What was the name of the series in the late 60s (I think) with the marionettes?
British, I believe. There was a space series and a ocean series.
Fun. The show was briefly featured in season 6 of Endeavour (young Inspector Morse).
Thunderbirds! Great show.
It took me a long time to learn that the Ancient Greeks already knew that the earth was round rather than flat.
Ah yes, the classics.
...Plan 9 From Outer Space...
What was the name of the series in the late 60s (I think) with the marionettes?
British, I believe. There was a space series and a ocean series.
+1. "F A B"!Thunderbirds! Great show.
How could I forget Mystery Science Theater 3000?
If you've never seen this show, it featured bad B-grade Sci-Fi and horror movies with a running satirical commentary by three characters that were watching the movies. It was on cable on Comedy Central and Sci Fi Network from 1990-1999. (The first season was on a small UHF station in Minneapolis in 1989.)
The characters are being forced to watch bad movies as an experiment to see how much terrible cinema they can endure. The three characters are a human and the two robots the human built for companionship.
The series was rebooted in 2017 on Netflix.
The commentary and jokes being thrown at the screen come pretty fast. At first you might have trouble watching both the movie and following the commentary but eventually you will get in sync and be able to multitask it. The ensuing reward in humor is well worth it.
Here is one of my favorites. Since it's about a Space Mutiny it's fitting to this thread.
If you want to skip the intro and jump right into the movie, start at the 7:25 mark on the YouTube timestamp.
Another good starting point would be to watch the theatrical release MST3K made of "This Island Earth".
Sooo, for those of us who don't believe in a flat earth...
What are your favorite space / galactic / interstellar movies/ shows / mini-series / flicks?
I know there are a lot, starting with original Star Wars, Star Trek, ST Enterprise, Mars. Apollo 13, A Space Odyssey, Alien, Avatar, Space Balls, Guardian of Galaxy etc.
I figure with all the 'Buzz' about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing I might phone a friend and ask my favorite forum...
Which was/is your favorite and why?
Fun fact, I know an actress from the flick Farscape.
Second vote for 'The Expanse' So glad Amazon saved the series, watched the first few seasons on SYFY then it got cancelled and now picked up by Amazon for the next season to start in 12/19.
Loved Babylon 5 too!
Firefly
Many of my favs have been mentioned already, save for one specific set of TV episodes and two other British classics:
Dr. Who, specifically the episodes with Jon Pertwee (Dr. #3) and Tom Baker (Dr. #4). Don't care for the new rebooted series, not so much the actors as I haven't liked most of the scripts very much, save for the amazingly complex timeline of River Song (actress Alex Kingston) through Matt Smith's (Dr. #11) and Peter Capaldi's (Dr. #12) episodes.
Blake's 7, BBC: 1978-1981. Created by Terry Nation, who invented Dr. Who's most famed enemy, the Daleks. He pitched Blake's 7 to the BBC as "the Dirty Dozen in space.)" It is dystopian and pessimistic, the opposite of Star Trek's sunny inclusiveness. Blake's 7's Federation is a repressive, totalitarian regime that pursues alien genocide and sets up institutional slavery by "reprocessing" those it considers traitors.
It made Paul Darrow famous as its anti-hero Avon, who sparred endlessly with idealistic freedom fighter Blake as played by Gareth Thomas. It had absolutely no budget for special effects. Its fans delight in the total cheesiness of wires holding up the model spaceships, a lighting tech's leg poking out from the cardboard console, and of course, the several times when the heroes' spaceship shows up on the opposition's viewscreen....upside down!
Blake's 7 also had THE most stylish and fashionable villainness of all - Servalan, played by Jacqueline Pearce. Sequins, feathers, capes, designer hats and gowns worn with three-inch high heels; she is the ultimate Black Widow in search of galactic power!
Last but not least:
Sapphire and Steel. It is a supernatural sci-fi/fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. It ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. In the series, it is explained that Time is like a progressing corridor that surrounds everything, but there are weak spots where Time – implied to be a malignant force – can break into the present to stop the natural flow. This pair of interdimensional operatives assume human form to guard the continuing flow of Time. Ironically, the ubiquitous British low budget for special effects adds to the eerie horror feeling in the episodes.
District 9. I liked that one!
- Another Life
- The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The rest of these have all been mentioned already, I think:
- The Expanse
- 2001
- The Fifth Element
- Orville
- Close Encounters
- Interstellar
- The Martian
- Blade Runner, BR 2049
- Red Dwarf
- Blakes Seven
- Firefly
- BSG reboot
- Silent Running
- Alien
- Aliens
- Altered Carbon
- Star Trek TNG
- Star Wars
- District 9
- Mars
- Dark Matter
- Another Life
- The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The rest of these have all been mentioned already, I think:
- The Expanse
- 2001
- The Fifth Element
- Orville
- Close Encounters
- Interstellar
- The Martian
- Blade Runner, BR 2049
- Red Dwarf
- Blakes Seven
- Firefly
- BSG reboot
- Silent Running
- Alien
- Aliens
- Altered Carbon
- Star Trek TNG
- Star Wars
- District 9
- Mars
- Dark Matter