The Best Syfy Series You’re Probably Not Watching
What are the best Syfy series?
Syfy isn’t the network it once was. Long gone are the days of bad, no-budget series with one-dimensional backdrops. No more (mostly) must we suffer through a slew of no-name actors who can’t act but get by on their physical measurements. These days, Syfy is all aboard the quality programming train. And it’s pushing out content that people actually want to see before 2 a.m. You know, when they’ve spent six hours drinking themselves stupid before stopping to get Taco Bell they’ll 1,000 percent regret in the morning. Regret like the regret we’re sure Syfy execs felt throughout most of the ‘90s. But no more. Here are the very best Syfy series of all time (that you probably aren’t even watching).Sliders (Hulu)
The premise: A group of people travel — or “slide” (clever, clever) — between different parallel Earths in hopes of making it back to their original home, which they somehow can’t find the coordinates to.
So technically, Syfy only had the series for its final two seasons, but two seasons is long enough to make it count. If you can get past the cheesy graphics and Kari Wuhrer’s horrendous attempt at acting, Sliders is popcorn television at its finest.
Helix
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The premise: CDC researchers investigating a zombie-like outbreak in the Arctic discover a conspiracy to control the population, led by a group of immortals.
Zombies. Immortals. Government conspiracies. Helix is like a sci-fi mashup of every horror trope out there, and it’s worth every second.
Krypton
The premise: 200 years before the birth of Kal-El (Superman), his grandfather, Seg-El, attempts to redeem his family’s honor and keep Krypton from falling into chaos.
How Syfy managed to steal a DC property away from the CW, we’ll probably never know. But Krypton isn’t your typical Justice League prelude.
Since it takes place 200 years before Superman was ever a thing, you won’t have to worry about it being another rehash of what it’s like for an alien to grow up on a Kansas farm. Which, thank God, because haven’t we had enough of those?
Channel Zero
The premise: A horror anthology series based on popular creepypastas, each season is self-contained as its own story.
If you aren’t familiar with the concept of a creepypasta, 1. which internet have you been using for the last decade? and 2. look that shit up, because you’re missing out if you don’t.
Channel Zero may not have the highest production quality, but it does demonstrate Syfy’s marked improvement in the storytelling department since it started (remember Black Scorpion? Of course you don’t).