Sci-Fi 5

Classic Batfans know her as TV's Batgirl, while Star Trek fans know her as Marta - but today's Sci-Fi 5 proves there was so much more to Yvonne Craig's life and career than that.

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Written by Kim Horcher

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

The Soviet film "Solaris" broke ground in Russia with its slow, brooding examination of humanity, using sci-fi metaphor to get around banned discussions of god. It premiered 50 years ago today in Cannes and took home the Grand Jury Prize.

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Written by David Sohl

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

With a script written by Monty Python's Terry Jones, and featuring not just Simon Pegg, but voice roles for the rest of the surviving members of Monty Python plus Robin Williams, what could go wrong?  Today's Sci-Fi 5 answers: Absolutely Anything.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

It was a film by an infamous auteur, intended to bring his hero, Bela Lugosi, back into the limelight.  But, as often happened with the legendary films of Ed Wood, Bride Of The Monster just didn't quite shake out that way, as today's Sci-Fi 5 attests.

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Written by Tom Kozak

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

A decades-old sci-fi series featuring a starship crew in brightly-colored costumes while exploring space? It's not Star Trek, but it is "Phoenix Five" that brought the final frontier to some Australian TV screens on this day in 1970.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

In a crowded field of robot movies in the '80s, a comedy stood out with an endearing central character and existential questions, as well as a problematic stereotype. We look back at "Short Circuit" and forward to its possible reboot!

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

From an early career start as a rising Disney Channel star, to a stint in the series Terra Nova, to donning the armor of the Pink Ranger, today's Sci-Fi 5 celebrates the life and career of actress Naomi Scott.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Even as the original Star Wars trilogy was nearing its end, the first generation of video gamers was still itching the relive the final battle at the Death Star.  Despite the limits of technology at the time, Atari's Star Wars arcade game was worthy of mention in the Jedi Archives - and on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

The Clone Wars are over, and yet some of the clone warriors keep on fighting the good fight.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 marks a year since they get their own series in the form of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and gets you caught up on the ongoing story.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

It was intended to be George Pal's latest epic journey into the fantastic...but instead, it became an exercise in cutting corners just to ensure the film's completion.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 sets sail for Atlantis: The Lost Continent!

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Written by Johnny Kolasinski

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry