1 post tagged “cult classics”
Over the years, I've watched some of the strangest stuff tv had to offer and enjoyed it. I remember these shows a little more fondly than other more popular and mainstream shows I've seen over the years because while some of these weren't the best shows or even good shows, they were a refreshing change from other popular shows of those times. I could have gone on to list every series I liked, but it'd take long and I'd end up feeling depressed recalling the unbelievable amount of time I've blown on TV.Monsters - This was a pretty simple show. There was no theme you had to keep up with from week to week, just one stand alone episode after another. Some were alright, some were really corny but it was fun to watch. I'm not sure if I'd still like this as much as I did, but the odds are: I would. Locally, it always ran really late at night which was perfect.
Friday the 13th: The Series - If you haven't ever seen this, you're probaby thinking this is along the lines of the similarly titled movie, it wasn't. This show was more like Stephen King's Needful Things, only the shop keeper kicked it and two relatives who inherited the shop worked to collect the objects causing chaos in society. I found the characters likeable and the series interesting enough to keep up with it.
Werewolf - It was different than anything else on TV at the time and it was one of the first shows that got that famous "FOX" treatment where they'd mess with the schedule and cancel after barely over a season of episodes. It was like The Fugitive meets a lesser quality Howling.
War of the Worlds- This was another show that was aired late at night here. The plot followed the H.G. Wells movie with a twist, that the aliens weren't killed but stunned and put into a deep slumber. They rewakened in modern times to pick up where they left off, only without their spaceships, the had to devise new, cunning means at taking over Earth. It was creepy, fun to watch at the time and I liked the characters. I also liked the roundabout way the show had of avoiding overextending their budet by showing the aliens enrobed in hefty bag turned alien HEPA suits.
Tales from the Darkside - This dark weekly series was another one of those things I enjoyed staying up late to watch. Pop the popcorn, turn off the lights, and enjoy. It was similar to The Twilite Zone.
Earth: Final Conflict - I really liked this to begin with. It was interesting, a little corny but different than anything else. I liked the original characters and even though, over time the show radically changed to one I didn't like as much, I still watched to see how things were tied up. The last year was a real stinker.
V - When I was young, I was completely addicted to this show. I remember my father took us out for Chinese food and the restaurant had a bar with a TV that was playing it. I made a few trips to just to see what was going on. When the visitors peeled off their skin for the first time, I was pretty freaked out by it, only to love it more.
The Bionic Woman,The Six Million Dollar Man - The sound effect, special effects, and Lindsay Wagner are about all I remember of these shows. Maybe if they had their bionic operations in Switzerland, they wouldn't have sound effected so loudly.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Time travel, a robot council, Wilma, Some feathered guy named Hawk, mutants and aliens bent on destroying earth. For some time, my favorite lines from this show was "biddi biddi biddi.." spoken by the robot Twiggy who remided me of Tattoo from Fanstasy Island. The shiny suits were also pretty cool too. A few years ago, I revisited this show on SciFi and what changed was I didn't like Buck as much as I did as a kid... But I still liked Wilma. Also, Jamie Lee Curtis starred in one of the episodes.
Something is Out There - I thought this show was pretty cool. Not only did you have aliens in it, but the bad one was always up to some plot and the good one provided some backstory as to what it was and why it was so bad. According to the link, there was only a few episodes, but I could have sworn there were more than that. I also had a crush on Maryam D'Abo.
The Outer Limits - My favorite, slightly beating the twilite zone. The old ones are definite classics, but I loved the new ones maybe a litte more... They always offered some original and refreshing story that allowed me to escape into and contemplate the storylines.
Of course, there are a ton I'm not listing. Current or recently ended shows, really popular and unique scifi shows I've also enjoyed watching like Farscape, a few of the Star Treks, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, and others running overseas that I haven't had the chance to see in their entirety (blakes 7, red dwarf...). If there are any you like, drop the name, I most likely have seen an episode or two.
