Recommend me a Sci-Fi...(General SciFi Discussion)

[WWEedy]

So I'm out looking for a new and hopefully slightly obscure Sci-Fi to sink my teeth into. I've gone through the usual stuff that gets thrown up like the Star Treks, Farscape, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. but I'm looking to branch out and try some other stuff.

I watched Nowhere Man for a while though I dropped off near the end, though I enjoyed the first few episodes. Somewhat X-Files like and it was cool. I also tried Lexx but the pilot really didn't do much for me, it was kind of like...errrmm...no. It was too zany and almost felt deliberately "out there".

So what Sci-Fi's do you like and is there any underrated or hidden gems floating around that you'd happily recommend me?

[Push R Truth]

I always recommend to sci fi fans "IT: The Terror from Beyond Space" if they haven't seen it. It's one of those "root" movies, where you see how it influenced many future directors and the genre itself.

[WWEedy]

Dec 9, 2014 9:39:22 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

I always recommend to sci fi fans "IT: The Terror from Beyond Space" if they haven't seen it. It's one of those "root" movies, where you see how it influenced many future directors and the genre itself.

Whoah that sounds absolutely fantastic. Though it reminds me of a more modern movie I've seen with a similar plot. Is there a remake floating around as well? I'll definitely check it out though.

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Sunshine.

Danny Boyle's sci-fi/thriller about a crew going traveling through space to re-start the sun and coming across the abandonded ship that went out before them.

Amazing cast.

[Raskovnik]

The Killings At Outpost Zeta

[Dragonfly]

Max Headroom: More cyberpunk dark comedy than traditional sci-fi, but definitely worth watching. It actually holds up pretty well for a show mocking the media culture of the 80s. (It also features Jeffrey Tambor in a rare, non-"defense attorney on SVU" dramatic role.) One of my absolute favorites.

Blake's 7: Let me say this up front: They had the budget of a junior high school school play, and it shows. The props are bad, and the sets are even worse. It makes the original Star Trek look like a summer blockbuster by comparison. But if you can get past that - and that is a huge if - you'll find one of the most unconventional and influential space operas of all time. It's a definite must watch if you're a fan of Firefly.

Gungrave: It's an anime, but decidedly more "Western" than most. It's actually an odd amalgamation of The Godfather, The Crow and Kill Bill, built around a "gangster planet" motif. Oh... And ignore the Dreamcast game. Aside from sharing a name and a few characters, they are nothing alike.

Gundam 00: You don't have to be a Gundam nerd to watch this show. If anything, it's closer in style to Asimov's "Foundation" series and Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methuselah" than the original Mobile Suit. It's also a complex global political thriller with dozens of characters, shifting loyalties and big ass computer on the Moon. And giant robots. Can't forget about the giant robots.

[Hit Girl]

V



The original I mean. Not the shitty remake.

[WWEedy]

Dec 9, 2014 14:59:13 GMT -5 Dragonfly said:

Max Headroom: More cyberpunk dark comedy than traditional sci-fi, but definitely worth watching. It actually holds up pretty well for a show mocking the media culture of the 80s. (It also features Jeffrey Tambor in a rare, non-"defense attorney on SVU" dramatic role.) One of my absolute favorites.

Blake's 7: Let me say this up front: They had the budget of a junior high school school play, and it shows. The props are bad, and the sets are even worse. It makes the original Star Trek look like a summer blockbuster by comparison. But if you can get past that - and that is a huge if - you'll find one of the most unconventional and influential space operas of all time. It's a definite must watch if you're a fan of Firefly.

Gungrave: It's an anime, but decidedly more "Western" than most. It's actually an odd amalgamation of The Godfather, The Crow and Kill Bill, built around a "gangster planet" motif. Oh... And ignore the Dreamcast game. Aside from sharing a name and a few characters, they are nothing alike.

Gundam 00: You don't have to be a Gundam nerd to watch this show. If anything, it's closer in style to Asimov's "Foundation" series and Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methuselah" than the original Mobile Suit. It's also a complex global political thriller with dozens of characters, shifting loyalties and big ass computer on the Moon. And giant robots. Can't forget about the giant robots.

Wow, thanks for the list. I've heard a lot about Blake's 7 and was recommended it before however it was by someone who recommended me Classic Who and I never really enjoyed that bar the comedy factor. Would you say they were comparable or am I going to be able to feel and embrace the seriousness?

Dec 9, 2014 15:01:38 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

V



The original I mean. Not the shitty remake.

I've been swaying on V. I get mixed reports every now and then, though I guess I should finally bite the bullet and check it out. What am I in for? Is there something it's comparable to?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

There was a WB animated sci-fi miniseries called Invasion America which I remember being pretty awesome, and is now largely forgotten. It has never been released on home video I don't think, despite being made by Dreamworks and being produced by Spielberg. I haven't re-watched it in years though, so I don't know if it holds up.

Episode 1 here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L--XVQmNF0


The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr, starring Bruce Campbell, is another show I haven't seen in years but I remember fondly. It was a western, but with sci fi/steampunk elements.

Sliders

Seaquest DSV

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Moon was absolutely fantastic. Desolate, dark, and kind of funny.

Rise of and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are wonderful, and the original series is still lots of fun.

Guardians of the Galaxy, out today!

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

Doesn't matter if it's the book, radio show, or TV show; But anybody who calls themselves sci-fi fans should read/watch/listen to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy at least once.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

Invasion: Earth

Invasion: Earth is a dark science-fiction drama about the discovery of a planned invasion and conquest of Earth by a sinister race of inter-dimensional alien beings, and the efforts of a small NATO force who strive to counter the threat.

The series was conceived, written and co-produced by Jed Mercurio, a former physician who (under the pseudonym John MacUre) gained prominence in Britain the 1990s as the creator and writer of the offbeat medical drama series Cardiac Arrest.

The principal cast included Vincent Regan in his first starring TV role, Maggie O'Neill (who later co-starred in the acclaimed British comedy-drama series Shameless), veteran American character actor Fred Ward (Tremors) and Anton Lesser as alien abductee Lt Charles Tyrell.

Invasion: Earth was a co-production between BBC Scotland and the Sci-Fi Channel. It was shot on location in Scotland with considerable assistance from the British armed forces and is also notable as one of the first British TV series to feature extensive use of computer-generated imagery

GET IT ON WHOVIAN69UK'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL - quite a few series on there too!

or back further in time for FANTASTIC JOURNEY, one of my all time fav scifi series!
also available on youtube

The series concerns a family and their associates who charter a boat out into the Caribbean for a scientific expedition. After an encounter in the area of the Bermuda Triangle with an unnatural green cloud, the group find themselves shipwrecked on a mysterious uncharted island from which they are unable to escape.

and then there's QUATERMASS from 1979

Quatermass (also known as The Quatermass Conclusion or Quatermass IV) is a British television science fiction serial produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and broadcast on the ITV network in October and November 1979. Like its three predecessors, Quatermass was written by Nigel Kneale. It is the fourth and final television serial to feature the character of Professor Bernard Quatermass.

Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early 1970s and the hippie youth movement of the late 1960s, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large numbers of young people are joining a cult, the "Planet People", and gathering at prehistoric sites, believing they will be transported to a better life on another planet. The series begins with Professor Quatermass arriving in London to look for his granddaughter, Hettie Carlson, and witnessing the destruction of two spacecraft and the disappearance of a group of Planet People at a stone circle by an unknown force. He investigates this force, believing that Hettie may be in danger. As the series progresses, it becomes apparent that the Planet People are being harvested rather than transported.

Quatermass was originally conceived as a BBC production, but after they lost faith in the project, due to spiralling costs, production was halted. The scripts were taken by Euston Films and Kneale, then working for Independent Television, was commissioned to rewrite the scripts into two versions: a four-part television serial and The Quatermass Conclusion, a 100-minute film, intended for international theatrical release.

and finally THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

The Martian Chronicles is a television miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and dealing with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there. The series starred Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall, Barry Morse, and Maria Schell. It was aired on NBC in January 1980 in three episodes with a total running time of just over four hours (nearly five hours on the DVD version)

[mizzziggler]

Mystery Science Theater 3000.


You're welcome

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Have you watched the British series "UFO"? Late 60's, two seasons, produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson ("Thunderbirds") with live actors? Really worth checking out.

[Dr. T is an alien]

How Frederick Pohl's Gateway was never made into a movie/miniseries/TV series I will never know. I heard that the company behind the Dune movie might be working on something, but that does not fill me with hope.

[Deleted]

I haven't watched it yet but I keep getting recommended the Canadian TV show Continuum