Worthy Sci-fi From Low Budget TV
I2Q September 2015 editorial
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In these days of the waning influence of TV I want to bring to mention a few good TV programs. I believe that, at least in the developped world, the internet has replaced the TV as the most influential and watched medium. I´m curious to know the ratio of smart phone, tablet and laptop users to TV owners. I know that in some parts of the developing world the difference is clear. So when a good TV program comes out it is worthy of mention. Also, some of the programs from the past are worth streaming or buying today. Those underdog productions that got little attention by mainstream but were very good can now get new life thanks to word of mouth, social media and the internet streams. I´m talking about gems of creativity done on a low budget with good stories and likeable characters. They are ”Dark Matter”, ”Red Dwarf” and ”Misfits” to name just a few.

”Dark Matter” was released in 2015 and is an interesting Canadian, scifi, action series where a group of characters find themselves on a ship with no memory of who they are or how they got there. The story takes place in a galaxy far, far away, as the saying goes with advanced technology. It´s a place where corporations fight over resources, planets and technology with people often caught in the middle. Kind of like today. Put this on your Saturday morning scifi marathon list and you won´t be disappointed. No doubt it´s worth buying.

”Red Dwarf” was released in 1988 and is a British scifi, comedy series where a group of 4 are stranded on a mining space ship 3 million years in the future. Suffice it to say that this series is funny. Too funny for any scifi series. The twist here is that ”Red Dwarf” is a comedy and scifi in space that works. Up till now I never would have guessed that this combination could ever be a success. This is worth definitely buying to see over and over again.

”Misfits” is a British supernatural, scifi, dark comedy, drama series released in 2009. The story is simple and unique. It´s the story of a group of delinquents as they do community service. They end up getting super powers that mirror their character and the story takes off from there. The acting is excellent and the characters are funny strange and likeable. This series is really a breath of fresh air for TV. I highly recommend buying this series to watch over and over. You won´t be disappointed.

These are just some of the low budget gems out there. There are so many more. Enjoy!

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