Sci-Fi 5

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla made its American debut today in 1977 - with an altered title intended to cash in on an American TV favorite. Sci-Fi 5 revisits the arrival of Godzilla's mechanical nemesis.

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

It was meant to propel a reliable star under studio contract to movie stardom, and was meant to absolutely not resemble any other contemporary genre films in any way. Really. Sci-Fi 5 puts out the plank for 1984's The Ice Pirates.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

How close should a movie be to the book that inspired it? And can any movie even get close to a mind-bending classic like Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Slaughterhouse-Five? Sci-Fi 5 gives the 1972 movie adaptation a fresh look.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

With diminishing returns in his big screen sequels, it was only natural that RoboCop would start patrolling the small screen. Sci-Fi 5 tries to find out if RoboCop: The Series did the character... well... justice.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

It was a deceptively quiet beginning to one of modern sci-fi's most picked-over endings. Revisit part one of Battlestar Galactica's series finale, Daybreak - so say we all, and so says today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

With a renowned special effects artist as its director, a potential human breakout star and three almost-certain robot breakout stars, Sci-Fi 5 rejoices in the distant sunlight of the cult classic movie, Silent Running.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

Sci-Fi 5 halts the flow of time - for just a few minutes, at any rate - to fill you in on just a few of the strange stories behind the making of the legendary sci-fi film Star Crash.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

Genesis of the Daleks is one of the most beloved chapters of #DoctorWho history. Sci-Fi 5 examines the origins of the Daleks' origin story and its extremely pivotal place in the lore of Doctor Who - old or new.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

It was a new sci-fi show that boasted, as one of its co-creators, one of literary sci-fi's all-time heavy hitters. Sci-Fi 5 asks, with those kind of credentials, what happened to the 1988 series Probe?

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

The Mass Effect video game franchise has indeed had a massive effect on modern gaming. Today's Sci-Fi 5 recounts how the release of Mass Effect 3 was greeted by controversies of both the real and manufactured varieties.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry