TV Talk: To Remake, Or Not to Remake What we want more of, and also less of

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1. Shane says

   November 7, 2017 at 6:03 am

   I really enjoyed the Sci-Fried show (I’m from Florida and have met them), but these are the shows I like best. I realize you can’t do shows like this all of the time, but nostalgia is great. The early 90’s was a golden time for us scifi fans. Now we have more than ever, but it’s hard to keep up with the content and the content is so mainstream that it feels like it isn’t our’s anymore!! 🙂

   I agree with your comments on streaming/media. I have been attempting to buy many series’ I love for the fact that they cannot be found on streaming sites or TV. SyFy has been doing fairly well on new content, but ignores years of scifi history. I have a station on cable called Comet TV that has some interesting stuff, but nothing special. Netflix has regulated itself to mostly new content as well. I do not have Hulu, but might have to subscribe. No matter how you look at it, streaming services are better for TV series than disc, but they have to be there in the first place!! Us older scifi fans will have to have physical copies of these shows or we may never see them again. Same goes for many movies. I have almost every scifi/fantasy/horror film I’ve enjoyed on either DVD or Blu. The good news about DVD is that they have become so cheap on a lot of used markets and close out stores (not Amazon or Ebay), that they are worth buying just to have your own copies.

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   • Summer Brooks says

     November 7, 2017 at 4:28 pm

     Well, more discussions are on the drawing board, and not just nostalgic ones, so keep an eye out 🙂

     There are a lot of older shows that I still have discs for, but a number of others that I haven’t kept over the years. And of course, some that haven’t shown up. Shows like the original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits aren’t likely to leave streaming anytime soon, but I’d also like to be able to watch the reboots from the 90s, but those aren’t streaming, that I’ve seen. That’s the drawback with the anthology shows… sometimes you just want to rewatch your favorites now and then, and not necessarily want to dig out the discs to do so.

     I’ve seen Comet TV on Verizon FiOS, been tuning in now and then to watch episodes of Andromeda (I love the first season theme song). Looking forward to seeing what else they start airing.

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2. Krzysztof says

   November 9, 2017 at 12:09 pm

   I have enough of reboots and remakes and movies turn to tv series sometimes they get it right (Stargate SG-1 is one of my favorite) but most of the times is not good. from last 10 years 12 Monkeys (3rd season amazing ) Westworld very good Limitless was ok getting better and Lethal Weapon is good they capture essence of the movie (relationship between Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs)

   I got lots tv shows on dvd but still there is lots from the 90 that I’ll love to have but they never were released (especially in UK).

   Not enough time to watch everything I want But from Monday Babylon 5 is back in UK tv so I’ve know what I’m watching for next few months

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   • Summer Brooks says

     November 12, 2017 at 9:38 pm

     You have no idea how envious I am of you and everyone in the UK who can catch Babylon 5 on TV. Enjoy! 🙂

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