The best sci-fi shows often come from the best sci-fi authors. The genre has no bounds, exploring whether technology could advance beyond imagination or how far humanity itself might evolve in the future. However, the greatest sci-fi works are usually the ones that ring closest to real-life issues. No matter how many years pass, what kinds of governments rise and fall, or how advanced science becomes, the human conflict between right and wrong remains timeless and universal.

Few genres are as tailor-made for parody than the superhero genre. Sure, we love it. It's pure, escapist spectacle that can stir a passionate debate over the most minute of details. But let's be honest: the concept of adults, fighting crime in tights and capes, is inherently ridiculous. Yet "tailor-made" can't be mistaken for lazy: it's the difference between clever superhero parodies that work, like Mystery Men or The Boys, and those that don't, à la Superhero Movie. And well before The Boys, 25 years ago, Fox took a shot at the burgeoning genre with The Tick... and it is perfection.