What other shows to watch for fans of Star Trek?

andthenthreemore, 11 months ago

Lexx

Here’s a bit of a left field one for a movie: Master and Commander the Far Side of the World

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michaelgemar, 11 months ago

@andthenthreemore @startrek Good one — I’d also recommend the Hornblower series (although they are nowhere as good as the books IMO). Supposedly Roddenberry once described Star Trek as “Hornblower in space”.

(But really, read the books — the character in the novels is fascinatingly complex, an introvert full of self-doubt who is also incredibly talented.)

datendefekt, 11 months ago

Took me a bit to get into Star Trek: Lower Decks but I recommend it to any star Trek fan!

electric, 11 months ago

Definitely watch the rest of the Stargate movies and then get into Atlantis. The Stargate series is very much Star Trek but with a more grounded premise. Yeah there are aliens out there, but the majority of the powers are not interested in getting along with these plucky Earthlings.

Also seconding the SyFy shows, especially Eureka and Dark Matter. Eureka is much more comedic and optimistic than the usual science fiction show. About 5 seasons and was given the chance to end properly. Dark Matter is, well, dark. Opposite of the Star Trek universe, but has great character arcs and plot lines. Absolutely worth watching the 3(?) seasons even if it ends on a cliff hangar.

regeya, 11 months ago

I’m also going to give a curve ball: MAS*H.

regeya, 11 months ago

Movie recommendation: Run Silent, Run Deep. It’s a WW2 Pacific theater submarine movie with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. But it’s directed by Robert Wise (Star Trek: TMP) and the story beats will be recognizable by fans of both TMP and Wrath of Khan. It also focuses pretty heavily on the lower decks crew.

original_reader, 11 months ago

You don’t watch other shows. You start over with Star Trek.

😁

ricecooker, 11 months ago

I’ve watched and can recommend X-Files, Fringe, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Mrs. Smith, and Station Eleven.

These are some that people have recommended that seem interesting, but have not watched yet: Orphan Black, Killjoys, Humans, The 100, Dark Matter.

pinwurm, 11 months ago

Thanks for these recommendations! I actually never watched X-Files, and a friend of mine binge watched all of it earlier this year and was sending me funny clips. I should add it to the list.

LOVED Station Eleven. It might be a top 5 show of all time. The first episode felt like a slog until that last minute. Partially ‘cause we were kinda living that pandemic.

But I was absolutely hooked and psyched to see more. And every episode after was “holy crap!” moments through to the very end.

Some of the best storytelling I’ve seen on TV. Really rich character development and such a beautiful concept altogether. It made me really hopeful.

Same writer/creator as The Leftovers (which I also recommend, very cool show - 3 seasons with an ending, gets progressively weirder and wilder).

Johmpa, 11 months ago

Dark Matter was a really fun little scifi show. Just a shame it got cancelled without closing the story.

tobimai, 11 months ago

Stargate. Especially the movies SG1 and Atlantis

sarcasticsunrise, 11 months ago

This might be a reach out of /10, but my wife and I are about a dozen episodes into “Deadwood” (HBO Western from the early 2010’s?) and I can’t help but let her in on how it reminds me of DS9 in how every character is fleshed out in this backwater outpost. It’s so good. Naturally she just looks at me like I’m speaking some dead language, but for any DS9 fans, cheggitout

pinwurm, 11 months ago

Deadwood is great, Ian McShane is a standout! I also loved him in American Gods.

I can definitely see the DS9 comparisons.

worfamerryman, 11 months ago

I really enjoyed the stargate movie, but the series was not for me.

I get hard low budget 90s tv feelings from it.

Possible spoilers below….

They recast two great actors in the movie with people who look and act nothing like they did in the movie. I heard they later joked about it and fixed it, but I couldn’t not get that far

NuPNuA, 11 months ago

Going to keep the British end up here

Red Dwarf

Blake’s 7

Hyperdrive

Classic Dr Who (not all great but some classics in the run)

startrekexplained, 11 months ago

You already named all the shows I’d recommend.

fades, 11 months ago

How you gonna mention star gate SG1 but not mention Stargate Atlantis?!?!

smfx, 11 months ago

Also Stargate Universe - it is a shame that it was cancelled after only two series, as it was getting quite good

ValueSubtracted, 11 months ago

It didn’t exist at the time this was posted, but this is the kind of content that would fit right in at our new community, !quarks .

MooseGas, 11 months ago

I could not get into farscape or earth final conflict. I've always wanted to watch SG1, but I can't find anywhere to stream it now.

Xathonn, 11 months ago

SG1 used to be on Hulu, looks like they only have Atlantis now. I found SG1 on prime video though, included with subscription

starlinguk, 11 months ago

Hulu cut out huge chunks of the episodes.

NuPNuA, 11 months ago

Try Farscape again and see if you can get to the end of the first series. It shifts majorly then when the main villian for the rest of the show turns up and the tone shifts darker and more serialised. It’s one of my favourite sci-fis of all time.