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electric_blue68

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Fri Jun 20, 2025, 02:59 AM Jun 20

Your favorite Science Fiction shows, movies...Drama, comedy, sone w with some horror element... [View all]

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Yes, I do a of rewatches, but also look for new (or new to me) stuff.

I just saw on Hulu that they currently have Independence Day (seen that plenty of times. And poor NYC gets walloped once again! [Poor us]). Going to watch again, and I love the the soundtrack!

Just thought of the horror aspect in terms of Wayward Pines which I also just saw is on Hulu. It's got zombie like mutated humans, but the set up, and unfolding plot are really good. Imho.

I love Fringe! It occasionally has a horror aspect in certain physical effects that sometimes happen. But great long arcs, all kinds of twists and turns, humor, really good acting (if you're a John Noble fan he's sooo good, but they all do a fine job).

Person of Interest. Michael Emerson from LOST (Ben). Taraji P Henson. Amy Acker Other very good acting. Yeah, Jim Cavezil, but I think it was before he went totally Christian hawker. They try to fight crime so there's that but who is the prep, and who is the victim.
The science fiction aspect relates to super computers (very interesting) and slowly ratches up in S1, then it starts to take off!

Babylon 5 Great aliens w Major societies. Cool human command cast. It's an Earth Station but the treatment by the creator [who eventually wrote ?90% of 5 seasons] was presented to whichever studio (?Paramount) before Deep Space 9 was conceived (controversy).

Since I mentioned DS9, original Trekker. I enjoy them all - old and newer. My favs over all are Enterprise, Voyager, and Strange New Worlds.
Movie-wise: The Motion Picture, Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, First Contact, Enterprise.

Love the Jurassic Patk/World Movies! Yes, I had dinos as a kid! The bigger set: Bronto was about 10" long, T-Rex about "6 inches high. All pale light green. And I had tiny about 1 inch ones.

I guess that's about it Yawn it's late. 😄

Please share your favorites! 🙂👍
🎞 📺 💾 📡 🔎🦕🚀 🛸 ♾️

Quick shout outs to Alien Nation (TV show), V, Interstellar, Contact, and Foribbiden Planet.!

Oh, and being a "Cold War baby" my favorite "Atomic Bomb Monster" movie was The Giant Behemoth.

Funny Interstellar meme.
Visual in a library about 10 stacks deep - you know that bc there's a whole empty shelf in the same place in each stack so you see it going back, and back.

Text went something like "I went to the library, and found myself in Interstellar!"

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Bladerunner - "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." Pachamama Jun 20 #1
I saw it back then. Might get more out of it now. Ty electric_blue68 Jun 20 #5
I love that part of the movie TuxedoKat Thursday #17
Awesome clip. flying rabbit Thursday #30
From my childhood in the 50s, in the theater, "Forbidden Planet" Walleye Jun 20 #2
Ooooo, you Saw it in a Theater?! Wow! Can't believe I forgot that! Was late, I tired. Will add. electric_blue68 Jun 20 #7
I was also very impressed by the visuals Walleye Jun 20 #8
My collection of science fiction films is extensive... justaprogressive Jun 20 #3
TY electric_blue68 Jun 20 #9
Glad to know there's a few you haven't seen justaprogressive Jun 20 #13
I've seen.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #14
So many to chose from LogDog75 Jun 20 #4
TY... Lucky we have So Many! You mentioned a few I really enjoyed too.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #10
The writers of Eureka were amazing LogDog75 Thursday #51
Oh! electric_blue68 Thursday #58
if you liked Eureka! you should also watch Warehouse 13. nt yellowdogintexas Friday #69
Babylon 5 made Star Trek fans cry. Intractable Jun 20 #6
I know what you mean... I wasn't "looking" for anything to "top" The Treks; being a fan from the start, and all that.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #11
But not as long-lived nor as prolific as Trek. Intractable Jun 21 #15
TY for playing! 👍🚀🦕📡 electric_blue68 Jun 20 #12
Babylon 5, Star Trek Wolf Frankula Jun 21 #16
Equilibrium and Fahrenheit 451 TuxedoKat Thursday #18
Fahrenheit 451...that was a singular movie, not a series? electric_blue68 Thursday #20
It Looks Like TuxedoKat Thursday #22
Oh, wow...i d k that! Going to look them up... electric_blue68 Thursday #23
Wow...it was the 1966 one I saw. So I probably saw it on TV bc in B&W.... electric_blue68 Thursday #24
There may not be a 1996 one. Googled it, nothing came up. electric_blue68 Thursday #44
I must have misread TuxedoKat Friday #88
Hey, No problem! I like Ray Beadbury, too.... electric_blue68 Friday #89
Have you read this story? TuxedoKat Saturday #98
A Long Time Ago, but yes. 👍 electric_blue68 Saturday #99
ST:NG ProfessorGAC Thursday #19
B5 is less well known, but sooo good! I love Independence Day... electric_blue68 Thursday #21
howdi AllaN01Bear Thursday #25
Canticle 3auld6phart Thursday #26
Stalker (1979) johnp3907 Thursday #27
Tarkovsky never gets the credit he deserves JoseBalow Thursday #34
Eww, that sounds creepy! electric_blue68 Thursday #45
It's not about what you probably are thinking it is JoseBalow Saturday #96
Jeremiah OC375 Thursday #28
Lennie James....yes!!! dixiegrrrrl Thursday #31
I've heard of both Jeremiah, and Jericho.... electric_blue68 Thursday #46
Invaders from Mars, the 50s version. nocoincidences Thursday #29
The Expanse flying rabbit Thursday #32
one of my favorite scenes flying rabbit Thursday #41
Amen... ultralite001 Friday #90
Heard lots of good things about this. electric_blue68 Thursday #47
You have to watch it, so good, excellent plot, character development and special effects... wcmagumba Thursday #61
Retired, too. Make art, do crafts, hang out w fam & friends, visit parks, stream TV & Movies, electric_blue68 Friday #66
Am I the only one here who loved the first season of "Buck Rogers?" Archae Thursday #33
Firefly was an excellent series JoseBalow Thursday #35
Ty... one of my longest time frineds and fellow SF fan in books & media loved it... electric_blue68 Thursday #48
Battlestar: Galactica reboot from 20 years ago. Efilroft Sul Thursday #36
I like BSG 2.0 so much more than the original... electric_blue68 Thursday #49
I really like "Resident Alien" Coventina Thursday #37
I saw the Original Alien movie in the theater, and.... electric_blue68 Thursday #50
Manos, Hands of Fate MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #38
Village of the Damned-1960 Midnight Writer Thursday #39
Yeah, saw both of George Pals movies... electric_blue68 Thursday #54
I've seen only a handful of the titles mentioned in this thread... WestMichRad Thursday #40
Loved Contact a favorite. 2001 ... I saw it originally in the movie theater on a Big screen, too..... electric_blue68 Thursday #52
I agree with both. The 2001 soundtrack was the first album I bought when in middle school...still like it... wcmagumba Friday #64
Many of my favorites are listed above. Morbius Thursday #42
Yup, I Noticed your name.... electric_blue68 Thursday #59
From the movie's screenplay (from memory): Morbius Friday #94
The 1950s was a GREAT decade for s-f films. Jeebo Thursday #43
The Krell civilization- the Artifacts, the machinery...as you said electric_blue68 Thursday #57
The Wall is incredible. PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #82
"The day the earth stood still" (original) and ""War of the worlds" Klarkashton Thursday #53
I have to rewatch TDTEST. electric_blue68 Thursday #60
ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind...no horror in these but I still love them both... wcmagumba Thursday #55
I'm Not a horror fan. Eeeek. RARE for me to mix SF w horror.... electric_blue68 Friday #67
I don't remember the year but I did visit Devils Tower and walked the trail that goes around the bottom. wcmagumba Friday #70
Wow! How cool is that! Quite a natural structure. electric_blue68 Friday #74
It was very cool to see it. The Tower is a favorite for rock climbers over the years. I don't indulge in that activity.. wcmagumba Friday #76
Oh, Hell No, me either! electric_blue68 Friday #78
I just saw this story posted a couple of days ago, it is the cast of ET more recently. wcmagumba Friday #73
Looks like almost all of them stayed with acting electric_blue68 Friday #77
Lost in Space YepYep Thursday #56
Lol On a rare occasion I've used it, too. electric_blue68 Thursday #63
Bladerunner for movie Figarosmom Thursday #62
I should rewatch Blade Runner. Never saw Highlander except for a brief glimpse. electric_blue68 Friday #68
Yeah, i was thinking of looking Figarosmom Friday #85
Some shorties: LudwigPastorius Friday #65
Haven't seen the The Expanse bc I don't have that service electric_blue68 Friday #72
All six seasons of "The Expanse" are now on Prime Video if you happen to have that service... wcmagumba Friday #81
Are we all forgetting Firefly? It was only one season, but it was great. jls4561 Friday #71
Several people mentioned Firefly. 👍 electric_blue68 Friday #75
Dr. Who, Red Dwarf, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (remake with Donald Sutherland) Ocelot II Friday #79
The Prisoner - "You are number six" dhol82 Friday #80
The Prisoner is one of my favorites LogDog75 Friday #84
People of Earth. PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #83
So many of my favorites have already been mentioned... ultralite001 Friday #86
Forgot about the Last Starfighter dhol82 Friday #87
Don't forget to check w/ your local library... ultralite001 Friday #91
Ty. Yeah, I've borrowed DVDs. 👍 electric_blue68 Friday #93
Night of the Comet LogDog75 Friday #92
I 🧡💛💙 Night of the Comet!!! ultralite001 Saturday #95
Twilight Zone. Boomerproud Saturday #97
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