Hello /c/sciencefiction lemmies. I’ve put together an image of some of the most discussed shows from July 2023.

Are there any science fiction TV series you are currently in the middle of watching or plan on watching in August?

Here is last months post. What are you Watching? (July 2023)

  • rm_dash_r_star
    28·
    11 months ago

    Strange new Worlds. I think it’s the best Star Trek series since the original. I don’t think the casting is particularly great, but Anson Mount makes up for it. Like William Shatner was born to be Captain Kirk, Anson Mount was born to be Captain Pike.

    • dudinax@programming.dev
      71·
      11 months ago

      The casting is good enough, the writing is great, and second season the directing and editing are also great.

    • flossdaily@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      Definitely the best Trek since Next Generation. Infinitely better than the reboot movies, Discovery, and Picard.

      It’s genuinely funny, it’s usually smart, it’s optimistic, and most importantly it’s episodic, so when bad writing creeps in, it remains isolated to just a few bad episodes (like every other good star trek series).

      So far my only critique is that occasionally they go too hard on mindless action/violence, which is just boring.

      I wish the show had gotten a better main musical theme. Other than the cool retro sci-fi sound at the end, it’s really lame.

    • shyguyblue@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      I’m still trying to figure out why kirks brother is being shoehorned in. Most of his season one scenes had him just standing there. He was even knocked out 5 minutes into a mission. I love the “holodeck” they use for set extensions, definitely better than any green/blue screen from previous series. At least brother-Kirk is getting more to do in season 2.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        My only issue with this season is that the worlds they are going to are neither strange nor new. It’s always a previously-discovered or previously-visited planet or even one that’s already a Federation world. Still love the show, but it’s not a good name for this season.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            I honestly don’t hate it. It’s probably my least-favorite Star Trek, but I can find grains of goodness in it. For example, I really love Saru. Doug Jones’ performance in that make-up is amazing. He does so many little things with his movements to make them non-human.