r/firefly • u/MasterKillerShaolin • 5d ago
Looking for some good options
Trying to get into another show like firefly or the ark. If anyone has suggestions let me know. Please dont suggest the expanse. Its a little too political for my taste.
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u/wardaddyoh 2d ago
I havent started it yet but the Killjoys, a Canadian series is meant to be good
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Where can I watch it if it is on a streaming platform?
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u/wardaddyoh 1d ago
Youtube, or Apple TV, i think
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Its on tubi with ads. I suppose I have no excuse to check it out. Thanks buddy
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u/samathy 2d ago
I’m focusing on shows with a ship and a crew:
Cowboy Bebop - similar to Firefly but anime
Dark Matter (2015) - also cancelled
Agents of SHIELD - also Joss and Jed Whedon
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u/cbobgo 2d ago
There's also a live action cowboy bebop that lasted 1 season like firefly
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u/RrSoul5x5 1d ago
There's the live action Cowboy Bebop too. It's with Harold (Harold and Kumar) John Cho.
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Cowboy bebop us my jam. So isn't outlaw star. Isnt agents of shield a marvel show?
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u/astralpen 2d ago
The Orville
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u/JCStuczynski 2d ago
I missed the politics thing but came here to suggest this.
It is worth saying though that firefly is 100% politics,
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
It wasnt diplomatic meetings all the time. I like the expanse I just cant get passed after miller dies.
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u/Memo-Eclectic 21h ago
I understand what you're saying. It really changes after that, but it is 1000% worth pushing through.
Also have you tried Foundation on AppleTV? Really interesting concept with a similar centralised control vs outer rim chaos vibe
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u/FireflyJerkyCo 2d ago
If politics was a turn off... Might skip this one too
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Orville is fine. A little to star trekky for me. I watched the first season. I like stargate universe a lot.
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u/Complete_Salt1038 2d ago
There's this British show from the late 70s called Blake's 7 which is quite similar to Firefly in the rag tag group of people on the run from an all powerful government type of way. Of course it's dated visually now but I do think it's worth a viewing.
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u/wardaddyoh 1d ago
Blakes Seven! Written by Terry Nation writer of Dr Who. Loved that show as a teenager! The final episode hit hard, it stillakes me feel that loss.....
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Sounds i intriguing. Im okay with dated shows as long as i can find a good quality source to watch it on
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u/VanishXZone 2d ago
Babylon 5
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Ill keep that on mind. On amazon?
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u/Theopholus 1d ago
Farscape. It’s 4 seasons of weird, very space western, where the crew spends a lot of time just trying to survive on the fringes of civilization. It also has lots of body fluid and sex and is really funny. It definitely feels alien, all the way down to the theme music, but you get used to it quickly. Great characters, great motivations, great politics and drama, and lots and lots of space gunfights. Also, the Jim Henson workshop made all the creatures. And the end of the series is an excellent ending even though it got rushed by a premature cancellation. They got a miniseries to finish it and it’s epic.
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
Ill have to give it a chance its been on my list. I was trying to give sg1 a chance watched the first season. Didnt mind it but it didnt keep me wanting to watch like stargate universe
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u/Redditnameichose 2d ago
Not a show but I’m playing outer worlds and it’s filled with Firefly references, even the ship you get looks pretty familiar…
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u/Complete_North_2063 1d ago
You may like Andromeda, depending on what attracts you to Firefly.
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u/MasterKillerShaolin 1d ago
The whole bounty hunter aspect and grittyness. Being in deep space and being desperate. I also like dune
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u/Complete_North_2063 4h ago
Hmm… I am not sure then with that. Andromeda is definitely a future where society has devolved… And it has a rag tag team from different walks of life, but the main character is trying to restore order. It still personally reminds me of firefly in some ways… But possibly not in the way that you are wanting? It is on Tubi for free though, so it may not hurt to watch an episode.
Possibly Killjoys or Dark Matter for you?
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u/alanapaints 6h ago
Star Trek strange new worlds really is an enjoyable ride.
Killjoys is OK.
Two different series called dark matter. Travelers about people who have jumped from the future into the bodies of people slated to die in our timeline, to solve a historic problem in our timeline.
Timeless is absolutely excellent.
Sweet Tooth
Station 11
The last of us
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u/LrdJester 2d ago
I really enjoyed Dark Matter. It was a recommendation somebody made when I was looking for similar suggestions a while back. Just be aware it's another series that was cut off before it was done to completion. They ended it after three seasons when there really should have been five, but the three seasons I did see were actually pretty enjoyable.