What do you want to see on SF?

Just thought I'd mention it, as I don't expect my suggestion to go beyond this post.





There is a huge amount of classic SF from the 50's & 60's both film and TV and not just from the USA out there that I think would make interesting viewing, for those who never seen it before, and for those who haven't seen it in a long, long time. It shouldn't just be Star/Trek/Gate and nothing made after 1990.




A friend has sent me a box set of films by the Cech film amker Karel Zeman which are mostly SF, based on the works of Jules Verne and without big budgets or CGI are absolutely brilliant. Most made in the late 50s, through to about 1970. These are the sort of programming I'd personally like to see on SciFi. I know it probably won't happen because it's more about whats available then getting a specific title. Which is a pity.




And don't start me on some the classic russian and "eastern block" SF films which only ever made it to the west as butchered dubbed versions. Some original prints of those would be great, except that they aren't in english, so they'd probably never be shown especially with subtitles.




Anyway, just some thoughts.

Thanks Ph5 - it's always great to get suggestions outside of the box.

Well raised Ph 5. I am also enamoured by many of the older Sci Fi films and TV series and even the serials of the 40's (yeh Commando Cody). I remember (now I'm showing my age) a friday night Channel 10 TV program called Deadly Earnest, a character in a zombie outfit and precursor to Elvira, who introduced a range of B and probably C rating sci fis and they became a tradition to watch at parties or on quiet spooky evenings. And some were dubbed non English productions. Who can forget the Japanese Sci Fis such as Godzilla, Mothra, Mysterians, Battle in Outer Space and Gamera. Then the European Journey to the End of the Universe, First Spaceship to Venus and Solaris. And of course the old favourites such as the Quatermass trilogy, 27th Day, War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet, It came from outer space, It, the Terror from Beyond Space, It came from beneath the Sea,The Thing from Another World, Day of the Triffids, Day the Earth Stood Still, the original Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and Invaders from Mars, The Puppetmasters, Earth vs the Flying Saucers, the original King Kong, Journey to the Centre of Time, the original Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Beast from 20 thousand Fathoms, Millenium, Black Scorpion, Behemoth etc to name just a few. Cant we have one evening set aside for these tasty morsels....maybe a return to those spooky Friday nights

Give me those old B/W 50s sci-fi / horror movies everyday of the week and Id be a happy camper.

and Mon Capitan then there's;

The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Mysterious Island, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Island at the Top of the World, Atlantis the Lost Continent, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Journey to the 7th Planet, First Men in the Moon, Last Man on Earth, Time Travellers, Eye creature, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, Farhenheit 451, Fantastic Voyage, Around the World under the Sea, Earth 2, Valley of Gwangi, When Worlds Collide, Red Planet Mars, Angry Red Planet, Conquest of Space, This Island Earth, Kronos, 20 Million Miles to Earth (The Ymir), The Blob, The Crawling Eye, X, On the Beach and who could forget Them

Where are they all Mon Capitan. How is it very few have appeared on Pay TV in general let alone SciFi TV. They are legion and I've only scratched the surface. Give us back Deadly Earnest and Elvira to present some of these old treasures and possibly interspersed by 40's serials such as Commando Cody, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Dick Tracey and Jungle Girl. Bring back the fun sci fis.

You just continue asking questions Phase 5. Youre on the mark

Pity the scifi channel isn't looking for programmers.

For me the true classics were The Forbidden Planet, This Island Earth, When Worlds Collide, Day the Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, Logans Run, Them, Beast from 20000 fathoms and The First Men in the Moon.

Want to give it a try at your selection?

...I should have slipped the original King Kong in there also....