I recall watching Hello Tomorrow which was a quirky atompunk themed comedy from Apple. It wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t especially funny - but it had a charismatic affable liar as a lead that you found sympathetic despite his sleaze, and gave huge pre-war Fallout vibes. Apple silently cancelled it some time ago.
I would also argue Peacock’s attempt at Brave New World. Reimagined for the modern era (because really it had to be) and probably took more from Westworld than it did Brave New World, but it was doomed by being a Peacock original.
Westworld itself is a great example.
Also every single live action Star Trek since 2017.
edit: oh also Heroes. Season 1 was incredible then just got wrecked by the 2007 writers strike and never recovered.
First season of Westworld is awesome, second season wasn’t terrible. The last two seasons were not great. Still wish HBO would have at least let them finish the story.
Westworld season 2 should have been Eastworld
There’s a counter-narrative where the writers’ strike was a convenient scapegoat for a production that was always going to be a trainwreck. IIRC they were going to turn the first season’s titular heroes into villains and have an all-new cast of supers oppose them, and the obvious response of ‘what no ew’ saw them scramble to make up the trainwreck we got instead.
On the plus size, Zachary Quinto’s career took off.
Westworld was an absolutely amazing miniseries that got drug along into more story than was available.
The other stuff is not as good, and that’s okay. You can just rewatch season 1 and stop there. That story is almost perfect.
Came here to say this. 1st season was sensational 2nd was a good show then 3rd was forgettable and I gave up on 4th. The parks was by far the best bit.