Streaming Finds: Tracking down sci fi and fantasy shows of interest available on the streaming services.
With the stay-at-home orders continuing possibly into May, many people are looking for something to fill up the hours in the day and are turning to the streaming services. There are plenty of sci fi and fantasy offerings, and this might be a good time to binge through Joss Whedon’s catalog of TV shows. For some reason, Hulu seems to be the exclusive location for the Whedon-verse shows, and that covers quite a number of hours of television programming. Following is what they have available:
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (7 Seasons Totalling 144 Episodes): Buffy Summers discovers that she is one in a long line of Slayers tasked with fighting vampires and other supernatural beings. With the help of the “Scooby Gang”, she defends her town which sits on the opening to Hellmouth–the gateway to the demon realms. This is Joss Whedon’s first and longest-running television series and many still consider it his best.
Angel (5 Seasons Totalling 110 Episodes): This spin-off from Buffy follows a vampire known as Angel whose human soul has been restored. He turns away from his vampiric ways and tries to use his powers to help others. This continuation of Whedon’s first series lasted five years and is considered by many to be a near-equal to Buffy.
Firefly (1 Season Totalling 14 Episodes): In this space western, a group of former rebels and outlaws try to survive aboard the “Firefly” class ship Serenity by living on the fringes of colonized space and attempting to steer clear of the tyrannical Alliance forces. The quick cancellation of this show was a huge injustice and truncated what could have been the next great sci fi franchise. But it is definitely worth your time to watch the fourteen episodes produced.
Dollhouse (2 Seasons Totaling 26 Episodes): The Rossum Corporation offers for hire people known as “dolls” who can be programmed with temporary personalities. However, one of the dolls starts to become self-aware and starts to seek answers on the truth of her origins. This is one of the lesser known Whedon shows, but it has it moments and it is a pretty quick watch at 26 episodes (which concludes with a series finale of sorts).
Also available for streaming, but over on Netflix, are the first six seasons of Agents of SHIELD. That one is not really a Joss Whedon creation, but he was closely involved with the first season and has since remained onboard as executive producer.
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