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Topic: UFO (1970 - 1973) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:30 am Subject: UFO (1970 - 1973) |
Youtube currently has the UFO episodes in Hi-Definition. The picture quality is terrific. You can really view in marvelous detail the sets, models, visual effects, and so forth. It remains a stunning ... |
Topic: Land of the Lost (1974 - 1975) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:28 pm Subject: Land of the Lost (1974 - 1975) |
DYK? David Gerrold (creator/story editor/writer) approached his friend, noted writer Harlan Ellison, to write a script for the show.
As a joke, Ellison submitted two-thirds of a "brilliant ou ... |
Topic: Thunderbirds (1965-66) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:12 pm Subject: Thunderbirds (1965-66) |
Legendary special effects designer Derek Meddings realized that tackling Thunderbirds would be one of the biggest projects he had ever worked.
It was a fifty minute show, unlike the previous Gerry ... |
Topic: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 8:08 pm Subject: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
Here's another review for PE from Variety that's just as 2 thumbs down as the first one.
Variety; Wednesday, May 1, 1974.
"Planet Earth" was the kind of television program that could ... |
Topic: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:50 pm Subject: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
Some aspects of this TV-movie/pilot still stand up quite decently for me.
Pros: The William Ware Theiss (Star Trek: TOS, ST: TNG) designed PAX uniforms are sharp looking. The subterranean shuttle t ... |
Topic: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 10:01 pm Subject: Planet Earth (1974 TV movie) |
Want to read an enthusiastic & positive review of PE from Variety back in the day? Yeah, this isn't it.
Variety: Tuesday, April 23, 1974.
Tuesday Movie Of The Week, "Planet Earth" ... |
Topic: Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies and Serials from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2024 8:28 pm Subject: Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
Take the plunge Fearless Leader!!! |
Topic: Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi Movies and Serials from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:12 am Subject: Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
Night of the Living Dead was released on October 4, 1968 and written and directed by George Romero.
The movie was made with a budget between $114 to 125,000. Box Office gross: $30,000,000. The lo ... |
Topic: Invasion (2005 - 2006) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 2001 to 2010 Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:30 pm Subject: Invasion (2005 - 2006) |
I remember watching this show and enjoying it.
IMDB: Tyler Labine (Dave Groves) said that in spite of the show's huge following and critical acclaim, the network (ABC) disliked the series.
Will ... |
Topic: Space Pod from the original Lost in Space TV Series |
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Forum: Sci-Fi Models and Dioramas Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 5:16 pm Subject: Space Pod from the original Lost in Space TV Series |
I recall that the space pod turned up on a couple of episodes of Land of the Giants. Allen's SF shows would share the same props & sets. |
Topic: My Living Doll (1964~1965). |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 5:14 pm Subject: My Living Doll (1964~1965). |
Another thing that doomed the series was that Cummings & Newmar did not hit it off. |
Topic: Thunderbirds (1965-66) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:30 pm Subject: Thunderbirds (1965-66) |
Creator, producer, writer, director Gerry Anderson is noted for being at the heart of the development of the Video Assist device which is still in use today.
This takes a lightweight camera and att ... |
Topic: My Living Doll (1964~1965). |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1950 to 1969 Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:24 pm Subject: My Living Doll (1964~1965). |
My Living Doll was a sitcom created by Jack Chertok. The series premiered on September 27, 1964 on CBS, it lasted one season for 26 episodes and was filmed at Desilu Studios.
Premise: Psychiatrist ... |
Topic: Land of the Lost (1974 - 1975) |
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Forum: Sci-Fi on Television from 1970 to 2000 Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 3:18 pm Subject: Land of the Lost (1974 - 1975) |
Sid & Marty Krofft asked noted SF author David Gerrold to create a television series that would have dinosaurs in it, as well as elements of Swiss Family Robinson.
DG established the Land of th ... |
Topic: Land of the Lost: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, 1974-1976 |
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Forum: Sci-Fi Reference Books Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:16 pm Subject: Land of the Lost: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, 1974-1976 |
This book was written by Harry Walton. The reviews for it are top-notch. Reviewers write it is beautifully illustrated with over 300 photographs; 257 have never been seen before. Currently out of pri ... |
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