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55. Me too!!

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:57 PM

Jan 2025

Did you know that "The Twilight Zone" was actually cancelled after five seasons by "network executives?" At least they didn't do it right away.

Those shows were brilliant and incredibly imaginative and still resonate today.

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What is your favorite Science Fiction or Space TV show , movie or you can include both in your post. [View all] debm55 Jan 2025 OP

Star Trek (TV) displacedvermoter Jan 2025 #1

Thank you very much displacedvermotor. debm55 Jan 2025 #4

Twilight Zone kimbutgar Jan 2025 #2

Thank you very much kimbutgar. for your selections. debm55 Jan 2025 #5

Me too!! ailsagirl Jan 2025 #55

Yes everytime I see it I think it's still relevant today ! kimbutgar Jan 2025 #57

Red Dwarf for TV. thucythucy Jan 2025 #3

Thank you thucythucy. debm55 Jan 2025 #8

original Twilight Zone by far rurallib Jan 2025 #6

Agree. It was brilliant. debm55 Jan 2025 #9

The Battlestar Galactica reboot from the early 2000s. Basso8vb Jan 2025 #7

Thank you, Basso8vb. Great choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #10

I liked Voyager, too. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #14

The Twilight Zone red dog 1 Jan 2025 #11

I agree. red dog 1 debm55 Jan 2025 #13

Firefly the series, hands down. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #12

Thank you CrispyQ, Why did they take the original off of TV? And then make a movie? debm55 Jan 2025 #16

Firefly was a better TV series than it was a movie Shermann Jan 2025 #102

I watched the movie once. The TV series, at least three times. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #104

TV: Star Trek (original series) Eugene Jan 2025 #15

Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 Jan 2025 #17

Dr Who. The Thunderbirds is pretty fab. bullimiami Jan 2025 #18

Thank you very much bullimiami for sharing. debm55 Jan 2025 #20

Star Trek: TNG exboyfil Jan 2025 #19

Thank you very much exboyfil Great choices to share with us. debm55 Jan 2025 #21

"Forbidden Planet" which I saw in the theater , as a child Walleye Jan 2025 #22

Thank you very much Walleye debm55 Jan 2025 #39

The Wizard of Oz and ET Emile Jan 2025 #23

Thank you very much Emile debm55 Jan 2025 #40

The orginal Star Trek.series. nt doc03 Jan 2025 #24

Thank you very much doc03 debm55 Jan 2025 #41

Babylon 5 and SteveMarrs Jan 2025 #25

Thank you very much SteveMarrs debm55 Jan 2025 #42

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #94

Welcome to DU! TomSlick Jan 2025 #107

The Expanse - hands down. Probatim Jan 2025 #26

That show was perfect. nocoincidences Jan 2025 #29

Probatim, That sounds very interesting , Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 2025 #44

Totally agree. Eko Jan 2025 #53

Thank you very much Probatim. debm55 Jan 2025 #89

Original Star Trek wryter2000 Jan 2025 #27

Thank you very much wryter2000 for your choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #45

Science fiction? Fox News! Stardust Mirror Jan 2025 #28

Oh you. HAHAHAHAHAHA But it is true. debm55 Jan 2025 #46

Star Trek Next Gen Demovictory9 Jan 2025 #30

Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Jan 2025 #47

Guardians of the Galaxy 👍😁💙 TommieMommy Jan 2025 #31

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your choices. Great ones. debm55 Jan 2025 #48

Blade Runner! FalloutShelter Jan 2025 #32

Excellent choice. thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Jan 2025 #49

AVENUE FIVE on HBO Thunderbeast Jan 2025 #33

Thank you very much Thunderbeast. debm55 Jan 2025 #50

Eureka and The Martian LogDog75 Jan 2025 #34

Thank you LogDog75 I have watched Eureka about 4 times . Haven't seen the Martian. debm55 Jan 2025 #51

Movie and TV episode 303squadron Jan 2025 #35

Thank you 303squadron. for sharing. debm55 Jan 2025 #52

I never realized it, but I have a colossal amount of Sci Fi television and movies that I enjoy Niagara Jan 2025 #36

Wow do you have a collection. Thank you very much for sharing with us , Niagara. debm55 Jan 2025 #62

12 Monkeys, the movie. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #37

Thank you very much PoindexterOglethorpe. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 2025 #64

The Twilight Zone. Different Drummer Jan 2025 #38

I agree with you Different Drummer. A classic. debm55 Jan 2025 #65

The Twilight Zone. I've actually Luciferous Jan 2025 #43

Thank you very much, Luciferous. It is very much a classic. debm55 Jan 2025 #66

Star Trek: The Next Generation ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #54

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Great choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #71

GalaxyQuest Shamus1075 Jan 2025 #56

Thank you Shamus1075. RIP Alan Rickman. And welcome to DU debm55 Jan 2025 #67

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #93

Welcome to DU! TomSlick Jan 2025 #108

SF my favorite genre! (then political dramas, some law [the Good Wife, the Good Fight, L&O], certain comedies)... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #58

Thank you electric_blue68 What excellent and wonderful choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #68

Yw. And 😄 Dorthy reminded me - The show V, and V 2.0 . electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #86

Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still. A movie with a message that is still timely today. surfered Jan 2025 #59

Thank you surfered and I agree with you. debm55 Jan 2025 #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 2025 #60

Thank you very much Dorothy V for your choice and welcome to DU debm55 Jan 2025 #70

Thank you for the welcome. New as I am, I am already starting to feel right at home here. Dorothy V Jan 2025 #84

I like your use of the 1912 original Hocker proposal for the Arkansas flag, without the added star for the Confederacy. TomSlick Jan 2025 #77

Thanks for the welcome. The Hocker flag is my avi wherever I go online. Arkansas' Real flag imnho. Dorothy V Jan 2025 #85

I'm an Arkie and a history buff. TomSlick Jan 2025 #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 2025 #109

It's a little late but welcome home. TomSlick Jan 2025 #111

Thanks, TomSlick! Dorothy V Jan 2025 #112

Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek. 3catwoman3 Jan 2025 #61

Wow. Thank you for your amazing post. 3catwoman3 debm55 Jan 2025 #72

Forbidden Planet is thle best science fiction movie ever made. Jeebo Jan 2025 #63

Thank you Jeebo. you have a great collection there. debm55 Jan 2025 #73

Amazon Women on the Moon JoseBalow Jan 2025 #74

Thank you JoseBalow. They don't look like Amazon women. debm55 Jan 2025 #75

Fritz Lang: Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) DBoon Jan 2025 #76

Thank you DBoon . I think it is corny, But that is why I like silent films especially the SF ones debm55 Jan 2025 #78

The Twilight Zone. MiKenMi33 Jan 2025 #79

Thank you MikenMi33 So do we. debm55 Jan 2025 #90

The Fifth Element no matrix Jan 2025 #80

Thank you very much no matrix. debm55 Jan 2025 #91

The original Twilight Zone. boonecreek Jan 2025 #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 2025 #92

Battle Star Galactica...the 70s TV show prodigitalson Jan 2025 #82

Thank you very much prodigitalson. debm55 Jan 2025 #88

Wow. Where to start... B.See Jan 2025 #83

Thank you very much for the incredible list. B.See debm55 Jan 2025 #87

You're welcome. Oh and btw B.See Jan 2025 #110

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD justaprogressive Jan 2025 #95

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Jan 2025 #97

Firefly area51 Jan 2025 #96

Thank you area51 debm55 Jan 2025 #98

Well... OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #99

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E. Very good selection. debm55 Jan 2025 #100

"Alien Trespass". Satire of a typical 50's scifi film. Very funny. Peregrine Took Jan 2025 #101

Thank you very much Peregrine Took. I like some of cheesy SF movies from the 50;s debm55 Jan 2025 #103

Plan 9 from Outer Space, a true classic. Borogove Jan 2025 #105

Thank you Borogove. debm55 Jan 2025 #113