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)

    • 31415926535@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      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.

      • Riker_Maneuver@startrek.websiteEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I think I’ve watched it completely at least four separate times; I love it so much. It’s just such good fun.

        Harvey was the best.

        • 31415926535@lemm.ee
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          2 years ago

          Loved Harvey. My favorite episodes are crackers don’t matter, unrealized reality, Kansas, won’t get fooled again. Rygel in John’s body trying to figure out how to pee in a corner always cracks me up. Humans are SUPERIOR!!!

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I said this above- when you finish Farscape, check out Blake’s 7, because Farscape paid tribute to it a lot.

    • faintwhenfree@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      The season is so good, but I think the show will struggle like so many more with expanding horizons, I don’t want to spoil it for you, but it’s basically same problem with walking dead, no matter how many seasons there is always a bigger commonuity than the ones protagonists are in. Something along those lines, we’ll see what happens in s2

    • canthidium@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years 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.

  • CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    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.

    • johnthebeboptist@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I’m going through TOS (nearing the end of season 2) and have been wondering whether I should watch the animated series, leaning on skipping it entirely, is it worth watching? I’m all for animation, but tbh a lot of american animation has left me disappointed.

      • CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        A few important character moments are in TAS. The animation is awful, but some of the stories are very good. It’s short anyway, I recommend watching it.

  • hyperhearse@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    currently trying to finish up season 2 of the mandalorian so i can finally start season 3! problem is i’ve got too many shows i’m trying to work through lol.

    • Tilgare@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      You will want to watch season 2.5 first: the Book of Boba Fett. It’s got a couple pretty silly things but is a fun watch nonetheless.

    • GrimChaos@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      If you can, keep going on the Expanse. I think seasons 2 and 3 are some of the best sci-fi ever made.

      I love Firefly. Nothing to add about that, just wanted to state that.

    • elonim@feddit.dk
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      2 years ago

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

      • faintwhenfree@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Yup can confirm. I after the last season of the expanse, I really had to just read novels. Me who hardly read books after age of 25. It’s just so good. Expanse physics is relatively speaking so realistic. No magical convinient inertia or gravity.

      • ours@lemmy.film
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        2 years ago

        Slow but absolutely necessary. As the stakes grow bigger, knowing the players that well pays off so good.

    • Izzy@lemmy.worldBannedOP
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      2 years ago

      There not being anymore Firefly is always sad whenever I think about it. I noticed there was a series of books when I was in the bookstore the other day. I have no idea if they are directly related or not. It must at least be in the same universe.

  • 11181514@lemm.ee
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    2 years 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.

    • faintwhenfree@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      The crossover with lower decks was such a lightheaded banger. Followed immidiately by a motherfookin consequences of war, dark af episode of a banger. My goodness, can I love it anymore?

  • ost99@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Just finished Titans. Almost finished with Babylon 5 rewatch #14. Gets better every rewatch.

    Looking forward to the last episodes of Silo.

    • Odo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Any advice for pushing through season 5? I burned out there on my first watch-through last year, and am really struggling to get back into it. So many of the characters I cared about either died or left.

      • ost99@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        The telepath arc can be a pain, but there are some brilliant episodes as well. A lot of great G’kar and Londo content. Episode 8 is really good, written by Neil Gaiman. Episdoes 12-14 are good and from episode 15 until the end of the show it’s back to brilliant.

        • Odo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Ouch. I stopped after episode 7. Alright, time to finally finish the show.

      • Mikko Karvonen@piipitin.fi
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        2 years ago

        @Odo The first half of season 5 is probably the low point of the series, but the final episodes are a very worthy wrap-up for the story, covering plot threads that were left hanging by the previous seasons.

    • timkenhan@sopuli.xyz
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      2 years ago

      How do you like it? I’ve read the entire book series but haven’t gotten into the TV series.

      • cinda@feddit.uk
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        2 years ago

        nothing like the books, that comes with huge shortcomings but also the best parts of the show