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SciFi Series Given Up on Too Quickly
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Posted on 04/11/2019 4:42:34 PM PDT by Reily

A Break From Serious Discussions SciFi Series That Didn't Get a Proper Chance

Why they should have had that chance? Why they failed?


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: scifi; scifitv; vanity
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To: Reily

Land of the Giants. My favorite of the Irwin Allen shows.


41 posted on 04/11/2019 5:03:13 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Telepathic Intruder

They were starting to venture into quasi-Islamic territory, although not as much as Dune.

The character Count Iblis was named after the being of fire mentioned in the Koran who refused to bow down to Adam upon Allah’s command, thus implying that the Cylons were being led by the Mahometan version of the devil since Baltar recognized Iblis’ voice as being identical to that of the Cylon’s Imperious Leader.


42 posted on 04/11/2019 5:03:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: ConservativeMind

Felipe Jose zFarmer has some great stuff!
Why isn’t more of it on TV

More ever! Why doesn’t the SciFi channel do SciFi?

They have wrestling (God give me strength!)on sometimes!


43 posted on 04/11/2019 5:04:01 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

On most of these TV Science Fiction Shows there is no resolution.

The Shows just end a Season and they are gone.

In my era, these Shows included The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (started serious and got silly), Lost in Space (had a serious Episode or two and got real silly) and The Tie Tunnel.

I’m sure there are more but that’s all I have for the moment.

I do wish they would have wrapped up the newer version of “V” rather than just cancelling it abruptly. One more two Hour Finale Episode would have been great.

Instead the Alien Queen ended up as Brody’s Wife on
Homeland.


44 posted on 04/11/2019 5:04:06 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: plain talk

Of course
They showed the way!


45 posted on 04/11/2019 5:04:44 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

46 posted on 04/11/2019 5:05:09 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: King Moonracer

No way. He was on all seven seasons of DS9, lol.


47 posted on 04/11/2019 5:05:15 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: vikingd00d; Reily; howlinhound

My vote is for Firefly, with a #2 place to Enterprise.

Regarding Defiance, I like it but when the spaceship took off with the male lead and the alien doctor, I didn’t see how they would get back to be in the continuation of the series. To me that was its jump the shark moment and sealed the end of the show. Or they got word that they weren’t being renewed and hastily put that in the final show, similar to the botched ending to Enterprise.


48 posted on 04/11/2019 5:05:29 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Oops. The Tie Tunnel = THE TIME TUNNEL...


49 posted on 04/11/2019 5:05:40 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Reily

Mason, Mason, Mason....it was about undead reapers sending souls to the afterlife.

I’m pretty sure “reapers” are not real but make believe...i.e. “sy-fy”

I bought the 2-season remastered DVD - still fun to watch.


50 posted on 04/11/2019 5:06:16 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

I was starting to get into Crusader!
I didn’t like the nanobot based disease premise but could live with it.
Anyway gone too soon!


51 posted on 04/11/2019 5:06:31 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Olog-hai

Interesting tid-bit. I just assumed Count Iblis was the Biblical devil. Mixing religion with sci-fi is always risky. The reimagined version (my favorite series) did it in a weird way too.


52 posted on 04/11/2019 5:07:44 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Kickass Conservative

Yes Time Tunnel!

One of the best opening themes ever!

Quantum Leap a pale sad copy!


53 posted on 04/11/2019 5:07:57 PM PDT by Reily
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To: newfreep

I guess. Just not scifi to me.


54 posted on 04/11/2019 5:08:42 PM PDT by Reily
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To: yarddog

My pick too, loved that show.


55 posted on 04/11/2019 5:09:49 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Reily

You mean Crusade? Never seen it. I should try to find it somewhere.


56 posted on 04/11/2019 5:10:14 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: algore

YouTube...52 episodes of Blake’s 7...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAPGcD5LGrp6WZOZyH1y3dkxi2eTxXi74


57 posted on 04/11/2019 5:10:59 PM PDT by elteemike (Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak)
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To: Reily

SyFy is not limited to make believe space adventures for children to watch.

“Limitless”, the TV series is another excellent SyFy show.


58 posted on 04/11/2019 5:11:06 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Rastus

What not Voyage?

You didn’t like Seaman Kowalski or the Chief either being eaten by monsters, captured by aliens or killed every week?

Kowalski set the standard for Kenny of South Park!


59 posted on 04/11/2019 5:12:10 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

Falling Skies, DS9


60 posted on 04/11/2019 5:13:12 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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