17 Incredible 70's Sci-Fi TV Shows That Still Stand Tall In the Sands Of Time - Explored

[@mag287100]

Thank you for this! It is so fun and great to see someone talk about these shows.

[@Zurround]

Land of the Lost at least deserves honorary mention. For a low budget show filmed in the mid 70s and designed for children it had some FASCINATING story ideas.

[@kallejorgensen8184]

Definitely! Episodes were written by the likes of Larry Niven, Norman Spinrad, D.C. Fontana, Ben Bova, David Gerrold, and Walter Koenig. Low budget, yes, designed for kids, yes; but there was some quality science fiction in there.

[@ernestmac13]

Actually; Land of the Lost used the same atop motion techniques used by Ray Harryhousen, so it wasn't cheap. I do agree it had many very good episodes. I think the series lost it's appeal when the actor who olayed the father left the series, and the writing wasn't as good.

[@Zurround]

@@ernestmac13 Yes, replacing father with Uncle Jack kind of jumped the shark. I want a modern remake that is GOOD and COOL and SERIOUS. Not the awful early 90s attempt or the bullcrap Wil Farrel sham.

[@Zurround]

@@kallejorgensen8184 It blew my mind as a child. The episode that most blew my mind was my first introduction to the Schrodinger's cat concept (the cat was not mentioned but in retrospect its a similar idea) where Unich (that amphibious humanoid being who was kind of their friend) told them that they all died when they went over the waterfall. Thing is they were NOT ghosts and it was NOT the "afterlife" like the show Lost. They were physically fully alive yet according to some historical record they were killed and there was this paradox in the time stream where they were killed yet they are alive. They were basically the Schrodinger's cat family and as a child concepts like that almost made my brain explode. Brilliant.

[@mymomsaysimcool9650]

UFO was so good. I was introduced to it on American PBS in the mid 80’s. But it was on at strange times on the weekends and could be any show from BBC UK. The Tomorrow People, The Young Ones, Dr. Who,….etc. It was very bizarre and unpredictable on what was on Friday through Sunday after midnight.

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

I liked Blakes 7 very much. I loved the ship, as this 70s kid did like technology. I keep hoping they will reboot this show. I was addicted to Space 1999 when I was a teen. And still watch it today.

[@somthingbrutal]

Sapphire and Steel still stands up today. a great show well worth watching and its all up on youtube

[@Iskelderon]

Essentially the prototype for the X-Files.

[@philsaspiezone]

That is on ITVX streaming service.

[@indiana2096]

I grew up in the 70s and always a SciFi fan, I have most of these on DVD. But you showed a few that I have never seen before so I will have to track them down. You have a nice selection here and it makes it hard to choose a favorite because several I regard highly. However, from the time the shows were actually new on air I would say "The Six Million Dollar Man" along with "The Bionic Woman" were shows that I never missed in first run. Thanks for the fun video!

[@lateefpou2986]

Blake's 7 was fantastic. I'm a trek fan and First seen Blake's 7 around 14 I'm 52 now.

[@Zurround]

The Star Lost was filmed half a century ago with a low budget but the idea of it was STAGGERING and a well done modern remake could rival or exceed Game of Thrones in popularity. It is FASCINATING.

[@geraldmartin7703]

You're joking, right?

[@Zurround]

@@geraldmartin7703 NO. Its FASCINATING.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

The idea of it was enough to get Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova interested, and those two were well-regarded science fiction authors. The execution of the show, however, was dismal. Ellison disowned it and Bova wrote a novel that basically dissed the entire thing. There's a tie-in novel that was mostly written by Edward Bryant, called Phoenix Without Ashes. I met that author at a science fiction convention many years ago, he had time to chat for awhile, and explained why Bova became so fed up with the show that he wrote his novel that mocked the show. So I'd recommend that novel, that follows what the show should have been like, not how it actually turned out.

[@robertbrown4629]

Space 1999 started life as the second series of UFO

[@robsenzig5720]

Definitely, an awesome list. Though, I'm just surprised that the Man From Atlantis wasn't mentioned.

[@caronstout354]

Yes!

[@Zurround]

Buck Rogers and Incredible Hulk should have been mentioned as the pilot for Hulk was filmed in 1977 and the Pilot for Buck was filmed in 1979 even if the shows filmed their final episodes in the early 1980s.

[@Blackferret66]

UFO had a great episode where a member of SHADO and an alien are stranded on a planet, and have to cooperate to survive and become friendly. So, this was at least a decade before Enemy Mine, and that episode of Galactica 1980 where Starbuck and a Cylon are stranded together. Also, I loved the Tomorrow People. I watched it religiously as a kid. Would have been great to have a Tomorrow People/Dr Who crossover.

[@goldenager59]

Ever heard of a movie called *Hell in the Pacific* (d. John Boorman, 1968)? You might look it up when you've a moment free. 😎

[@Blackferret66]

@@goldenager59 Oh, yes, I'd forgotten about that one. Marvin and Mifune. Classic film.

[@goldenager59]

@@Blackferret66 Yes, and I've long considered *Enemy Mine* to be a science fiction combination of it and _Robinson Crusoe._ 🤓

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

The best thing for me on Space1999 was the great husband and wife duo, Martin Landau and Barbra Bain. As their work on the original (and best) Mission,Impossible showed off their craft fantastically. Great choice for this show.😁

[@ernestmac13]

The fact mission impossible lasted 7 seasons and spawned Tom Cruise's aeriws of movies make me think it isn't underrated.

[@kennethlivingston9108]

I own the whole series collection of: U.F.O., Space 1999 & Battlestar Galactica (The Original!) on DVD's!

[@smcc2524]

I haven't got 1999 but I have the other two.

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

@@smcc2524 99 is worth shelling out for. Remastered (I think it is) if you can get it

[@estondunn]

Great choices, and insights of each show. You did your homework!! 🙂

[@Earthtime3978]

The Invisible Man lasted one season but that was cool. Few talk about it and it wasn’t in the video.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

Found the Starlost on KZbin, all full episodes!

[@alyzu4755]

As a kid in the 70's I watched a lot of these with my family.

[@choboutube]

I remember UFO but it wasn't on that long in the UK. I remember the funky theme music and the miniskirts/bodysuits and colourful wigs.

[@LarryRobinsonintothefog]

The Six Million Dollar Man was big like Wonder Woman and others. Remember ads for Quark at the time but didn't get to see it till was on-line. All were awesome.

[@cannibalaaron1222]

I had an awesome cardboard space 1999 playset

[@warriorontheedgeoftime4224]

I remember most of these shows, Space 1999 and Blakes 7 were particularly awesome. My youngest child was born on 13th September 1999, because of this he was brought up watching Space 1999 on dvd & later blu ray, he also owns special version models of the eagle transporter and the scientific laboratory eagle which are still in their boxes to preserve them, he got them for Christmas and he treasures them. I also have Sapphire and Steel on dvd. I'm a bit of cult tv fan.

[@ernestmac13]

I don't see how Soace 1999 is underrated; as it has a large fallowing.

[@evacuatedspace69]

Last episode of 'Sapphire and Steel' was totally unique where they both get trapped by some entity in some weird crystal floating of into space and time alone. Not many shows have the balls to do that to the heroes at the end! Absolute CLASSIC. If you haven't seen it then you have to give it a try. Totally unique!

[@ernestmac13]

Space Above and Beyond; which as someone who served as a medic in the Navel Reserves but attached to a Marine Reserve unit, I and many ithers who served reserves or active duty feel it is the most realistic example of space marines from TV. Many fans not familire with military life; had a melt.down when all but two cast members were killed in the last few episodes, which to me and others who served was a very real depiction of what occurs in some units.

[@kingbolo4579]

Blake's 7 was on that level. At the end of the last episode the entire cast gets gunned down! I think in both cases had the show been renewed, the heroes would have come back, resulting in a less bleak vision.

[@elLooto]

@@kingbolo4579 The last season of Blakes 7 was a surprise renewal. Thats why the new characters are so one dimensional, but the ending is still a stunner. Sapphire and Steel was only cancelled because it became impossible to get McCallum and Lumley in the same place long enough to do the show. While the titular characters do escape the chessbox, that story was moved to a radio serial.

[@cstephen98]

Pretty much all the shows I remember from tv as a kid :)

[@toddnolastname4485]

I remember that Sliders but trapped on an island show. It's not mentioned very often in these kinds of videos.

[@jhonwask]

I love Space 1999 and U.F.O.

[@markc7440]

Blake's 7 is the first complete series I can remember. I can remember fragments of the four Doctor, Tom Baker. Sapphire and Steel was amazing at the time, scary, thoughtful and entertaining.

[@willcorlett7630]

Nice list. Just finished rewatching Sapphire and Steel and although still great fun I always wonder if someone would re edit the the episodes of each story into a single longer piece - essentially getting rid of the repeated start of each episode and the title sequences - we all probably do something like this now, fast forwarding through. The build up of suspense would be greatly enhanced without the breaks. If this was done I am certain these could be shown again today and would prove very successful - so much better than a lot of the modern franchised dross that is on now

[@alankohn6709]

I know this s going to be controversial but I think the1978 Battlestar Galactica was much better than the reboot

[@kpowers]

That's not controversial at all. The Orginal Battlestar Galactica was way far superior. The reboot was so overrated.

[@DoIGetTube]

Exactamundo!!! "General" Glen Larson got it right the first time, and Ronald D. Moore RUINED the whole thing!

[@abrakahocus]

Absolutely agree the original BSG is better :)

[@EddieBloecher]

Agree 100%

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

The original was brain-dead crap. Good riddance.

[@paulforget383]

There was a line that Space, the main Science Fiction channel in Canada said during ads for the original Battlestar Galactica: "See how the future will look like the 70s". The computer age of the 80s gave science fiction a better outlook.

[@richardhussey-cq2se]

Battlestar Galactica, Logans Run, Blakes 7 and Sapphire and Steel I have on DVD. They are great sci fi shows!

[@bobkielbasa7500]

Great video. Peter McCallum has had quite the career!

[@WDGFE]

One other you might add to the list is “Search,” (named “Probe” in the pilot) with Burgess Meredith, Doug McClure, and I forget who else. It’s a spy series with a high-tech angle. I quite liked it when it originally aired, but haven’t found much on it on YT.

[@04m11]

I would like to thank early PBS, some of these shows entertain me on me sick days as a child

[@steinarvilnes3954]

I really think they are two different things. The original is Space Opera while the reboot is "hipster scifi". Depends on what you prefer. I prefer the former.

[@devMashcom]

I never heard of The Omega Factor, but I recognized Louise Jameson instantly. (Leela from Dr Who)

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

great show. On dvd

[@LlorDrei]

It has to be wondered if The Starlost might have influenced the plot of the Sega Genesis game, Phantasy Star 3.

[@lurkerrekrul]

The only shows on this list that I didn't watch (and love) are The Tomorrow People (although I did see some of the 90s show), Doomwatch, Sapphire and Steel, and The Omega Factor. It wasn't that I didn't want to watch these shows, I just never got the opportunity. I'm in the US and as these are all British shows, they never played on any of the TV channels I had access to. I only got to see Blake's 7 when a local PBS station aired it in the late 80s, early 90s. I loved Space 1999 (the first season more than the second), and UFO, but I often missed episodes due to it airing on the weekends and the stations insisting on using it as filler after the all-important 'ball games. My most hated phrase growing up was "Time approximated after ____ball." which usually meant that if I was lucky, I'd get to see the last 20 minutes of the show. And that's only if the station didn't just decide to play an episode of Gilligan's Island in the remaining time slot. My second most hated phrase was "We now join our regularly scheduled program, already in progress." Growing up I absolutely HATED sports with a burning passion. If I hadn't been so young, and my parents hadn't been in the next room, I would have been screaming obscenities at the TV. I never understood why, if football was so damn important, why didn't they schedule it for a four-hour time slow? The damn games ALWAYS ran overtime, so if it's so frigging important, schedule it for four hours, so you don't have to sacrifice other shows because of it. When Fox ran the show Space: Above and Beyond, I don't think a single epuisode of the show aired on time due to it being scheduled three hours after a football game. Even the premiere episode aired about 15-20 minutes late. They DID air the episodes in their entirety, but being on a Sunday night, many people would have been taping it and with the unpredictable air times, many people ended up missing the ending of the episodes.

[@mournwood]

Starlost sounds like a prototypical Fallout mixed with Infinity Train.

[@michmunuti968]

when i first watched one of these greatest 'sci-fi' , wondered how i could have missed so many shows--when if i knew about a sci-fi show would sit and watch it no matter how ridiculous it might be...thank you to the person who mentioned the fact that many of these weren't shown in this country...did sit thru ST Animation--i think it was on saturday am--will admit trying to sit thru that was kind of challenging. don't know why he thought it was so great. Like much of this it was of course the nostalgia factor--even though the original series had been canceled only a few years before...but the voices and plots were grand reminders of the original show--and probably should have closed my eyes so i didn't have to endure the dreadful stony, rigid movements of the figures---or is that figurines? and what was with that new alien that was introduced? sounded unpleasant and looked even worse than the humans...curiously since shatner apparently didn't have free rein on his character--his typical acting style was always WAY over the top--the cartoon Kirk wasn't as bad in comparison...have to say that i was never terribly impressed by shatner and far and away preferred the original captain...which is probably why i kind of like the new pike shows...having said that, maybe a few years after the animated series, shatner really earned my loathing when we were told that we could come to the arts center in Rochester and enjoy a nite of STAR TREK...to our universal shock what we got instead was shatner in black tights cavorting around the stage and i think he tried to sing too but not a word about ST...he was booed naturally and he yelled back defensively and i think that i blocked the rest of it out of my mind---though not enough that i don't cringe at least a little when i see the currently bloated mien of shatner--guess it's true only the good die young--or maybe even younger ! does anyone else remember falling sucker to this bizarre, misleadingly advertised excursion into a fairtale poplulated by a single goblin? anyway if you are still able to: Live long, and prosper, fellow Science Fiction FANS.

[@maccurtis730]

0:42 Space 1999 {1975}. 3:08 Blake's 7 1978. 5:25 Battlestar Galactica 1978. 6:43 The Starlost 1973. 9:38 Quark 1977-1978. 12:14 UFO 1970-1971. 14:43 The Fantastic Journey 1977. 16:17 The Tomorrow People 1971-1979. 17:37 Return To The Planet Of The Apes 1975. 18:51 Logan's Run 1977-1978. 20:10 The Gemini Man 1976. 21:21 Star Trek The Animated Series 1973-1974. 22:12 Doomwatch 1970-1972. 23:17 Jason Of Star Command 1978-1979. 24:16 The Six Million Dollar Man 1974-1978. 25:54 Sapphire And Steel 1979-1982. 28:02 The Omega Factor 1979.

[@kellyhurley8094]

Why didn't you include "The Bionic Woman"? I mean, she was introduced in "6 MDM". (I had the BW Halloween costume back when I was a kid!) Memories!

[@Zurround]

Probably because it was not as good as bionic man and as a spinoff taking place in the same fictional universe it was under the "umbrella' of bionic man.

[@steverobsondiecast]

I read some of the notes and agree with many of them. It is crazy to find new anything . In saying this, I found the new stuff. The gold EV deloren for one. The white jeep pickup baja racer is another one. The zamac audi wagon too. I looked it up and saw it on ebay for $15.00!! That is nuts. Mine only the store price!! Looking at the deloren remiindiing me of a car, seeing it is gold. It is the tv show ufo car for the late 1960s, early 1970s Ed straker car but in updated form. The looks are different in the details, but overall feel is there. I guess for a modern way, it looks ok, but like many modern cars, it lacks an identity. Not to say I look bad, but there is no sole seeing that many cars are gaining this overall look. In a way, like the cars from the 1930 have. However, the fact that they were designed gives them a bit to them in some ways. In saying this, seeing I bought it, I like it. Overall, I like all design eras old and new.

[@s3any1977]

I love Blakes 7 and Space 1999. Blakes 7 was Firefly before Firefly

[@chrisnm7922]

I am not sure if it aired in the 70’s or 80’s but Flash Gordon the animated series was pretty good for its time.

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

That is (was anyway) on YT

[@michaelsanders5815]

Thanks for Jason of star command. I was a kid. I couldn't remember what it was called.

[@MichaelVLang]

Space:1999 marathon on Shout.

[@WilliamHostman]

been a series of marathons on youtube recently. Great hardware. Lame plots. And Landau is more wooden in Space: 1999 than the rest of his body of work.

[@Scottlp2]

Watch UFO instead.

[@otherunicorn]

Blakes 7 for the win.

[@jeffl.9633]

Let's see... *Shows I got watch in the 70s:* Space:1999, Battlestar Galactica (and Galactica 1980), Quark (one Betty is a clone of the other, and they disagree as to which is which), UFO, Star Trek TAS, and The 6 MIllion Dollar Man (and The Bionic Woman). *Shows I may have seen but forgotten:* Return to the Planet of the Apes, Logan's Run, or Jason of Star Command. *Shows I've not seen yet:* Blake's 7, The Starlost, The Fantastic Journey, The Tomorrow People, The Gemini Man, Doomwatch, Sapphire and Steel, or The Omega Factor. (That seems to be based primarily on where I lived in the 70s.)

[@DarylBaines]

What about "Survivors" (UK TV)? Post apocolyptic tales. Very relevant, since it practically predicts COVID-19 in the opening titles!

[@bjbell52]

The 6 Million Dollar Man -> proceeded by around 6 years, the BBC TV series The Champions. It tells the story of 3 agents who's jet crashes in the Himalayan mountains and who's bodies are discovered by an advanced secret society who live in the Himalayan's. The agents' bodies are rebuilt making them faster, stronger, more agile, and more intelligent with their other senses also enhanced. They use their powers to complete their secret missions.

[@TheScandoman]

6:48. "The Starlost" is clearly a version of Robert Heinlein's 1963 book: "Orphans of the Sky"! (Directly based on serialized story work that was publishef in 1941. It's surprising (to me, anyway,) that there wasn't a lawsuit...of course, there was also at least one Star Trek episode that was similar, as well!

[@cloverfield911]

Should also add...The Incredible Hulk and...Mystery Island

[@OLDS98]

The Tomorrow People. I recall watching it on Nickelodeon back in the day in the late 1970's and 1980's. . I then got them years later on video tape and I still have them. I have looked at Tomorrow people videos on You Tube as well. I recall the characters too. There was a Tomorrow People that came after the original series in the 1990's. There was one that was on the CW a few years ago that was good, but it did not last long. John from the original series appeared as a guest. I recall John, Stephen, Mike, Elizabeth, Carol, Kenny, Ginge and Lefty, Hsi Tai, and the other teen actors as well. I liked Stephen the most. I recall Tim the computer and The placed they lived( the lab/lair) in the old subway tunnel. I recall the bad guy Jedikiah. They had a great theme song and good music for the scenes too. I recall the red and the green episodes and more. Thames television production. kzbin.info/www/bejne/raXZmoKZbpp_g9k

[@Taliesin-xd7ke]

Should have been mention of 'The Survivors'.

[@temptempy1360]

Great list ... any idea where we can get copies? (my favourite: The Tomorrow People - amazing how every attempt to continue their story couldn't capture the essence of the show, especially the terrible Microsoft attempt which abandoned everything that made The Tomorrow People what they were)

[@BIGDADDYDEE22]

For some reason, Ark II , is missing from this listing.

[@scottperry7311]

You did not show Dr. Who. I loved it back inthe 1970s.

[@johnniewoodard648]

I first started watching Blake's 7 during the second season....I spent years wondering, Who the hell was Blake?

[@djjuno106]

I loved a man called slone but I never see it mentioned anywhere..it was the show about a spy and his side kick who was a black guy with robot hands who could take them off and put ones on too help them complete a mission..I even had the toys which my mum gave away too a neighbours kid and he burned them !!!

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

Its out there somewhere on the net. Most things are there, but require a good deal of searching

[@williamantico7768]

You forgot the Bionic Woman, considering you mentioned to 6 million dollar man. Also, what about Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century. Wasn't that a 70's show, or was that 80's ?

[@timothyhaynes-lz1we]

Jason of Command was cancelle cause it was too Expensive to make for a Show made for Kids.

[@caronstout354]

Interesting that the US networks went through a "flirtation" with Saturday morning live-action Kids shows while Doctor Who, essentially a British live-action Kids show, is still on the air..

[@WilliamHostman]

I do believe the author of the list has confused "historically noteworthy" and "still stands up today"...

[@captainsensiblejr.]

I remember Quark.

[@sean900fps]

Joanna Lumley in sapphire and steel ...yes or no

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

Never saw it. But I loved her in _The New Avengers._

[@GregMerritt-ws8tq]

Was hoping to see Red Dwarf make the list.

[@Nirky]

80's.

[@abrakahocus]

You got the wrong Will Smith movie, you wanted Men in Black not Independence Day.

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

I kinda figured it was a bit of an amalgamation of the two.?🤔

[@aerohard]

I have to know what show the clip is from that takes place in the first seconds of this video. Specifically, the part where it looks like drones are detaching to engage a ship during reentry.

[@markcraig9889]

Gerry Anderson’s UFO

[@Nirky]

UFO's took to hiding amidst space debris in orbit, looking to attach themselves to lunar shuttles, forcing them into reentries that burned them up. Paul Foster figured it out and Strayker was rewarded with funding to clean up the debris.

[@Faydakin-xp7bk]

Is quark where quark from ds9 got his name from?? Kind of like a nod or homage

[@kevinkorenke3569]

Let's not kid ourselves, 1999 was a good show the only thing it was lacking was more BRIAN BLESSED!

[@DarylBaines]

Quark sounds like a proto- Red Dwarf

[@roaddjack2404]

even back in the 1980s you could look at a show like the starlost and be like wow this is sooooo bad !!!

[@Octarinewolf]

Space 1999 started out life as a sequel to UFO.

[@knutjunker2019]

Roland Emmerich made „Independence Day“, not Will Smith.

[@wcdeich4]

Was the Earth destroyed in Moon Base 1999?

[@StevenRogers-hw9dj]

No. The video even mentions scenes in one of the movies which were set on Earth.

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

no, but the tides shifted, along with weather patterns. Mentioned near the end of the Pilot

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

you know... i've always wondered with shows like this... "being chased by cylons." and find earth... Ok earth may not be that advanced but... one thing it can do is shift to a war economy FAST... Think how fast we could crank out Vipers if we had the schematics... Then add in a larger "bomber" version armed with nuclear rockets. next... how many... PILOTS could earth field and how quickly could we train them? Well earth has about 50k military trained, and another 330k civil pilots. Really though, within a few months, world wide, earth could probably have half a million combat pilots, and probably as many "support craft pilots". and we could keep training... one thing earth does have... billions of people.

[@johnnycash5858]

OK WTF you namecheck SID the satellite but skip Lt. Gabrielle "Gay" Ellis, commander of SHADO Moon Base?! Wow.

[@andrewlawlor7678]

The Champions

[@thriddoctor]

Sapphire and Steel, ,Blake's 7 and The Omega Factor were the best. None are as good as 1970s Doctor Who.

[@protorhinocerator142]

BSG started out pretty good but it was mostly awful toward the end. Budget cuts and weak plots reduced the quality greatly. The newer series is better. I never got why the women in UFO had purple hair but they sure looked good walking around. The Fantastic Journey was really fun. Time travel, Atlantis, weird magic, and advanced technology. What else could you want? Star Trek animated had mid animation but the stories were as good as the original series.

[@williamcrowe2576]

There was a good reason why Ensign Chekov was replaced in Star Trek the Animated Series; US was at war with Russia at the time, and so a slender ET like character was introduced.

[@toomanyaccounts]

they couldn't afford the whole cast. hence why the hot female cat is also voiced by Majel Barrett

[@thetinmanwich]

That seems like a bad reason.

[@williamcrowe2576]

@@thetinmanwich It's the only logical one I could think of.

[@Gary-e5w9n]

??!!!???? Oh really we were at war with Russia back in the 70s??? Nobody told me about it.

[@Gary-e5w9n]

Why do people keep saying that? I graduated in 1976 we were never at war with Russia! 5:59

[@CalidrisJZ]

Is this "humanity" thing you refer to anything like mankind (i.e. the normal word)?

[@andrewfischer8564]

I personally love the star lost. BUT. it was done so bad harlan ellison the writer had his name taken off the credits for a nom de plume cordwainer bird

[@walt_man]

I know their old, but there a re too many spoilers in this review. Should have focused on synopsis more.

[@edgardagosto1917]

8track tapes

[@leonptr]

Is the narrator in a rush to get this video over with?

[@AndyHoward]

I am not a neurotic robot made from spare parts

[@Avelinovski]

Gosh, the AI delivery got so much on my nerves after 1:30 minutes I had to stop.

[@kento4177]

Sorry, a lot of these were awful then and havn't aged well. LOL.

[@geraldmartin7703]

Space 1999 is impressive until you actually try to watch it.

[@gorymarty56]

Tomorrow people was cool.

[@theoldmuskokaforest]

Nice list, but narrative voice socks to listen to. There are no pauses between sentences. It sounds like one convoluted garbled mess.

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Just worth trying, change the speed to .75.works pretty well.🤔

[@Confused_Philosopher]

Space 1999 was just plain stupid. It wasn't travelling faster than the speed of light yet maged to pass through other solar systemjs. Also it wasn't steered and still managed to pas near objects all the time even though space is 99% empty. Starlost was not bad and would be a great series to remake.

[@kpowers]

Don't show Discovery when talking about Star Trek

[@PhantomObserver]

Hm. Should you count Mork & Mindy? Debuted 1978 as a Happy Days spinoff, launched the career of Robin Williams.

[@richardgregory3684]

Space 1999 Year One for sure. Sadly the second Year ditched pretyt much everything that made the show unique in style, presentation and stories and instead turned towards rubber suit monsters and forced "humour". The first season is very special and I can;t think of any show that is quite like it. It was, if I may say, very "British" - much like the original Avengers series. The second season is heavily Americanised and suffers greatly for it.

[@LlorDrei]

The first two episodes of The Fantastic Journey take elements from the novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

[@psychobeam99]

Flash! Ahhhahhh!

[@andrewfischer8564]

no original west world?

[@rossleahy2150]

Dr Who?

[@lizhumphries9100]

Bllake"s 7

[@ernestmac13]

I wouldn't call Battle Star Galactica underrated; it was very popular until the repeated use of soecial effects scenes turned aome fans away, and the coat of this shiw resulted in it being canceled. I tried rewatching the planet of the apes aeries as an an adult; and found the writing to be weak, a far cry feom Star Trek the Animated Series; which was only underated before Star Trek trully took off. This series was always popular among Star Trek fans; and has ma y fans wish they would make another animated series with the original cast. The Bionic Man was very popular, and suffered from switching networks, which aused the final season to have low ratings, it also suffered from less cerrebral storylines than the Bionic Woman.