Seriously, what is it about science fiction shows getting really good in their third seasons? If this is actually a general rule of science fiction, I’m a little scared to imagine how good Firefly would have gotten if it had survived another couple of years. I think we can safely assume it would have won multiple Nobel Prizes for Literature… and Chemistry, just for the hell of it.
From this article on the best way to go about watching iconic science fiction stories. And I don’t disagree with any of their recommendations, btw.
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