Most Scifi fans I have ran into can pretty quickly rank the four stars –BattleSTAR Galactica, STAR Trek, STARgate, and STAR wars, but what lesser-known or less-prestigious shows hold a special place in your heart?
No, Firefly doesn’t count as lesser-known.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the movie Coherence (2013)! It’s one of my favorite sci-fi movies. The actors were taken aside and given certain direction but were never given a full script, so every time you see them arguing or trying to figure out what’s happening or surprised by something, it’s all genuine.
Here’s the synopsis but don’t read anything else about it before you watch: [Synopsis: Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.]
It’s free if you already have Amazon Prime. A fantastic sci-fi puzzle to solve (similar to Primer in that way but very much its own thing).
I really liked this one too. It even had a bit of a psychological thriller aspect to it. I don’t know what it is about the film quality, cadence, music/ambiance - but something makes you feel quite uneasy throughout the entire movie.