Forgotten Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV of the 70s & 80s
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Amongst the forgotten sci-fi and fantasy television gems featured in this Stuview TV video, there's a crime-fighting computer programme come to life, an underwater Patrick Duffy and horror film legend Vincent Price as the host onboard a time-travelling train.
00:26 Star Maidens with Judy Geeson
03:23 Children of the Stones with Gareth Thomas
04:32 The Tripods
05:40 Star Fleet
06:48 The Man from Atlantis with Patrick Duffy
08:21 The Invisible Man with David McCallum
09:21 Quatermass with Sir John Mills
10:26 Automan
11:25 Planet of the Apes with Roddy McDowall
12:27 Time Express with Vincent Price
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Children of the Stones was the scariest thing I ever watched as a child.
Children of the Stones scared the hell out of me.
It was that painting with the giant lizard that gave me nightmares…
I still vividly remember my mum explaining to me that there wouldn’t be any more episodes of ‘Man from Atlantis’ ever again because “the actor who played him is now in that programme that your sister likes…” I don’t think I ever quite forgave my sister for that…
Loved Star Fleet on Saturday mornings.
Loved that it was all one story.
Built-up to a huge climax which I now can't remember at all.
So glad Star Fleet gets a mention, also it is still on RUclips. One of the best 'must see' series. Peace All
Don't know if it's still available but it was also put out in the US on Blu-Ray (although disappointingly it was standard definition).
iirc Brian May from Queen wrote the theme tune.
@@andrewgarner2224 They did a re-release of the soundtrack last year complete with an interview track. I didn't know this but he also got Eddie Van Halen performing it.
I literally watched 'Children of the Stones' again very recently - although low budget it captures eerie mystery perfectly, heartily recommended - I found all the episodes edited together on YT.
I was slightly surprised that the Logans Run series with Gregory Harrison isn't included here. Also Ark II.
I'm actually watching Star Maidens right now as there is a RUclips channel uploading them on a daily basis. Episode 3 will be uploaded today.
Excellent. Thanks!
@@stuviewtv I remember Star Maidens from fist viewing in 1976 aged 7, it was shown on Saturday before Dr Who on Anglia TV and I mainly remember it for having Gareth Thomas Roj Blake from Blakes Seven in it as Shem and also for the theme music. I was shocked it never got released on vhs in the UK, and was only released on vhs in Germany. Star Maidens has been since released on dvd worldwide, and I have the dvd and also I learnt some of the locations and sets were used in other sci-fi series the sets were from Space 1999 and the locations cropped up in Blakes Seven. Star Maidens was shown in over 60 countries including the US but in the US it was not shown in 13 episodes but as a 2 part feature film with most of Gareth Thomas Shems bits cut out of the film.
@@stuviewtv Not only that he is upscaling them too. And they look pretty darned good too.
I watched all of these when they were originally aired at the time with the exception of Star Maidens which I watched in the last 2 to 3 years. I will have to go searching for Time Express on RUclips as I remember watching it on BBC One on a Thursday night if I memory serves. Always wanted to rewatch it but never have. Again thanks for sharing, a very enjoyable video.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks!
Good compilation again Stu. Only remember two of them. The Man from Atlantis and Planet of the Apes. Loved both of them😄
Thanks Jan.
I have children of the stones on dvd...its just an amazing series, along with Sky, Timeslip, Georgian house plus Ace of Wands...The 70s, what a great decade for Childrens TV...
Absolutely. A golden age for children's telly.
Timeslip - terrific TV. I watched them all a few years ago, though the one I really remember from the time was the one where everything was frozen. Ace of Wands - that's class, too.
@@MartysWhiteSuit Been watching them here on YT think all episodes are available.
I remember watching Planet of the Apes on a Saturday just before the mobile shop would come round. Then my mother would send me out to buy two pounds of potatoes etc and I could buy a 2p bar of Dairy Milk chocolate. Some of the other shows I watched and would only see one or two episodes before getting bored. Never saw Children of the Stones though.
I'd forgotten all about Time Express until you mentioned it, and then remembered watching every episode and wondering why they never made anymore. I remember The Invisible Man really well, too, but thought the series went on for longer than it did. All episodes of Children of the Stones can be found here on RUclips on one video lasting just under two and a half hours.
Always thought that "Star Fleet" was far better story wise than "Terrahawks!"
I loved Star Fleet and Quatermass. Sadly the planet of the apes series ended on an unresolved cliff hanger.
I have the Dvd box set, it was great, they stopped episodes out of order to finish the series because of the show was cancelled.
So no ending,that’s why they swapped last couple episodes around to end it.
Would be nice to see a shout out for ‘The Moon Stallion’, starring a pre-‘Doctor Who’ Sarah Sutton. Very much a forgotten classic.
Excellent Stuart, so many memories! I have vivid memories of Man from Atlantis and the warning to viewers not to copy anything seen done by the main character.
Thanks again 🏊👍
My pleasure! Many thanks.
This is gona be a good one
Born in 72, so was too young for some of these, but of course had heard of them. But watched Tripods and Star Fleet avidly as a kid. Ditto on Vincent Price, had not heard of Time Express though.
I watched man from Atlantis and planet of the apes, absolute classic planet of the apes!
I watched children of the stones on youtube a couple of months back after someone on this channel remembered the name, was great to see the 70s clothes and bikes etc again.
Oh, Star Maidens. Goodness, a class act. Watched it way back and saw the series again about 5 years ago. Really enjoyed it.
I watched Man from Atlantis but didn't see the Invisible Man, though I remember it being on. I did watch the Planet of the Apes TV series, Tripods, and Quatermass, however I can't recall any of the other shows highlighted.
When I saw the title for 'The Tripods' I thought it was 'Day of The Triffids' at first. That original series I remember being quite scary as a kid.
I thought I was the only person who remembered The Tripods!
I always thought of it as a continuation of Day of the Triffids and I thought of the White Mountains they were heading for was Mont Blanc in France.
More like from war of the worlds.
Another great look back, thanks Stu. I wasn't really in to sci fi so most of these passed me by, and I never saw The Invisible Man 😊
I see what you did there!
Another great video Stu. Some great telly mate, especially Children Of The Stones. The only two I don't know are Star Maidens and Time Express. Cheers. Gaz.
Many thanks Gaz. Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm sure the video with Brian May singing the Starfleet theme is here on RUclips, it's so bad but good at the same time. You're the main man as always Stu. 👍
Thanks Rob!
Nice one, Stu. Whenever I see the Avebury stone circle on TV, my mind leaps back to Children of the Stones. Creeps me out to this day 😂
I rememer the invisible man think bbc2 showed that
Starfleet
Planet of the apes
Children of the stones is on youtube had to look the theme is a bit dark considering it for children.
Well done for finding and reminding us about these programes.
Star Fleet, loved it when I could catch on TV aged 10 ❤
Really liked the Tripods, shame it didn't get a 3rd series so it could wrap up the story properly.
it was/is a quality bit of TV
I got the audio books 'cos I wanted to hear the end of the story.
might have to dig them out...
and find a tape player
@@2Worlds_and_InBetween Good plan! 😀👍
The Tripods... I remember reading the books as a kid and being very disappointed that the third one never reached our screens. Also feeling a bit miffed that were episodes where the Tripods barely featured at all! Still, I'll probably do a rewatch at some point...
I remember Star Fleet (loved it and the X Bomber, Queen's Brain May did the theme), The Man from Atlantis, The Invisible Man, Automan, and especially Planet of the Apes TV series, as a big fan of the movies I loved this show. Shame it only had one season, there was a cartoon TV series later though. Did you ever cover the TV series of Logan's Run? Again, only one series for that show also.
It's great taking a trip down memory lane with these classic shows.
Sir Dr Brian May and friends covered the theme, originally recorded by Paul Bliss.
I haven't done Logan's Run yet but I'm pretty sure I'll include it in a video at some point.
I remember watching The Invisible Man, I loved The Planet Of The Apes series, I've got quite a few of the films on DVD, I still like to watch the 1968 and 1970s low budget ones over the more recent ones though. Great video as always Stu.
Thanks Julie! I prefer the older Planet of the Apes too. There's just something quite charming about the look of the apes. Somehow they almost seem too realistic in the modern films!
@stuviewtv Yes you're right Stu, sometimes CGI and special effects ruins the original charm of the characters.
👍 excellent work, the only one I remember is ‘man from Atlantis’, … thankfully not in the ‘forgotten’ category ‘logans run’ or Sapphire and Steel’ 😃
Many thanks as always!
I'll have to check out Time Express ☺️
Only four episodes were ever made - it had a similar format to such series as The Love Boat, Fantasy Island and even Hotel, inasmuch as three otherwise unconnected stories were told across one episode, all of which were resolved by the end of the episode - in the case of Time Express, the concept was that three unrelated and unconnected characters were given the chance to go back in time and change certain events in their past! And that was about it! Vincent Price and his real-life wife, Coral Browne are the main protagonists of the series - had it progressed beyond the four episodes, it would have been a bit like Fantasy Island, and had loads of people from old television series that were still living at the time trying to fix their characters’ pasts, whilst not altering real historical events like preventing the two World Wars, or making Germany win or the world blow up!
I remember most of these. Star fleet looked nothing like a Gerry Anderson production the pupoets were inferior to his. Tripods for me was always a poormsns War of the worlds so I took little interst in it after watching the first couple of episodes. The invisible man was a favourite of mine. I will have to look at Time express never saw this before. All in all another quality video thank you.
Many thanks.
I heard The invisible man did ok on the ratings, it was cancelled because the special effects cost too much. Which is why they made The Gemini man was made, the simple button on a watch and disappear was much cheaper for the production costs but it was never as popular as The invisible man. It was pulled before it finished it's run so it was years later that the last 2 episodes where shown in the US but luckily in the UK we got the whole series:) . Both are very worth watching if only to see the Gemini man's 70's fashion lol! Great video, thanks for posting:)
Many thanks!
was that ben murphy?
@@patrickclaeys6512 On Gemini Man? Yes, of Alias Smith and Jones fame.
Time express remember quite clearly -it like fantasy island another price vehicle. The underatated tv series of POTA was really on the most part much better than given credit for.
The flawed but still excellent Quatermass (conclusion) was and id a seismic tv series fpr me as although far too young to have seen original versions of earlier series i had seen the film versions of quautermass and liked and both entertained and liked Kneales often bleak view of mankinds history and future.
Great review of some classic and not so classic SF of seventies
Great memories not all familiar but most are.
I remember Planet of the Apes and Man from Atlantis, very popular at the time. Roddy McDowall, as Galen, was quite a big star around then. I vaguely remember The Invisible Man and also Gemini Man, Tripods and Children of the Stones. Most of the others are lost on me. I wish I'd got to see Star Maidens, it looks interesting. My mum probably wanted to watch something on another channel though, so that was that! Battlestar Galactica was another sci-fi series I remember from that era, 1978 I think.
I almost included Battlestar Galactica in this one but wasn't sure whether it was forgotten enough. Maybe I'll include it in a follow up video. Thanks as always Carole!
I was six years old when I saw Children of the Stones.
Scared the living shit out of me.
Living ....
.... shit ....
As someone who grew up in the 70s I remember most of these and have several on DVD (Quatermass, Children of The Stones, Star Fleet).
One of my main memories is the ok to scare children attitude for the after school before the news slot. Children Of The Stones of course but also The Changes, Shadows, Sky, Timeslip among others and everyone's favourite pants filler Escape Into Night which I watched from the stairs. A review of these would be good 🙏
I'll probably make a follow up to this video which includes some of those series you mentioned.
How have I never heard of Star Maidens lmfao
Another great video well done 😊 I was in the same class at school as one of the Tripods actors. I loved the invisible man, ooo I will look for the invisible man DVD thanks for the tip ! As for scary shows, one called " The Changes" has stuck in my mind ever since. I can't remember if you have already done a video on this ( I think you have). but I found it on DVD ! Keep up the fantastic videos 😊
Many thanks Greg. I haven't featured The Changes in a video yet but I will definitely add it to my list.
@@stuviewtv woohoo :)
Invisible Man is also on blu ray, but avoid the single disk set which was never recalled!
Blimey I was glued to the man from atlantis !! all I did was swim with my eyes open boy did I suffer 😂 bloody chlorine top video stu ,,,,,,Phil
Thanks Phil!
I was fortunate to live in a region that showed Star Maidens - which had cracking theme music. And Star Fleet I still watch about once a year. There is a Bluray version that includes the original Japanese version as well as the UK dubbed edit.
The 70s seemed to excel at spooky kids dramas - Carries War, The Changes, Lizzie Dripping, Nobodys. House and the Georgian House.
Oh yea Carries war, that was good, sure I read the book, and the Georgan house was good too, and children of the stones, I rewatched it recently on youtube.
The reason the Invisible Man was cancelled was because nobody saw it. 😂😂😂
Brilliant!👏
I remember seeing both The Invisible Man and The Gemini Man as well as the The Man From Atlantis and Planet of the Apes, which I thought was very well known and well regarded, so I am surprised to hear it spoken of as under rated.🤔
Badum tish!
The scripts were too transparent.
@@BarryFrancis used to watch it. It quite enjoyable
I used to like automan didn't know it was that short lived
Just shows how minds play trick
I would have put money on 'Cursor' being called Bit as he was either on or off
Time express was good. Structurally it kind of reminded me of fantasy Island.
Tv is like throwing spaghetti at the wall some sticks and the rest drops to mess up the floor
11:58 - #’Dr Zaius, Dr Zaius!’
Star Maidens prelude combining great SFX with the dullest narrative possible.
Hello Stu, thank you for another amazing video, what an education. Some of these shows I have never heard of, but was cool to see & learn about them. There are some programmes that I do recall, but haven't thought of in donkey's years, like ' Automan' & ' Time Express'. I really wish that ' Time Express' would have been a success, it was a great concept & since I was a boy I have always liked anything with actor Vincent Price in it. " Children Of The Stones" I watched on RUclips about 10 years back, even as an adult it was disturbing. I am sure ' Children Of The Stones ' was broadcast on CBC Canada, I never saw it back i the day, but I remember reading controversial reviews about it, when I was a teen. I loved 'Tripods'. In 1985 the Vancouver British Columbia " Knowledge Network" had " Tripods' on late afternoons, after school programming I guess. I had my first VHS recorder / player then, so while I was at work, the VHS machine recorded 'Tripods'. Also on "The Knowledge Network", after ' Tripods', I taped the first season of 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends' when ex- Beatle Ringo was the narrator, & some UK show that I can't recall the name of, about a teenage boy & girl helping some old codger to revive a steam train on some down on it's luck heritage railway. Anyone remember what that series was called, jeez, I can' t think of it's name almost 40 + years later.
Anyway, sorry to ramble on. Thanks Stu for your fabulous & nostalgic videos. From your #1 fan in British Columbia, Canada.
I’ve got the Automan dvd’s. Definitely remember The Man From Atlantis, The Invisible Man and The Tripods. Quatermass used to frighten my Mum, (the first time round) so I wasn’t allowed to watch it in the 70’s.
The others are a complete mystery. You know the phrase ‘if you can’t remember the 60’s, you weren’t there’? I’m seriously considering apply that to myself in the 70’s! 😱🤣
i remember watching man from atlantis and starfleet when i was a kid and i had completely forgotten about the invisible man, thanks for jogging my memory
I loved Tripods, I wonder if the BBC version of War of the Worlds got it's idea for the aliens from this series.
Great memories Stu, I used to watch automan & man from atlantis thank you 😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed the memories! Many thanks.
Hello Stu🙋♀️ Thank you for another fascinating video 📹 I must admit I am not a fan of science fiction. Most of the programmes mentioned passed me by. I had never heard of “Star Maidens.” I quite enjoyed “The Invisible Man” and I loved The Children of the Stone.” For a while Patrick Duffy, while appearing in Dallas, was known as the actor from “The Man from Atlantis.
I have a vague memory of “Time Express.” Did the passengers had to board the train 🚊 at Track 13...? Or am I thinking of another series? Some enjoyable obscure finds in this video 📹
Hello Alison. It was track 13 yes! Well remembered!
@@stuviewtv Oh Gosh...then I do remember watching📺 “Time Express.” Over the years I just remember characters boarding a train at Track 13. I really enjoyed watching the series, and I was amazed there were only 4 episodes made. THANKS for the memories...😃
My favourite was Logan’s run but loved most them thank you for sharing
For years I tried to remember the title of 'Time Express' and would try and jog the memory of my friends in pre-internet days. "A bit like Fantasy Island, but with a train, " I would ask them. I was surprised to learn it only ran for four episodes.
@@jameshardwick2726 I remember really enjoying “Time Express” but I couldn’t remember the name of the programme 📺 The only thing I remember were the passengers had to board the train 🚊 on Track 13... Like you I was amazed that only 4 episodes were made...!!
Some gems in there. Duly subscribed for more ;)
Brilliant. Thanks!
Man from Atlantis was very 😎 cool. I was born late in 65 so I was old enough to have watched all of these shows. However I don't remember most. Probably due to lack of availability in my area.
A second series of Star Fleet was planned but a fire in the studio destroyed most of the puppets and models. Sad😢
Really liked Automan and was so disappointed when it was cancelled. Used to watch Man from Atlantis and Planet of the Apes. Never did like Quatermass but my brother enjoyed it.
That was a quick 15 mins, I remember most of them apart from Automan, Star Fleet and Star Maidens.. I am jealous of your TV as mine only had 4 buttons... lol
I remember Star Fleet but admit I'd forgotten it until this video brought it back. I think I forgot The Man from Atlantis on purpose. I really enjoyed the series of Planet of the Apes though.
Never heard of Time Express or Automan, Star Maidens i can't remember either but all the rest i do remember although i can't say i watched them all.
They don’t make to like these anymore. And I have several of them on dvd
Hi Stu, great stuff, but I say most people remember these if you was born in the 60/70s .
I Evan got on dvd
Planet of the Apes
Children of the stones
Quatermass 4 and Tripods.
Remember we only had 2/3 channels.
But thank you for showing this.
I actually found the soundtrack to Star Maidens on CD a few years back - what a weird series! But I loved the music!
Why we got two very different Invisible Man TV series in the 70s, I will never know, but the 50s British TV series was better than both of them combined. The special effects were good, and they never revealed who played the Invisible One until two decades later. Love it.
I actually loved Automan. It was an interesting high-tech cop series, and it didn't forget to have a good sense of humor. Still, Desi Arnaz Jr?
along the same lines as Automan was MANIMAL." AND LOVED THE TOMORROW PEOPLE
Wasn't there a spoken warning/advisory, telling Children not to try and Swim like the Man from Atlantis????
I remember hearing someone drowned trying to do it and hit his head on the pool floor? No idea if it was true or someone made it up to stop us trying?
is that the bloke who played Ray Krabb's?
Yes indeed.
Would like to see Star Maidens and Children of the Stones, Sounds really good. Plus a few others of those shown, Must remember this video in case i forget about them, Also while you're here have you got anything on Emerald Soup, As this was before Dr Who and despite low budget, was much better than Dr Who as it had decent plots.
Wow, now that's an obscure one! I haven't got anything on Emerald Soup unfortunately.
I have just googled “Emerald Soup” and it was described as a Children’s Science Fiction series shown on ITV IN 1963. It didn’t take off as it was on at the same time, as early episodes of “ Dr Who.”
@@alisonjordan That is a pity as it was apparently much more sophisticated than Dr Who.
I remember them all except the last one.
Anyone reading these comments - if you don't have a copy, go and buy the Scarred for Life books. You'll thank me later.
Hey stu there’s another forgotten children’s tv program I would like you to do a review?! Do you remember Stig and the dump?!
Stig of the dump was great!
Oh yes, I remember Stig of the Dump well!
Yeah I thought it was stig and the dump?!… but believe it or not I looked for it after watching your video and theres a few episodes here on RUclips, and the kid that finds stig is the kid that was in the Time Bandits?!, I’m pretty sure it’s him have a look stu??👍
one i thought i imagined as a kid was "time tunnel" which as an adult i learned was a real show
I have planet of the apes and the invisible man on dvd love them both. The machine that made him invisible where has it been seen before ?
Not so much forgotten as repressed memories.
Excuse me whilst I curl up in a corner and go to my happy place.
At least you left out "Kinvig".
I do not recall 'Star Maidens' at all ! Maybe it was on opposite something 'better' ?
Nor do I recall 'Time Express' --- was it on a UK channel ?
Yes, Time Express was shown in the UK just a few months after the American broadcast.
A shout out for the Fantastic Journey.Rarely mentioned now.
@@ghtqwrrt871 I am shouting really loud...😍 I certainly remember “Fantastic Journey.” Thank for the memory...
Shown around Xmas of 1978 on BBC2 IIRC. I don't even think the full series was shown then just for that Xmas week or two.
The Planet of the Apes TV series is infinitely better than the modern movie series. I seem to remember everyone trying to swim like Patrick Duffy when Man From Atlantis was popular.
Re: Star Fleet, Brian May recorded a mini-album dedicated to the series.
I remember the planet of the apes and the invisible man and man from atlantis the man from Atlantis was recently shown on Tv and I didnt realise there was only 13 episodes and 4 films until it came on the tv
Man from Atlantis, or the reason a whole season of Dallas was retconned by Patrick Duffy having a.. rather long shower! He was already in it but left for a season.
I remember The Tripods (I mean, they're the aliens from The War of the Worlds, aren't they!) and Planet of the Apes, but the rest elude me. Have jotted a few down to watch in the future.
Also, Time Express? Toki no Ressha (lit. Train of Time}? I swear the simulation is running out of memory because Kamen Rider Den-O is set on a time traveling train! Unless the creators of Den-O miraculously saw this forgotten show and went, "Excellent idea. let's do that!" Regardless, I highly recommend Den-O, it's one of the best, and most loved, Kamen Rider shows, absolutely worth your time!
Do you remember Children of the Dog Star? (Sorry if I've asked this before.} It was an Australian production and was really good. Might be able to pop it on one of your lists as I doubt many remember it!
Duly added! Thanks!
loved Star fleet as a kid i like auto man as well as street hawk ( if u rember it )
Yes indeed, remember Street Hawk well.
I liked The Tripods. It just ended.
I loved automan
No Saphire and Steel? No Manimal? No Chocky? I remember all the others except Star Maidens and Time Express. Here's one for you though, when I was doing an engineering course at college between 88 and 90 there was a late night series called The Highwayman, starring Sam Jones from Flash Gordon, Tim Russ from Star Trek Voyager, Jane Badler from V and Claudia Christian from Babalon 5
I must admit I thoguht that Automan's sidekick was called 'Sprite' and not 'Cursor'!
Manimal and Chocky have both been featured in Forgotten 80s TV videos on the channel. Thanks for the suggestion of The Highwayman. May well feature that in a future video!
I don't remember Star Fleet or Star Maidens (today's feminists would lap that one up!) but I certainly watched the series of Planet of the Apes,Automan, Man from Atlantis,The Invisible Man and Gemini Man!
Star Fleet was also a musical project by Brian May.
Star Maidens sounds more like a horror movie to me
Do you remember the planet of the apes song that was done with the tv series in mind at the same time it was on tv it was by Shabam and was played a lot by ed Stewart on junior choice great memories also how about the tv series of Logan’s run that was really good planet of the apes song on you tube
😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍
Was Time Express ever shown in the UK? It's the only 1 onf these i didn't see.
More disturbing than Children of the Stones were Raven and Sky were
Yes, Time Express was shown in the UK a few months after the American broadcast.
these days, we've all seen the historical account documenting the location of Atlantis, in north Africa, now widely believed to be the eye of the Sahara, among people who believe it ever existed, though the writer is believed creditable
i actually remember watching the invisible man, the year i was born, must have been a repeat. Planet of the apes was re-re-rerun, because i saw that too
The tripods used bbc most advanced computer which was used to predict the weather.
I alway's thought Brosnan played Auto man... must be Mandela effect, or he played similar character ✌️