Sci-Friday: Go Watch

Welcome to Sci-Friday, an amazing weekly celebration of science fiction literature, film, and overall creative brilliance. This collective endeavor to share science fiction recommendations each week has garnered a consistent following; I will link to some other writers worth checking out at the end.

For this week’s piece, I want to give you some strong recommendations for stuff to watch right now.

One thing that gets me excited about sci-fi is the sense of wonder that consumes me whenever I watch, read, or listen to the genre. Here are some shows that have blown my hair back a bit during recent rides, and one or two that nearly ripped my face off.

The Peripheral

If you’ve talked to me about sci-fi in the last month, you’ve heard me talk about this show. It’s a face-ripper for sure.

This is the first science fiction show I’ve ever heard of that focuses on Appalachia, an area of the US I’ve been fortunate enough to visit many times. I have friends and colleagues (in jiu jitsu) who live ther…