet@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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Over the last few years my family and I have binged all of Star Trek, then moved on to Star Trek adjacent shows like The Orville and Stargate. At the moment we're not really watching anything sci-fi. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for similar shows (or maybe some books) that fill the void left by Star Trek. In particular I really like the episodes that deal with interacting with other civilizations, diplomacy, and exploration more-so than say, an anomaly episode.

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[–] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been listening to The Fade. Sun trilogy audiobook by C J Cherryh.

The best way to describe it in Star Trek terms is if imagine that Kazon were hired by Romulans to act as mercenaries to fight the Federation. Except the Romulans are giant blobs. And the story is mainly told from the Kazon perspective.

[–] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So I’m totally taken in by the Chinese series Three Body. Technically it fits the description of “humans interacting with aliens” but nothing like Star Trek. Well, humans are united & at peace with each other but boy-howdy is it dark stuff when it comes to alien-human interaction. And it’s hard sci-fi. Like, the aliens will take centuries to get here.

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

I thought 3 body was a book, not tv series

[–] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

It is a book. China turned it into a faithful-to-the-book TV series in 2023. It is available in the USA on Amazon Prime Video.

[–] SilverFlame@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Last I heard the Game of Thrones guys were adapting it into a series but I don't think it's out yet.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What about star Trek books? There's hundreds of them.

[–] thfi@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Seemingly not mentioned so far has been "Battlestar Galactica" (the 2000s version). Less about exploration, more about survival, with action, character development, and philosophical/religious questions.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna change my comment from Kryton to Kryten. Im not gonna look at confirm that it is correct, im just going to assume you are!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

"War Of The Wingmen" and "Ensign Flandry" by Poul Anderson. Anderson was the master of creating new worlds and alien races.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Stargate is most world exploration. The Expanse. Sliders.

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