So BD expanded on the “25 Best SF Movie/TV List” with various just-go-read-it commentary … and so I have to weigh in on his choices:
- Red Dwarf – I fear I must confess — never done watch more than a single ep. Sorry.
- Farscape – Absolutely agree. Worlds better (and more influential) than, say, V.
- Lexx – No more exposure to than the ads that ran during Farscape. Never felt compelled to watch.
- Babylon 5 – Well, yeah, duh. Though, to correct BD, this one was screwed by WB, not Fox. And it wasn’t just WB Television, but a very, very, very odd combo of internal divisions within WB.
- Donnie Darko – Never seen.
- Twin Peaks – Watched two episodes, gave up on it.
- Dark City – Yes, creepy goodness. A top classic? Can’t really agre.
- The City of Lost Children – Never seen.
- Ghost in the Shell – Watched the movie. Very pretty. No opinion beyond that — though, if we’re going to include anime, I gotta go for Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Cowboy Bebop – Okay, and this, too.
- The Cube – Never seen.
What, if anything, would I add? Hrm. Well, if you exclude anything that’s Fantasy or Comic Book based … I can’t think of much more, TV or movie-wise. Maybe Buckaroo Banzai or The Rocketeer for movies.
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“laugha now, monkey boy” 🙂
Oh yeah, Buckaroo Banzai!
And Neon Genesis Evangelion, very good too.
Any of the above are better than “V” or “Futurama”.
“Laugh-a while-a you can, Monkey-boy!”
and, of course,
“It’s not my goddamned, planet, understand, Monkey-boy?”
So I’m the only one who couldn’t sit through Buckaroo Banzai, huh?
Well, apparently not, given it’s commercial failure. But I enjoyed it immensely. And it is kind f a cult classic.
Avo, really maybe tens of people liked it, and you know most of them. ;P
Now ask dave About Howard the Duck.
Hey! HtD wasn’t bad! Of course, you had to be a reader of the comic to really get it. Besides, any movie with Jeffrey Jones in it can’t be all bad!
See! Someone else liked it, too!
And John Barry music! Don’t forget the John Barry music!
You really must give Twin Peaks another chance. It definitely takes some getting used to, two eps isn’t enough. But once you’re in that world, you’ll never want to leave. I rewatched the whole series for the first time in a decade a couple of months ago and was as enraptured as the first time.
And you’re missing out not having seen Donnie Darko (the Director’s Cut).
I will make a note on both accounts, thanks.