Firefly definitely counts as lesser known. Op is on drugs.
I would pick Firefly, the Expanse, and Orville (for an unexpected great show.)
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I agree with your choices, they're fantastic shows. But those are definitely some of the most high-profile sci-fi shows I can think of. Those are the ones that come to mind immediately when people mention sci-fi shows, so I wouldn't necessarily call them 'lesser known'.
For a long time my answer would've been Doctor Who - I was an original Who fan who got hooked on PBS in the 80s and kept the candle burning in the 90s and early 2000s with books and Big Finish audio dramas. Now that it's back and more popular than before though, I don't know if it'd really count as "lesser known" like it used to, so for that criteria I'd have to say... Blake's 7
It's definitely not lesser known anymore, but strangely still seems somewhat niche in the US. For as high budget as it has become and how popular it is, very few people I've encountered IRL have ever seen any of it. I absolutely adore Doctor Who. Even in the darkest of storylines it's light-hearted and fun.
Babylon 5, Farscape, 12 Monkeys, Timeless, Warehouse 13 & Eureka, Fringe, Dark Matter, Killjoys.
And right now, Silo.
(And The Expanse of course, but has been mentioned many times already!)
Since The Expanse has already been covered, gotta go with Firefly. I have a couple of the books on my bookshelf at work but I haven't gotten to them.
Firefly? Lol OP is going to be so mad at you
Nobody I know IRL has watched it so I'm counting it lol
A couple of others I haven't seen here that I loved:
- Almost Human - Cut short, but had so much potential. :'(
- Foundation - Adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. So far it's incredible, and the way they're stretching the story it could be 6-7 seasons.
- The 100 - hear me out - It's teen drama at first, in a sci-fi setting. This one reminds me of Orson Scott Card; focusing on how people behave in a futuristic sci-fi setting, not necessarily heavy on the setting. It was goofy, dramatic, sometimes cringe, and has huge plot holes - but damnit it was entertaining and jumps the shark soo many times.
- 4400 - Such an incredible premise for a show.
Some comic/hero shows that could technically count as Sci-Fi:
- The Umbrella Academy
- Legion - this one surprised me. It was amazing, and I didn't realize it was an x-men story at first.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone. It's a solid example of 80's scifi, post-Star Wars and pre-Matrix. A little cheesy, a little Mad Max-y. And Molly Ringwald still makes me laugh.
Space: Above and Beyond. It was a short-lived show on FOX about a group of space marines that are pressed into service against an alien menace, but not everything is as it seems. The show was a a bit of a mashup between Aliens, Blade Runner, and Starship Troopers, and it was awesome. If there was ever a show that needed a remake, it's this one.
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Serial Experiments LAIN. It's a 13 episode anime, in a "future" where everyone is connected to "The Wired" via wireless devices. For a 1998 anime, it is highly prophetic. It even predicts the idea of people having completely different identities in real life then they have online, and does a great job musing on the blurry line between the internet and the real world.
Counterpoint, amazing spy thriller Sci-Fi.
I was mad obsessed with Dollhouse and Fringe. It felt like both ended way too soon, but at the same time they didn't outstay their welcome as so many shows do.