Happy Life Day! (More or Less)
"If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it." - George Lucas

UFO (1970) Movie Poster Art
As with Battlestar Galactica and other science fiction shows, the home video boom of the Eighties led to various TV episodes being repackaged and distributed on VHS and syndicated to independent television stations as feature films. Gerry Anderson's groundbreaking live-action sci-fi series UFO was among those programs; in

STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978)
Although Star Wars was a HUGE part of my childhood fascination with space opera and science fiction adventure, I probably won't be posting a lot about it. The one thing the internet has more of than porn is Star Wars. Besides, these days, the Star Wars universe is vast, with hundreds - maybe thousands - of books, comics, video games, etc. I long ago lost any ability or interest in trying to keep up with all.Still, back in the day, there wasn't a lot of new Star Wars stuff to enjoy if you were one of those first-generation fans - there were the Marvel comic books, Kenner toys, and Splinter of the Mind's Eye

ARK II (1976)
Even as a kid, I thought that Ark II was a surprisingly bleak and grim premise for a Saturday morning children’s television series.Set in the 25th C

Dorothy Stratten ...
Dorothy Stratten as the titular character from Galaxina. Since I wrote about the sci-fi spoof earlier this week, it seemed