Science fiction is one of the most popular genres in both movies and in TV shows. One of the reasons for its popularity is that it allows the viewers to let their imagination run free. Sci-fi explores technology and ideas that don’t yet exist, but could very well become real in the future. Sometimes that’s a positive thing, sometimes not so much.

RELATED: Most Sinister Evil Scientist On TV Shows

Whatever the case, not every science fiction show pays attention to scientific accuracy. It’s not uncommon to do whatever the story requires — some shows don’t need to adhere strictly to those laws in order to tell the story they seek to tell. That’s why it’s refreshing to see sci-fi shows that are scientifically accurate and things portrayed in them could happen, either now or in the future.

5 Avenue 5

Even though Avenue 5 is a sci-fi sitcom, and as such, doesn’t take itself too seriously, its basic concept isn’t far-fetched at all. In the show, a group of people goes on a space cruise after they paid a lot of money. They’re then trapped on the ship for far longer than originally planned due to an error.

Space tourism is something more and more people are talking about these days, so if things continue to progress in the right direction, ships like Avenue 5 could one day become real. Even now, it’s possible to pay a lot of money and buy a ticket into spacethanks to commercially oriented businesses. Avenue 5 seems to be an updated version of such an existing service.

4 The Handmaid’s Tale

Some of the most scientifically accurate and easily imaginable sci-fi shows are those that work with technologies already available to everyone. In the case of The Handmaid’s Tale, a lot of the characters have even less modern technology…