Live Poll: Top 20 Sci-Fi TV Shows of the 21st Century (According to IndieWire)

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These are the Top 20 Sci-Fi TV Shows of the 21st Century according to IndieWire as of July 18th, 2017. Which of these 21st century sci-fi series is your favorite?

IndieWire's reference for what qualifies for the list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCqjR1gHyIQ

Keep in mind, these are 21st century series only. In other words, no Star Trek TNG. Sorry. :P

IMDb List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls068995887/?publish=save
Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/NY8-0UPAqEE/

Reference List: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/best-sci-fi-tv-shows-ranked-science-fiction-1201855622/
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my pick...firefly...
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For me it comes down to Black Mirror and Fringe. . . . But I think my personal vote'll go to Fringe.
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Embarrassingly, I've only seen a few from the list and haven't seen many that I've wanted to. This reminds me to watch some that I've been meaning to. I do quite like Orphan Black, though, so that would get my vote as of right now; 'great series.Oh, and nice poll!
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I've only seen 3 myself, started watching a 4th today. It seems like a really good list of suggestions though, so I'll be working on it one show at a time. :)
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Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV Series)
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I just outlined the whole series' watch order on my list a day or two ago, including the miniseries, web-series, etc. . . I'm looking forward to that adventure.

Thanks for your vote!
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Legion (2017 TV Series)
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I'm really hoping that's as good as the hype suggests. I've been meaning to watch it soon.
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Which of these 21st century sci-fi series is your favorite?
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We can only choose one favorite, so the singular veen seems right to me.
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"Is" is referring to "which," not "series," so it is definitely "is." "Of these 21st century sci-fi series" is a detail clause so if you take it out of the sentence, you'd still have a complete sentence: Which is your favorite? (Whereas if you removed "which," it would not be a complete sentence: that's how you can tell to what word "is/are" refers.) It would be incorrect, of course, to say, "which are your favorite?" 'Hope that helps. :)
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After explanation/elaboration, I realize that I was incorrect.

I corrected this on my list, but I can't change it on the thread so I suppose we'll have to wait for a mod or something.
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I'm guessing Peter changed it on the thread post. 

This list has inspired me to watch several shows that have been on my "to see" list but that I had still not seen. I saw two episodes of Sense8 and two episodes of Westworld, so far, and thought all episodes were really good. Thanks for motivating me. :)
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It's not technically my list because I found it on a media site (and their choices seemed pretty thought out). It's actually inspired me to pursue more of these shows also.

I've watched three of those series since I found the list, so yeah. XD Next I'm thinking of tackling Orphan Black, The Expanse, and Westworld. 
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Thank you!
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1 Fringe
2 Westworld
3 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
4 Battlestar Galactica
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Im sorry but where is Game of Thrones?
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Game of Thrones is not science fiction, at least not according to the article this poll is based on.
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What about Altered Carbon!? I would like to vote for Altered Carbon, but why it isn't on the poll list? Is it too new and no one is watching it yet or what?
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As of 19-Apr-2018 8:24 PM Pacific:
Sparse's poll Top 20 Sci-Fi TV Shows of the 21st Century is the 251st poll to reach 10,000 votes. It currently has 10,102 votes with a rank of 247.

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Wow, thanks for sharing! 
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I would like to vote for Altered Carbon, but why isn't on the poll list!? Is it too new?
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Yeah, the poll is based on a list by IndieWire, and it was published before Altered Carbon was released.
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One big vote for: