Buck Rogers : In the 25th Century - 70's Sci-Fi TV Series

The Award-Winning Sci-fi Television Series Buck Rogers: In the 25th Century, was based on the 1928 fictional character of two novellas "Armageddon 2419 AD" created by Philip Francis Nowlan, which also first published and seen on "Amazing Stories" magazine. Buck Rogers adventures became an important part of American pop culture which widely seen and heard in many mediums from 1920's until 1990's, showed in comic strips, movie series (1939), television series (ABC 1950-51 and NBC 1979-81), on computer games and heard on radio for 15 years (1932-1947).

In the 1979 Buck Rogers TV Series, the story was set in 1987 with the space mission of US Airforce pilot Capt. William Anthony "Buck" Rogers of the space shuttle Ranger III, of the NASA's five months manned probe trip around the solar system. But along the way something goes awry, a leaking gas (formed cryogenic suspension) fumed the ship and the life support system freeze taking Buck Rogers into cryogenic sleep, the Ranger 3 malfunctioned and blown out in trajectory into an orbit 1,000 times more vast and takes 500 years to return in orbit, the fresh air entered woken him up. It was year 2491 (25th Century) when Buck Roger returned to Earth, the planet was recovering from 20th Century nuclear holocust and under hostile attack of the Draconian Empire, a space borne armies from the planet Draconia, who are planning invasion and conquer the Earth. With Buck Rogers' incredible fighter pilot skills, he became a valuable member of Earth's Defense Directorate, headed by Dr. Elias Huer, and he joined the squadron headed by beautiful Colonel Wilma Deering and Buck assisted by his compatriots; Twiki (a comical robot) and a mechanical brain of "Dr. Theopolis" (one of Earth's Computer Council) in a box carried by Twiki. The first season of the show focused on Buck Rogers mission to defend the Earth against Draconian, while second season story as Buck and Wilma mission to track down the deep-space vessel "Searcher" boarding human colonies.

The adventures of Buck Rogers : In the 25th Century TV series was aired from September 1979 and lasted until April 1981 on NBC, completed 2 seasons with 37 episodes, now available on DVD.

Buck Rogers In the 25th Century Sci-Fi Series Casts:

• Gil Gerard - Captain William Buck Rogers
• Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala
• Erin Gray - Colonel Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor - Dr. Elias Huer
• Thom Christopher - Hawk
• Wilfrid Hyde-White - Dr. Goodfellow
• Felix Silla - Twiki
• Jay Garner - Adm. Efrem Asimov
• Paul Carr - Lt. Devlin
• William Conrad - Narrator
• Jeff David - Voice of Crichton
• Mel Blanc - Voice of Twiki
• Bob Elyea - Voice of Twiki
• Eric Server - Voice of Dr. Theopolis

Blake's 7 Sci-fi TV Series

Blake's 7 TV Series

A British Space sci-fi tv series Blake's 7 was created by Terry Nation and broadcast from January 1978 to December 1981, a space adventures of small group of outlaws fighting against intergalactic corrupt government, The Federation that centers on Earth and drugs billions of its citizens with their water, food and air. The series had big influenced on other sci-fi such as Babylon 5, Hyperdrive, Aeon Flux and Firefly.

The series was set in the third century and follows the life of an alpha-grade worker, Roj Blake. He was falsely accused for a crime molesting a child, he was sentenced to deport in prison planet, Cygnus Alpha. Along he met co-prisoners, a cunning thief Vila Restal, smuggler Jenna Stannis, Olga Gan with her case of murdering a Federation guard and computer genius Kerr Avon who attempted to defraud the Federation Banking system. Blake's group managed to escape from Federation guards, they boarded an advanced alien spaceship called 'The Liberator', the war ship that posses superior power and weaponry and is capable a teleport system. Blake leads the revolution against Federation government attacking and taking down it's main ships, they take their journey along Milky Way seeking way to gain freedom.

Blake's 7 completed 4 seasons with 52 episodes, now available on special DVD package.

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Blake's 7 Casts:

• Gareth Thomas as Roj Blake
• Michael Keating as Vila Restal
• Paul Darrow as Kerr Avon
• Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan
• Josette Simon as Dayna Mellanby
• Sally Knyvette as enna Stannis

I Dream of Jeannie Comedy Show

I Dream of Jeannie TV Series

I Dream of Jeannie was created and produced by late Sidney Sheldon way back 1965, a new idea of beautiful female genie with all her possessed magical powers trying to to integrate with the mortal world to please the man she loved. Fun, humors and romance came out from the show as her 'master' attempts to keep her existence secret, and also she often needed to use her powers to solve the situations and mistakes she initially created behind the eyes of public.

NASA astronaut and Air Force Captain Tony Nelson was being stranded on a desert island beach caused by malfunctioned space capsule on one-manned NASA Project Mercury mission. Tony noticed a strange bottle rolling by itself on the beach, right after rubbing and removing the cork smokes shoot out coming out a beautiful female genie named Jeannie said locked in the bottle for 2,000 years. As a usual pattern, Tony was Jeannie's master easily granted a recovery helicopter on the place, gratefully he tells Jeannie she's free but she also easily fall in love with Tony, she moves her bottle on Tony's bag and reenters and accompany him back to Florida where in the end, they finally got married. It is revealed that Jeannie was originally human but turned into genie and locked in a bottle after refusing to marry evil genie Blue Djinn two thousand years back in ancient Babylon.

I Dream of Jeannie comedy series as aired from September 1965 until May 1970 for total of 5 seasons and 139 thirty minute episodes on NBC, now avialable on DVD.

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I Dream of Jeannie Casts:

• Barbara Eden as Jeannie, sister Jeannie II, and Jeannie's Mother
• Larry Hagman as Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson
• Roger Healey as Captain Bill Daily
• Barton MacLane as General Martin Peterson
• Hayden Rorke as Dr. Alfred Bellows
• Philip Ober as Gen. Wingard Stone
• Emmaline Henry as Amanda Bellows
• Vinton Haworth as Gen. Winfield Schaeffer

She-Ra: Princess of Power - 1980s Cartoon TV Series

She-Ra: Princess of Power TV Series

As He-Man and the Masters of the Universe hit the small screen and toys in 1983 and basically win male audiences, a spin-off was produced entitled She-Ra Princess of Power for female counterpart. She-Ra and He-Man share personalities and things almost exactly with each other, from their secret identities, source of power, allies and rides, strength & abilities, outsmart beating opponents, fight for their planet & people freedom, etc., but there's also slight differ between two series; He-Man was a lazy irresponsible being Prince Adam to hide his hero identity in a science fiction and technology focused show while She-Ra as Princess Adora in her energetic, tomboyish, strong-willed archetypical female as hero She-Ra in a more on swords and sorcery story line.

Prince Adam's twin-sister Princess Adora, daughter of Queen Marlena and King Randor of Eternia, was kidnapped by evil planet Etheria leader Hordak (he failed to conquer Eternia) in her infants, she grew in Etheria and used to work before. He-Man told Princess Adora her true identity, by the wielding the magic Sword of Protection with a crystal set and saying “For the Honor of Grayskull... I Am She-Ra!”. Transform Adora as the most powerful woman in the Universe - She-Ra and her steed Spirit into unicorn Swift Wind, and possesses superhuman strength, stamina, agility with special abilities to heal with her touch, a telepathic animal communications and change her sword into a shield, helmet, parachute, lasso, flaming blade, etc., at her command. She-Ra, with her few friends Madame Razz, wise sharp-witted bird Kowl and gatekeeper Lighthope knew her identity, formed and led the Great Rebellion aiming to defend the Crystal Castle and free planet Etheria from evil sorcerer Horde Prime.

The She-Ra: Princess of Power cartoon tv series ran from September 9, 1985 till December 5, 1987 with total of 2 seasons and 93 episodes.

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She-Ra: Princess of Power Voice Actors and Casts:

• Melendy Britt ........... voices of She-Ra/Princess Adora, Catra, Castaspella, Mermista, Jewelstar & Octavia
• John Erwin ........... voices of Prince Adam/He-Man & Beast Man
• Erika Scheimer ........... voices of Queen Angella, Frosta, Imp, Starla, Peekablue & Loo-Kee
• Linda Gary ........... voices of Glimmer, Shadow Weaver, Scorpia, Madame Razz & Entrapta
• Lou Scheimer ........... voices of Kowl, Mantenna, Leech, Grizzlor, Modulok, The Horde Troopers, Spirit/Swift Wind, Multi-Bot, Orko, Snout Spout & Sorrowful the Dra
• Alan Oppenheimer ........... voices of Skeletor, Battle Cat & Man-At-Arms
• George DiCenzo ........... voices of Hordak, Bow, General Sundar, Sea Hawk, Red Knight, Duke Dreer, Dylamug, Vultak & Tung Lashor
• Diane Pershing ........... voices of Netossa, Spinerella & Sweet Bee

Thundercats - 80s Animated TV Series

The Thundercats TV Series

Thundercats was a great fictional-mythology TV show created by Tobin “Ted” Wolf in 1983. A good-versus-evil sci-fi cartoon TV series featured human-cats from a distant planet who possesses powers from a mystic Sword of Omens and try to promote peace but evil-mutants chase them to gain powers resulting destructions. A much enjoyable, exciting, original and dynamic tv series with good mix of technology-magic, actions, combats and fantasy.

In a distant galaxy, once peaceful planet Thundera brought into it's near collapse/destruction as Mutants of Plun-darr led by centuries-old embodiment of evil Mumm-Ra terrorized the Thunderans to gain the Eye of Thundera embedded in the hilt of the mystical 'Sword of Omens' (source of Thundercats' powers), where Thunderans led by eldest sage/warrior 'Jaga The Wise', they were forced to evacuate the dying world, board starships and protect the twelve year old sole heir “Lion-O”. Some ships were destroyed and with low-fueled half powered-engine ship, Jaga let 7 on board in the stasis tubes while he sacrifice (turn his body into dust) to manually land in a planet called Third Earth. Awakening from their suspension capsules, Lion-O aged and matured (about aged of 24), with his fellow Thundercats who trained him (Panthro's strength, Cheetara's high-speed, Tygra'a powerful mind, Wilykat & Wilykyt's cunning abilities and his nurse Snarf) they build the Cat's Liar headquarters, he use the power of Sword of Omens and code of Thundera (uphold Justice, Truth, Honor and Loyalty) to restore peace, continue his people's legacy and to weaken, revert and slink back evil Mumm-Ra into his pyramid.

The Thundercats Animated TV series was premiered on January 23, 1985 (pilot episode) and ended December 7, 1986, completed two seasons with 65 episodes each, now full seasons 1-2 and 130 episodes available on DVD.

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The Thundercats Voice Actors:

• Larry Kenney ............. voices of Lion-O & Jackalman
• Lynne Lipton ............. voices of Cheetara & Wilykit
• Earle Hyman ............. voice of Panthro
• Earl Hammond ............. voices of Jaga, Mumm-Ra & Vultureman
• Peter Newman ............. voices of Tygra, Wilykat & Monkian
• Robert McFadden ............. voices of Snarf, Slithe & Ma-Mutt

The Transformers Animated TV Series

The Transformers TV Series

The Transformers ('Fight! Super Robot Life Form Transformers' in Japan), most popular robotic cartoon TV series in the 80's (first seen in late 1983), was made by US/Japan Co-Production (under Hasbro/Marvel & TOEI Animation) produced by Sunbow Production, features the giant robots who could think & feel and capable to transform themselves into vehicles, animals or other objects. The show truly captured the hearts, imaginations and minds of children worldwide as well as Transformers in comic books, toys and movie.

Million years ago, in a distant corner of universe, a metal planet called Cybertron, life existed in form of giant-intelligent sentient robots who could feel and transform themselves into different form of vehicles and weapons, they are called Transformers (created by secret race of multi-faced aliens called Quintessons). A city was inhabited by races divided into two clans engaged in a war over supremacy – the heroic Autobots (transform into cars) led by Optimus Prime wishing peaceful co-existence between everyone and evil Decepticons(transform into military hardware) led by Megatron sought conflict and military dominations. With energon supplies running low, Autobots built & launched Ark spacecraft to locate new source of energy while Decepticons aboard space-cruiser Nemesis attacked/sabotaged the Ark resulting both ships crash landing in pre-historic Earth (Ark into side of dormant volcano while Nemesis into remote region of South America), both buried underground and all robots were deactivated. Four million years later, in 1984 a volcanic eruption bring ships into surface reawakening automatic system computer (Teletraan I), repair & modified both transformers to mimic Earth, and the clans continue the war now more ferociously where Decepticons wished to drain Earth resources & enslave humanity while Autobots committed themselves stopping them and protecting human race.

The fantastic cartoon tv series, The Transformers was premiered on September 1984 and lasted until November 1987, completed 4 seasons with 98 episodes, now available on DVD.

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The Transformer 1984 TV Series Voice Cast Actors:

• Peter Cullen ........... Optimus Prime, Iron Hide, Slugslinger, Wingspan & Streetwise
• Aron Kincaid ........... Sky Lynx
• Frank Welker ........... Megatron, Galvatron, Soundwave, Wheelie, Rumble, Mirage, Blades, Chromedome, Frenzy, Groove, Mixmaster, Skywarp & Slu
• Rob Paulsen ........... Air Raid, Chase , Fastlane & Slingshot
• Casey Kasem ........... Cliff Jumper, Telatran-1, Bluestreak & Dr. Archeville
• John Stephenson ........... Alpha Trion, Huffer, Kup, Thundercracker & Windcharger
• Michael Bell ........... Bombshell, Brainstorm, First Aid, Prowl, Sideswipe, Scrapper & Swoop
• Jim Cummings ........... Afterburner & Rippersnapper
• Charlie Adler ........... Silverbolt &Triggerhappy Duros
• David Mendenhall ........... Daniel
• Brad Garrett ........... Trypticon
• Ed Gilbert ........... Blitzwing, Thrust & Superion
• Corey Burton ........... pike Witwicky, Brawn, Shockwave, Sunstreaker, Wideload
• Victor Caroli ........... Narrator
• Neil Ross ........... Bonecrusher, Crosshairs, Hook, Monzo, Pointblank, Sixshot, Slag & Springer
• Michael Chain ........... Hoist, Powerglide & Red Alert
• Ron Feinberg ........... Headstrong
• Jack Angel ........... Astrotrain, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen & Ultra Magnus
• Regis Cordic ........... Menasor

The Little Mermaid Animated TV Series

Little Mermaid was first published in 1836 by it's author/creator Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen, a magical fairy tale about a young princess mermaid who fell in love with a human prince she saved from drowning. In 1989, Walt Disney produced it's best animated motion pictures which gain box office success on the big screen, based from H.C. Andersen work, featured a young sixteen-year old mermaid Princess Ariel (youngest of seven daughter of Sea King Triton) who dissatisfied with under-sea life and take her adventures with her friends in human world on land, met human prince 'Eric' where she fall in love and give up everything to gain the love of prince and an eternal soul to become a human. In 1992, Disney created the prequel of film, The Little Mermaid Cartoon TV series, featured the year and life of Princess Ariel at sea before the movie.

At age of fifteen, Princess Ariel as she finishes growing up, she listen stories from her sisters who yearly go in the surface and from her grandmother who know many things about human world, with her curiosities she take her adventures and journey. With her friends, Sebastian (King's Royal assistant), childhood friend Gabriella & merboy Urchin, her best friend Flounder, her wildcat party-lover cousin Pearl, mobster lobster Little Manta Ray, goofy seagull Scuttle who knows a lot about human objects, etc., Ariel learned many things about human world. Ariel saw a handsome prince in a ship where she falls in love, a great storm come and the prince drop and almost drown, she save him to the shore. Ariel goes to the Evil Sea Witch Ursula for a potion that give her legs in exchange of her most intoxicating voice, even like walking in knives, she fight for her love to Prince Eric and get an eternal soul (if the prince love and marry her).

Disney's outstanding, educational and magical Cartoon TV Series, The Little Mermaid was premiered on September 1992 and lasted until November 1994, completed 3 seasons with 31 episodes, now available on DVD.

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The Little Mermaid Cartoon TV Series Voice Casts:

• Jodi Benson ............... Princess Ariel voice
• Edan Gross ............... Flounder voice
• Samuel E. Wright ............... Sebastian voice
• Kenneth Mars ............... King Triton voice
• Jim Cummings ............... Mr. Clambakersfield voice
• Joe Alaskey ............... Lobster Mobster voice
• David L. Lander ............... Da Shrimp voice
• Kath Soucie ............... Mrs. Clambakersfield voice
• Joan Gerber ............... Babies voice
• Danny Cooksey ............... Urchin voice
• Maurice LaMarche ............... Scuttle voice
• Mary Kay Bergman ............... Arista voice
• Sheryl Bernstein ............... Aquata voice
• Pat Carroll ............... Ursula voice

"The Muppet Babies" - Imaginative Adventures

Jim Henson's The Muppet Babies, even basically featured the famous Muppets as babies, (inspired from 1984 TV film, “The Muppets Take Manhattan”), was a successful cartoon TV series on it's own (combined humors with childhood innocence) and an instant favorite for viewers appealing not only for children but also for teen & adult, a sensational children's program. Unlike most cartoon tv series done for toys, clothing or gimmick, The Muppet Babies was considered an outstanding & iconic cartoon show providing a pure educational, imagination rich adventures with cool music & comic reliefs of the cute, entertaining and lovable Muppets in their childhood. A group babies who love to sing about everything & thought many wonderful things will come true through dreaming and power & magic of imaginations.

The show centered on infants living together in a nursery but through their wild, over-active imaginations they turn the room into exciting world of adventures. The group of babies led by Kermit with wannabe comedian best friend Fozzie with his jokes, shy but friendly Rowlf the musician, bossy and dominant Miss Piggy, the “whatever” weirdo Gonzo who have huge crush on Piggy, the computer nerd Scooter with his gymnast twin sister Skeeter, and the loud speaking rambunctious Animal, they gone in many wild wonderful places & take crazy adventures like playing as Star Wars characters or being caught on giant squid tentacles but in reality, only in curtain tails. The babies are under supervision of human woman called Nanny only seen on her white-green striped socks & stockings, her face never seen but she give tough-love & caress and teach lessons to the babies.

The Muppet Babies also an award winning TV series from Humanitaz Prize, Daytime Emmy & Young Artists Awards, the series was aired from September 1984 until December 1990, completed 7 seasons with 106 episodes.

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Muppet Babies Voice Casts:

• Frank Welker ............. Baby Kermit, Baby Skeeter (1985–1991), Baby Beaker
• Greg Berg ............. Baby Fozzie and Baby Scooter
• Barbara Billingsley ............. Nanny
• Dave Coulier ............. Baby Animal, Baby Bunsen, Baby Bean Bunny, Uncle Statler and Uncle Waldorf
• Katie Leigh .............. Baby Rowlf
• Howie Mandel ............... Baby Animal, Baby Bunsen and Baby Skeeter (1984-1985)
• Laurie O'Brien ............... Baby Piggy
• Russi Taylor .............. Baby Gonzo

"Super Friends" – 70s Justice of League TV Series

Super Friends – 70s Justice of League TV Series

The Super Friends animated series, produced by creative team of William Hannah and Joseph Barbera in 1973, features the adventures of the long-running DC Comics book series started in 1960s, well-known as “The Justice League of America”, compose of all time heroes Superman, Batman & Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman plus their apprentice training to become superheroes Wendy Harris, Marvin White and their caped-pet Wonderdog. The early Saturday morning hour-long tv series of action-adventures Super Friends putting down criminals, saving people lives and stopping terrible disasters, in a child-friendly version show with some lesson of educational values like environmental issues, moral dilemmas and other thought-provoking conflicts. The Super Friends routinely monitoring the world from their headquarter called Hall of Justice with an automated warning system the “Trouble Alert” signals someone need their help, they fight injustice, right that which is wrong and serve all mankind.

The show in later years featured many follow-up spin-offs and revivals until 1986 such as The All-New SuperFriends Hour (1977 - Wendy, Marvin & Wonder dog replaced by planet Exxor Wonder Twins Zan & Jayna and their space-monkey Gleek), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978 - now features the team Justice League of America versus super villains group in DC Comics The Legion of Doom), The Worlds Greatest SuperFriends (1979), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985).

The SuperFriends animated TV series first season by Hannah-Barbera Production was premiered on September 1973 and lasted until August 1974 with total of 16 episodes, now on DVD.

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SuperFriends Voice Casts:

• Danny Dark ............... Superman / Clark Kent voice
• Olan Soule ............... Batman / Bruce Wayne voice
• Casey Kasem ............... Robin / Dick Grayson voice
• Shannon Farnon ............... Wonder Woman / Diana Prince voice
• Norman Alden ................ Aquaman voice
• Sherry Alberoni ............... Wendy Harris voice
• Frank Welker ............... Marvin White voice
• Ted Knight .............. Narrator

"Snorks" - 80s Cartoon TV Series

The Snorks Animated TV Series

The Snorks, the little cutie fictional underwater creatures adapted from characters of 1974 Belgium comic-book created by Freddy Monnickendam with the same title. Hanna-Barbera Production produced these Belgian comic characters into animated tv series of the tiny playful, colorful and harmless creatures with a large genital like tube or pipe thing on their heads called 'snorkels' they use to breath & propel swiftly in water and when Snorks get excited, their tube makes a 'snork' sound. They are living in an under sea community called Snorkland with adapted modern cultures, technology and habits of humans; they wear dress, eat similar foods, live in houses & go to school, have money, ride vehicles, watch tv, etc. The story elements of the series are helpful to children; not all government officials are evil/money-hungry or looking down on people but taking care of their fellow citizens, to love and care for animal pets, to give respect to others as well as their own self and also to be responsible & stand up against bullies, all in these cute and colorful cartoon series.

In 1643, ancient Snorks witnessed a ship attacked by pirates, they rescued the wounded captain thrown overboard from ship, the captain made friends with happy little aquatic animals and shared stories things about humans soon adapted by the Snorks. In modern days, teenage Snorks AllStar Seaworthy with his red-headed girlfriend Casey Kelp and their friends, the cute mute Tooter Shelby speaks only with 'toots', pretty Snork Daffney Gilphin and her boyfriend Dimmy Finster, they take adventures in human like life under water and deal against infamous Snorkland governor Wetworth with his snobbish arrogant son Junior Wetworth who taking down and manipulate other Snorks. Other villains Bigweed with sidekick Lil Seaweed also try to bully Allstar's groups but they managed to keep themselves safe. Brave and friendly Allstar adapted Junior's abandoned octopus pet Occy, and also make friends with the bad guys & work together when they all get in trouble.

Children entertaining cartoon show The Snorks was premiered on September 1984 and lasted on January 1989, total of 3 seasons with 108 episodes, now available on DVD.

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Snorks Voice Casts:

• Michael Bell .......... Allstar Seaworthy (voice)
• B.J. Ward .......... Casey Kelp
• Nancy Cartwright .......... Daffney Gilphin
• Brian Cummings .......... Dimmy Finster
• Frank Welker .......... Tooter Shelby/Occy
• Barry Gordon .......... Junior Wetworth
• Rene Auberjonois ................. Dr. Strangesnork
• Roger DeWitt .......... Jo-Jo
• Joan Gardner .......... Mrs. Wetworth
• Joan Gerber .......... Mrs. Kelp
• Bob Holt .......... Mr. Seaworthy
• Gail Matthius .......... Baby Smallstar Seaworthy
• Edie McClurg .......... Mrs. Seaworthy
• Frank Nelson .......... Governor Wetworth
• Rob Paulsen .......... Corky - The Snork Patrol
• Clive Revill .......... Galeo
• Robert Ridgely .......... Mr. Kelp
• Fredricka 'Freddie' Weber .......... Willie Wetworth

"Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” was 1990's popular Saturday night TV series by Nickelodeon, a scary, pretty creepy but very entertaining show that features tales and story themes of paranormal phenomena such as magic, haunted houses, ghosts, curses, aliens, witches, etc. A group of teenagers that do different things, go to different schools and meet different friends in normal days and each week they gather together sitting around a campfire and draws on one thing, the dark. They are called 'The Midnight Society', swapping strange scary stories and tales, a storyteller toss a birch bark powder to heighten the fire and say "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... Tales of..." and share things that go bump in the night.

The source of interesting stories from adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories, some episodes like from the books written by R.L. Stine, the Goosebumps. Memorable recurring characters were Sardo with his magic tricks (Sardo's Magic Mansion selling magical things), and Dr. Vink (a mad scientist, sorcerer and response when his name mispronounced “Vink with a va-va-va, his popular riddle "What is lighter than air, can be seen by the naked eye, and if put in a barrel, will make the barrel lighter? - a Hole). Viewers remember some memorable episodes like Tales of the Laughing in the Dark, Tale of the Twisted Claw, Tale of the Lonely Ghost and many more, the show catch up not only young audience but also appreciated by older, new fresh ideas, variable characters, and multiple unnatural force stories covered the series. Even casts changed every now and then, the same new interesting spooky & scary tales and stories, one of the best shows in the 90s.

Are You Afraid of the Dark TV series was aired August 1992, canceled on April 1996, relaunched on April 1999 and ended on June 2000, completed total of 7 seasons with 91 episodes, now available on DVD.

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Are You Afraid of the Dark Casts:

• Ross Hull ........... Gary (Seasons 1-5)
• Jodie Resther Kiki ........... (Seasons 1-5)
• Raine Pare-Coull ........... Betty Ann (Seasons 1-5)
• Jason Alisharan ........... Frank (Seasons 1-4)
• Rachel Blanchard ........... Kristen (Seasons 1-2)
• Nathaniel Moreau ........... David(Seasons 1-2)
• Jacob Tierney ........... Eric (Season 1)
• Joanna Garcia ........... Samantha (Seasons 3-5)
• Daniel DeSanto ........... Tucker (Season 3-7)
• Codie Wilbee ........... Stig(Season 5)
• Elisha Cuthbert ........... Megan (Season 6-7)
• Vanessa Lengies ........... Evangeline "Vange" (Season 6-7)
• David Deveau ........... Andy(Seasons 6-7)
• Kareem Blackwell ........... Quinn (Season 6-7)

Recurring Roles:

• Aron Tager ........... Doctor Vink (Episodes Phantom Cab, Midnight Madness, Dangerous Soup, Cutter's Treasure 1 & 2)
• Richard Dumont ........... Sardo (Episodes Super Specs, Dark Dragon,Carved Stone, Cutter's Treasure 1 & 2, Door Unlocked, Oblivion & Time Trap)

"Josie And The PussyCats in Outer Space"

70s Josie And The PussyCats in Outer Space Adventures

A Saturday morning animated tv series, a continuation and spin off from the popular cartoon TV show, Josie And The PussyCats, a more exciting and new story series as the gang accidentally gets launched into the outer space. The Josie and The Pussycats characters was came from 1968 popular comic book series, Archie and His Friends (Josie McCoy first introduced), Josie formed all-girl pop music band with Melody Valentine and Valerie Brown (wears leopard printed leotard shirt with long tails and cat ears hat), band's roadie and Josie boyfriend Alan M. Mayberry, rich cowardly manager Alexander Cabot III with his twin snobbish sneaky and mean sister Alexandra (have serious crush with Alan) with a black white cat pet Sebastian (reincarnation of a witchcraft ancestor of Cabots).

In Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space series, the band was invited to play at the launch of new NASA spaceship, soon they ride the top gantry of the ship for photo pose but the bumbling Alexandra attempts to knock Josie out of spotlight with body slam bump Josie causing them all go tumbling inside the Rocketship X-M through it's open hatch. Alexandra pulls the launch lever, taking off the ship good thing smart Valerie managed to operate the ship, they face trouble and adventures in outer space chasing with some alien race dictators capture them, perform couple of musical number (alien comatose as they starts to play) and they able to escape return to Earth but Alexandra trying to win Alan always messing things up turning the ship off-course and land to another planet. Cuddly blob-like alien Bleep join and help their adventures.

Josie and The Pussycats in Outer Space cartoon tv series was debuted from 1972 lasted until 1974, created and produced by William Hanna-Joseph Barbera production, now available on DVD.

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Voice Casts:

• Josie McCoy ........ Janet Waldo (Voice) / Cathy Douglas(Singing Voice)
• Alan M. Mayberry ....... Jerry Dexter (Voice)
• Sherry Alberoni ....... Alexandra Cabot (Voice)
• Melody Valentine ....... Jackie Joseph (Voice) / Cheryl Ladd (Singing Voice)
• Valerie Brown ....... Barbara Pariot (Voice) / Patrice Holloway (Singing Voice)
• Alexander Cabot III ....... Casey Kasem (Voice)
• Alien Bleep/ Cat Sebastian ....... Don Messick (Voice)

"Babylon 5" - Epic Sci-Fi Novel TV Series

Conceived as a novel for television, Babylon 5 TV series is well mastered and noted for its heavy reliance on pre-planned, arc-driven story telling being prevalent to science fiction and drama tv shows for its five years of run. Its story about a giant five-mile long, 2.5 million ton, cylindrical space station and rotating colony called Babylon 5, built to be a gathering place for fostering peace through diplomacy, trade and cooperation. Babylon 5 is a dream given form- a dream of a galaxy without war, where species from different worlds can live side by side, peace among various alien races, a sanctuary providing grievances and negotiations between councils from different planets and major species; Earth Alliance (Humans), Federation (Minbari), Centuari Republic (Centuari), Narn Regime (Narns) and Vorlon Empire (Vorlons).

Babylon 5 was set in the 23rd century (2258-2262 AD), after the great war by odd friendships between planets resulting sabotage and destruction of first four Babylon Space stations (Babylons 1, 2 and 3 failed to operate while Babylon 4 vanished 24 hours after its full operation). Babylon 5 (which substantially smaller from first 4 Babylons), takes part between interstellar political conflicts, fight fascistic government and promote peace among races. The story was created by J. Michael Straczynski, with Neil Gaiman & Harlan Ellison, packed with groundbreaking special effects as well as in set ups and character customs, great cast English accents and more realistic heart felt sound effects contribute to success of the series.

Babylon 5, a multi-award winning TV series from Emmy, Hugo, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers of America, etc. was debuted from January 1994 and lasted until November 1998, completed 5 seasons with 110 episodes, now available on DVD.

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"Land of the Giants" - Classic Sci-Fi

One of Irvin Allen's sci- fi/fantasy TV Series, Land of the Giants was his fourth and last produced sci-fi show (others are Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Time Tunnel), which was marked as high budget episodes record for the series (about $ 250,000) and highest rated show.

The Land of the Giants' story was started when the Spindrift spaceship take the commercial sub-orbital flight in 1983 from New York City to London, boarding three crews and four passengers. Accidentally, Spindrift crash when they hit a strange turbulence and enter a mystical cloud space warp (later learned as "dimensional lock") and land into a Earth like planet, inhabited with very large creatures compare to than the Earth's normal size. The never named planet is evolved in different turn, humans are about 12 times the natural size of Spindrift's passengers, the animals huge like cats that roars and as large as a lion. The castaways' missions are: to survive and hunt for their food, to escape from totalitarian government who rules the planet, to run from animals hunting them for meal & giant children wanted them as toys, and opportunist & giant scientist hunting them to use their advance technology. The castaways managed to survive with the help of good giants but find hard to repair the damaged Spindrift with about 50 years less technology of giants.

Established method to reach the planet in Land of the Giants are:

• can be reached by some high altitude spacecrafts interact with low-defined "time warp"
• some postulate that the planet is in the same orbit with the Earth in either 6 months forward or backward

In the final episodes, they manage to return to the time during the Spindrift flight using an alien device "space time manipulator" and relive the original trip again. The interesting classic sci-fi story of "Land of the Giants" by Irvin Allen, the series completed 2 seasons with 51 episodes, aired from 1968 to 1970, now available on DVD.

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The Land of Giants Characters:

The Crew

1. Steve Burton (played by Gary Conway) was the captain of the ship; he was your rugged all-American do-gooder type.
2. Dan Erickson (played by Don Marshall) was the trusty co-pilot and flight engineer.
3. Betty Hamilton (played by Heather Young) completed the crew as stewardess; she always wore very short skirts and bizarrely coloured outfits.

The Passengers

1. Mark Wilson (played by Don Matheson) was an expert and arrogant engineer, who just happened to have had a major hand in the development of the Spindrift.
2. Valerie Scott (played by Deanna Lund) the sexy jet-setter and the spoilt rich actress of the group.
3. Barry Lockridge (played by Stefan Arngrim) a young boy, accompanied by his loveable mutt Chipper.
4. Alexander Fitzhugh (played by Kurt Kaznar) completed the passenger roster; the mysterious rogue known as Commander Fitzhugh.

"Knight Rider" - Action/Sci-Fi TV Series

A 1982 TV series about a modern day knight crime fighter for law and justice with his incredible advanced super-car with artificial intelligence. The story starts when a dying billionaire philanthropist and founder of Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) Wilton Knight rescued an ambushed young undercover cop Michael Long who was publicly believed dead. After few surgeries, Wilton change Michael's identity into Michael Knight, a modern knight special type of here with new mission as a crime fighter and armed with super advanced black car named Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). The customized armor car equipped with weapons flamethrower, smoke bombs, peevish, capable of accelerating 300 mph, jumping obstacle about 50 feet & other capabilities, and having artificial intelligence by on board computer "Knight 2000 Microprocessor" talking car and deliver sarcastic one-liners to Michael and communicated via a wrist communicator watch "comlink". Together they root out evils that are above the law, avoid violence whenever possible and take adventures with no back up.

In the final season, the KITT was being improved by streetwise mechanics after being neutralized into more powerful car with 40% speed increase (483 km/h), more technical gadgets and prepared to become Knight Industries Four Thousand. Michael is now teamed up with a female cop with a chip of her head and shoulder and take more adventure as the crimes rampant around Seattle.

Knight Rider's Michael Knight starred by David Hasselhoff in the 1982-1986 tv series, completed 4 seasons with total of 90 episodes, written by Tom Greene and Glen Larson. Now available on DVD at TVAddicts.tv

"X-Men Cartoon" TV Series

The X-Men was debuted on 1960 by Marvel Comics Universe, the team was first known as Allies for Peace compose of its original line up Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman and Jean Grey, a group of mutants (human evolution having genetic quirk with powers beyond normal humans) founded by Professor Charles Francis Xavier who aims to get mutants and humans live together in peace. He train young mutants to protect themselves from the world and from mutant threats of arch nemesis Magneto and his brotherhood of evil mutants and try to rule the world with powers.

In 1970's comics issue of All-new, All-different X-Men introduced the original team with new characters such as Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird and the most notable Wolverine. While on 1980's Uncanny X-Men new characters appeared such as Rogue, Shadowcat, Dazzler, Psylocke, Longshot and Forge in comic book nicknamed "X-Books".

In 1990's, Marvel revised the entire X-Men line up with addition of characters such as Jubilee, Gambit, Bishop,and more. X-Men Cartoon TV Series was produced by Marvel, with total of 5 Seasons and 77 episodes now available at TVDVDPlanet.com

"The Six Million Dollar Man" - TV Series::.

The Six Million Dollar Man TV Series aired on 1973 and end on 1978 at ABC Network features Lee Majors as the major character.

The Six Million Dollar Man is a TV Series about a cyborg working for US OSI Secret Service. Steve Austin is a former astronaut involved in NASA's Northrop M2-F2 lifting body accident crash due to pilot error. Steve was severely injured and his body being rebuild by an operation costing six million dollars.

His strength, speed and vision enhanced after the implants in his right arm, both legs and in his left eye and he also popularly called the Bionic Man. He work as a Secret Agent for Office of Strategic Intelligence.

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.:: Batman 1960's Complete 3 Seasons ::.

Batman 1960's TV Series on DVD

The Batman 1960 TV Series, a story of multi-billionaire man Bruce Wayne living in Gotham city who also the man behind the custom and codename as Batman.

A crime fighting superhero with his advance high-tech gadgets and vehicle, capture criminals and bring them to justice. Together with his sidekick Robin, a former circus acrobat, they fight big time criminals such as the Joker, Penguin, Scarecrow, the Riddler and Catwoman.

Full TV Series Season in 120 episodes on DVD, shown exactly as aired in American Television, available at TV Shows on DVD