What's the best Sci-Fi film and/or series you've ever seen? For me the film would have to be a toss-up between Alien and Star Wars and the series would be Star Trek, the original series.
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Film(s) 1st Place: Star Wars Trilogy Episodes IV, V, & VI - original cut
2nd Place: Star Trek Trilogy: Wrath of Khan, Search For Spock, Voyage Home
TV Series 1st Place: Star Trek
2nd Place: Rocky Jones Space Ranger (1953)
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Simple. 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I'm with Arto.2001: A Space Odyssey raised the bar for filmed Sci-fi.
I'm with Arto.2001: A Space Odyssey raised the bar for filmed Sci-fi.
I'm with Arto.2001: A Space Odyssey raised the bar for filmed Sci-fi.
I'm with Arto.2001: A Space Odyssey raised the bar for filmed Sci-fi.
I think the Hal 9000 got at my posts.
Daisy, daisy..
A L I E N
Hands down.
Rubbish, that's just The Thing from Another World revisited.: )
Perhaps, but its a lot easier to follow!
Ha, you might be right there, Wote.
While I wouldn't say I had an overall favourite TV sci-fi show, I did like UFO, and would have loved to have seen a proper second season.
Film: possibly This Island Earth.
TV series, probably original Star Trek
1/ Anything BUT Alien or Star Wars!
2/ The Thing, 2001, This Island Earth all contenders.
Yes, 2001 raised the bar for SF films. Circa '68-'75 was a golden age ("Silver Age") for SF films. And then Star Wars, Alien and Close Encounters came and kicked that bar down to the ground. Thank goodness for videos and DVDs!
I am frankly surprised at all the fans of old-school, vintage SF toys and models on this blog that nonetheless like post-Star Wars SF garbage! They are as different species to me.
Rob
Original Star Trek for a series...and must say personally 'Forbidden Planet' seemed to hit all the chords with me as a kid; GREAT colors, sets and effects! Still enjoy it today with a bowl of popcorn. Always secrety wished that Leslie Nielsen had done a cameo with fellow Canadian, Shatner on the TREK.
Must say I do have a soft spot for Forbidden Planet - I suppose it was 2001 for the fifties - and Star Trek's biggest inspiration also thinking about it I'm sure George Lucas would have pinched a few ideas from it along with every other sci-fi movie prior to Star Wars. ; D
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