sci-fi shows with continuous ongoing arcs?

are there any scifi/fantasy shows with continuous ongoing arcs like 24? I recently picked up Surface and looking for other shows like it.

 

nuBSG and Lost spring to mind. Season three of Enterprise as well.

 

Babylon 5.

The original master which all other sci fi shows attempt to emulate.

Although if you're talking original then Dr Who, Blake's 7, Quatermass and about any other British sci fi series since 1953 onwards!

 

Jericho, Farscape and Carnivale.

 

It's not sci-fi, but season 4 of Angel is basically one continuous arc taking place over a period of 3-4 weeks.

 

Babylon 5 is the only one I can think of as far as 24 type arcs go.

 

Heroes do season arcs.

And, of course, DS9.

 

There are almost no scifi shows that have continuous arcs the way 24 does. Most of the shows listed above, great shows, like farscape, firefly, b5, LOST, BSG, etc, all have stand-alones in it, with the arc weaving in and out.

24 is a full serialized show, there are no standalones. Each episode is the same story, picking up right after the last.

The only show that comes to mind is Heroes.

 

The condensed Season 4 of Babylon 5 had practically no standalone episodes... but this was because they had assumed that it would be the last season of the series.

 

Earth 2 was another good arc-driven show, though it only lasted one season.

js

 

Charlie Jade was continuous-sadly, it only lasted one season. nuBSG is pretty close and B5 is the granddaddy of the "arc" scifi series.

 

If I recall, Space: Above and Beyond would count. They're smaller arcs (within the grand one), but they're there and the show is worth seeing if you haven't yet.

 

Day Break probably qualifies.

Also, both Buffy & Angel have strong continuity carrying through most episodes, although there's often an A-story which is standalone as well.

 

The only stand alone episode that Daybreak had was the one where he thought he had found another repeater, although the final shot of the series probably moots this.

 

Yeah i was looking for something more like 24, a fully serialized show. Surface kinda fits that criteria. Maybe I'll try out Lost?

Only season 4 of babylon 5 was "fully" serialized. Angel had lot of serialized arcs but many stand-alones. Firefly had lot of stand-alones.
Haven't seen BSG, what's the ratio of stand-alones to arc episodes?

Basically wouldn't it be nice to have a fully serialized sci-fi show? Something that seems like one long movie that last for 10+ hours.

 

Lost is probably a good choice in this department, although the pace can leave something to be desired at times.

 

Before it went to crap in the 4th season, "Alias" fit this bill pretty well.

 

Babylon 5 and Jericho. Maybe Farscape if you want to stretch the truth a bit.