If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Blake's 7 is available on Britbox Apple TV Channel right now. Every one of its 4 seasons holds up. 50 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Josette Simon sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Britbox Apple TV Channel .

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Blake's 7 earns its spot. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Blake's 7 through its more ambitious moments. A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship. Josette Simon and Michael Keating lead a cast that makes the ambitious moments land. The series ran for 4 seasons (1978–1981), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. What separates Blake's 7 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Blake's 7 a chance. The tonal similarities to Battlestar Galactica are real, though Blake's 7 carves out its own identity quickly. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Josette Simon grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

Blake's 7 wrapped up in 1981, created by Terry Nation — and 4 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.