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SciFi movies and pathetic misconceptions of tech failing for the story line.
coppercone2:
jericho is not scifi though, its a thriller war/disaster movie and show
mendip_discovery:
The sand pits where always a bit of a joke. But the shows were for kids mostly so they just used thier imagination.
Oh another Brit series that any SciFi fan needs to see is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Not the new one, the old one.
I quite enjoyed Fringe as it was so bonkers with the science that it allowed me to be ok with it. I think it helped with having some half decent actors.
Science in TV/Film will always be a challenge as science evolves so some of it dates very quickly. Then there is the need to get some drama so they speed up some basic theory to keep pacing or blow ot pit of proportions to make it scary.
vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: coppercone2 on March 19, 2023, 04:37:17 am ---jericho is not scifi though, its a thriller war/disaster movie and show
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You are really nit-picking---it is a post-apocalyptic story, just like Neville Shute's "On the Beach", John Wyndham's "The Chrysalids", Walter M Miller's "a Canticle for Liebowitz", Pat Frank's "Alas, Babylon", Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" & a host of other stories which were published as "Science Fiction" books, or appeared in "Science Fiction" magazines in the 1950s and 1960s.
tggzzz:
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on March 19, 2023, 01:17:53 am ---Quite honestly, the Brits produced some seriously dire programmes back in those days, although they steadfastly believed they made the "best programmes" in the World.
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Sturgeon's Law isn't just for books, nor for one country!
Some of the seriously dire programmes were extremely popular. I always hated (and was bewildered by) "The Black and White Minstrels"; nowadays it is still useful as a simple quick example of how much progress has been made. Others include "Love Thy Neighbour". (Curiously, modern idiots take "Till Death Us Do Part" as being a documentary whereas it was actually a satire).
tggzzz:
--- Quote from: mendip_discovery on March 19, 2023, 07:27:58 am ---Oh another Brit series that any SciFi fan needs to see is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Not the new one, the old one.
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Heresy! The best is the original radio series - it has much better pictures. Seriously. Especially in a dark room with headphones. The pioneering Radiophonic Workshop at its finest.
The only other variant that has come close was Ken Cambell's stage version at The Rainbow. That eschewed grotty prosthetics for Zaphod's second head in favour of keeping the spirit of the original: two actors in a single jumpsuit. (I imagine the actors preferred that to being the rear end of a pantomime horse).
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