SF TV Shows

Today a few words about some SF shows we have watched. If you want to learn more about a particular series, click on the title to go to a description site.

The ones we watched recently

V (2010/2011)

 

Invasion (2005/2006)

Colony (2016/2018) - different layers of the plot, interesting and complex characters, good acting. The fourth season (that was never made) was going to be even more interesting than the three previous ones. What a disappointment the series was discontinued!

In our opinion, all of the above series are very engaging and interesting. We almost "swallowed" those episodes. Such a great pity those shows were canceled due to the lack of interest from the audience. It all makes me think we are not the average type of viewers.

 

Swamp Thing (2019) - "Swampie" was a good guy. We quite liked him.

 

Watched some time ago

 Space 1999 (1975/1977)

What we learned from the series: all aliens speak English and on every planet, the air/atmosphere is good for people to breathe. Anyhow, the stories were interesting even though the technology available when the series was made, these days seems a bit funny.

 

Quantum Leap (1989/1993) - the original series - remakes of which were made later.

A good one and pleasant to watch.

 

Haven (2010/2015)

 

It seems the show was planned for for seasons only. The four made a complete quite intriguing story. To our impression, the fifth one was plainly made to squeeze some more money, but it was a total flip which spoiled the overall impression. 

 

Ancient Ones

We have enjoyed watching some really old series.  It is a pity not too many episodes of each show survived till today. Sometimes, the quality of the filmed of those saved ones was so bad that we strained our eyes while watching them. The special effects of the time might seem rather funny now, but the stories were quite original and well-written

 

What else was interesting about the ancient ones? In some of those old series, you can see the actors who were "nobodys" then, but became famous stars much later. They are also available on YouTube.

The Outer Limits (1963/1965)

 

 

The Veil  - (1958) - hosted by Boris Karloff

 

Tales of Tomorrow - (1951/1953) - among others, Leslie Nielsen appears in one of the episodes.

 

Lights Out!  - 1949/1952

 

Musical 

This is not a TV show, but it is our favorite piece of the musical (1978) by Jeff Wayne, based on the book "War of the Worlds". Richard Burton reads the intro. Denny Laine, the late vocalist of the Moody Blues, is the singer.