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.

TV Series

I have not talked about movies and TV shows for quite a long time. Today I mention a few of the latter ones. We have watched a lot of various TV series, some of them were more, some less interesting.

Here is a portion of those we have finished viewing and which we liked because of various reasons.

Bomb Girls (2012/2014) - quite an interesting story portraying women working at a munition factory in Canada during WW2. The plot shows the main characters from their personal angles unraveling their problems and secrets.

Cadfael (1994/1998) - about a medieval monk (played by Derek Jacobi) detective.

 

Doctors at Large - just a light comedy (1971). The 25 minute episodes were quite convenient to watch when we needed a light theme break.

 

La Otra Mirada (A Different View), made 2018/2019 - set in Spain in the twenties of the 20th century. Quite an involving plot, drama and suspense with personal touch, regarding life stories/disturbances experienced by the series main characters. It is a pity no season 3 was made. By the way, the Spanish language (Castillan Spanish ?) spoken by the actors sounds very pretty.

 

Some History

The Aces' War  (2017/2019) - WW1 history - presents the most known European pilots of that time. Well made but lacks information regarding the non-European pilots and their achievements. Available on Roku TV.

War of 1812 (1919 production) -  quite informative, gives detailed information about the circumstances that led to the war, its main officers, battles, and timeline.

Watch on Tubi:  https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/599197/s01-e01-when-i-meet-my-doom?start=true

 Crime and Drama type show

Men with a Camera - ancient TV drama (1958) - young Charles Bronson plays the main character Mike, a photographer who uses the most modern technology of that time while solving crime-type puzzles.

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