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Planet of the Apes, the TV series (1974)

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 27, 2015December 27, 2015in TVLeave a comment

I am a big fan of Planet of the Apes, in all its iterations. My favourite being the original films dating from 1968 to 1973. This is the TV series which came out in 1974 and ran for 14 episodes. I remember seeing it on TV, although I’m guessing that was reruns. Of course, after that was the Tim Burton remake in 2001 and more recently the two movies, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, both of which I’ve thought were well made and good interpretations of the story.

I’m enjoying watching these again and seeing how the makers were trying to create a nice long running season of episodes, but sadly only got 14 out.

I’m going to be interested to see what the next film in the current series does. It is meant to come out in 2017. I’m hoping that they’ll do more than just the next one, that they’ll take the story into a new direction too. Let’s see.

Terra nova

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 20, 2015December 19, 2015in TVLeave a comment

I fancied watching this sci-fi series even though it only got one season before being cancelled. I didn’t think it was too bad at all really. In fact I quite enjoyed it. I’m sure I’ve seen far worse things get a second season, but this didn’t. I don’t think it was the cast or even the story line. It certainly wasn’t the special effects as they were quite good really. It just didn’t make it.

It reminded me of the UK sci-fi series Outcasts, which was on BBC1 a few years ago. That had a lot of potential and yet didn’t get the second series. Not sure why again. Although with the BBC they seem to be very nervous about anything that isn’t an overnight success. Science fiction rarely works like that, so the BBC have no stomach for it. That’s a shame, but there you go. They’ve even managed to ruin Doctor Who, but that’s a whole different debate.

Anyway, I thought Terra Nova was ok. A shame not to see how it turned out in the end.

Watching Stargate, the whole way through

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 20, 2015December 19, 2015in TVLeave a comment

I decided that I wanted to watch the whole of Stargate SG-1, every episode. There are in fact 213 episodes of Stargate SG-1 and I’ve now watched them all. All in order, and I’m glad I did. It was really enjoyable, and, for the most part the series was good. I even watched the TV movie that followed.

I’m considering watching Stargate Atlantis now. That’s a mere 100 episodes!

Watching Ascension

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 19, 2015in TVLeave a comment

I more or less stumbled upon the mini series, but I thought that it was a great idea and a brilliant execution of that idea as well. I didn’t realise that they hadn’t been funded for more than a single series. It’s a shame as it didn’t really have a proper ending. I think it could have done really well.

Sadly we’ll never know unless somehow the series gets picked up again.

Falling Skies Season 5

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 19, 2015in TVLeave a comment

After a long time I’ve come back to this series. It was quite entertaining after the first series. I’ve been watching series five for a while and it isn’t bad. A few story turns that I just didn’t really get and that seemed pointless in a way. Aside from that it’s been good. Even though it appears to be the series that brings the whole thing to a final conclusion.

So it’s good. It’s been enjoyable on the whole, and, unlike other TV science fiction series, it has come to an end, and I like that a lot.

Citizen Smith is coming back!

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 29, 2015September 28, 2015in TV1 Comment

I was a big fan of Citizen Smith as a kid. I thought he was great and funny. So it was awesome to hear that there’s a chance that the series might come back in the not too distant future. I’d love to see how it turns out. Apparently Robert Lindsey says he wants to reprise his role as he has ‘unfinished business’.

So I watched “I dream of wires”

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 22, 2015September 20, 2015in Music, Sounds, Tech, TVLeave a comment

It was quite interesting actually. I filled a lot of gaps in my knowledge about modulars. However, it still hasn’t made me really want one. I can understand the ideas behind them and I can understand why they are popular, but I still don’t want to commit to getting one. Perhaps it’s because I’ve never actually got my hands on one so I’m not hooked as yet. Who knows.

Still, it was interesting to watch and hear some of the views of a few artists I really respect.

Doctor Who: The Spearhead from Space

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 16, 2015September 5, 2015in TVLeave a comment

The very first Pertwee story, and it was a good one. This starts my collection of the 3rd Doctor stories. I plan to collect all of the Pertwee stories over time.

Doctor Who: Earthshock

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 13, 2015September 1, 2015in TVLeave a comment

I picked this re-issued version up 2nd hand. It’s ok, but I might get a better version one day. Of course the significant thing about this story is that it was the end of the line for one of the companions. If you don’t know which one I’m not going to tell you!

The wisdom of Pullo

Posted by ashleyelsdonon June 21, 2015in Stuff, TV1 Comment

I was a big fan of Rome when it was on and I think I’ve watched it several times since then. One of the best things about Rome was legionary Pullo and his amazing sayings. He came out with some absolute classics and I didn’t want them to be lost. So I had an idea to set up a twitter account which would tweet some of his best everyday.

So I’ve set up a twitter account which will tweet his wisdom every day. If you want to follow it, you can find it here.