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boonecreek

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81. The original Twilight Zone.

Sat Jan 18, 2025, 12:01 AM

5 hrs ago

I still remember watching the first season episode
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." the first time
it aired. I think the illustration of how quickly society
could break down contributed to my being a liberal 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 13 hrs ago OP

Star Trek (TV) displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much displacedvermotor. debm55 13 hrs ago #4

Twilight Zone kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #2

Thank you very much kimbutgar. for your selections. debm55 13 hrs ago #5

Me too!! ailsagirl 8 hrs ago #55

Yes everytime I see it I think it's still relevant today ! kimbutgar 7 hrs ago #57

Red Dwarf for TV. thucythucy 13 hrs ago #3

Thank you thucythucy. debm55 13 hrs ago #8

original Twilight Zone by far rurallib 13 hrs ago #6

Agree. It was brilliant. debm55 13 hrs ago #9

The Battlestar Galactica reboot from the early 2000s. Basso8vb 13 hrs ago #7

Thank you, Basso8vb. Great choices. debm55 12 hrs ago #10

I liked Voyager, too. CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #14

The Twilight Zone red dog 1 12 hrs ago #11

I agree. red dog 1 debm55 12 hrs ago #13

Firefly the series, hands down. CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #12

Thank you CrispyQ, Why did they take the original off of TV? And then make a movie? debm55 12 hrs ago #16

TV: Star Trek (original series) Eugene 12 hrs ago #15

Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 12 hrs ago #17

Dr Who. The Thunderbirds is pretty fab. bullimiami 12 hrs ago #18

Thank you very much bullimiami for sharing. debm55 12 hrs ago #20

Star Trek: TNG exboyfil 12 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much exboyfil Great choices to share with us. debm55 12 hrs ago #21

"Forbidden Planet" which I saw in the theater , as a child Walleye 12 hrs ago #22

Thank you very much Walleye debm55 9 hrs ago #39

The Wizard of Oz and ET Emile 12 hrs ago #23

Thank you very much Emile debm55 9 hrs ago #40

The orginal Star Trek.series. nt doc03 12 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much doc03 debm55 9 hrs ago #41

Babylon 5 and SteveMarrs 11 hrs ago #25

Thank you very much SteveMarrs debm55 9 hrs ago #42

The Expanse - hands down. Probatim 11 hrs ago #26

That show was perfect. nocoincidences 11 hrs ago #29

Probatim, That sounds very interesting , Thank you for sharing. debm55 9 hrs ago #44

Totally agree. Eko 8 hrs ago #53

Original Star Trek wryter2000 11 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much wryter2000 for your choices. debm55 8 hrs ago #45

Science fiction? Fox News! Stardust Mirror 11 hrs ago #28

Oh you. HAHAHAHAHAHA But it is true. debm55 8 hrs ago #46

Star Trek Next Gen Demovictory9 11 hrs ago #30

Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 8 hrs ago #47

Guardians of the Galaxy 👍😁💙 TommieMommy 11 hrs ago #31

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your choices. Great ones. debm55 8 hrs ago #48

Blade Runner! FalloutShelter 11 hrs ago #32

Excellent choice. thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 8 hrs ago #49

AVENUE FIVE on HBO Thunderbeast 11 hrs ago #33

Thank you very much Thunderbeast. debm55 8 hrs ago #50

Eureka and The Martian LogDog75 11 hrs ago #34

Thank you LogDog75 I have watched Eureka about 4 times . Haven't seen the Martian. debm55 8 hrs ago #51

Movie and TV episode 303squadron 11 hrs ago #35

Thank you 303squadron. for sharing. debm55 8 hrs ago #52

I never realized it, but I have a colossal amount of Sci Fi television and movies that I enjoy Niagara 11 hrs ago #36

Wow do you have a collection. Thank you very much for sharing with us , Niagara. debm55 6 hrs ago #62

12 Monkeys, the movie. PoindexterOglethorpe 10 hrs ago #37

Thank you very much PoindexterOglethorpe. for sharing with us. debm55 6 hrs ago #64

The Twilight Zone. Different Drummer 9 hrs ago #38

I agree with you Different Drummer. A classic. debm55 6 hrs ago #65

The Twilight Zone. I've actually Luciferous 9 hrs ago #43

Thank you very much, Luciferous. It is very much a classic. debm55 6 hrs ago #66

Star Trek: The Next Generation ProfessorGAC 8 hrs ago #54

Thank you ProfessorGAC. Great choices. debm55 6 hrs ago #71

GalaxyQuest Shamus1075 8 hrs ago #56

Thank you Shamus1075. RIP Alan Rickman. debm55 6 hrs ago #67

SF my favorite genre! (then political dramas, some law [the Good Wife, the Good Fight, L&O], certain comedies)... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #58

Thank you electric_blue68 What excellent and wonderful choices. debm55 6 hrs ago #68

Yw. And 😄 Dorthy reminded me - The show V, and V 2.0 . electric_blue68 44 min ago #86

Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still. A movie with a message that is still timely today. surfered 7 hrs ago #59

Thank you surfered and I agree with you. debm55 6 hrs ago #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 7 hrs ago #60

Thank you very much Dorothy V for your choice and welcome to DU debm55 6 hrs ago #70

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Thanks for the welcome. The Hocker flag is my avi wherever I go online. Arkansas' Real flag imnho. Dorothy V 4 hrs ago #85

Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #61

Wow. Thank you for your amazing post. 3catwoman3 debm55 6 hrs ago #72

Forbidden Planet is thle best science fiction movie ever made. Jeebo 6 hrs ago #63

Thank you Jeebo. you have a great collection there. debm55 6 hrs ago #73

Amazon Women on the Moon JoseBalow 6 hrs ago #74

Thank you JoseBalow. They don't look like Amazon women. debm55 6 hrs ago #75

Fritz Lang: Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) DBoon 5 hrs ago #76

Thank you DBoon . I think it is corny, But that is why I like silent films especially the SF ones debm55 5 hrs ago #78

The Twilight Zone. MiKenMi33 5 hrs ago #79

The Fifth Element no matrix 5 hrs ago #80

The original Twilight Zone. boonecreek 5 hrs ago #81

Battle Star Galactica...the 70s TV show prodigitalson 4 hrs ago #82

Wow. Where to start... B.See 4 hrs ago #83