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Tabitha Summers of Fieldlight Designs
If you love science fiction, these are all great series to watch or read.  Some of these I've read, some I've watched, and some I've done both.  I love the more intellectual sci-fi like Contact over the wierd stuff like Dune.
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Dune
 
The Expanse
 
Bladerunner
 
Minority Report
 
The Martian
 
Foundation

Dune

I read the first few books in the series as a teenager, but they get REALLY weird the further you get into the series and I eventually just couldn't continued reading the rest of the books.  I am interested in the prequels now though since I watched the MAX series and I've enjoyed Kevin J. Anderson's Star Wars books so I think I'd enjoy them.

 
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I have enjoyed Kevin J. Anderson's books previously.  This book series is the basis for the DUNE: PROPHECY series on MAX.
Sisterhood of Dune (Dune, 8)
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The full Dune series by Frank Herbert for those who are “completers”.  As I said in the intro, I couldn't finish the series. It just got too weird.  also this looks kind of disingenuous to me.  The books defintitely got longer as the series went on.
Dune Saga 6-Book Boxed Set by Frank Herbert
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I haven't seen this yet.  The first one was a beautiful film.  It's on my too watch list for when work gets a little less intense.
Dune: Part Two [Ultimate Collectors Edition] 4K
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I loved this movie!  Very good interpretation of the book without getting bogged down in the minutia.
Dune
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The Expanse

I've enjoyed the series on Amazon through all seasons and was sad it ended.  Great acting and a good story.  There's violence in the Amazon series, but it wasn't over the top ala Aliens except in a few places.  The series did some wonderful yet suble world building of the different cultures that developed as humans moved into space. It shows there was careful thought put into the show.  It reminds me a lot of Babylon 5.  Grittier and darker than Star Trek, but not bordering on horror like Aliens.

 
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I haven't read the books yet, but they're on my list.  I enjoyed the world building in the series which I have to assume came from the books.
Leviathan Wakes
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Get the full collection of books in the Expanse series.  I think I'll start with just the first,  but for a collector, this is a great looking set.
The Expanse Series 9 Books Set by James S A Corey
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Looking for a new sci fi series to binge over the weekend?  Check out The Expanse!  Great series set in the not so distant future.
The Expanse - Season 1
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Bladerunner

Philip K. Dick is a favorite for Hollywood adaptations.  Bladerunner is just one of many movies that were based on his short stories or novels.  I have to admit, I've neither read the book or watched either movie.  It just didn't appeal to me though I know it's popular with many fans of sci-fi.

 
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This is the book that inspired the classic film Bladerunner and its sequel.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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One of the all time best sci fi films ever made.  And it stars a young Harrison Ford so you know you can't go wrong!
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
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Minority Report

This is another book by Philip K Dick.  There are many adaptations of his novels into movies and tv series.  Not one I've seen though.  I'm just not a fan of Tom Cruise in his scientology era.

 
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I haven't read these stories yet.  I just don't seem to enjoy his work dispite it being classic.
The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories By Philip K. Dick|Paperback
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Cool concept, but I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise so I haven't watched this movie.  The special effects look great from what I've seen.
Minority Report
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The Martian

I haven't read the book yet, but the movie was great!  Matt Damon did a great job in this film.   

 
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A novel of the near future about humanities first forays to Mars.  This trips a lot of my triggers for sci fi.  I love the near future colonization/space exploration.
The Martian
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You had me at Matt Damon, but it's also just a general all around great movie.  One of my pet peeves with sci fi is if it goes too far into the fantastical.  If it's set in the near future, I don't want to see unrealistic science.   This one doesn't.
The Martian
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Foundation

I read these books as a teenager in my Asimov phase.  These were good stories.  I don't have Apple TV right now, but I'll probably get a subscription for at least a little while to see this series and a few others.

 
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This is the first book in the classic Asimov series now a series on Apple TV.  I loved these books as a teenager.  I read the whole series.
Foundation (Foundation Series #1)|Paperback
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This looks like it will be such a good series!
Watch Foundation - Apple TV+
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Contact

OMG I loved this book and the movie.  Carl Sagan had an amazing way with words.   Just such amazing descriptions and prose.   He also had a hopeful outlook on the future in a time when Terminator, Aliens and 2001 were the norm for sci fi.

 
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I love the movie, but the book is an even more cerebral take on first contact.
Contact
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I loved this movie!  Jodie Foster was SO good in this movie, and it's such a different take on first contact then the usual sci-fi fare.  And the music!  The music in this movie is so awesome!
Contact
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Here's the original theatrical trailer for Contact.
Contact (1997) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
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Carl Sagan had such a hopeful brilliant way with words listen to him narrate his own work.
The Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan - Music from Contact (1997) by Alan Silvestri
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2001 & 2010

Arthur C. Clarke's classic series of novels about humanity exploring the solar system.  “All these worlds are yours except Europa.  Attempt no landing there.”

 
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This novel and then next were adapted for the screen.  The movie adaptation of this novel is pretty famous for being a little bit out there.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series #1)|Paperback
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“I can't do that, Dave."  Before there was the terminator or any of the other AI takes over the world movies, there was HAL.
2001: A Space Odyssey
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The second book in the series.  This series doesn't get as weird as Dune, but it does get pretty out there.
2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey Series #2)|Paperback
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I saw this as a teenager when it first came out.  This story picks up with a team of U.S. and Russian astronauts being sent to Jupiter to find out what happened to the last mission.
2010: The Year We Make Contact
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I read this 3rd novel in the series when it was published, but I honestly can't remember anything about the story.
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey Series #3)|Paperback
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Not going to lie, I can't remember if I read this one or not.  If you like the first 2 novels and/or movies, just know there's more to the series.  These last 2 novels haven't made it to the screen though.
3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series #4)|Paperback
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