[ExI] What would be on your top 25 list, for the best recent sf/fantasy television?

[William Flynn Wallace]

I don't want to throw water on your fire but would like to contribute to a
newby's return:(is that oxymoronic?)

I don't watch TV except for sports - tennis and golf.  The last thing I
enjoyed on TV was Northern Exposure.  At the risk of being a heretic, I
thought Star Trek was just a bit made for the average TV viewer and did not
watch it much.

I prefer books.  Now if you want to get a list started of favorite books,
preferably leaving out the masters of old which we all know and love, and
put together a list of favorites that are relatively new, then I'm in.

bill w

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Grigg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> What would be on your top 25 list, for the best recent sf/fantasy
> television?  This is mine...
>
> And in no particular order...
>
> 1. The Expanse
> 2. Star Trek: Discovery
> 3. Doctor Who
> 4. The Boys
> 5. American Gods
> 6. Nightflyers
> 7. Stranger Things
> 8. Black Mirror
> 9. Doom Patrol
> 10. Archer
> 11. Umbrella Academy
> 12. Legion
> 13. The Good Place
> 14. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
> 15. Love, Death and Robots
> 16. Humans
> 17. The Flash
> 18. The Magicians
> 19. Westworld
> 20. Maniac
> 21. Jessica Jones
> 22. Luke Cage
> 23. The Punisher
> 24. The Orville
> 25. The Crossing
>
> Oh, and also, Altered Carbon, which I did not personally enjoy.
>
> And keep in mind, this list could have easily been twice as long! Lol
>
> Science fiction/fantasy television has of course shaped my conscious and
> unconscious views about the possibilities of the future, and the nature of
> transhumanism. I remember running home, right after school, with my
> bestfriend alongside me, so that we would not miss the beginning of Star
> Trek: TOS! Lol
>
> We live in a golden age of television production, both for the quantity
> and quality of what is now coming out. And the number of new sf/fantasy
> series about to be launched, is almost mind boggling!  But I will admit
> that with the success of the Lord of the Rings films and Game of Thrones,
> epic fantasy is the big new focus/risk for major television studios, rather
> than perhaps science fiction...
>
>
> https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/tv-fantasy-series-that-could-be-the-next-game-of-thrones/
>
> And so many series, already out...
>
>
> https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/new-tv-shows-2018/55637/new-us-tv-shows-2018-sci-fi-fantasy-comic-book
>
> I look forward to seeing what list members have to say...
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