Streaming Sci Fi TV: Tracking down sci fi and fantasy shows of interest available on the streaming services. Note that these shows can be pulled from the services at any time with little notice.
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What Is It?
A brilliant and wealthy programmer creates an AI system that can track and predict terrorist activity and that can also predict when an individual might be in danger or a threat to someone else. The government is not interested in committing resources to protecting the individuals, so the machine’s creator hires an ex-CIA operative to follow up on those leads.
Aired: CBS, 2011-16, 5 Seasons Totaling 103 Episodes
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker, Sarah Shahi
Created By: Jonathan Nolan
Why Watch It?
This series appeared on the CBS schedule in the Fall of 2011 with very little fanfare from the sci fi community, but it slowly started to develop a reputation as a sleeper genre entry. When it began, the show was very episodic with case-of-the-week episodes focusing on people in need of help (1985’s The Equalizer meets AI). But as the show proceeded, it developed its central characters and also started to establish a background story arc dealing with the potential threats of AI and constant surveillance. It never fully delved into that side of its story, largely because sci fi-averse CBS likely dictated that it stick to the procedural format, but it did touch on some important AI themes and also delivered a pretty good series led by a very strong cast. It came from Jonathan Nolan who would go on to create the Westworld TV series for HBO, and as the Person of Interest progressed, it would add more and more sci fi elements and it is certainly worth a look for genre fans.
Where Is It Streaming?
The entire series is available for streaming with a subscription to Amazon’s Prime Video, and it had a pretty notable run with five seasons and over one hundred episodes. Note that the services now has ads, but you can switch to ad-free for an upcharge. You can also buy the series VOD from providers like Amazon, and it is available on DVD and Blu-ray, though the latter is out of print and fetching pretty high prices.
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