What is your favorite type of sci-fi? For me since Ive always been interested in life in the universe/space exploration, anything regarding that. I love golden age sci-fi and reading what they thought we would do in space back in the 40s and 50s
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I've not read as many sci-fi books as I'd like, but can definitely recommend The Culture books by Iain M Banks. They're intricately plotted stories with interesting main characters and themes. The universe follows a number of mostly standalone stories from people mostly at the fringes of a borderline utopian, highly libertarian civilization. Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games are great character-driven introductions to the universe.
I also find first contact stories interesting, though I haven't found as many good ones as I would like. Contact by Carl Sagan is pretty solid, though I'd love to hear recommendations.
As for TV and movies, I like a wide variety of things and have a huge variety of tastes. If I had to pick a favorite type though, I'd say very dark and somewhat political shows, namely Babylon 5 and Battlestar Galactica. But I'm also down for more light-hearted stuff like Firefly, Star Trek and Star Wars.