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H ey even James Tiberius Kirk will tell you... It's F A B F R I D A Y ! (c) Susan Okoro's Blog

"I f fans watch the Galactica collection to see a carefully constructed view of morality, disappointment may ensue. On the morality issue, Battlestar Galactica simply has very little to say. Instead, Battlestar Galactica episodes are straightforward, banal action tales designed totally to entertain. It is science fiction fast food. … Battlestar Galactica was shallow from a philosophical standpoint."   -John Kenneth Muir, An Analytical Guide To Television's Battlestar Galactica (p.50)-   T he classic Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)was never particularly deep with subtext, but it was focused in its vision regarding humanity on the run from the Cylon tyranny. It has a remarkably clear view of good and evil. It was profoundly sincere in its efforts to portray heroes of men. It was also particularly strong on the importance of hawkish strength against an enemy if humanity is to survive. All of that and an endlessly colorful cast of character performances that remain

A ctor Mark Lenard (1924-1996) was well known in Star Trek as Sarek, father of Spock, and as a Romulan in the original Star Trek series. He also enjoyed a turn as Peter Ingalls, brother of Charles Ingalls, in an emotional episode of Little House On The Prairie . Season One, Episode 6, Journey In The Spring is the first of a two-parter. Lenard appears in part one. (c) Susan Okoro's Blog

I t's been two years to the day since our last BIG 10 list. It was time. Instead, I've focused on the three essentials. A recent viewing of Season Five and Six of The 100 inspired me to record here at Musings Of A Sci-Fi Fanatic the three (3) very best, most compelling science fiction series currently on television as of this writing. The Sci-Fi Fanatic BIG 3 Science Fiction TV Series right now (superhero, superhero comedy and zombie garbage excluded) are: 3. The 100 . 6 Seasons+. Renewed for a 7th and final season . The 100 is endlessly engaging and overly dramatic to be sure. What one simply has to accept is how willing the writers are to have characters switch loyalties or betray friends on a dime even within a single episode maybe twice or even thrice. There are more twists than a game of Twister . Still, the series is all about alliances, agendas and choices made and the consequences that result from those choices. It's a miracle anyone gets alon

"I don't know who I am." -Mr. Nobody- "W hat? Oh but that must be awful! Maybe you've just been asleep---or growing up, maybe---or changing." -Penny Robinson- "O h the pain, the pain" -Dr. Zachary Smith (the first episode for the popular catch phrase)- W hen this writer first looked at Lost In Space (1965-1968) here at Musings Of A Sci-Fi Fanatic , there's no denying he was unnecessarily hard on it. The series was unfairly framed in my mind and viewed through the wrong prism against the endless list of compelling television serials of today. Take your pick. That's a wildly inappropriate comparison. Apples and oranges as they say. There's simply no justification such a show could be placed on equal footing. Though the lackluster new version of Lost In Space (2018-present) will likely endure beyond the original's three seasons. Seeing My Friend, Mr. Nobody again was much a different experience particularly enjoying thi