#a kind of prototypical roslin and adama

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Sometimes it’s impossible for me to watch Voyager without thinking about what the concept inevitably would have been translated into had it aired 5-10 years later. Battlestar Galactica was on in 2004 - which is mindblowing to me! Especially when Voyager went off the air in 2001. Especially knowing that RDM cut his teeth on and was hugely influenced by Star Trek.

I’m 100000% sure I’m not saying anything that hasn’t already been said, but like - what a huge departure in worldview, re: how our culture circled around this new, grittier, more “realistic” vision of exploring the possibilities opened up by the science fiction genre. Two space operas about a disparate group that has to either pull together or die while stranded in the unknown: Voyager and its rampant idealism, an arguably sanitized process of telling ourselves stories about the human condition and its constants now and the future the story envisions for ourselves, vs. the endless fault lines and compromises of self and scraping for survival and humanity, and if you’re lucky you get both together, of BSG.

#i just watched 'the void' in s7 voyager #and was just flabbergasted all over again by the comparison i can't get out of my mind #how if this story had come to air just five years later #inevitably voyager would have been the story of the power struggle between maquis and federation that never would have been dropped #in the face of the extreme situation they found themselves in struggling for survival in the delta quadrant #and even more inevitably - the power struggle between janeway and chakotay #a kind of prototypical roslin and adama #and i just think how sad i would have been to watch that show #bc i love voyager so much for what it is #is it escapist? sure! #but that's a function of science fiction too #an escapism into the best of humanity vs. always the worst of humanity #idk what i'm really saying here #at a particular time #and ofc by the real world politics and concerns influencing that evolution #i loved bsg for what it was #but god i'm so glad we have voyager as it is #maybe a window to a past #but so good and relevant for at least me personally in 2020-present too #and that's worth something isn't it? #voyager

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Shows to ease the pain

While we’re all reeling and broken-hearted about the announcement of Supernatural ending, I thought I’d put together a list of my other go-to shows. My comfort shows as I like to call them. They may not fill the Sam and Dean size hole in your heart but just might ease the pain a little.

Please add your favorites to the list!

Haven (Netflix) - FBI Agent Audrey Parker arrives in Haven, Maine, on what she believes is a routine assignment. But the longer she stays, the more curious she becomes -- about the townspeople, who seem to be beset by a range of supernatural afflictions; about the town itself, which contains many secrets; and about her own surprising connection to this strange place.

Lost Girl (Netflix) - Bo is a small-town girl on the run after a disastrous sexual encounter with her boyfriend ends with his death. Bo learns that she is not human, but a succubus, who feeds on the sexual energy of humans. She and her kind are members of the Fae, creatures of legend, who walk among humans and feed off them in different ways. As she searches for the truth about her origins and runs from her inhuman urges, she vows to help those she meets along the way -- human or Fae -- who need to right a wrong.

The Kettering Incident (Amazon Prime) - Doctor Anna Macy finds herself inexplicably linked to the disappearance of two girls, fifteen years apart. This show is set and filmed in Tasmania which is otherworldly enough but you add in the possible UFO storyline and it’s so unsettling...and beautiful.

Wynona Earp (Netflix) - Wynonna Earp has been away from her hometown, Purgatory, for years but returns to reluctantly take on the role that Wyatt Earp's heir is destined for -- demon protector. Her task is to take out Revenants, the resurrected souls of the criminals who were taken down at one time by her great-grandfather. Wynonna teams up with sister Waverly, agent Xavier Dolls and Doc Holliday, the cursed-with-immortality best friend of Wyatt Earp, as they work to stop the Revenants from taking over Purgatory and escaping into the world.

Fringe (Amazon Prime) - FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is assigned to the bureau's Fringe Division, in which she investigates unusual crimes and occurrences. Assisting Olivia in her investigations are once-institutionalised scientist Dr Walter Bishop, his jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, and FBI Junior Agent Astrid Farnsworth. As the team investigates cases of science gone awry, they discover connections to their own past and to a parallel universe. As the team explores life and solves cases in these interconnected worlds, new discoveries and complications continue to arise.

Fortitude (Amazon Prime) - Fortitude is a town in the Arctic that is unlike any other place on Earth. Surrounded by the picturesque polar landscape and filled with residents who form a tight-knit community, the town has never been the site of a violent crime. That changes, though, when a research scientist is killed, which leads to an investigation that prompts police officers begin to suspect and mistrust one another. Members of the community also struggle to understand the terror that has been unleashed among them. While all this is going on, above-average temperatures result in record ice melt, which reveals secrets that have long been hidden underneath Fortitude's frozen landscape.

X-Files (Amazon Prime) - In one of the longest-running science fiction series in network TV history, FBI special agents investigate unexplained, mind-bending cases known as "X-Files." Though the government is convinced that the outlandish reports are false, conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and realist Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), for most of the series, stop at nothing to prove that "the truth is out there."

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) - This adaptation of the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin story, Sabrina Spellman wrestles to reconcile her dual nature -- half-witch, half-mortal -- while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family -- including aunts Hilda and Zelda -- and the daylight world humans inhabit. Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men") leads the cast in the titular role of the show that is based on a comic series of the same name.

Other excellent shows that aren’t in the same genre as Supernatural, but still good enough to lose yourself in:

Happy Valley (Netflix) - Police sergeant Catherine Cawood deals with personal tragedy while investigating drug cases in Calder Valley, a small town in West Yorkshire. This is one of the best shows I’ve ever watched. It’s on my top ten forever and always.

The Fall (Netflix) - The psychological thriller examines the lives of two hunters -- one is a serial killer who preys on victims in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the other is a female detective drafted from the London Metropolitan Police to catch him. The local authorities have no suspects and no experience with cases involving sexually motivated serial killers; DSI Stella Gibson has. She heads a task force dedicated to solving the crime spree, with a simple motto: Anyone not part of the solution is part of the problem. The killer? He's Paul Spector, a father and a husband leading a double life, as viewers learn from the outset. He's hiding in plain sight, the protagonist in a cat and mouse game that is every police officer's worst nightmare.

Battlestar Galactica (Amazon Prime) - This update of the late-1970s programme takes a decidedly darker tone as what's left of humankind struggles for survival against the robot Cylons, who have killed millions. The Galactica, led by William Adama, protects a patched-together fleet of civilians - led by de facto president Laura Roslin - in search of a mythical planet called Earth.

Guilty Pleasure Shows:

(they may not win any awards but I will always stop what I’m doing and watch)

Sliders - Quinn Mallory has a problem: He's discovered a way to travel to other dimensions. So what's the issue? Like Sam in "Quantum Leap," he can't get back home. But don't worry; he's not lost alone.

Dark Angel -  A genetically enhanced superhuman prototype, Max, who, as a child, escaped from a covert government military facility along with 11 others who were all being raised and trained to be super-soldiers. Now an adult, Max joins forces with idealistic cyber journalist Logan to battle corruption in post-apocalypse America as he constantly tries to elude capture by government agents. While all that is going on, Max also searches for her genetically enhanced brothers and sisters, all of whom were scattered in the aftermath of their escape.

#Tv shows #my faves #my recs