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Originally Posted by mapuc
Babylon 5 is next on my list(after having seen all episode of S.T. Discovery)
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A bit straying of from pure classic SF, but if futuristic settings is your thing, make sure you do not miss the Panem trilogy (Hungergames). I consider it to be so sensational and have been emptionally so connected that I have watched the three movies five times in two years and red the book trilogy as well although it is a book from a girl's perspective and written for youth audience and teens. But I am not the only older Tomcat in doing so, the series has a widespread adult fan base as well. And that is for a reason. Its the by far most intelligent and ripe, mature coming-of-age teen-series out there, and it really had me feeling emotionally hit.
So be warned, it is heart-breaking as well - but not cheesy sentimental. I do not know another youth book that touches upon so adult, serious topics. Which sometimes can be a katarsis.
The cast is most excellecent from the first to the last role, Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson and Donald Sutherland outclassing themselves and delivering the full deal of their skill and capabilities, and so many smaller roles so superbly casted as well, many with new, young talents. The screenplay was done by the author of the novels (which pays off) and is very close to the novel and the origianl dialogues, in parts the nbooks dialogues are amost copied over, which is a very good choice. Everything matches, the cast was in best acting mood.
You can easily see and I openly admit that I am a confessing Panem fan.
Just thinking of it gets me a lumb in my throat.
For the younger generations I think it teaches very very valuable lessons. And far more valuable and realistic lessons than this stupid girlie from Sweden has in her psychopathological Rucksack.
In Asia, years ago crowds demonstrating and showing the Panem rebel hand greeting sign, made a junta panicking and having hundreds and thousands arrested, not sure where it was, I think already back then Myanmar, but it could have been another place, too. The moral of that novel cannot be liked by any political leadership, dictatorial or "democratic" alike.
Its foru movies, the third novel was done in two movies. The stories are not separate, the three parts belong together and must be watched/red in sequence.