SCI-FI ON THE SMALL SCREEN

One of science fiction’s most enduring and influential franchises.

Some of science fiction’s most imaginative and influential stories have unfolded on television.

In this collection, we explore the evolution of sci-fi on the small screen — from cult favourites and landmark classics to modern epics and overlooked gems. Along the way, we examine how television has helped the genre grow, giving sci-fi the room to build richer worlds, bigger ideas and more expansive storytelling.

EPISODES

Stranger Things (2016 - 2025)

After nearly a decade of Demogorgons, synth scores, and bikes disappearing into the Upside Down, Stranger Things has officially come to an end. A defining cultural phenomenon of the streaming era — and a flagship title for Netflix — Stranger Things didn’t just launch careers and revive 80s nostalgia. It helped reshape prestige genre television and fuel the modern streaming wars. In this full-series retrospective, we’re discussing: The emotional journey from Season 1 to the 20

Jan 22

Alien: Earth - Season 1 (2025)

After years of rumours and production delays, Noah Hawley’s long-awaited Alien: Earth has finally landed. For the first time in franchise history, the horror takes place right here on our planet. Streaming on Disney+ internationally and FX/Hulu in the US, the Fargo and Legion creator reimagines Ridley Scott’s universe as a corporate, near-future nightmare where humanity’s thirst for innovation might be its undoing. Set around the year 2120, Alien: Earth explores a world r

Oct 4, 2025

Severance Season 2 (2025)

After a torturously long wait since the gripping finale of Apple TV+'s first season of Severance, we finally get to discuss what became of the innies, the outies, and of course, the goats. SPOILER WARNING for this episode, where we get into our thoughts on what Lumon is up to, fan theories, and highlights from the latest season. https://www.patreon.com/posts/126808788/

Apr 17, 2025

Dune Prophecy - Season 1 (2024)

Happy New Year! We're back with an in-depth discussion on Dune: Prophecy, HBO's latest prequel series set 10,000 years before the events of Dune. We share our thoughts on the first season, debate the challenges of prequels, and ask: can they ever match the originals? Let us know what you thought of the series in the comments and any of your future series predictions/prescient visions... https://www.patreon.com/posts/dune-prophecy-1-119289729

Jan 9, 2025

Fallout season 1 (2024)

Okey dokey, time to talk Fallout. We've watched the first season of Amazon's massive adaptation of the iconic post-apocalyptic video game series and we're talking all things vaults, ghouls and gulpers. https://www.patreon.com/posts/fallout-season-1-106082255

Jun 13, 2024

Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

Happy Life Day! We've raced home to Kashyyyk to be with our hairy family and celebrate the reason for the season. We discuss the iconic, weird TV holiday special set between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, how it came to be, why no-one seems to want to be there, and discuss the best and worst bits of this bizarre outlier in the legendary Star Wars franchise. https://www.patreon.com/posts/star-wars-1978-95364791

Dec 28, 2023

Severance Season 1 (spoilers)

It's the show that everyone's talking about! We've watched season 1 of Apple TV+'s new sci-fi thriller about a very weird workplace. For Patron's only we had a rather rambling chat about what Lumon is up to, what it would be like to be severed, and what it all might mean. https://www.patreon.com/posts/65546246

Apr 25, 2022

Loki (2021)

We discuss the God of Mischief's time travelling hijinks in the TV series Loki. https://www.patreon.com/posts/63713903

Mar 14, 2022

Wandavision And Marvel's Phase 4

Big spoilers for LOST and Spiderman Far From Home creep their way into our chat about Marvel's eerie pastiche of the art of the American sitcom, and James gets Matt caught up on the need-to-knows and must-sees of Phase 4: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58790365

Nov 22, 2021

Foundation - Episodes 1 and 2

Thanks to Jax for suggesting this over on our Facebook discussion group. We've watched the first two episodes of the new Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, and we are sharing our thoughts on the sprawling epic so far. Warning: contains spoilers for episodes 1 and 2, as well as baseless speculation on the future of the series throughout: https://www.patreon.com/posts/foundation-1-and-58429685

Nov 22, 2021

Classic Doctor Who - On Patreon

We look at a selection of classic Doctor Who story arcs and discuss how the original series differs from the one today. Three different decades and three different Doctors, join us as we unpack the time travelling antics of The Aztecs, Inferno, and Warrior's Gate over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54929265

Aug 16, 2021

LOVE+DEATH+ROBOTS - On Patreon

We discuss David Fincher and Tim Miller's animated sci-fi anthology series, Love, Death & Robots. We go over the origins of the show, the sci-fi writers involved and list our top 5's. Listen on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-death-54383926

Aug 2, 2021

Red Dwarf VR Special - On Patreon

We revisit discuss the wonderful world of sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53554816

Jul 18, 2021

Knightmare Watch Along Special - On Patreon

We revisit the VR kids TV show Knightmare with Mike Muncer in a watch along special over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/knightmare-watch-52998067

Jun 28, 2021

Black Mirror Special - Part 2

In the second part of our discussion on Black Mirror we cover some other episodes of the show that deal with augmented reality. We take a look at The Entire History Of You, White Christmas, Arkangel, Playtest, and more as we continue our chat on Charlie Brooker's sci-fi anthology series.

Jun 14, 2021

Upload (2020) - On Patreon

We discuss Amazon's new VR series from Greg Daniels over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/51844948

May 31, 2021

The Animatrix (2003)

Now available on Patreon we discuss The Animatrix (2003) https://www.patreon.com/posts/50464744

Apr 26, 2021