For me I would say “The Expanse” is a huge one. If there was ever a self made family, the crew of the Rocinante is one of the best. The amount of time they spend together and how they congeal into life long partners and friends in the face of some truly awful events is really inspiring to me.
Is your image a reference to events from “thousands of years ago”?
Enjoy those tacos now, for in 1000 years they will be illegal… eh Ha Ha Ha! I think we all know why.
Firefly and cowboy bebop both kinda come to mind. Not amazing examples, but seemed worth mentioning
I think Odo’s complicated relationship with the Founders was an interesting take on it: he had to choose between his found family on DS9 and his kin whose values went against everything he believed.
I love and hate the Expanse because it’s entirely believable that we’d finally clear out the bullshit infighting/politics on earth today just to trade for bullshit infighting/politics in space. It’s realistic if a bit depressing in such. :-) The actual acting is also pretty great in the show, and the relationship between the crew kinda reminds me of Firefly.
As far as sci-fi shows go, The Orville was also cool this way, if a bit goofy at times. The crew acts like a large family in many ways but with a diversity of cultures/personalities that are used to reflect real societal issues kinda like the old Star Trek series did.
In terms of books… the Spellmonger series has a bunch of characters that aren’t all related but have a fairly familial relationship with each other.
If you haven’t read the books, I can not recommend them enough. The show is great! But the books are so much deeper and continue the story much further.
I’m further in the books (audiobooks actually) than the show but both are pretty great
They are really solid audiobooks. Jefferson Mayes (I think that’s who narrates) really kills it. Except for his pronunciation of Gimbal, that one drives me crazy!
The Wayfarer Novels by Becky Chambers https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet/becky-chambers/9781473619814
