Some Brief Recommendations of Some TV Shows you should see at least once and why
I’m going to lay these out by genre
Pure Comedy
I Love Lucy
This is a classic comedy that does a lot right. There is slapstick, there is delivery, there is how the actors play off of each other.
Seinfeld
A show about nothing yet it is pretty funny.
Drama Comedies
Frisky Dingo
If you’ve seen Archer you really need to watch Frisky Dingo. Space Alien fails to destroy the world and what happens after is amazing.
Archer
A spy who thinks he is the best at everything. The show has a lot of great moments and characters. It is fun to watch.
Dark Comedy
<M * A* S* H> I had to do it like this cause discourse is discourse.
This actors in the show use satire in its purest form to get through the dire situations they deal with on a daily basis. It is a classic and easy to rewatch.
Sci Fi
Sliders [Only Seasons 1 to 4]
This show hasn’t aged well. However the show is still good to watch. The cast is stuck traveling to a parallel earth each episode. They are trying to get home. Do not watch season 5 ever, it is terrible and a waste of time.
Quantum Leap
A man discovers how to travel in time by trading places with people during his timeline. It is an interesting concept and show to watch. Scott Bakula is great as Sam Beckett.
Original Battlestar Galactica [1979]
This show was ahead of its time. A group of humans on the run from killer robots. I do think even people who have only seen the new one should see the old one at least once.
The Remake Battlestar Galactica (2004) Seasons 1 to 2
Solid space drama. Really season 1 and 2 are the best of the new one. 3 and 4 were so so.
Charlie Jade
Detective investigates a missing girl. Ends up on a parallel earth. It has a Blade Runner vibe and feel to it. Plays out like a noir mystery and it is a nice slow burn. Only one season sadly.
The Original Twilight Zone Series
Many of the episodes are tragically still relevant. Rod Serling was ahead of his time and created one of the best science fiction series. There are many great episodes to watch. The series holds up well. One of my favorites.
Star Trek, Star Trek Next Generation, Star Trek DS9, Star Trek Voyager, and Star Trek Enterprise
Look I could cover each of these separately but it is easier to put them altogether. Growing up Star Trek was apart of my daily life. I catch the re runs after school on Thursday night on some local channel. I enjoyed the optimism, the adventure, the call the being better. I haven’t seen Discovery so I won’t judge it. Next Generation is my favorite. I do think Enterprise was never given a chance to be the amazing series it could have been.
Farscape
This was my Star Trek for me. I love this show. John Crichton lost in space, far from home, aboard a ship of aliens. It was great.
Fringe
This is my favorite quirky science fiction show. John Noble as Walter Bishop is part of the reason you should watch this. It has intrigue, good pacing, action, and good acting from all the actors. I know I’m being vague but I don’t want to spoil the wonder of the show just give it a chance.
Person of Interest
The best stealth science fiction show. CBS had no idea Person of Interest was a science fiction show yet the creator Johnathon Nolan subtitle from the first episode lays the ground work. Reese and Shaw are my favorite characters. I mean they are where I got part of my pen name from so yeah you should watch the show if you want to know why.
Comic Book Shows
The Incredible Hulk
This set a high bar for what a comic book show should be. This is the definitive version of the Hulk for me.
Arrow
The first season is great, some of the other seasons are good or okay. I enjoy it for what it is now.
Batman the Animated Series
I never need to explain this.
Batman Beyond
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Justice League
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Justice League Unlimited
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Teen Titians
The real and best version.
Everything
Supernatural
13 seasons and still going. It covers a broad spectrum of genres. It is the beginning and the end. It has drama, horror, comedy. You really only need to watch Seasons 1 to 5 cause 5 is where it was planned to end. Everything after is extra and some of the extra is amazing. Its a good show to just have on.