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More things like Star Trek? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by darthelmet@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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Over the last few years my family and I have binged all of Star Trek, then moved on to Star Trek adjacent shows like The Orville and Stargate. At the moment we're not really watching anything sci-fi. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for similar shows (or maybe some books) that fill the void left by Star Trek. In particular I really like the episodes that deal with interacting with other civilizations, diplomacy, and exploration more-so than say, an anomaly episode.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

The other science fiction series that I feel most-closely mimic the energy of Star Trek:

  • Star Gate SG1/Atlantis - Episodic planetary exploration and adventure with overarching serial universe-building
  • Babylon 5 - Space politics and looming galactic war (the show pitched to Paramount right before they made Deep Space Nine)
  • The Orville - Space utopia and moral dilemma seen from the outside (The Next Generation with all the funny outtakes left in)

(This list is for anyone reading. Enjoy B5, OP! Let us know when you get to that part where everyone cries.)