The original post: /r/television by /u/Potofgreedneedsnerf on 2025-02-09 18:35:01.
I am a huge sci fi nerd. I’ve seen hundreds of movies, dozens of shows and u/JosephMallozzi 's Dark matter could’ve been one of the greatest.
The show got cancelled by syfy after 3 seasons totalling 39 episodes. It ended on a huge cliffhanger (if you like watch how the creator wanted season 4 to go here josephmallozzi.com/…/july-6-2021-in-case-you-miss… )
The cast was absolutely wonderful and genuine, perhaps not the biggest names since then but well deserving of some praise. So I would like to give it to them.
For people who don’t know the show (obviously I highly recommend it ) it was about the crew of a space ship named the Raza, who wake up with their memories wiped. What follows is some genuinely original story lines that I can only describe as a mixture of Babylon 5, the Expanse and Firefly on steroids.
With a lot going on the show maintains to just stop short from the ramp that made them jump the shark. It has a wonderful atmosphere of intrigue, and excitement.
It being cancelled is in my opinion the reason why a lot of other sci fi nerds do not mention this show in their ‘top x’ lists. I believe if the show had been made now for a streaming service, it would not only have been able to finish season 4, but also would’ve gotten the same praise and attention as for instance the Expanse.
It’s honestly nothing short of mind boggling that syfy didn’t give mr Malozzi the respect he deserved. I don’t think anyone has made and or created more shows for syfy then him.