I love Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Star Trek, Orphan Black and The 100. There are other shows that are shorter, like Firefly, they may continue and expand into great series space opera. I'm hoping Dune does and Hunger Games. Lord of the Rings is fantasy, without a hint of sci-fi. Sprawling fantasy shows haven't been as successful in my opinion, the son of Tolkien doesn't like the movies, but they are the height of visual fantasy. Star Wars melds some fantasy aspects. Many of these series have book sources. They are drama and philosophy and historical parallels. They are about family, love and the subjective. They intersect with abstract universal theoretical questions. Utilitarianism has many ways of looking at things, and ideals and values have many different versions to guide us. There are hawks and doves. People struggle when their version of society isn't enacted, work to subvert authority, right or wrong. You can't always see that far into th...