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Does Space Precinct hold up? I have the DVD’s, but haven’t watched them or shown them to my son yet because I was afraid it wouldn’t hold up.

Amusingly, most of my selections are going to be from the 90s! Buffy, DS9, TNG, Friends, and Breaking Bad I thought were all excellent from start to finish. I could watch those shows over and over again no issue. The Office almost made it into the list, but after Steve Carrel leaves the show definitely loses quite a bit of its magic.

The only series I can say I would watch all episodes again is Star Trek: The Next Generation.

It holds a lovely place in my heart and really captivated a 10 year old Dr. Mills I can tell you! Looking back, it's very difficult to pick out a particular episode, but the ones with Q in were always fun.
As many have pointed out, TNG suffered not from a ropey last season, but a ropey season 1 and 2. Its only after Riker grew a beard that TNG really went into its own. Also, Wesely Crusher episodes were particular grating, but it's absolutely not the actors fault = the character written was pretty deux ex machina out the wazoo. I remember either reading or hearing that Gerry Anderson projected what he wanted from his son onto the character, which was revealed by his own son!

Close second is DS9, the only reason it doesn't beat out TNG is that I felt some of the story arcs were a little drawn out, which meant if you missed an episode it really could mess up the story for you. Props to the writers for making siskos son believable and not another Wesely. Voyager I stuck with, but damn was that series a cold starter with some questionable character choices. It eventually got a lot better, but Holy hell that show was running a fine line.

I cannot comment on the original series, as I have not seen enough of them.

yellowfever wrote:
Let's see

Sons of Anarchy
Walking Dead
Dexter

Those are some bold choices! TWD is still ongoing though, right? Long time since I gave up.

If we're talking about book series as well, I'll chime in and mention Destroyermen. I know I mention it every time there's a book thread, but that is an amazingly fun story and it's still going strong. 14 or so books and counting. Another series I can recommend is Star Carrier. To me, it's sci-fi with more realistic physics and aliens (the aliens are NOT humanoid at all and have sweeping psychological differences compared to humans). I think there's still one more book of Star Carrier yet to be released.

K.M. McKinley's Gates of the World series is really good too. I think of it as Steampunk Fantasy, as in there's magic and magical creatures but set in more of a Victorian-era setting with steam-powered machines and stuff. Three books so far and I know more are coming considering the story arcs were not even close to resolved at the end of 3.

I dont know what it was about it, but the TV series Hannibal was one that I finally sat down and binged the whole way through. . . While the final bit wasn't how I expected things to go, it wasn't necessarily a bad ending, and was glad I did give it a second go.

Agents of SHIELD. Only up to season 5 on U.K. Disney+, and we’ve had a real mess made of who was airing it and when on traditional TV.

Actually surprised it’s on Season 7, but willing to watch it all in due course.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Does Space Precinct hold up? I have the DVD’s, but haven’t watched them or shown them to my sons yet because I was afraid it wouldn’t hold up.

I haven't seen it since it first aired, but I remember it being enjoyable if you don't take it too seriously. I don't know how it would hold up today, though. I think if you go into it with the right frame of mind (ie; "this is a 90s show by Gerry Anderson, expect a bit of unintentional goofiness and the odd ropey effect, not bloody Babylon 5") it should be very watchable.

Lost... said no one ever

Seriously, that's all I can think of when seeing this thread. What an epic buildup and even more epic letdown

Really enjoying The Expanse and Colony, although the former is ongoing and the latter is canceled :/

 RiTides wrote:
Lost... said no one ever

Seriously, that's all I can think of when seeing this thread. What an epic buildup and even more epic letdown

I think I made it about halfway through season 2. Dropped back in a few time later on to see if anything had actually happened yet, and moved on. The TV previews down here didn't help... Season 1 was a constant succession of 'Next week: You finally see the smoke monster!' followed by next week, of course, not actually seeing the smoke monster. It got old, fast.

Really enjoying The Expanse and Colony, although the former is ongoing and the latter is canceled :/

I couldn't get into Colony, but the Expanse is fantastic. The sheer attention to detail in the world-building is great, and it's always nice to see proper physics in space-based scifi.

I know it only ran for four seasons but I absolutely adored 'The Good Place'. It did a pretty good job of reinventing itself each season and the ending, whilst telegraphed somewhat, still hit hard.

A consistent narrative right through, pretty much.

I loved that show.

 Necroagogo wrote:
I know it only ran for four seasons but I absolutely adored 'The Good Place'. It did a pretty good job of reinventing itself each season and the ending, whilst telegraphed somewhat, still hit hard.

A consistent narrative right through, pretty much.

I loved that show.

oh aye, still think Season 3 flailed a bit, I think due to that 'its really popular lets rush some more', and of course Ted is the man (or squid)

Have I mentioned Supernatural yet?

It’s hokey, it’s daft, it can be a bit of a slog at times, but I loves it. And Crowley is the best villain ever.

Blakes 7.

With its cheap'n'cheesey reputation I didn't even look at it until I found out that Colin Baker was in an episode and decided to watch it out curiosity. Not only was Colin his usual charming self, so was the rest of the cast and the ending was priceless. Made the decision to watch the whole thing and it blew other sci-fi shows out of the water. Instead of the BBC beating Doctor Who to death with so many unnecessary spin offs, they should consider a return to Blakes 7 once in a while to break things up. Audiences seem to like "ruthless" these days with Game of Thrones and Westworld...well, Blakes 7 didn't give a **** even if they killed off the titular character!

Kill Joys.

Picked up the first season solely because the bird on the box was gorgeous. But now, I love Lucy. Sorry Dutch! Bit of Blakes 7, a dash of Sol Bianca maybe? Anyway, I only got through the first two seasons but so far I love it. Not much for hip-post Matrix sci-fi shows like Andromeda, Firefly and Dark Matter, but Killjoys certainly tickles my fancy. Once the lockdown is over I shall treat myself to the remaining seasons.

Halt & Catch Fire.

Only the first season is avaliable in the UK but enjoyed it nonetheless It felt like a strange cross between Masters of Doom and Ashes To Ashes, which I didn't think was possible. As one who enjoys computing this was brilliant!

Life on Mars & Ashes to Ashes.

Great. Smashing. Super. Was devastated it came to an end but it was a good ending all the same. Got me through a depression at the time...can't give any greater praise than that.

Star Wars: Rebels.

Was not best happy when the Disney era opened to the scrapping of the brilliant Clone Wars series, and this offering that was blatantly made to appeal to "original fans only"...which turned out pretty good. Actually, it was awesome. The ending was so well done that the films pail in comparison - seriously, Lothal actually felt that important in the grand scheme of things.

Netflix - Daredevil - awesome.... so sad no more seasons than the three, so does not qualify, but had to throw it out there.

+1 for 'Spaced'

X-men TAS, Primeval, Batman TAS, White Collar, Elementary. There are a few shows I wish ran longer, gonna echo the sentiment that Firefly only got one season and a movie and it’s criminal.

One thing that surprised me is that Stranger Things WONT make my list. Season 1: amazing, best thing on Netflix. 2: still enjoyable. 3: snooooore....

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Have I mentioned Supernatural yet?

It’s hokey, it’s daft, it can be a bit of a slog at times, but I loves it. And Crowley is the best villain ever.

I'm bloody CROWLEY!

Got a photo opp with Mark Shepard a couple of years ago (our one and only family photo just happens to include the King of Hell!) - he's a highly amusing chap, as you might imagine.

We haven't managed to get to the final two seasons, but one day we'll get them done. With one notable exception, I've loved every single season. A couple were sub-par and one I try to forget, but that's pretty amazing considering how long it ran for.

SamusDrake wrote:

Star Wars: Rebels.

Was not best happy when the Disney era opened to the scrapping of the brilliant Clone Wars series, and this offering that was blatantly made to appeal to "original fans only"...which turned out pretty good. Actually, it was awesome. The ending was so well done that the films pail in comparison - seriously, Lothal actually felt that important in the grand scheme of things.

It feels like Season 2 of Rebels was good enough to redeem the prequels of all things. Certainly not on its own, but among people I know it got so many people went back and tried Clone Wars after that they're now actually kind of fond of the era.

...and so sorry for this one, but I watched it every week... Big Bang Theory.

So sorry to all the purists out there.

 LunarSol wrote:

SamusDrake wrote:

Star Wars: Rebels.

Was not best happy when the Disney era opened to the scrapping of the brilliant Clone Wars series, and this offering that was blatantly made to appeal to "original fans only"...which turned out pretty good. Actually, it was awesome. The ending was so well done that the films pail in comparison - seriously, Lothal actually felt that important in the grand scheme of things.

It feels like Season 2 of Rebels was good enough to redeem the prequels of all things. Certainly not on its own, but among people I know it got so many people went back and tried Clone Wars after that they're now actually kind of fond of the era.

I think we were all skeptical when the Clone Wars pilot was first shown, but the actual series turned out to be the real harvest of the prequel trilogy. I'd now say that Dave Filoni is as important to the success of Star Wars as George himself.

I have to admit I stopped giving the. Lone Wars a fair chance when I heard the line “Surrender the Huttlet or die!”

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I have to admit I stopped giving the. Lone Wars a fair chance when I heard the line “Surrender the Huttlet or die!”

Was that from the film? The actual show is much much better IMO. Like, ridiculously better.

Ohh. . . another show that I own all seasons of and regularly dust off:

The IT Crowd. . . miles and miles better than "the office" (of either variety), and extremely on point to my previous profession so its like watching for seasons of inside joke.

Bakuman.

It's a manga about making manga with an entire chapter spent featuring one of the characters sitting on a couch while another sweeps the floor as they discuss how the key to good manga is making the mundane look interesting and it was a fething amazing series.

I hadn't considered them because they are still ongoing but I would add:

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bob's Burgers

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
No, they did not have same final season issues. Stop that.

B5 still maintained continuity and character integrity. The character arcs may have been stretched, but they were coherent and meaningful. The last episode was fantastic and wrapped up a lot of the themes of the series while giving the characters one last warm moment together.

NBSG...nope.

Just because no one likes Byron or the Harlan Ellison episode doesn’t mean the whole season is a turd or that it betrays the audience’s trust for a flashy, poorly-thought-out reveal.

Haven't seen nBSG, but I agree that B5's final season is only "bad" in comparison to the rest of the show, which, while the effects are pretty ropey by today's standards, still holds up narratively extremely well.

I watched the remake of battlestar galactica without regrets up to the end.

But boy did I have regrets after the last episode!!! What a stupid way to end it. Sure, 95% of the survivors would gbe dead in a year or two due to hunger, disease, exposure, etc. But hey, we get all "spiritual'!

Danger 5
Five allied spies and their commander the bald eagle headed Colonel Chestbridge, a new mission every episiode with and one permanent mission parameter: to kill Hitler.

Clone Wars.

It’s pretty excellent.

 Dr. Mills wrote:
... it's very difficult to pick out a particular episode, but the ones with Q in were always fun.

See on paper I think the Q episodes are a stupid concept which shouldn't work, but I can't help agreeing with you. They always end up being quite interesting.

I could point out obvious stuff, but the unusual one that comes to mind is OBAN Star-Racers.
It only ran for two series but that turned out to be just right, they had plenty of time for character development and exploring the universe without anything overstaying its welcome or feeling rushed.