Subgenre Sampler
Television > Science Fiction: 259 Films to Buy & Rent
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1979-1981)
- Feat. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor
- Kitsch TV serial adapted from the comic strip with Gil Gerard as the all–American 20th Century astronaut who is cryogenically re–animated…
Captain America (1979)
- Dir. Rod Holcomb
Feat. Len Birman, Reb Brown
- A cheesy TV–movie incarnation of the star–spangled crime fighter is an origin tale about a motor–cross crash–survivor who is…
Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey, Gayle Hunnicutt…
- Sluggish adaptation of the famed Ray Bradbury short stories concerning mankind's first expedition and attempted conquest of Mars. Adapted by Richard…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)
- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (1978)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale
- Sir John Mills gives a great late performances as the legendary 1950s hero Professor Quatermass in this TV mini–series conclusion to Nigel…
Star Wars Holiday Special, The (1978)
- Dir. Steve Binder
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- A TV christmas special set in the Star Wars universe that was the first Star Wars spin–off film, set between the events of the original film…
Alternative 3 (1977)
- Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Tim Brinton
- Public fear (or gullibility) was exposed with this hoax science report proposing three drastic alternatives to then–emerging hysteria around…
Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson
- A spooky classic of British television, in which a scientist and his son move to the village of Milbury, only to be sucked into a quasi–pagan…
Fantastic Journey, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Jared Martin, Ike Eisenmann, Carl Franklin…
- A short–lived but influential 70's sci–fi show about a team of protagonists who jump from one time zone to the next, encountering bizarre…
Man From Atlantis (TV Series) (1977-1978)
- Feat. Patrick Duffy, Alan Fudge, Belinda Montgomery
- In the wake of the success of shows like THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, Patrick Duffy ("Bobby" from DALLAS) steps up to play an earnest,…