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LogDog75

(259 posts)
34. Eureka and The Martian
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 05:46 PM
Jan 17

Favorite TV scifi is Eureka that follows former U.S. Marshall Jack Carter who become the sheriff of Eureka, the smartest little town in America. Eureka was conceived of by Einstein after WWII as a place where the world's greatest brains could develop futuristic inventions for the government. Carter has an average intelligence and is probably the least intelligent person in Eureka but somehow ends up saving the day when the geniuses' inventions and ideas go wrong. This program is both comedy and drama and entertaining. I've been re-watching it Amazon.

Favorite movie is The Martian. An astronaut. Mark Watney, becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue. The movie blends the drama of survival with subdue humor to keep the story moving forward. Good performance from Matt Damon and others. Specially good performance from MacKenzie Davis as the NASA operator who discovered Watney is alive. Her performance is underrated but you can see her character grow from a recent college graduate working the night shift to a member of the team affecting his rescue.

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Star Trek (TV) displacedvermoter Jan 17 #1
Thank you very much displacedvermotor. debm55 Jan 17 #4
Twilight Zone kimbutgar Jan 17 #2
Thank you very much kimbutgar. for your selections. debm55 Jan 17 #5
Me too!! ailsagirl Jan 17 #55
Yes everytime I see it I think it's still relevant today ! kimbutgar Jan 17 #57
Red Dwarf for TV. thucythucy Jan 17 #3
Thank you thucythucy. debm55 Jan 17 #8
original Twilight Zone by far rurallib Jan 17 #6
Agree. It was brilliant. debm55 Jan 17 #9
The Battlestar Galactica reboot from the early 2000s. Basso8vb Jan 17 #7
Thank you, Basso8vb. Great choices. debm55 Jan 17 #10
I liked Voyager, too. CrispyQ Jan 17 #14
The Twilight Zone red dog 1 Jan 17 #11
I agree. red dog 1 debm55 Jan 17 #13
Firefly the series, hands down. CrispyQ Jan 17 #12
Thank you CrispyQ, Why did they take the original off of TV? And then make a movie? debm55 Jan 17 #16
Firefly was a better TV series than it was a movie Shermann Jan 18 #102
I watched the movie once. The TV series, at least three times. CrispyQ Jan 18 #104
TV: Star Trek (original series) Eugene Jan 17 #15
Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 Jan 17 #17
Dr Who. The Thunderbirds is pretty fab. bullimiami Jan 17 #18
Thank you very much bullimiami for sharing. debm55 Jan 17 #20
Star Trek: TNG exboyfil Jan 17 #19
Thank you very much exboyfil Great choices to share with us. debm55 Jan 17 #21
"Forbidden Planet" which I saw in the theater , as a child Walleye Jan 17 #22
Thank you very much Walleye debm55 Jan 17 #39
The Wizard of Oz and ET Emile Jan 17 #23
Thank you very much Emile debm55 Jan 17 #40
The orginal Star Trek.series. nt doc03 Jan 17 #24
Thank you very much doc03 debm55 Jan 17 #41
Babylon 5 and SteveMarrs Jan 17 #25
Thank you very much SteveMarrs debm55 Jan 17 #42
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 18 #94
Welcome to DU! TomSlick Jan 18 #107
The Expanse - hands down. Probatim Jan 17 #26
That show was perfect. nocoincidences Jan 17 #29
Probatim, That sounds very interesting , Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 17 #44
Totally agree. Eko Jan 17 #53
Thank you very much Probatim. debm55 Jan 18 #89
Original Star Trek wryter2000 Jan 17 #27
Thank you very much wryter2000 for your choices. debm55 Jan 17 #45
Science fiction? Fox News! Stardust Mirror Jan 17 #28
Oh you. HAHAHAHAHAHA But it is true. debm55 Jan 17 #46
Star Trek Next Gen Demovictory9 Jan 17 #30
Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Jan 17 #47
Guardians of the Galaxy 👍😁💙 TommieMommy Jan 17 #31
Thank you very much TommieMommy for your choices. Great ones. debm55 Jan 17 #48
Blade Runner! FalloutShelter Jan 17 #32
Excellent choice. thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Jan 17 #49
AVENUE FIVE on HBO Thunderbeast Jan 17 #33
Thank you very much Thunderbeast. debm55 Jan 17 #50
Eureka and The Martian LogDog75 Jan 17 #34
Thank you LogDog75 I have watched Eureka about 4 times . Haven't seen the Martian. debm55 Jan 17 #51
Movie and TV episode 303squadron Jan 17 #35
Thank you 303squadron. for sharing. debm55 Jan 17 #52
I never realized it, but I have a colossal amount of Sci Fi television and movies that I enjoy Niagara Jan 17 #36
Wow do you have a collection. Thank you very much for sharing with us , Niagara. debm55 Jan 17 #62
12 Monkeys, the movie. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 17 #37
Thank you very much PoindexterOglethorpe. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 17 #64
The Twilight Zone. Different Drummer Jan 17 #38
I agree with you Different Drummer. A classic. debm55 Jan 17 #65
The Twilight Zone. I've actually Luciferous Jan 17 #43
Thank you very much, Luciferous. It is very much a classic. debm55 Jan 17 #66
Star Trek: The Next Generation ProfessorGAC Jan 17 #54
Thank you ProfessorGAC. Great choices. debm55 Jan 17 #71
GalaxyQuest Shamus1075 Jan 17 #56
Thank you Shamus1075. RIP Alan Rickman. And welcome to DU debm55 Jan 17 #67
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 18 #93
Welcome to DU! TomSlick Jan 18 #108
SF my favorite genre! (then political dramas, some law [the Good Wife, the Good Fight, L&O], certain comedies)... electric_blue68 Jan 17 #58
Thank you electric_blue68 What excellent and wonderful choices. debm55 Jan 17 #68
Yw. And 😄 Dorthy reminded me - The show V, and V 2.0 . electric_blue68 Jan 18 #86
Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still. A movie with a message that is still timely today. surfered Jan 17 #59
Thank you surfered and I agree with you. debm55 Jan 17 #69
Them! It was the first such movie I ever saw where the female lead wasn't just a damsel in distress. She was a Dorothy V Jan 17 #60
Thank you very much Dorothy V for your choice and welcome to DU debm55 Jan 17 #70
Thank you for the welcome. New as I am, I am already starting to feel right at home here. Dorothy V Jan 18 #84
I like your use of the 1912 original Hocker proposal for the Arkansas flag, without the added star for the Confederacy. TomSlick Jan 17 #77
Thanks for the welcome. The Hocker flag is my avi wherever I go online. Arkansas' Real flag imnho. Dorothy V Jan 18 #85
I'm an Arkie and a history buff. TomSlick Jan 18 #106
Definitely agree about the flag. I am an Air Force Brat and wasn't born here but always knew Arkansas was my home, for Dorothy V Jan 18 #109
It's a little late but welcome home. TomSlick Jan 18 #111
Thanks, TomSlick! Dorothy V Jan 18 #112
Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek. 3catwoman3 Jan 17 #61
Wow. Thank you for your amazing post. 3catwoman3 debm55 Jan 17 #72
Forbidden Planet is thle best science fiction movie ever made. Jeebo Jan 17 #63
Thank you Jeebo. you have a great collection there. debm55 Jan 17 #73
Amazon Women on the Moon JoseBalow Jan 17 #74
Thank you JoseBalow. They don't look like Amazon women. debm55 Jan 17 #75
Fritz Lang: Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) DBoon Jan 17 #76
Thank you DBoon . I think it is corny, But that is why I like silent films especially the SF ones debm55 Jan 17 #78
The Twilight Zone. MiKenMi33 Jan 17 #79
Thank you MikenMi33 So do we. debm55 Jan 18 #90
The Fifth Element no matrix Jan 18 #80
Thank you very much no matrix. debm55 Jan 18 #91
The original Twilight Zone. boonecreek Jan 18 #81
Thank you very much boonecreek. When I taught the screenplay was in the 7th grade Literature book. We acted it out , I debm55 Jan 18 #92
Battle Star Galactica...the 70s TV show prodigitalson Jan 18 #82
Thank you very much prodigitalson. debm55 Jan 18 #88
Wow. Where to start... B.See Jan 18 #83
Thank you very much for the incredible list. B.See debm55 Jan 18 #87
You're welcome. Oh and btw B.See Jan 18 #110
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD justaprogressive Jan 18 #95
Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Jan 18 #97
Firefly area51 Jan 18 #96
Thank you area51 debm55 Jan 18 #98
Well... OldBaldy1701E Jan 18 #99
Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E. Very good selection. debm55 Jan 18 #100
"Alien Trespass". Satire of a typical 50's scifi film. Very funny. Peregrine Took Jan 18 #101
Thank you very much Peregrine Took. I like some of cheesy SF movies from the 50;s debm55 Jan 18 #103
Plan 9 from Outer Space, a true classic. Borogove Jan 18 #105
Thank you Borogove. debm55 Jan 18 #113
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