There are 4 scifi series I really liked but they seem little known even among sci fi fans. The first is Earth final conflict. It's from gene roddenberry. I absolutely loved this show but it's pretty much unknown among most scifi fans. The second is Andromeda. This is also from Gene Rodenberry. It's ok. Not spectacular but watchable. The third is farscape. I really liked it. Most Aussies know about farscape because it's an Australian show but most Americans have never heard of it. The last one is Lexx. It's also called Tales from the light and dark universe. I really liked this one too. But again, most people have never heard of it.
So my question is, have any of the sci fi fans here watched any of these shows and did you like them?
I like to watch Andromeda. I'd occasionally watch it when it first came out. I can now watch it on a broadcast Science Fiction channel.
Farscape was awesome and has more of a cult following in the states than you might think. Lexx might have had the most cleavage per scene out of any sci-fi show I've ever seen.
Babylon 5 was really good until the last season, Defiance is more recent but quite enjoyable, Firefly was outstanding but only one season, there are more but I can't think of them at the moment.
I watched Earth Final Conflict and some of Andromeda... Final Conflict was much better.
- Karen
Lexx was my favourite sci-fi show of all time. I liked Stanley Tweedle. He was the most powerful man in two universes and the only living man on a spaceship where his only living companion was a genetically engineered sex slave, but he still couldn't get laid. Lexx hasn't been shown on British freeview television for a long time.
I am also a Farscape fan and I liked Earth Final Conflct. Both were repeated on British television in the last few years. Andromeda is being repeated now but I have only seen a couple of episodes, including the first one, as I have been too busy to watch it regularly. I liked what I saw but I haven't seen enough to pass judgment on the series.
Quote from: Julia1996 on April 27, 2019, 02:58:33 PM
There are 4 scifi series I really liked but they seem little known even among sci fi fans. The first is Earth final conflict. It's from gene roddenberry. I absolutely loved this show but it's pretty much unknown among most scifi fans. The second is Andromeda. This is also from Gene Rodenberry. It's ok. Not spectacular but watchable. The third is farscape. I really liked it. Most Aussies know about farscape because it's an Australian show but most Americans have never heard of it. The last one is Lexx. It's also called Tales from the light and dark universe. I really liked this one too. But again, most people have never heard of it.
So my question is, have any of the sci fi fans here watched any of these shows and did you like them?
This American knew about all four! Woo Hoo!
My Lexx and Farscape are the best of the four. If I had to pick I would watch Farscape.
Quote from: Colleen_definitely on April 27, 2019, 05:14:12 PMBabylon 5 was really good until the last season.
There are some interviews out there with J. Michael Straczynski where he originally planned the series to go all five years. There were many questions as they were putting the fourth season together as to if season five was going to happen. Most of the fifth season was then pulled together after the bulk of the story arc was told in the first four.
Babylon 5 is still one of the best SF series ever as they told a grand tale over a grand production scale. At the time it was very innovative and has been widely adopted since. JMS was the creator / writer for the ambitious Netflix Sense8 series which has been discussed in other threads.
SciFi channel had an interesting 3 season series a couple years back called Continuum with time travel and technology that told a good yarn.
I read about that as well. The story was a five season plan and they thought they were going to get cancelled so they rushed things in season four. All in all I think they did a good job.
Blake's 7. Not a big sci fi fan but I enjoyed this and Babylon 5
Quote from: big kim on April 28, 2019, 01:49:33 AM
Blake's 7. Not a big sci fi fan but I enjoyed this and Babylon 5
Blake's 7 was cool
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Quote from: Julia1996 on April 27, 2019, 02:58:33 PM
There are 4 scifi series I really liked but they seem little known even among sci fi fans. The first is Earth final conflict. It's from gene roddenberry. I absolutely loved this show but it's pretty much unknown among most scifi fans. The second is Andromeda. This is also from Gene Rodenberry. It's ok. Not spectacular but watchable. The third is farscape. I really liked it. Most Aussies know about farscape because it's an Australian show but most Americans have never heard of it. The last one is Lexx. It's also called Tales from the light and dark universe. I really liked this one too. But again, most people have never heard of it.
So my question is, have any of the sci fi fans here watched any of these shows and did you like them?
I've actually heard of all four, but have only seen Farscape. I loved it!
Maybe I should watch all of these shows that everyone is talking about. ^-^
Ryuichi
I like my sci-fi disguised as comedy. I really liked both Eureka and Warehouse 13, not sure if they are little known or not.
Quote from: Perry on April 29, 2019, 04:14:21 PM
I like my sci-fi disguised as comedy. I really liked both Eureka and Warehouse 13, not sure if they are little known or not.
@Perry
Dear Perry: I liked both shows that you mentioned.
Eureka was an interesting television series about how the little town that has a collection of the greatest scientific minds along with their "secret" inventions that the US Government relocated there... all the top secret stuff can sometimes cause much chaos and the local sheriff is then overwhelmed with occasional disasters that have to be controlled.
Wharehouse 13 television series is kind of an extension of the last scene of the movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark ... of crated up and boxed up collections of out of this world and top secret devices that if unleashed and uncontrolled can become a dangerous scenario.
Both of these series are very difficult to find re-runs, but worth watching if you can find them
Thank you for bringing back memories.
Danielle
Oh yes Warehouse 13 is definitely worth a watch. Don't be worried about the really cheap special effects in the first season, they got way more funding later on. The character development, witty dialogue, and interesting artifacts really made that show fun.
Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on April 29, 2019, 04:55:57 PM
@Perry
Dear Perry:
I liked both shows that you mentioned.
Eureka was an interesting television series about how the little town that has a collection of the greatest scientific minds along with their "secret" inventions that the US Government relocated there... all the top secret stuff can sometimes cause much chaos and the local sheriff is then overwhelmed with occasional disasters that have to be controlled.
Wharehouse 13 television series is kind of an extension of the last scene of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark ... of crated up and boxed up collections of out of this world and top secret devices that if unleashed and uncontrolled can become a dangerous scenario.
Both of these series are very difficult to find re-runs, but worth watching if you can find them
Thank you for bringing back memories.
Danielle
Oh man, I loved both of those shows! :D I'm trying to think of some little-known shows I loved, but my mind's drawing a blank. *facepalm*
Ryuichi
In the early 1960s in the UK there was a TV series called Space Patrol, which had no connection to the US radio series with the same name. It was a children's show with puppets but I remembered that I favoured it over puppet sci-fi shows such as Fireball XL5, even though I only saw a few episodes before leaving the UK.
Some time back, I watched a couple of episodes of each on Youtube. The scripts of Fireball XL5 were pathetic but those of Space Patrol were quite thoughtful. It was written by a woman and one of the lines was "there are no dumb blondes on Venus". I am sure that the logical Venusians must have been an inspiration for the Vulcan characters in Star Trek. In the series, "Uranus" was pronounced in the old fashioned way, which inspired many jokes in those days. I still think that the music and sound effects on Space Patrol were good.
Gonna have to cast my vote for FIREFLY.
I recently came across Space 1999. Considering it was made in the 70s it was pretty well done. Though I found the idea of the moon taking off from Earth's orbit and wondering around the galaxy a bit far fetched.😂
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 11:39:25 AM
I recently came across Space 1999. Considering it was made in the 70s it was pretty well done. Though I found the idea of the moon taking off from Earth's orbit and wondering around the galaxy a bit far fetched.😂
wow ... I vaguely remember that one. Martin Landau, I liked a lot of his roles.
I like Farscape. It's difficult for me to remember what's well-known & what's not, as UI'm a super sci-fi dork, so most of them I've known for quite some time. Of the ones I think would qualify, or at least would nowadays, there's Stargate-SG1 & Battlestar Galactica (2004).
Quote from: LaRae on May 02, 2019, 11:53:27 AM
I like Farscape. It's difficult for me to remember what's well-known & what's not, as UI'm a super sci-fi dork, so most of them I've known for quite some time. Of the ones I think would qualify, or at least would nowadays, there's Stargate-SG1 & Battlestar Galactica (2004).
I loved BSG. Initially I made fun of the BSG series from the 70s but after watching the series again I can see how it was well liked back then. However the after series, BSG 1980 was absolutely awful. It was just sad. I was disappointed that the centurians in the new BSG didn't talk. I thought they looked much cooler than the centurians in the old BSG. But I watched an online thing about how they made the original and the centurians on the original were not CGI. Those were really tall guys in actual costumes. I had wondered why the centurians in the original moved so slow and awkwardly while the ones in the new one were really fast and could run really fast. Wow, I can't imagine how hot and uncomfortable those centurian costumes must have been. And the robotic dog in the original was actually a chimp in a suit. I have to give it to the special effects people back then. They were certainly ingenious.
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 12:23:29 PM
I loved BSG. Initially I made fun of the BSG series from the 70s but after watching the series again I can see how it was well liked back then. However the after series, BSG 1980 was absolutely awful. It was just sad. I was disappointed that the centurians in the new BSG didn't talk. I thought they looked much cooler than the centurians in the old BSG. But I watched an online thing about how they made the original and the centurians on the original were not CGI. Those were really tall guys in actual costumes. I had wondered why the centurians in the original moved so slow and awkwardly while the ones in the new one were really fast and could run really fast. Wow, I can't imagine how hot and uncomfortable those centurian costumes must have been. And the robotic dog in the original was actually a chimp in a suit. I have to give it to the special effects people back then. They were certainly ingenious.
Sometimes I watch older scifi shows because I am a geek/nerd/dork sometimes and I could not make it past the first episode because of the language used. I was offended by all of the macho madness and words spoken. It really shows how far we have come.
Quote from: GingerVicki on May 02, 2019, 02:16:11 PM
Sometimes I watch older scifi shows because I am a geek/nerd/dork sometimes and I could not make it past the first episode because of the language used. I was offended by all of the macho madness and words spoken. It really shows how far we have come.
When the new BSG came out I remember reading how some fans of the original were outraged that they changed starbuck's character to a woman. I loved her. She was one of my favorite characters. Of course she also became a favorite character for many male viewers. Her character was most definitely not very feminine, never wore makeup or had her hair styled and sometimes would beat the crap out of a man. Yet Tyler thought she was totally hot. Guys are so weird. I give up trying to understand them. 🙄
Another series that seems to be forgotten is First Wave. It was ok and watchable but not exceptional.
Quote from: LaRae on May 02, 2019, 11:53:27 AM
I like Farscape. It's difficult for me to remember what's well-known & what's not, as UI'm a super sci-fi dork, so most of them I've known for quite some time. Of the ones I think would qualify, or at least would nowadays, there's Stargate-SG1 & Battlestar Galactica (2004).
I liked that they had both Caudia Black and Ben Browder in the last seasons of stargate.
I have not seen space 1999 in 30-40 years....must look like Flash Gordon production quality now....I need to revisit that and Buck Rogers.
Quote from: Bea1968 on May 02, 2019, 02:34:44 PM
I have not seen space 1999 in 30-40 years....must look like Flash Gordon production quality now....I need to revisit that and Buck Rogers.
Actually space 1999 really doesn't look that bad. The only things that stand out are the 70s style uniforms and hair and the use of small actual TVs in the consoles. I can't remember what they called their shuttles but I thought the design of the shuttles was very cool. Tyler is more critical than I am about how cheesy the older sci-fi shows are and he didn't have many bad things to say about space 1999. I have never found Buck Roger's on any of the streaming services so I have never seen it. But when I was looking for episodes of it on YouTube I kept finding movie trailers for it from like 1980. Was it also a movie?
The this may be reaching a bit 30-40 years...didn't they call them eagles?
Quote from: Bea1968 on May 02, 2019, 03:09:29 PM
The this may be reaching a bit 30-40 years...didn't they call them eagles?
Yes! Eagles! Thank you.
UFO was from the same people that made Space 1999 but came out in 1970ish. It was quite dark for the time, some of the same actors appeared in it Used to enjoy UFO
Quote from: big kim on May 02, 2019, 03:34:14 PM
UFO was from the same people that made Space 1999 but came out in 1970ish. It was quite dark for the time, some of the same actors appeared in it Used to enjoy UFO
I saw that on Amazon video. I thought it was pretty good for the time period. The clothes and makeup on the women was crazy but also very cool.
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 02:28:14 PM
When the new BSG came out I remember reading how some fans of the original were outraged that they changed starbuck's character to a woman. I loved her. She was one of my favorite characters. Of course she also became a favorite character for many male viewers. Her character was most definitely not very feminine, never wore makeup or had her hair styled and sometimes would beat the crap out of a man. Yet Tyler thought she was totally hot. Guys are so weird. I give up trying to understand them. 🙄
I loved Starbuck, I identify with her in a lot of ways, being very much a tomboy by nature. Not THAT much of one, though. :P
Quote from: Julia1996 on April 27, 2019, 02:58:33 PM
There are 4 scifi series I really liked but they seem little known even among sci fi fans. The first is Earth final conflict. It's from gene roddenberry. I absolutely loved this show but it's pretty much unknown among most scifi fans. The second is Andromeda. This is also from Gene Rodenberry. It's ok. Not spectacular but watchable. The third is farscape. I really liked it. Most Aussies know about farscape because it's an Australian show but most Americans have never heard of it. The last one is Lexx. It's also called Tales from the light and dark universe. I really liked this one too. But again, most people have never heard of it.
So my question is, have any of the sci fi fans here watched any of these shows and did you like them?
Oh, I saw Lexx in my childhood and watched it again relatively recently. Many years ago it was just something unusual, but now I see all this humor and gloom in this series and it makes me love it even more.
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Quote from: LaRae on May 02, 2019, 04:20:48 PM
I loved Starbuck, I identify with her in a lot of ways, being very much a tomboy by nature. Not THAT much of one, though. :P
One scene Tyler thought was cool and hot was when starbuck and apollo got into the boxing ring and she totally owned him. Why would a guy find that hot? A woman who can beat the crap out of a guy is hot? I've said it before...guys are WEIRD!
Quote from: Alice V on May 02, 2019, 04:21:57 PM
Oh, I saw Lexx in my childhood and watched it again relatively recently. Many years ago it was just something unusual, but now I see all this humor and gloom in this series and it makes me love it even more.
Yo way yo
Home va ya ray
Yo way rah
Jehrume Brunnen G!
I thought the guy who played Kie was hot despite that ridiculous wig on his head and his spandex cat suit. Lol
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 04:58:10 PM
I thought the guy who played Kie was hot despite that ridiculous wig on his head and his spandex cat suit. Lol
He definitely was :D
Quote from: Bea1968 on May 02, 2019, 02:34:44 PM
I have not seen space 1999 in 30-40 years....must look like Flash Gordon production quality now....I need to revisit that and Buck Rogers.
Actually, I think that the old Flash Gordon episodes from the 1930s, with Buster Crabbe as Flash and Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless, are still good and the special effects and styles hold up well, even after all these years.
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 02:28:14 PM
When the new BSG came out I remember reading how some fans of the original were outraged that they changed starbuck's character to a woman. I loved her. She was one of my favorite characters. Of course she also became a favorite character for many male viewers. Her character was most definitely not very feminine, never wore makeup or had her hair styled and sometimes would beat the crap out of a man. Yet Tyler thought she was totally hot. Guys are so weird. I give up trying to understand them. 🙄
Katee Sackhoff is really pretty so that certainly helps. Some guys also really love assertive women.
I was skeptical about making that character female at first but I really think she did a great job.
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 02, 2019, 04:58:10 PM
I thought the guy who played Kie was hot despite that ridiculous wig on his head and his spandex cat suit. Lol
Even with a gray beard and hair Michael McManus still look pretty darn good.
Oh man, I remember watching Space 1999 during its first run! And even though the clothes and hair styles were totally 1970s, the special effects were pretty advanced for the day.
I also remembering looking up at the Moon on September 13th, 1999 and waiting for it to be blown out of orbit. :laugh: I'm glad that it wasn't. I'd hate to think of what kind of destruction would happen to the Earth if that was to really happen. (>_<);
I also watched original Battlestar Galactica. They made Starbuck into a woman during the reboot? That's pretty wild! I also watched Galactica 1980, which was a spinoff of the original BSG.
Did anyone watch either incarnation of V the TV series? I only saw the original one done in the 1980s.
So many Sci Fi series came on TV after original Star Wars's success!
Ryuichi
Quote from: Ryuichi13 on May 03, 2019, 12:01:03 AM
Oh man, I remember watching Space 1999 during its first run! And even though the clothes and hair styles were totally 1970s, the special effects were pretty advanced for the day.
I also remembering looking up at the Moon on September 13th, 1999 and waiting for it to be blown out of orbit. :laugh: I'm glad that it wasn't. I'd hate to think of what kind of destruction would happen to the Earth if that was to really happen. (>_<);
I also watched original Battlestar Galactica. They made Starbuck into a woman during the reboot? That's pretty wild! I also watched Galactica 1980, which was a spinoff of the original BSG.
Did anyone watch either incarnation of V the TV series? I only saw the original one done in the 1980s.
So many Sci Fi series came on TV after original Star Wars's success!
Ryuichi
Yes I watched the new V. I loved it but like most scifi shows they canceled it after 2 seasons. This v is different because these aliens don't want to use us as food. I'm not going to tell you a lot about it because I don't want to ruin anything for you. The aliens are reptiles but instead of plastic skin they graft human skin and fat onto their bodies. They have a queen named Ana who is their leader. Her mother Diana is played by Jane badler who played Diana in the original. Mark Singer was in the last episode of season 2 as a resistance leader but then they canceled it. Watch it if you can. It's really good. And the rat eating scene is much more disgusting in the new one. Lol
The Invaders was popular in the 60s. My first boyfriend lent me the DVDS, only 2 series He was a Mercury Cougar fan and got DVDs of old TV show s to see the car. There was a lot of product placement back then and every car in the show was a Ford Mercury or Lincoln.
Anyone remember the other gene sci fi series he did. Which went like this
"My names Brogans lieutenant Brogan. I was in the NYPD for 20 years now well let's just say I am in a whole new precinct
Space precinct
Quote from: Julia1996 on May 03, 2019, 12:41:35 AMYes I watched the new V. I loved it but like most scifi shows they canceled it after 2 seasons. This v is different because these aliens don't want to use us as food. I'm not going to tell you a lot about it because I don't want to ruin anything for you. The aliens are reptiles but instead of plastic skin they graft human skin and fat onto their bodies. They have a queen named Ana who is their leader. Her mother Diana is played by Jane badler who played Diana in the original. Mark Singer was in the last episode of season 2 as a resistance leader but then they canceled it. Watch it if you can. It's really good. And the rat eating scene is much more disgusting in the new one. Lol
Ah space 1999 with the great late sir Christopher lee
Quote from: Northern Star Girl on April 29, 2019, 04:55:57 PMWarehouse 13 television series is kind of an extension of the last scene of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark .
Danielle
The basic concept of Warehouse 13 is similar to the TV show "The Librarians".
- Karen
Quote from: big kim on May 03, 2019, 01:29:36 AMThe Invaders was popular in the 60s.
I remember watching it in it's first run as a kid.
Another show about stealth alien invaders was "First Wave" in the late 1990s IIRC
- Karen
Quote from: big kim on May 02, 2019, 03:34:14 PMSpace 1999 but came out in 1970ish.
I could not get into it back then. I saw a fw episodes but did not like it... IIRC it stared Martin Landau and his wife at the time Barbara Bain - both of whom were on Mission Impossible before that IIRC.
- Karen
One sci fi series I loved and kind retro considering it was competing with the Olympics at the time. And had a lil known star who would terrify the world and would fight Jason
V for victory ( scene that sticks in my mind Diana eating a live mouse )