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155.2.191.93: /* Sci Fi */

2026-03-23T03:31:05Z

Sci Fi

46.134.110.124: /* Sci Fi */

2025-09-13T21:31:08Z

Sci Fi

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	*'''Stargate:''' At first there was a Roland Emmerich movie based around the Ancient Astronaut theory and finding a Big Ring in Egypt which can take you to another world, which was an adequate science-fiction action romp. Even so, it did well enough to get a Television series in Stargate SG-1. It changed a few things about from the movie (usually for the better) and had a rocky first season (for the worse), but after that it became one of the better science fiction series. Plenty of action, excellent characters performed by excellent actors, memorable humor and succeeds both as an episode-to-episode series as well as with long continuity arcs. The last two seasons with the Ori are not as good.		*'''Stargate:''' At first there was a Roland Emmerich movie based around the Ancient Astronaut theory and finding a Big Ring in Egypt which can take you to another world, which was an adequate science-fiction action romp. Even so, it did well enough to get a Television series in Stargate SG-1. It changed a few things about from the movie (usually for the better) and had a rocky first season (for the worse), but after that it became one of the better science fiction series. Plenty of action, excellent characters performed by excellent actors, memorable humor and succeeds both as an episode-to-episode series as well as with long continuity arcs. The last two seasons with the Ori are not as good.

			*'''Total Recall 2070''': The year is 2070 and the world is a really shitty place, with corporations running everything since WW3 left national governments in shambles. The story follows a police detective duo of the Citizens Protection Bureau, human David Hume and synth Ian Farve, who, while working regular cases, stumble upon a bigger conspiracy and now have to crack that without revealing they know too much. There never was and never will be a better cyberpunk series - it's that good. The sheer atmosphere and lived-in setting make it worth watching and taking notes.

	*'''Thunderstone''': Mad Max, but FOR KIDS! An Aussie series involving a whole lot of things, all thanks to time travel. There is the near future, with a comet-induced ice age, the far future, where the snow eventually melted and raiders rule what's left of humanity, and the "present past", from where both parties steal supplies and farm animals. Despite the needlessly over-engineered setting, it's 26 episodes of pure adventuring, opposing the baddies, helping the goodies and also some animal petting, with memetic raider design and their scavenged tech. Reusable both in its arc story and episodic plot. First season only.		*'''Thunderstone''': Mad Max, but FOR KIDS! An Aussie series involving a whole lot of things, all thanks to time travel. There is the near future, with a comet-induced ice age, the far future, where the snow eventually melted and raiders rule what's left of humanity, and the "present past", from where both parties steal supplies and farm animals. Despite the needlessly over-engineered setting, it's 26 episodes of pure adventuring, opposing the baddies, helping the goodies and also some animal petting, with memetic raider design and their scavenged tech. Reusable both in its arc story and episodic plot. First season only.

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2025-05-15T19:24:37Z

Sci Fi

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	*'''seaQuest DSV''': Basically Star Trek but on a submarine and staring that guy from Jaws. Like Star Trek, it ran for three seasons. Also like Star Trek, it was technically cancelled after every season. Unlike Star Trek, comes with distinctively different flavour each season: first one is almost science fantasy, second is strictly sci-fi and bordering on cyberpunk, third is military sci-fi.		*'''seaQuest DSV''': Basically Star Trek but on a submarine and staring that guy from Jaws. Like Star Trek, it ran for three seasons. Also like Star Trek, it was technically cancelled after every season. Unlike Star Trek, comes with distinctively different flavour each season: first one is almost science fantasy, second is strictly sci-fi and bordering on cyberpunk, third is military sci-fi.

			*'''Sliders''': FOX's attempt to have a cheap knock-off of a currently popular movie, all dressed up as a TV series about sliding between alternative universes. An inventor, his friends and a random guy end up jumping to an alternative Earth, except they didn't set a return beacon. Now they are forced to jump between new, randomly dialed realities on an episode-to-episode basis, hoping to get home. If you ever played [[GURPS]]: Infinite Worlds, you more or less know what's up. The series is also notable for each and every season completely changing the tone and the overarching plot, so despite the episodic format, the arc story just keeps shifting.

	*'''Spellbinder''': A two-season series, or rather two thinly connected standalone series dealing with parallel worlds. Each "season" can be seen as separate story, as they only share one character (an ''extremely'' compelling villainess) and the general concept of alternative universe(s). Despite being made for kids, it's very much watchable even two decades later - think "Sliders", but good and with plot. It also comes with few pretty interesting settings with some rich world-building. A third season has been in development hell since 1998.		*'''Spellbinder''': A two-season series, or rather two thinly connected standalone series dealing with parallel worlds. Each "season" can be seen as separate story, as they only share one character (an ''extremely'' compelling villainess) and the general concept of alternative universe(s). Despite being made for kids, it's very much watchable even two decades later - think "Sliders", but good and with plot. It also comes with few pretty interesting settings with some rich world-building. A third season has been in development hell since 1998.
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	*'''Stargate:''' At first there was a Roland Emmerich movie based around the Ancient Astronaut theory and finding a Big Ring in Egypt which can take you to another world, which was an adequate science-fiction action romp. Even so, it did well enough to get a Television series in Stargate SG-1. It changed a few things about from the movie (usually for the better) and had a rocky first season (for the worse), but after that it became one of the better science fiction series. Plenty of action, excellent characters performed by excellent actors, memorable humor and succeeds both as an episode-to-episode series as well as with long continuity arcs. The last two seasons with the Ori are not as good.		*'''Stargate:''' At first there was a Roland Emmerich movie based around the Ancient Astronaut theory and finding a Big Ring in Egypt which can take you to another world, which was an adequate science-fiction action romp. Even so, it did well enough to get a Television series in Stargate SG-1. It changed a few things about from the movie (usually for the better) and had a rocky first season (for the worse), but after that it became one of the better science fiction series. Plenty of action, excellent characters performed by excellent actors, memorable humor and succeeds both as an episode-to-episode series as well as with long continuity arcs. The last two seasons with the Ori are not as good.

			*'''Thunderstone''': Mad Max, but FOR KIDS! An Aussie series involving a whole lot of things, all thanks to time travel. There is the near future, with a comet-induced ice age, the far future, where the snow eventually melted and raiders rule what's left of humanity, and the "present past", from where both parties steal supplies and farm animals. Despite the needlessly over-engineered setting, it's 26 episodes of pure adventuring, opposing the baddies, helping the goodies and also some animal petting, with memetic raider design and their scavenged tech. Reusable both in its arc story and episodic plot. First season only.

	*'''The X-Files''': All possible and imaginable conspiracy theories about aliens mixed together for the show that redefined how to even make a sci-fi themed series. Plus monster of the week plots thrown in for a good measure. The show balances between being serious, self-aware, camp and horror. Following adventures of two FBI agents, both working in a sub-division dealing with "paranormal" cases, treated by rest of the Bureau as a dead-end in the career. Even if you don't have time to watch all episodes, you can pick up at any given moment and still catch up on the go with the arc story. (ProTip for new viewers: The show worked best in the stand-alone episodes. ''Most'' of the "arc" episodes are actually fairly dull and uninspired, while the arc itself is infamous for being fake and going nowhere. This is even more apparent with the attempts at reviving the series.)		*'''The X-Files''': All possible and imaginable conspiracy theories about aliens mixed together for the show that redefined how to even make a sci-fi themed series. Plus monster of the week plots thrown in for a good measure. The show balances between being serious, self-aware, camp and horror. Following adventures of two FBI agents, both working in a sub-division dealing with "paranormal" cases, treated by rest of the Bureau as a dead-end in the career. Even if you don't have time to watch all episodes, you can pick up at any given moment and still catch up on the go with the arc story. (ProTip for new viewers: The show worked best in the stand-alone episodes. ''Most'' of the "arc" episodes are actually fairly dull and uninspired, while the arc itself is infamous for being fake and going nowhere. This is even more apparent with the attempts at reviving the series.)

89.64.124.185: I missed Outlander during the update

2025-02-13T19:29:45Z

I missed Outlander during the update

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89.64.124.185: Same - those were already present on 1d4 before it croaked in January 2024

2025-02-13T18:22:09Z

Same - those were already present on 1d4 before it croaked in January 2024

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156.28.6.11: Fuck with your 1d6chan normy port. The list must stay pure!

2025-02-13T14:22:59Z

Fuck with your 1d6chan normy port. The list must stay pure!

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89.64.124.185: Updating the list with the stuff that got approved after the last snapshot of 1d4 was taken

2025-02-13T12:17:46Z

Updating the list with the stuff that got approved after the last snapshot of 1d4 was taken

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72.229.242.36: Undo revision 892058 by 72.229.242.36 (talk) How could you not enjoy season 5 which introduces us to Lucifer?

2023-05-31T14:45:27Z

Undo revision 892058 by 72.229.242.36 (talk) How could you not enjoy season 5 which introduces us to Lucifer?

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	*'''西遊記 (Saiyuki, or "Monkey" if you're a filthy gaijin)''': A 1978 Japanese adaptation of Journey to the West. While this is far from being the best adaptation, it is probably one of the most widely known outside of Asia (with the exception of Dragonball), thanks in part to the BBC buying the rights and producing a cheesy and hilarious dub for it. This is probably from where your [[Weeaboo]] GM got his most insane ideas.		*'''西遊記 (Saiyuki, or "Monkey" if you're a filthy gaijin)''': A 1978 Japanese adaptation of Journey to the West. While this is far from being the best adaptation, it is probably one of the most widely known outside of Asia (with the exception of Dragonball), thanks in part to the BBC buying the rights and producing a cheesy and hilarious dub for it. This is probably from where your [[Weeaboo]] GM got his most insane ideas.

	*'''Supernatural''': Started out as a horror series, but didn't stay there for long. A duo of ridiculously handsome brothers on their weekly hunt after all sort of supernatural creatures, with ever-growing library of lore. [[skub\|Skubtastic]] doesn't even describe any sort of discussions on the series, and it should have ended a decade before it eventually did. But it's still an open pit mine of ideas and entire plots to rip off for your own occult investigation. First five seasons, everything after that at your own peril.		*'''Supernatural''': Started out as a horror series, but didn't stay there for long. A duo of ridiculously handsome brothers on their weekly hunt after all sort of supernatural creatures, with ever-growing library of lore. [[skub\|Skubtastic]] doesn't even describe any sort of discussions on the series, and it should have ended a decade before it eventually did. But it's still an open pit mine of ideas and entire plots to rip off for your own occult investigation. First three or five seasons, depending on your tolerance for multi-episode arcs (although season 5 does introduce Lucifer), everything after that at your own peril.

	*'''[[The Witcher\|Witcher]]''': A shoe-string budget fantasy series (still one of the most expensive productions in native Poland) about - well, who else - [[Geralt of Rivia\|Geralt the Witcher]], made by Poles in 2001. The quality of episodes varies greatly, while the special effects aged like milk, but it's still a fun ride to take. This is how fantasy became for a while mainstream in Poland. Absolutely '''great''' music, which can be repurposed as a background for combat-heavy games. If you happen to get a DVD release and not just bootleg from TV, then the cinematography will be gorgeous too. Also, warning - the show was marketed abroad under "Hexer" title, as the term "Witcher" wasn't coined yet.		*'''[[The Witcher\|Witcher]]''': A shoe-string budget fantasy series (still one of the most expensive productions in native Poland) about - well, who else - [[Geralt of Rivia\|Geralt the Witcher]], made by Poles in 2001. The quality of episodes varies greatly, while the special effects aged like milk, but it's still a fun ride to take. This is how fantasy became for a while mainstream in Poland. Absolutely '''great''' music, which can be repurposed as a background for combat-heavy games. If you happen to get a DVD release and not just bootleg from TV, then the cinematography will be gorgeous too. Also, warning - the show was marketed abroad under "Hexer" title, as the term "Witcher" wasn't coined yet.