What other shows to watch for fans of Star Trek?

Hi all, maybe this community can help recommend some new shows. I’m looking for Star Trek-like ‘world-of-the-week’ stuff.

I’ve already seen the following:

The Orville
The Expanse
Battlestar Galactica
Farscape
Babylon 5 (I forgot that I never finished it, so it’s going back on the menu)
Stargate SG-1 Quantum Leap (looooove Scott Bakula)
Doctor Who (Not all of it, but pretty caught up since Eccleston)
Firefly
Sliders
Foundation (really enjoyed this one, especially the Cleon clones storyline)
Andor (not a big Star Wars guy, but I really liked this series)

Is Andromeda worth watching? What else is out there?
Thanks in advance!

worfamerryman ,

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 ,

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)

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

starlinguk ,
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Hulu cut out huge chunks of the episodes.

NuPNuA ,

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.

startrekexplained ,

You already named all the shows I’d recommend.

buckykat ,

You’ve got SG-1 but not Stargate Atlantis, so add that in, it’s just about as good as SG-1. (not Stargate Universe, though, that one’s bad.)

cassetti ,

There it is, Stargate SG-1

Damn that show starts off slow - most people can't get past season one. But holy heck does it have an amazing team writing the plots. I thoroughly enjoyed that show. And it's so underrated. I know I never watched it much when it was on air weekly with new episodes

CmdrShepard ,

I binged all 10 seasons and while the last couple were a drag to get through, I totally enjoyed it. The episodic format is great.

Also enjoyed Atlantis though I was skeptical of it and the characters at first, but they really grew on me.

I also enjoyed Universe but it was more of a dark, gritty show along the same vein as BSG. It got canceled pretty quickly so there isn’t much to get into though.

fades ,

Yes season 1 is rough, season 2 is a bit battery. Season 3 is where the show really takes off for me.

Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars = the holy sci-fi trinity. Seen each countless times in their entirety, always find myself coming back

nickapos ,

@buckykat loved both SG-1 and Atlantis

pinwurm OP ,
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Yeah, I never watched Atlantis. My ol’ friend who recommended SG-1 (years ago) said the other series weren’t worth watching, but maybe he just meant Universe. What was wrong with Universe?

I just watched some YouTube clips of Atlantis and saw Colm Meaney makes some appearances. So… adding to the list!

buckykat ,

The optimal way to watch Stargate, and the way it originally aired, is alternating episodes of SG-1 and Atlantis starting with the former’s season 8 and the latter’s season 1.

Universe had a drastic tone and characterization change from the other Stargate shows, it’s much more tonally similar to Battlestar Galactica than Stargate. SG-1 and Atlantis are about competent professionals who enjoy each others’ company, while Universe is about a bunch of petulant children who hate and are constantly scheming against each other.

No, I don’t like BSG either.

pinwurm OP ,
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Ah good to know.

I did enjoy BSG, but it took some episodes to appreciate. And I had to accept the fact that the characters were pretty incompetent. They weren’t the best or brightest due to the circumstances and had to adapt to survive.

buckykat ,

I made it about halfway through season 2 and found myself rooting for the Cylons to kill every named character including the Cylon ones.

Bishma ,
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If you like SG1 you should checkout Travelers on Netflix. It was created by one of the SG1 co-creators, Brad Write. The first 2 seasons are really good.

pinwurm OP ,
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I didn’t mention Travelers in my watched list because it’s not very ‘Star Treky’, but I absolutely adored the series. It had some faults, but really clever writing, well thought-out characters, great acting, cool story. I still think about it. Did you not like Season 3? Enrico Colantoni was brilliant. Also loved him in Station Eleven.

Bishma ,
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spoilerI know they were trying to wrap up stories but the plot lines started to feel rushed in season 3, like everything with the historians. And it seemed off being able to communicate directly with the Director. Enrico Colantoni was great. As was Amanda Tapping

ValueSubtracted Mod ,
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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 .

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    pinwurm OP ,
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    Oh thanks for the reminder, I forgot that was coming out! Glad to know it’s good.

    MxM111 ,
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    Altered Carbon (Netflix). This is what Blade Runner 2 should have been in terms of cinematography and story telling. First season especially is great.

    pinwurm OP ,
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    I have mixed feelings on AC. I really loved the first season. Beautiful cinematography, amazing acting (Joel Kinnaman is incredible), great concept and plot. Pacing could’ve been a little better, but it really evoked that Blade Runner vibe in a cool way.

    Season 2 didn’t really resonate with me :/ Felt like a cheap Marvel movie.

    Madison_rogue ,
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    I did enjoy both seasons, however Season 1 is definitely better written than Season 2.

    Madison_rogue ,
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    Earth Final Conflict is also an interesting series. It was developed by Roddenberry, and produced by Majel Barret. I enjoyed watching it when it was in syndication.

    pinwurm OP ,
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    Thank you, I’ll check it out!

    ivanafterall ,

    If you're not attached to the books (I haven't read them), Foundation does a pretty excellent take on space opera. Multiple interesting planets/ships/technologies/characters. One/three/four(?) REALLY fantastic villain/villains. It's not a 10/10, but I enjoyed it. First season of Silo was also pretty okay. But not really comparable to Star Trek exactly beyond both being sci-fi.

    Hairyblue ,
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    Babylon 5 has an epic story, character development, and space battles.
    "I have always been here." ~

    Rhaedas ,
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    "Can not run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This...is wrong tool... No... No, not good. No... Never use that."

    mrmacduggan ,

    I’m not seeing Doctor Who on your list yet! You could give that a shot. Many of the series have the world-of-the-week feeling.

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