Category: SF Obscure
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SF Obscure: The Visitor
The Visitor was a 1997-1998 series starring John Corbett. If you don’t know the series, you probably know John Corbett from lots of dramas, particularly if you’re of a certain generation. (Northern Exposure, Sex in the City, My Big Fat Greek Wedding). The Visitor lasted one season for 13 episodes. ( I have seen it…
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SF Obscure: The Tripods
The Tripods TV series is a 1984-1985 YA SF series based on a series of books The Tripods by John Christopher. It ran for two seasons on the BBC. There are many changes from the books to the tv series though the basic concept remains the same. The show begins in the future 2089. We…
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SF OBSCURE: BeastMaster
BeastMaster the TV series ran from 1999-2002 for three seasons. It’s listed as an American/Canadian/Australian series. It was broadcast on Canadian TV initially and filmed mainly in Australia. I’m not clear who owns it. It was loosely based on the 1982 movie The Beastmaster . (Which also has some low budget sequels) The series centers…
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SF/Horror Obscure: Beasts
This series is awesome. And its more horror than SF, but it’s speculative. I needed to recover from TekWar, so I decided to watch Beasts. I’d seen one episode a while ago, and was meaning to sit down and watch all six so here was my chance. Beasts is a short run anthology horror show…
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SF Obscure: 1990
This is a series I’d heard about in rumors, but hadn’t had a chance to see. It was released on DVD in March and came highly recommended. (However, it’s a UK release only as far as I know so borrow or buy a multi-system player) Series 1 and 2 are available. 1990, made in 1977,…
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SF Obscure: Night Man
What do you get when you cross light jazz, Taylor Dayne, and questionable costume choices? And then you throw in special guest appearances by Jerry Springer and Donald Trump? Why you get Night Man, a show that surprisingly stayed on air for two seasons. Night Man(1997-1999) is the story of Johnny Domino, a professional saxophonist,…
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SF Obscure: Cleopatra 2525
Hi out there! Winter approaches…and so does holiday movie season. Rogue One! Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Heck, maybe I’ll even go out and watch Dr. Strange. I finally got to see Star Trek Beyond and really enjoyed it. I think it’s the most traditional Trek of the reboot movies. Karl Urban really,…
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SF Obscure: Children of the Stones
Children of the Stones is a 1977 television drama for children produced by ITV network. I know of this show mainly because of the late Gareth Thomas. So, I decided to watch it because I had heard good things about it. Astrophysicist Adam Brake and his son Matthew go to a village called Millbury which…
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SF Obscure: Moonbase 3
I haven’t abandoned SF Obscure. In fact, good things may be on the horizon. But a short note about two shows set on space stations Moonbase 3 and Space Island One. Normally, when I consider shows set on space stations I immediately think of my two favorites Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine. Drama. Humans.…
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SF OBSCURE: New show summer
Stuff I’ve watched the long, hot days of summer. Howdy! I thought I’d share a few new shows that I gave a shot this summer. I’ve been doing lots of re-watches actually. Since it’s the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and Star Trek Beyond doesn’t premiere in Japan until October I’ve consoled myself with a…
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