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An error has ocurred. Please try again1) 20000 Leagues Under the Sea's submarine the Nautilus, designed by Harper Goff set the standard for Victorian futurism and introduced an aesthetic that resonates and inspires over 50 is later. Harper Goff's sub is a beautiful meld of Victorian decoration and industrial utility. Many fans of the film consider the Nautilus more a character than prop or set. "In Goff we Trust". 2) The titular prop in 1960s The Time Machine reflected the Victorian Futurism aesthetic creating a beautiful piece of art. 3) The Wild Wild West was the first Steampunk TV series, following the exploits of two Treasury Dept Secret Service agents during U.S. Grant's Presidency. James West and Artemus Gordon who employed spy gadgets that would have made James Bond jealous. Their travelling base of operations, The Wanderer was a steam train equipped with 2 train cars. The mail car contained a laboratory, arsenal, stable, make-up/prosthetics and weapons/ gadget workshop and extensive costuming wardrobe. The passenger car contained communication devices (telegraph and carrier pigeons, integrated weaponry, hidden exits which served as parlor, office, dining and living quarters reminiscent of the private Pullman cars owned by the super rich of the era. The 1965 series was followed by several made for TV movies starring the original cast. The 1999 movie is included on this list based solely on set and prop designs. 4) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang displays fantastical Victorian steam powered inventions including a car capable of travelling on land, in air on water 5) Secret Adventures of Jules Verne was a fun low budget tv series with cheesy fx with great design at their core. 11) Island at the Top of the World featured the airship Hyperion, on a rescue mission to the Arctic Circle. Had this film performed better at the box office, Discovery Bay we might have been built at Disneyland.
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Nobility (2017)
Dreadful, tedious waste of potential and time
There are some shows and films (like Ed Wood films) that are so bad they achieve a twisted genius. Nobility is NOT an example of 'so bad it's good'. It's just plain bad.
Being a fan of Star Trek, Stargate, Orville and Sci-fi in general i found this "series" to be offensive that it employed veteran sci-fi actors and used them in this awful awful show. Did the actors lose a bet? Did they owe some studio executive money?
Lest anyone accuse me of not giving "Nobility" a chance, I watched all 3 episodes, but the were consistently AWFUL!
I'm left with more questions than answers, but not enough interest to seek them out. The biggest question i have is "why!?"
Who funded this and why? Who wrote this? How old were the writers? At best, the humor seemed to target the preteen male demographic. Walter Koenig's engineer character seemed to be suffering from open alcoholism - stumbling through the ship on duty drinking from a pint bottle of alcohol with a straw. Hilarious!!! Koenig's few pieces of dialogue were nonsensical, suggesting either Alzheimer's, Tourette syndrome or some other mental disorder that would have provided the writers a endless source of humor.
The pilot, "Taka" is a Japanese cowboy hat wearing bundle of juvenile laughs starting with the classic inherent racism of "Asian driver" jokes. For some reason, Taka sat spinning in the captain's chair singing " the wheels of the bus" and telling jokes while in the middle of an armed conflict. Soooooo funny!
I feel sorry for the actors that appear in this drek!
If you insist on watch this, remember... You were warned!!! This is just plain bad! I can't imagine any amount of weed or alcohol could make watching this show an enjoyable experience.
Welcome to Paradox (1998)
Great Sci-fi series on Amazon Prime Video
I was pleasantly surprised to accidentally stumble across this series on Amazon Prime.
Unfortunately, like most good and innovative TV series, it was cancelled after only one season. I'm not sure how I missed this when it was first aired, but I'm glad that it's available on Amazon Prime Video!
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
LOVE LOVE LOVE this show! If Tim Burton did a cooking show
Note: just because this show includes puppets, it is *NOT* a children's show!
This is a fantastic show and has some great tips and inspiration for creating interesting food themed for Halloween (but most could easily be altered for other events/holidays).
With lines like "snitches get disemboweled and sacrificed to Anubis" what's not to love?
Clearly this show isn't meant for everyone. Christine is like a cross between Elvira and Martha Stewart, Morticia Addams and Betty Crocker, Tim Burton and her puppet minions include a homicidal libidinous racoon, a reanimated Egyptian mummy cat and a shaggy wolfish creature that all enjoy the safety and judgement free zone of Christine's Victorian manor.
If I had any complaint it would be the lack of detailed instructions, but the show supplies the basic information needed which I used to research more detailed instructions. Ie: the gingerbread house segment showed an amazingly intricate product and some great tips but I would have liked more. However, I see this as an inspiration show, not necessarily a detailed tutorial.
Altered Carbon (2018)
One amazing show!
This is one of the most awesome shows available!
Definitely in the genre of Philip K Dick - questioning what is reality, what is the nature of the soul and consciousness. Happily much like Bladerunner, it asks these questions set in a dystopian future with amazing visual effects.
The concept of a hotel operated fully by a conscious A.I. that is enamored with gothic themes is a standout element for me. Much like Data from STNG, Poe is one of the most human and humane characters on the show!
I can't see a second season, but this was more like a 10 hour long movie than a TV series, and great movies don't need sequels.
The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Sabatini Death (1969)
Wild Wild Island Fun
This Is an episode that combines actors from two of my favorite tv shows - Wild Wild West and Gilligan's Island.
Due to required recovery and rehabilitation from a heart attack Ross Martin (Agent Artemis Gordon) was absent from filming 8 episodes of the 1968-69 season. During that time, Robert Conrad (Agent James West) was temporarily teamed with a series of guest agents taking place of his partner, Agent Artemus Gordon. During this episode, Robert Conrad /Agent James West was teamed up with Alan Hale Jr aka The Skipper from Gilligan's Island, as Agent Ned Brown. Hale's Gilligan's Island co-star Jim Backus aka Thurston Howell III also makes an appearance in this episode as Fabian Swanson.
The payoff for Gilligan fans is in the final minutes of the episode, as Agent Brown is leaving West's private train "The Wanderer". West asks what Brown has planned next. Brown (Hale) replies that he's going to take some time off from the Secret Service and pursue a long time dream of spending some time alone on a tropical island. As Hale exits the train, the iconic closing theme music from Gilligan's Island plays over the closing credits. Sure it was corny and cheesy, but it was a fun wink and nod on a show known for its camp humor.
Unfortunately, there were only seven more episodes of this series after this episode, followed by two made for TV movies in the 80's. This low budget series is far superior to the terrible 1999 big budget effects laden film starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline, which failed to capture the fun at the heart of the series.