Okay! It looks like we have a lot of overlap there. I never got into UOAT, probably because people despaired over the writing before I had time to catch up so I never tried. But I have seen everything else you mentioned, except Cambridge Spies.
I am not one for scary at all, so you're safe from scary recs from me. :D
Hmmm, let's see.
By far my favorite SF series is Farscape.
It comes with the caveat that the first series is very popcorn-cracky. I gave up on it after only six episodes the first time I tried. But the closer you get to the end of the first series, the more the story arc is starting to develop. If you don't like violence, you may have a hard time with some of the episodes, since one of the evil (and later not so evil... it's a long story) characters sometimes tortures people. There are two eps in the first season I remember were hard for me, too. But it's not a permanent feature. I think they just wanted to introduce him as evil as possible.
But the main tone of the show is very funny. Cracky, even. They really know how to make fun of themselves. They have a different tone of humor than most US shows - it is a US show, but was produced in Australia. Crichton is constantly making pop culture references nobody understands, and often the aliens make jokes at his (and Humans' in general) expense. One of the funniest eps is the one where all the protagonists swap bodies. It's fanfic come to life. :D
At the same time, it's emotionally very intense - in the same way Doctor Who is: Crichton is transported to the other end of the galaxy, and can't get home. Dangerous alien races are fighting a war and at some point Earth is threatened, too. So the stakes are really high, and you can feel with him. All the characters routinely have to make great sacrifices.
It is often a showcase for Henson's muppets, thus a lot of the aliens are prosthetics, and very out-there ones, too. You have to go into it with a little suspension of disbelief at first. It took me quite a while to get used to Rygel, one of the puppet aliens who is part of the main cast. Once you have accepted that these are real beings with real feelings, it gets better.
Last but not least: they have the best and most intense OTP ever. My favorite pairing of all time.
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Date: 2016-09-04 04:51 pm (UTC)I am not one for scary at all, so you're safe from scary recs from me. :D
Hmmm, let's see.
By far my favorite SF series is Farscape.
It comes with the caveat that the first series is very popcorn-cracky. I gave up on it after only six episodes the first time I tried. But the closer you get to the end of the first series, the more the story arc is starting to develop. If you don't like violence, you may have a hard time with some of the episodes, since one of the evil (and later not so evil... it's a long story) characters sometimes tortures people. There are two eps in the first season I remember were hard for me, too. But it's not a permanent feature. I think they just wanted to introduce him as evil as possible.
But the main tone of the show is very funny. Cracky, even. They really know how to make fun of themselves. They have a different tone of humor than most US shows - it is a US show, but was produced in Australia. Crichton is constantly making pop culture references nobody understands, and often the aliens make jokes at his (and Humans' in general) expense. One of the funniest eps is the one where all the protagonists swap bodies. It's fanfic come to life. :D
At the same time, it's emotionally very intense - in the same way Doctor Who is: Crichton is transported to the other end of the galaxy, and can't get home. Dangerous alien races are fighting a war and at some point Earth is threatened, too. So the stakes are really high, and you can feel with him. All the characters routinely have to make great sacrifices.
It is often a showcase for Henson's muppets, thus a lot of the aliens are prosthetics, and very out-there ones, too. You have to go into it with a little suspension of disbelief at first. It took me quite a while to get used to Rygel, one of the puppet aliens who is part of the main cast. Once you have accepted that these are real beings with real feelings, it gets better.
Last but not least: they have the best and most intense OTP ever. My favorite pairing of all time.
Long story short: my #1 recommendation.
I can rec you more stuff any time. :D