Classic SF shows streaming on the web

[pokerfan]

From Boing Boing: Homemade "SciFi Channel" for classic sf video online
Posted by Cory Doctorow, June 2, 2008
Wil Wheaton sez, "This guy really loves science fiction, and REALLY hates the Sci-Fi channel for not airing enough classic SciFi. So he found all sorts of shows online, and has created his own incredibly awesome repository of classic science fiction television show links. As far as I can tell, it's all legal, and there are hundreds of hours of programming to choose from." http://www.rimworlds.com/classic%20science%20fiction%20channel.htm">Link

The shows listed above are links to sites providing streaming video access. These sites include CBS, Hulu, LikeTelevision and the Internet Archive. The content is hosted on sites that I believe have the rights to host and provide access for viewing. I would like to add more, so please let me know of any other Classic Science Fiction shows you know of that are available for linking.

[TheMightyFavog]

1. My commentary...

The Adams Family: Da da da da, *snap, snap* da da da da, *snap, snap* da da da da da da da da da da da da *snap, snap* Now I'll have this song stuck in my head all day...

Astro Boy: Seriously old school anime. Nice.

Babylon 5: THIS.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: No. The only things good about this series was Wilma Deering and the one episode that featured Jerry Orback and the band that played funkapimpalicious number by Johnny Harris known as "Oddesy".

Cleopatra 2525: The only good thing about this show was that afterwards came Jack of All Trades starring the one, the only, Bruce Campbell.

Exo-Squad: The show was an interesting concept. It was pretty good, however it could have been much better if the suits at Fox had not insisted that that the show be targeted towards kids. A new version of this series, targetted more towards adults could stack up very well against many anime series.

Firefly: Not a bad idea.

Johnny Soko and His Flying Robot: More old school anime

Lost in Space: Agreed. Decent show.

Radar Men From the Moon: First cable season of MST3K FTW!

The Undersea Kingdom: As riffed on MST3K!

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: I want my very own Seaview.

A Boy and His Dog
Assignment in Outer Space
Attack_From_Space
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
The Day the Sky Exploded
The Last Man on Earth
The Last Woman on Earth
The Phantom From Space
The Phantom Planet
Teenagers From Outer Space
Things to Come

With the exception of A Boy and His dog, haven't all of these films been skewered on MST3K?

My Suggestions:

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, Captain Video, and any of those early '50s sci-fi TV series: That is, if you can even find copies made off of the kines.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Need I say More?

Any of the Godzilla movies, Yes even the craptacular All Monsters Attack featuring the little annoying weenus known as Minya.

Gatchaman:

Voltron

Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Not the Bastardization that is Robotech.

Space Battleship Yamato: True anime classic.

Space: 1999: In this series' defense I will say that the first season was no worse than the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The series turned into a giant shit sandwich after the new producers took over in the second season.

Blake's 7: Yes, the special effects were really cheap, but the writing was brilliant. Not to mention one of the memorable theme songs ever.

Red Dwarf: Right, just because it's science fiction doesn't mean we can't 'ave a smegging laugh now and then, can we?

Star Trek: The Animated Series: Yay, new races like the Catians that appeal to the furry community!

UFO: Two words: Moon Babes.

The Tomorrow People

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions: If we're going to have UFO, we might as well have Captain Scarlett, right?

Fireball XL-5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Supercar: OK, let's just throw in the rest of Gerry Anderson's works.

[pokerfan]

4. It wasn't intended as an endorsement of any of the shows

Sorry about the earworm. :)

I'm more of a literary SF fan but I'm looking forward to checking out some of these shows that I've only heard about.

Babylon 5: THIS.

??? Not sure what you meant here. Better not be dissing Ivanova. She'll twist off your head head and use it as a chamberpot.

[TheMightyFavog]

5. In this patricular context, the word "this" is used to denote...

Complete and utter agreement with the sentiments of the poster.

/Yeah, I'm spending too much time on Fark these days.

[khashka]

11. Geek much?

I agree with your suggestions. Especially, Blake's 7, Captain Scarlet, and The Tomorrow People.

I'll add: Sapphire and Steel, and classic Doctor Who, and Vampire Hunter D.

Khash.

[LeftyMom]

2. Bookmarked!

:bounce:

[timtom]

3. Great find!!!

Thanks.

[Orrex]

6. Wow! The Johnny Soko that I remember was no where near that terrible!

What a fantastic resource! Recently I http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=265&topic_id=4784&mesg_id=4784">complained about how much the SciFi channel sucks. I'm glad to see that someone who shares that view is also motivated to do something about it.

Thanks for the link!

[kentauros]

7. And then there's classic Scifi radio

like here:

RadioLovers.com - SciFi/Superheroes

2000 Plus has some of the best stories in that list.




Thanks for your link, too. I'll certainly be looking through it soon!

[Dr. Strange]

8. Ooh, I loved listening to scary stories on the radio back when I was a youngun!

PS You're coming up on 1000 posts. Be sure to do something special.

[kentauros]

9. Happy to be of service!

:P

Any suggestions on that 1k mark? (two more to go!) :)

[pokerfan]

12. Very cool

I'm almost old enough (b. 1958) to remember when radio was big, but mostly it's my older sibs who remember it. But I'm a big fan of "When Radio Was."

Thanks for the link.

[raouldukelives]

10. Cool!

Thanks! :D