Comments on: 6 Sci-Fi TV Shows You Probably Didn’t See http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457 Feel Smart Again Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:51:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert C. Becker http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-346241 Robert C. Becker Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-346241 The pilot with the futuristic family and the robot butler played by Andy Kaufman (as his foreign man character) was called Stick Around. I had a 7:30 bedtime at the time of It's About Time, but I still remember the It's About Time lunchbox my grandmother had given me! The best science fiction show you never saw in my opinion was Probe with Parker Stevenson. It was co-created by Isaac Asimov, when he was asked what type of adventures someone who was an absolute genius in the sciences would have. If the small number of programs that were produced ever were offered on dvd, I would snap them up! The pilot with the futuristic family and the robot butler played by Andy Kaufman (as his foreign man character) was called Stick Around.
I had a 7:30 bedtime at the time of It’s About Time, but I still remember the It’s About Time lunchbox my grandmother had given me!
The best science fiction show you never saw in my opinion was Probe with Parker Stevenson. It was co-created by Isaac Asimov, when he was asked what type of adventures someone who was an absolute genius in the sciences would have. If the small number of programs that were produced ever were offered on dvd, I would snap them up!

]]> By: Kennypo65 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-306929 Kennypo65 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:05:04 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-306929 I was also one of those boys in love with Julie Newmar. Like a dag that chases cars; even if he caught one he doesn't know how to drive. I was also one of those boys in love with Julie Newmar. Like a dag that chases cars; even if he caught one he doesn’t know how to drive.

]]> By: dirk alan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-262412 dirk alan Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:28:15 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-262412 there was a laugh - in spinoff called turn on that lasted only one episode. it debuted on the east coast and was so outrageous it was cancelled before it was shown on the west coast. i saw it and would love to see it again. can anybody help ? there must be a copy somewhere - up load to youtube so we all can see this show. there was a laugh – in spinoff called turn on that lasted only one episode. it debuted on the east coast and was so outrageous it was cancelled before it was shown on the west coast. i saw it and would love to see it again. can anybody help ? there must be a copy somewhere – up load to youtube so we all can see this show.

]]> By: Elise Rivera http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-241333 Elise Rivera Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:22 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-241333 Maybe I am the only one, but does anyone remember a show (I don't recall the name) about a step-family (ala the Brady Bunch) Only the father's side were normal humans and the mother was an alien-human-hybrid as were the children. I remember it was on ABC, the mother's name was cookie, she was pretty even though it looked like she had some kind of monstrous tumor on the side of her head. It only had one episode (obviously). I know this because I looked for it the next week. Being ten years old at the time, of course I found it entertaining. Maybe I am the only one, but does anyone remember a show (I don’t recall the name) about a step-family (ala the Brady Bunch) Only the father’s side were normal humans and the mother was an alien-human-hybrid as were the children. I remember it was on ABC, the mother’s name was cookie, she was pretty even though it looked like she had some kind of monstrous tumor on the side of her head. It only had one episode (obviously). I know this because I looked for it the next week. Being ten years old at the time, of course I found it entertaining.

]]> By: Davesperado http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-228424 Davesperado Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-228424 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Its a show that aired in 2004 but parodies numerous aspects of 1980s low budget tv. You can find episodes on youtube, one of the strangest and funniest shows ive seen. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace.
Its a show that aired in 2004 but parodies numerous aspects of 1980s low budget tv. You can find episodes on youtube, one of the strangest and funniest shows ive seen.

]]> By: Skot http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-226784 Skot Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:26:39 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-226784 I recently rented the complete (but brief) series "Quark", an ahead-of-its-time sci-fi parody about Capt. Adam Quark and his space garbage tug crew, including a bisexual character, a pet amoeba, and the Doublemint and Playboy-famous Barnstable twins named Betty. One was a clone of the other and Quark's in love with Betty, but isn't sure which one is really her. Fun stuff from around 1979. I recently rented the complete (but brief) series “Quark”, an ahead-of-its-time sci-fi parody about Capt. Adam Quark and his space garbage tug crew, including a bisexual character, a pet amoeba, and the Doublemint and Playboy-famous Barnstable twins named Betty. One was a clone of the other and Quark’s in love with Betty, but isn’t sure which one is really her. Fun stuff from around 1979.

]]> By: Galvo http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-225655 Galvo Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:34:01 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-225655 In the 1970s "It's About Time" got almost as many repeats in Melb, Oz, as "Hogan's Heroes" (also based on reality? ;-)) & "Gilligan's Island" "The Immortal" was played by "the immortal" Ben Gazzara. I saw bits of "Frozen Lazarus".(Ooh, er!). I never saw UK's "1990" (Shown in Oz in1982? & repeated once ?) with Edward Woodward. Anyone see that? "Actually the environmentalist fearmongering during the 70s was global cooling. They didn’t fabricate global warming until the 80s." "They" being most climate scientists? I wish the (cr/mass would stop spouting off about "Global Warming". What is seriously postulated is decreased (predicta/sta)bility. Both warming & cooling can result. So many technically educated sceptics never look at the ridiculous economic models that rule our life far more than environmentallists. I don't know any who have, & don't think orthodox economics is a joke. In the 1970s “It’s About Time” got almost as many repeats in Melb, Oz, as “Hogan’s Heroes” (also based on reality? ;-)) & “Gilligan’s Island”
“The Immortal” was played by “the immortal” Ben Gazzara.

I saw bits of “Frozen Lazarus”.(Ooh, er!).

I never saw UK’s “1990″ (Shown in Oz in1982? & repeated once ?) with Edward Woodward. Anyone see that?

“Actually the environmentalist fearmongering during the 70s was global cooling. They didn’t fabricate global warming until the 80s.”

“They” being most climate scientists? I wish the (cr/mass would stop spouting off about “Global Warming”. What is seriously postulated is decreased (predicta/sta)bility. Both warming & cooling can result.

So many technically educated sceptics never look at the ridiculous economic models that rule our life far more than environmentallists. I don’t know any who have, & don’t think orthodox economics is a joke.

]]> By: Galvo http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-225649 Galvo Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:18:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-225649 Alternative 3 – I didn't realise the USA didn't get "Alternative 3". That is probably related to the screening schedule that should have been mentioned - it was shown around the world on ~ the same day. In Australia the TV news services had already announced it was a hoax b4 we saw it. At the end, someone I didn't recognise as being in the doco told us it was all fiction. In the extremely unlikely event it wasn't, this might be just what "they" would have done. The doco project would have had some public exposure, so to avoid or delay screening would have fed suspicion even more than what was done.I wonder if it inspired Ben Elton's "Stark". Alternative 3 –
I didn’t realise the USA didn’t get “Alternative 3″. That is probably related to the screening schedule that should have been mentioned – it was shown around the world on ~ the same day. In Australia the TV news services had already announced it was a hoax b4 we saw it. At the end, someone I didn’t recognise as being in the doco told us it was all fiction. In the extremely unlikely event it wasn’t, this might be just what “they” would have done. The doco project would have had some public exposure, so to avoid or delay screening would have fed suspicion even more than what was done.I wonder if it inspired Ben Elton’s “Stark”.

]]> By: Jan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-213466 Jan Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:58:55 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-213466 What about VR5? What about VR5?

]]> By: Leigh http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457/comment-page-1#comment-203436 Leigh Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14457#comment-203436 That one show "The Ultimate Impostor" did eventually get revamped and made. It was called "The Pretender". Great show back in the 90's about a genius who can program himself to be anyone in any profession. That one show “The Ultimate Impostor” did eventually get revamped and made. It was called “The Pretender”. Great show back in the 90’s about a genius who can program himself to be anyone in any profession.

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