It makes sense that sci-fi TV shows could be ahead of their time. The entire point of the genre is looking at the future, whether in a fantastic way or predicting what is just around the corner. True, ...
Although the term 'steampunk' was popularised in the 1980s, works of that genre have been around for decades longer than it was coined. The steampunk subgenre has spread to movies, shows, video games, ...