Anyone here ever see that TV show Viper? It's being replayed on Sci-Fi network now. What an AWFUL show. I swear the show must have been made by Dodge just to advertise the car. It's almost as bad as Automan

How I love/hate bad sci-fi television shows.

[Quote]How I love/hate bad sci-fi television shows.[/Quote]Mmm, me too.

Man, Sci-Fi(the genre) has gone down the tubes in the last 20 years. I mean, when is the last time a book like Dune has come out?(Brian Herbut and Kevin J Anderdumb dont count.)

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Anyone here ever see that TV show Viper? It's being replayed on Sci-Fi network now. What an AWFUL show. I swear the show must have been made by Dodge just to advertise the car. It's almost as bad as Automan

How I love/hate bad sci-fi television shows.

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Can you be a geek if you're not into science fiction? Cos I'm not the latter, but I'm fairly certain I'm the former.

When Asimov died, it all went downhill from there. For all you Ray Bradbury fans, he has a new book out (how old is that guy anyway) called From The Dust Returned. It's not sci-fi, but it's supposed to be pretty good.

The A-Team kicks mucho asso. There was a time I wanted to model my life after Murdock. You know, joining the army, go AWOL, be chased after by a hard nosed Amry guy, and be totally crazy and wierd. Instead, I just ended up totally crazy and wierd.

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Can you be a geek if you're not into science fiction? Cos I'm not the latter, but I'm fairly certain I'm the former.

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Bad TV! Naughty TV!

I adored Automan when I was a child. Since I haven't seen it in almost twenty years, I have no idea what I would think of it these days. I was shocked to find recently that Star Blazer is fucking awful.

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When Asimov died, it all went downhill from there.

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These sci-fi authors have a funny habit of dying.

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These sci-fi authors have a funny habit of dying.

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Anyone here remember the hit TV show Small Wonder? It's about a man who builds a robot daughter and has her pose as a real child. It always made me laugh unfortunetly they don't show it in reruns where I live.

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Anyone here remember the hit TV show Small Wonder? It's about a man who builds a robot daughter and has her pose as a real child. It always made me laugh unfortunetly they don't show it in reruns where I live.

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Goddammit. Now I have teh small wonder theme in my head.

Bitches.

She's a small wonder, pretty and bright with soft curls.

She's a small wonder, a girl unlike unlike other girls.

She's a miracle, and I grant you

She'll enchant you at her sight.

She's a small wonder, and she'll make your heart take flight.

She's fantastic, made of plastic.

Microchips here and there.

She's a small wonder, brings love and laughter everywhere.

Automan was an outstanding piece of Television.

I recall when he took corners in the car and his partner got squished against the windows of the car , or when he hit a golfball 515yds and got a hole in one on a par 5.

A memorable moment in TV history.

And of course , Cursor rocked!

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These sci-fi authors have a funny habit of dying.

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Does anyone remember an early morning kids show in the 70's called the Patchwork Family? There was a big puppet named Rags who liked to eat jelly beans... and I remember the theme song by heart, but no one I talk to remembers the show.

My boyfriend had me convinced it was a figment of my imagination, until I found a site called Yesterdayland that allowed me to search for it. There were other people there who remembered it.

How about the drama that was once on the WB called "Savannah"? I was hopelessly addicted to that show. Now my I've matured to "Gilmore Girls". It's the only show I actually watch.

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How about the drama that was once on the WB called "Savannah"? I was hopelessly addicted to that show. Now my I've matured to "Gilmore Girls". It's the only show I actually watch.

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Seems like all the shows I like turn out to be flops...

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Seems like all the shows I like turn out to be flops...

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As a fan of SF in Australia, without cable, life sucks.

Ever since ST:tNG, Trek and Babylon 5 have been screened at 11pm or so, with wildly unpredictable timeslots that are pre-empted by the latest egg-and-spoon championships live from Belgium. I missed seeing Babylon 5: Crusade during its very brief run on Oz TV because there were no ads, no fanfare of any kind, and it was shown at the arse-end of the night's television.

*sigh*

...and being a fan of They Might Be Giants and Peter Gabriel, I have long since given up on the idea of ever hearing my favourite songs on the radio.

Oh, if there are any PG fans reading by any chance, I highly recommend Afro Celt Sound System's Volume 3: Further in Time, featuring the kick-arse song When You]re Falling with guest vocals from Peter. I bought it a few months back without hearing either the song itself or anything at all from ACSS, and it was a great buy. Their music is sort of electronic + African rhythms + strong Celtic influences + guest vocalists... it's quite unique.