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Artificial Intelligence Live-Action TV Shows
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Artificial Intelligence is a Sci-fi theme that takes place in a world where true artificial intelligence has been achieved, focusing on the Drama, politics, conflicts, and struggles that arises from the conflict between AI and human relations.
Though machines with human-like intelligence and emotions have been present in science fiction since the genre's beginnings, it has particularly attracted public attention with the recent 20th and 21st-century developments in computer science and technology. Such developments in coding and computation have given rise to many conflicting theories and ideas about what AI involvement might bring to the world, and many different films have explored ways in which the theme can be expressed.
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Though machines with human-like intelligence and emotions have been present in science fiction since the genre's beginnings, it has particularly attracted public attention with the recent 20th and 21st-century developments in computer science and technology. Such developments in coding and computation have given rise to many conflicting theories and ideas about what AI involvement might bring to the world, and many different films have explored ways in which the theme can be expressed.
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High Fantasy Live-Action TV Shows
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High Fantasy is a genre of Fantasy characterized by its setting in a fictional world run by its own laws distinct from the real world. These worlds generally have rich and in-depth environments, unique histories, multiple races such as humans, elves, orcs, and dwarves, and mythical creatures like dragons, unicorns, and many original creatures as well. The use of magic in high fantasy worlds is usually seen as a regular occurrence, although some races may not utilize it.
Originally deriving from Lord of the Rings, the scope of storytelling is no longer exclusively presented in terms of good vs. evil, but may also encompass 'Gritty Fantasy' or 'Grimdark' fantasy-type settings where the formula is cloaked in grey moral settings.
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Originally deriving from Lord of the Rings, the scope of storytelling is no longer exclusively presented in terms of good vs. evil, but may also encompass 'Gritty Fantasy' or 'Grimdark' fantasy-type settings where the formula is cloaked in grey moral settings.
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Urban Fantasy Live-Action TV Shows
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Urban Fantasy is a style of Fantasy where the setting incorporates fantasy elements into a 19th century onwards contemporary society, and set in our own world. It is a parallel to "High Fantasy" which is set in fictional, often fantastic worlds. Many forms of Urban Fantasy present tweaks to contemporary reality where paranormal beings, magic or supernatural elements exist.
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Zombie Live-Action TV Shows
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Zombie films and shows are settings that predominantly feature fictional undead beings. The setting originally spun from Haitian folklore, depicting zombies as an undead human raised by the dead via ritual. More modern interpretations present zombies as undead humans that arise via a virus that spreads rapidly and potentially leads to a worldwide apocalypse. Expect to see people struggling to survive against these creatures, and in many cases a side-plot devoted to discovering how the infection began, how it spread. Even more modern spins of this formula present zombies not necessarily as undead, but infected humans that emulate the behaviour of zombies.
Many forms of Zombie fiction are Post-Apocalyptic in nature, showing them in the context of a world ruined by their rampage - but this isn't necessarily the case.
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Many forms of Zombie fiction are Post-Apocalyptic in nature, showing them in the context of a world ruined by their rampage - but this isn't necessarily the case.
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Time Travel Live-Action TV Shows
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Time travel is a popular theme that involves characters navigating time. Though many time travel films follow Adventure, the use of time travel as a narrative device can be found in many different styles and genres, such as Thriller or Action. Common concepts found in time travel films include time loops, paradoxes, time tourism, and attempts to alter the past. Time travel primarily takes place in the context of a Science Fiction or a Fantasy work, though it may not be affiliated with these genres at all.
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Post-Apocalyptic Live-Action TV Shows
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Post-Apocalyptic is narrative set after the collapse of civilisation. How this happened often informs the particular type of story within the setting. It can be after a destructive war (usually nuclear weaponry), an infectious disease, climate collapse, technological collapse, alien invasion or a zombie outbreak. Whilst usually indirectly associated with science fiction, it is not always the case.
Post-apocalyptic settings may also crossover with Dystopian settings, which may depict future societies during times of heavy oppression, violence, and scarcity as a result of disastrous, unfortunate events. Like Dystopian settings, they may also serve as a criticism of contemporary society and social behaviours along with their possible outcomes. This may also crossover with Survival as it follows characters in their struggle for food, water, shelter and protection from the elements.
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Post-apocalyptic settings may also crossover with Dystopian settings, which may depict future societies during times of heavy oppression, violence, and scarcity as a result of disastrous, unfortunate events. Like Dystopian settings, they may also serve as a criticism of contemporary society and social behaviours along with their possible outcomes. This may also crossover with Survival as it follows characters in their struggle for food, water, shelter and protection from the elements.
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Near-Future Live Action TV Shows
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Near-Future refers to Sci-fi settings within, well, the near-future. Usually set exclusively on Earth, and presenting settings where the society and culture is very similar to our own, the setting showcases a parallel world to our own but with minor technological advances that drive the focus of the plot.
Near-future settings usually set out to make social commentary about the negative (or positive) impact of technologies that aren't necessarily unthinkable to us now, and in that it has meaningful crossover with Social Sci-Fi.
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Near-future settings usually set out to make social commentary about the negative (or positive) impact of technologies that aren't necessarily unthinkable to us now, and in that it has meaningful crossover with Social Sci-Fi.
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Dystopian TV Series
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Dystopian, which literally means "bad" and "place" in Greek - refers to a setting primarily based around a society under the control of a repressive regime. The nature of these societies may vary. Not always explicitly political, some may be religious, corporate or criminal in nature. You can expect, as a normality, political and social oppression, secret police, open political corruption as well as a totalitarian scope to their power. Dystopian narrative often implicitly or sometimes explicitly offer dialogue about contemporary society.
They may also emerge as the byproduct of the crumbling of society, leaning into Post-Apocalyptic fiction.
This list does not include shows where a Dystopian setting is peripheral, or adjacent or only present within certain episodes of the show.
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They may also emerge as the byproduct of the crumbling of society, leaning into Post-Apocalyptic fiction.
This list does not include shows where a Dystopian setting is peripheral, or adjacent or only present within certain episodes of the show.
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Extraterrestrial Live-Action TV Shows
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Extraterrestrial, or Alien Sci-Fi is a form of Science Fiction focused around alien life. Whilst alien life is a relatively common aspect across science fiction, Extraterrestrial Sci-Fi instead focuses on it as a primary. Investigating the social and philosophical consequences of alien life on humanity.
There are a number of major themes alongside this broad style of sci-fi. There are "First Contact" settings where humanity discovers, or is discovered by an intelligent alien species for the first time. There are "Alien Invasion" settings where humanity is invaded and often genocided by an often technologically superior alien force (this one can bleed into Apocalyptic settings). There are "Alien Investigator" settings too where a Ufologist, or a team of Ufologist-types investigate potential alien activity, or are somehow connected up into a conspiracy where Alien life is concealed from the public. There is also the lesser "Xenofiction" setting, where the narrative takes place from an alien perspective.
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There are a number of major themes alongside this broad style of sci-fi. There are "First Contact" settings where humanity discovers, or is discovered by an intelligent alien species for the first time. There are "Alien Invasion" settings where humanity is invaded and often genocided by an often technologically superior alien force (this one can bleed into Apocalyptic settings). There are "Alien Investigator" settings too where a Ufologist, or a team of Ufologist-types investigate potential alien activity, or are somehow connected up into a conspiracy where Alien life is concealed from the public. There is also the lesser "Xenofiction" setting, where the narrative takes place from an alien perspective.
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Space Opera Live-Action TV Shows
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Space opera is a form of Sci-Fi that emphasizes fantastical, romanticized Adventure stories set in outer space, either in the far future or in an alternate universe, usually involving extensive space travel, aliens, exotic locations, traditional hero and villain figures (although not exclusively), and large-scale warfare between advanced societies. It usually involves scientifically implausible concepts like fast spacecraft propulsion and other forms of futuristic weapons and advanced technologies like Mecha.
As a result of that, space opera typically implements Action's fast-spaced sequences and choreographed fight scenes, and plot lines centered around War. Space opera narratives do not usually emphasise scientific accuracy or realism and take advanced technologies for granted, focusing chiefly on storytelling.
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As a result of that, space opera typically implements Action's fast-spaced sequences and choreographed fight scenes, and plot lines centered around War. Space opera narratives do not usually emphasise scientific accuracy or realism and take advanced technologies for granted, focusing chiefly on storytelling.
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