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Hey everyone! I'm here to ask for some suggestions for Science Fiction series (or films) that I've not seen or been made aware of. I've pretty much run out of stuff to watch and am hoping there's other stuff out there to enjoy.
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Farscape, of course! The DVDs are still rather pricey, but if you've got the money to spend on them (or have Netflix), they're well worth it!
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The 4400: Dour but interesting, similar to DS9 in pacing for the obvious reason, humourless.
Futurama: Humourous, especially so with a science fiction background (like you seem to have). Highly recommended
Sliders: Intriguing concept, "light" science fiction. Skip out when the cast starts to change.
Earth: Final Conflict: Another great concept, nice music, but again skip out when the cast starts to change.
X-Files: Hardly needs an introduction Harsh Realm and The Lone Gunmen might though.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Radio series and BBC miniseries)
Also, if you're looking for a change from science fiction, I've become *quite* fond of Rome (on HBO). Not exactly light watching with some graphic violence and sex, but we're all adults here.
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7 Days is a show I'm quite partial to. Not exactly "sci-fi" with phasers and whatnot.
It's about a government agency that has a device that can send one human being back in time 7 days to avert disasters. the interesting this is that they show what did happen at the beginning of the show. And then show how the agent (Frank Parker) basically saves the day. The first episode was about a terrorist flying an airplane into the White House. A little prophetic if you ask me.
This wiki will explain it much better than I could. The show airs on Spike TV on weekday mornings.
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I remember a show they used to air on The Space Channel years ago called Second Wave. I didn't much care for it, except the one episode they showed boobies.
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I'm a fan of the short lived 1974 series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker". It too had its moments.
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Now And Again. Not REALLY sci-fi, but sci-fi elements to it. The IMDb summary:
When Michael Wiseman is killed in a tragic subway accident, the U.S. government covertly makes him an offer he can't refuse; they "keep his brain alive" and place it into a new, genetically bio-engineered body. The doctor in charge of the experiment has grand plans for him, but all Michael wants is to get back to his grieving wife and daughter. For security reasons, the government forbids such contact... not that Michael is going to let that stop him.
One season only, & killed on a cliffhanger. Sadly, it'll probably never be released on DVD, which is indeed a right shame.
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Now and Again. Or was it Once and Again? I kept forgetting which was which. Good show, anyway, even if it couldn't quite decide what it wanted to be. And Eric Close's torso was immensely depressing.
quote:When Michael Wiseman is killed in a tragic subway accident, the U.S. government covertly makes him an offer he can't refuse
Um, how do they manage that? Usually you can't go up to a corpse and say "excuse me Mr. Dead Guy, do you mind if we take out your brain and turn you into a zombie?"
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I think it was more a case of "we've resurrected you, now here's the deal, if you don't like it we'll just unplug your brain and whack someone else's in there." A bit like in Larry Niven's A World Out of Time.
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