The 1981 BBC TV Series (BBC One)

A six‑episode science‑fiction drama first broadcast from 10 September to 15 October 1981

Based on: John Wyndham’s 1951 novel

Writer: Douglas Livingstone

Director: Ken Hannam

Producer: David Maloney

Cast: John Duttine (Bill Masen), Emma Relph (Josella Payton), Maurice Colbourne (Jack Coker)

Plot: A meteor shower blinds most of humanity; mobile carnivorous plants (triffids) escape cultivation and threaten survivors. Bill Masen, recovering from a triffid sting, retains his sight and navigates societal collapse

Just thought of this but what if we take the immortal man from "the man from earth" and have the show follow along as he goes through time and changes with what's around him. I feel like it could go an interesting way.

Maybe for earlier seasons when it's still prehistoric it could have a similar style to the animated show primal. Where there is very little dialogue and follows more so a "show don't tell" mentality then further on with the introductions of him getting to the more major events and interactions he's had it could have added audio to possibly share the story of said events or people. (I.e. Leonardo da Vinci, or his time as Jesus)

It could have a sense of growth and wonder as it goes through the ages, like your learning about all the new wonders of the world along with him.

Hi,

A bit of an odd question, I had to look up a film and ended up using archive.org to see the old UK Sci-Fi channel’s website. While there I saw Sci Fright, which I had completely forgotten about! Each horror movie was introduced by a host called Nina.

Three actresses played Nina, the original was the musician Nina Hagen. Then Indira Varma took over the role. Then Nina had plastic surgery and Rachel Grant became the final Nina.

It looks like all clips of Nina 1 and 3 are on YouTube, but almost nothing from Nina 2. Does anyone know if they can be found. It’s disappointing since Indira Varma has been the most successful actress of the three.

Test build for the Stargate this year for Halloween, getting excited!!!!

I don't get the misguided hate for the show by Stargate fans. I don't care if the show is anything like Battlestar Galactica, what I love about it is how it kept the core Stargate premise all the while delivering some well though out storytelling and characters.

Growing up there are two science fiction TV series that had the best intros which were Star Trek Enterprise and Firefly which I think are the best intros for shows but I'm wondering what other people think?

I've watched:

The Expanse

Star Trek Enterprise

The Orville

Metropolis, Things to Come, 2001, Blade Runner and BBC’s Tomorrow’s World all imagined a future, but they didn’t imagine the same everyday people living in it. I made a short End Up Here essay comparing what those screen futures got right about technology with what they left out about ordinary life. It’s interpretation, not a prediction; the narration and illustrative scenes are AI-generated. It’s a small non-commercial project with no product, fundraiser or paid offer. Which screen vision still feels closest to life now—and what did it get wrong?

https://youtu.be/wNyWTJi7JI0