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Best Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows I've Never Heard Of?

  • There are a million of these questions, but none with my particular set of preferences, so here goes. I'm looking for great sci-fi/supernatural TV shows (e.g. Star Trek/Buffy), weird comedies, or violent dude soap operas (e.g. Sons of Anarchy). Many more details within! I like shows that fall into three genres: sci-fi/supernatural/dystopia, weird comedies, and "gritty" dramas that are essentially violent soap operas. Overlap between these is even better (e.g. funny sci-fi or supernatural soap operas). I tend not to like shows about DC politics and am tired of police procedurals. Not overwhelming sexist/entirely white is a plus. Available streaming on netflix or amazon is a big plus! Here are some more detailed preferences (that are making me feel terrible about how much TV I've watched in my life!). Love: All the Star Treks (TNG most of all), Buffy/Angel/Dollhouse/Firefly/Joss Whedon generally, Psych, Better Off Ted, Battlestar Galactica, Justified, Sons of Anarchy, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Futurama, The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad (who doesn't like those last three, though?). Like: Stargate (SG-1 most, but I've seen them all), Farscape, Reaper, The Shield, Supernatural (certain seasons, anyway), Dr. Who (when it's not too cutesy)/Torchwood, Being Human (UK), Life on Mars, Life, The Finder, Twin Peaks, Survivors, Boston Legal, White Collar, Oz, Dexter, Six Feet Under, Community, Prison Break (first 2 seasons), Flash Forward, Orphan Black, Orange Is the New Black, Luther. Ok but not my favorites: Grimm, The Blacklist, Burn Notice, Eureka, Parks & Rec, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Continuum, Flashpoint, Heroes, Bones, The Guild, Grey's Anatomy, Defiance (ok, it's terrible, but somehow I keep watching it), Freaks and Geeks (I kind of love it but really can't deal with that much second-hand embarrassment), Haven, Sanctuary. Don't like: Mad Men, Spaced, Arrested Development, Homeland, The IT Crowd, Babylon 5, Jericho, Walking Dead (too scary, not assessing on the merits here), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Treme, Boardwalk Empire, Red Dwarf, Lost Girl, Warehouse 13, Bob's Burgers, Alias, Lost, 30 Rock (I loathe Alec Baldwin), Once Upon a Time.

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    The 4400 was one of my favorite shows in High School. It's a SciFi show about a group of 4400 people who went missing through the last 50 years and just all appeared outside of Seattle and the special task force assigned to oversee it. Also they have powers. It's amazing.

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The Lost Room was a mini-series so good it had no place being on SYFY. Only six episodes, so they don't screw around, they get in and have smarts and plot all over the place.

instead of three wishes

We have really similar taste in TV. Looks like you haven't seen Fringe, so I'd really strongly recommend that.

juniperesque

You must seek out The Middleman, the 2008 TV show by Javier Grillo-Marxauch.

fings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Returned! It's in French, but I found that the subtitles were excellent.

9000condiments

Black Mirror. For the love of god, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)

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ringu0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Almighty_Johnsons should fit the bill. Reincarnated norse gods hiding amongst mortals in New Zealand. Odin is a clueless student, Loki is a psychotic lawyer, gold of cold wants to be loved. Very well done.

aeighty

I don't see any mention of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx, which might be worth looking at. Also - I'm not sure where you'd find this, but back in the late 1980s there was a television series that was a 'sequel' to George Pal's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Worlds_%28TV_series%29. I remember enjoying it at the time - although that was 25 years ago. Both of these shows are somewhat notable for not maintaining a consistent 'mood' throughout the series run. Ie, each season of LEXX is very different. The first season of WotW was, as I recall, played dead seriously. The second season was much 'looser', and had some comedic moments. Oh, also: WotW was notable for having a rather good and very satisfying wrap-up, end-of-the-series finale.

doctor tough love

SLEEEEEEPYYYY HOLLLLOOOWWWWW Ahem. Sleepy Hollow. Although I clearly don't share your sense of humor, I think we have similar taste in terms of other things. Sleepy Hollow is extremely well-cast, entertaining contemporary fantasy. The historical stuff veers between completely ludicrous (though it IS a secret history alternate world, so why not) and intermittently educational. Buffy-like team dynamics, if not so much with the word play. On the other hand, if you thought Warehouse 13 was too silly, it might also ping the too-silly vibes. But give it a try. Also, Homicide. THE cop show of cop shows.

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