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TV nerds: what should I watch (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I haven't watched TV in years; kids and my previous job really killed that.

There's SO much out there since I last picked up a remote, and I have a fucking huge backlog.

I'm open to anything, as long as it's well done.

Series I liked: Vikings, Norsemen (hysterical), The Americans, GoT, Man in the High Castle, Expanse, Spartacus (Batiartus is amazing)

I'm scratching the surface of Boardwalk Empire, but open to other rabbit holes.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There is an absurd quantity of low quality Trek being shat out recently, did Disney buy the IP or something?

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

what?

SNW and Lower Decks is pretty much as good as star trek can get. I'm on the fence about prodigy, but people generally are also very positive about it.

disco has its fair share of problems, but the later seasons were also quite good

[–] mobius_slip@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Lower Decks is great if you're already a fan of classic trek ie TOS, Next Gen, Voyager, and DS9. I would never recommend the show to anybody who wasn't a big fan of Star Trek already as most of the really good jokes would go over their head.

Strange New Worlds is a fantastic starting point though IMO.

[–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

I'm very torn on disco. Season 2 is probably the best (due in no small part that it sets up SNW), but the rest are a chore to watch. Most of them have some neat ideas, but they're badly executed more often than not. They also were too heavy handed with each season arcs serialization, most episodes don't stand on their own, and the writing and consistency is just bad. I just finished the final season, and I'm glad they're done with it so they can put more money on good Trek like SNW - hopefully they don't screw it up eventually.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

No, thankfully no, Disney's intergalactic shenanigans are limited to the Empire only