Books like Twin Peaks
30 science fiction books to read after Twin Peaks, by David Lynch, the closest match first.
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1. Stranger Things
by Duffer Brothers
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Another Netflix series, but more importantly, it's a series that really examines the history of science fiction and horror created for home viewing. Stranger Things is all about the VHS...
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2. Other Space
by Paul Feig
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You've never heard of Other Space, have you? An original series from the short-lived Yahoo! Screen service, it was a referential absurdist comedy space opera, and you're unlikely to find...
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3. Jessica Jones
by Melissa Rosenberg
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Netflix is killin' it! They have taken their Marvel properties and made some incredible television out of 'em. From the hard-hitting Luke Cage, to the gritty-as-hell Daredevil, all have delved...
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4. Misfits
by Overman, Howard
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Fantasy and comedy aren't two genres you'd think to put together. Amidst the seriousness of worldbuilding and magical ability, there's little room for jokes, but Misfits carves out space for...
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5. Doctor Who
by Sydney Newman
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A series that has run seemingly forever. It's the story of a time-lord, the Doctor, and his magic box, the TARDIS. He can travel through time and space, and brings...
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6. The Prisoner
by Patrick Mcgoohan, George Markstein
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The Prisoner is something of an enigma. Influencing everything from Twin Peaks to LOST, it told the story of a secret agent kidnapped and held on a really weird island....
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7. Star Trek: The Next Generation
by Gene Roddenberry
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Yes, Next Generation before The Original Series. Why? Because what they were doing with NextGen was so much more interesting and artfully done than with TOS. As Pickard, the brilliant...
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8. Firefly
by Joss Whedon
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Joss Whedon had already given us Buffy and Angel, so it shouldn't be a shock that Firefly would use all that wisdom, and all those dark tendancies, to put together...
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9. The X-files
by Chris Carter
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The Truth is Out There was a major catch phrase for almost a decade as The X-Files was a part of a wave of Fox shows that helped to establish...
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10. Black Mirror
by Charlie Brooker
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What happens when The Twilight Zone grows up in a post-Sapranos world? The answer is Black Mirror, an anthology show that has managed to look at the impact of technology...
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11. Mystery Science Theatre 3000
by Joel Hodgson
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MST3K. Yes, the show with the sarcastic puppets. The fact is it's one of the funniest, and smartest, shows in the history of the universe, and while you only remember...
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12. Battlestar Galactica
by Glen A. Larson
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The biggest trend of the 2000s was the re-imagining. Dozens of films, from Planet of the Apes to Freaky Friday, all got re-upped, turning into something much more palatteable to...
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13. Star Trek Tos
by Gene Roddenberry
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The idea was simple - Wagon Train to the stars! It's not quite that easy, but Gene Roddenberry had the idea for a western-style science fiction program using elements from...
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14. Agents Of Shield
by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon And Maurissa Tancharoen
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe burst onto the small screen with Agents of SHIELD, tying the films with television in a way that was so thorough it's hard to imagine that...
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15. Lost
by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams And Damon Lindelof
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LOST is a show that took all the convoluted twist and turns of The X-Files, mixed it in a setting as weird as Twin Peaks, and populated with characters as...
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16. Star Wars – Clone Wars
by George Lucas
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The Star Wars universe has appeared on television several times, notably with Droids, the Ewok Adventures, and the brilliantly-misunderstood Star Wars Holiday Special, but it was at its peak with...
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17. The Outer Limits
by Leslie Stevens
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The Twilight Zone's little brother, The Outer Limits, takes everything that made the former great, and then adds in a touch more science fiction to the mix. Like The Twilight...
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18. Torchwood
by Russell T Davies
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Doctor Who has led to so many spin-offs and associated programs, but almost all of them are designed to be children's shows. With Torchwood, they went with something designed for...
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19. Red Dwarf
by Doug Naylor, Rob Grant
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After Doctor Who and The Prisoner, and maybe Blake's 7, it's Red Dwarf that made British SciFi into a thing for Americans who watched PBS. It told the story of...
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20. Flash
by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, And Geoff Johns
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The first Flash series had been incredible, if so short lived as to limit its impression, but when The Flash came back, it turned into one of the most impressive...
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21. Babylon 5
by J. Michael Straczynski
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If you liked the political intrigue of Star Trek, but didn't think there was enough of it, then you need to watch Babylon 5. Possibly the most heavily political science...
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22. The Man In The High Castle
by Frank Spotnitz
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Philip K. Dick has been adapted into film many times, with both amazing (Bladerunner! A Scanner Darkly!) and terrible (Minority Report...) results. His first TV series adaptation, The Man in...
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23. Futurama
by Matt Groening
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Matt Groening is one of the true geniuses of the last century. The Simpsons alone, with its incredible variety of stories and concepts, not to mention The X-Files cross-own episode,...
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24. Fringe
by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, And Roberto Orci
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The X-Files was great, and one of the things that great television series do is inspire imitators. Typically, these are low-rent, often even lower on fresh ideas, but then, once-in-a-while,...
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25. The Expanse
by Mark Fergus And Hawk Ostby
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If you're a widely-read science fiction geek, you'll be aware of The Expanse novels. Starting with Leviathan Wakes, they're an amazing example of the possibilities that are still held within...
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26. The Venture Brothers
by Christopher Mcculloch
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In the 1960s and 70s, a lot of kids first encountered science fiction through cartoons like Johnny Quest or The Jetsons, so it makes sense that when they grew up,...
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27. Orphan Black
by John Fawcett
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Who are we? That's a major question that has plagued philosophy and the sciences for generations. Now, add to that the question of who are we when we know we're...
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28. Smallville
by Alfred Gough And Miles Millar
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The Superman mythos has to be the most iconic of all American stories. The idea of an alien who has come to America and is our savior can be seen...
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29. Max Headroom
by Annabel Jankel And Rocky Morton
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Have you ever wondered who saw the future the most accurately? The answer happens to be the creators ofMax Headroom who really understood what would be happening in the media...
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30. Dollhouse
by Joss Whedon
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Joss Whedon, you animal! You created Buffy, you gave us Firefly, and then you hit us with Echo, the lead character of Dollhouse. She's a reprogrammable Active, an all-purpose freelancer...
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