I am kind of spent as far as epic TV is concerned. Now that BSG is over, I'm pretty much planning on watching sports and HGTV until/unless something else strikes me. I pretty much went from Buffy to Roswell to The 4400 to BSG, and like you, nothing has bitten me to replace BSG. I have no plans to touch Sarah Connor or Dollhouse with a 10 foot pole.
However, I do have one show that, though I'm not "fannish" over, I do think does a lot of things very similar to some of the Sci Fi shows I've loved, and that is Mad Men. I am surprised how alien the world of 1962 feels. And it absolutely is addressing issues of politics, religion, identity, feminism, racism and technology, and is set right at the time when all of those issues were coming to a head in our society, and plays them to the hilt. And the beauty is, because of the historical setting, you can see all the ironies that are about to hit these people four square.
Another show I'd recommend, if you haven't seen it is Avatar the Last Airbender. It's completed its run and is out on DVD, and is rerun regularly on Nickolodian. It's just a little cartoon but it was a very well told story with some great characters and fantastic world building. It's much lighter viewing than BSG, which makes it kind of a relief.
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However, I do have one show that, though I'm not "fannish" over, I do think does a lot of things very similar to some of the Sci Fi shows I've loved, and that is Mad Men. I am surprised how alien the world of 1962 feels. And it absolutely is addressing issues of politics, religion, identity, feminism, racism and technology, and is set right at the time when all of those issues were coming to a head in our society, and plays them to the hilt. And the beauty is, because of the historical setting, you can see all the ironies that are about to hit these people four square.
Another show I'd recommend, if you haven't seen it is Avatar the Last Airbender. It's completed its run and is out on DVD, and is rerun regularly on Nickolodian. It's just a little cartoon but it was a very well told story with some great characters and fantastic world building. It's much lighter viewing than BSG, which makes it kind of a relief.
I'm really looking forward to Redactica.