My second article at Flashbak this week remembers the obscure science fiction series of the year 1977.
This was a great year for one-season wonders. Indeed, I remember these series with great fondness (particularly, The Fantastic Journey).
Here's a snippet and the url http://flashbak.com/%EF%BB%BFsci-fi-tv-1977-year-star-wars-also-brought-forgotten-wonders-41510/):
"For my third installment
in this blog series about forgotten sci-fi television, I cast my gaze upon
1977, the year that Star Wars (1977) premiered and became an international
sensation.
On TV, meanwhile,
creators were still attempting to figure out how to create the next show like Star
Trek, a series that, even in syndicated reruns, remained intensely
popular.
Two of the 1977 series
examined here attempt to resurrect Trek’s “civilization of the week,”
format, only with travelers on foot or in a hover-car, moving from culture to
culture, society to society. The third
is a parody of Trek tropes, one featuring comical interaction with strange
aliens..."
Continue reading at Flashbak.
Great 1977 sci-fi article John.
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