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Offline Super Dude

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Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« on: April 24, 2011, 08:54:27 PM »
I'm looking for something along the lines of LOST and Alias, by which I mean a contemporary setting; nothing space age please.  Something with a big, overarching mystery that suggests either sci-fi or fantasy, that in a nutshell is what I'm looking for.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2011, 08:58:12 PM »
Go watch Death Note.















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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2011, 09:02:43 PM »
Battlestar Galactica

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Along the lines of what you're talking about, Fringe is decent.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2011, 09:05:41 PM »
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Battlestar Galactica

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Along the lines of what you're talking about, Fringe is decent.

@BSG: LOVE the original series but only because it's very cheesy.  Watched the pilot of the reboot and wasn't thrilled with it, probably because I loved the campy feel of the original so much.

Gonna check out Fringe for sure, being the J.J. diehard I am.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2011, 09:18:54 PM »
Sci fi with no sci fi elements?
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2011, 09:22:19 PM »
Have in mind that Fringe does take some getting used to. There are a lot of cringeworthy moments in season 1 but it gets immensely better from the second on. And the acting throughout is superb.

If you haven't watched V it's pretty good (has the blond chick from Lost). The 4400 - great show if you've missed it.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2011, 09:24:03 PM »
Quote from: abydos on April 24, 2011, 09:22:19 PM
Have in mind that Fringe does take some getting used to. There are a lot of cringeworthy moments in season 1 but it gets immensely better from the second on. And the acting throughout is superb.

If you haven't watched V it's pretty good (has the blond chick from Lost). The 4400 - great show if you've missed it.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2011, 11:21:19 PM »
Firefly
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2011, 11:31:18 PM »
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Firefly

I really wanted to recommend Firefly. But he said nothing space age.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2011, 01:58:07 AM »
Fringe is probably what you're looking for.

But yeah, BSG is pretty much the greatest sci-fi series evar.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 03:11:21 AM »
When I hear scifi I think SG-1/Atlantis/BSG, not shitty drama with crappy stories about monsters and shit.

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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2011, 05:06:51 AM »
Firefly, BSG.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2011, 05:08:31 AM »
Quote from: Adami on April 24, 2011, 09:18:54 PM
Sci fi with no sci fi elements?
This, what?

I guess The X Files.  But definitely Fringe.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2011, 06:10:58 AM »
You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2011, 06:15:23 AM »
Quote from: GuineaPig on April 25, 2011, 06:10:58 AM
You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
This. I highly recommend Dexter
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2011, 06:17:35 AM »
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You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
This. I highly recommend Dexter

Think you missed the part in bold.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2011, 06:45:34 AM »
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2011, 07:07:31 AM »
Quote from: GuineaPig on April 25, 2011, 06:10:58 AM
You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.

Well sure, I've begun to watch Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, Game of Thrones, and Big Bang Theory.  I just need something to fill the hole LOST left when I cruised through it last fall. :laugh:
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2011, 07:15:10 AM »
Fringe all the way SD.  The storyline in the last 2 seasons are amazing.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2011, 07:16:41 AM »
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You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
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Think you missed the part in bold.

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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2011, 07:24:47 AM »
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Think you missed the part in bold.

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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2011, 07:37:37 AM »
Uber Indie.  Let the battle begin!!
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2011, 07:44:05 AM »
Just watch Lost again.  See what you missed  :)
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2011, 07:44:21 AM »
Quote from: sonatafanica on April 25, 2011, 07:16:41 AM
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You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
This. I highly recommend Dexter

Think you missed the part in bold.

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Nah, I just don't toss around words like "excellent" casually.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2011, 07:45:47 AM »
Dexter used to be excellent until season 3. And until I watched The Wire.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2011, 09:48:19 AM »
Or watch Boardwalk Empire.  Not sci-fi, but better than every sci-fi series mentioned so far.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2011, 10:53:49 AM »
If you're a Terminator fan, Sarah Connor Chronicles kicks ass.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2011, 11:04:04 AM »
Quote from: GuineaPig on April 25, 2011, 07:44:21 AM
Quote from: sonatafanica on April 25, 2011, 07:16:41 AM
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This. I highly recommend Dexter

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Nah, I just don't toss around words like "excellent" casually.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2011, 11:30:56 AM »
More fantasy/supernatural than scifi, but definitely check out True Blood.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2011, 12:06:42 PM »
Quote from: GuineaPig on April 25, 2011, 06:17:35 AM
Quote from: mizzl on April 25, 2011, 06:15:23 AM
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You could also watch one of the many excellent non-sci-fi shows.
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How fucking dare you.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #30 on: April 25, 2011, 12:18:20 PM »
Supernatural
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #31 on: April 25, 2011, 01:06:44 PM »
Quote from: PlaysLikeMyung on April 25, 2011, 12:18:20 PM
Supernatural

That's not the one with the werewolf, the ghost, and other random "spooky" creature living together, is it?  'Cause I saw a preview for that, and all I could think is TV execs are running out of ideas.
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #32 on: April 25, 2011, 01:09:05 PM »
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Quote from: PlaysLikeMyung on April 25, 2011, 12:18:20 PM
Supernatural

That's not the one with the werewolf, the ghost, and other random "spooky" creature living together, is it?  'Cause I saw a preview for that, and all I could think is TV execs are running out of ideas.
No.  Read this SD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_%28TV_series%29#Conception_and_creation
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Re: Somebody recommend me a sci-fi TV series
« Reply #33 on: April 25, 2011, 01:10:52 PM »
Ooooh...
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« Reply #34 on: April 25, 2011, 01:17:16 PM »
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Ooooh...

Great storyline and like most shows it takes a few years to all click together but then it's intense.
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