Sci-Fi 5

The first American sci-fi TV hero to make the jump to the big screen did so today in 1951. Join us once again, Video Rangers, for Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Brian Clayton

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Decades before Disney's colorful interpretation of the Jules Verne classic, it made for another cinematic spectacle in another age...even if it left a lot of the original story on the cutting room floor.  Dive into 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - again! - on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by David Sohl

Hosted by Norman C. Lao

Music by Devin Curry

It brought Jules Verne's classic tale to the big screen with some impressive production values and a budget that put the studio releasing it at risk.  Dive into 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

It was a trendsetting production from the classic era of formative British TV science fiction, but it was also trying to make a serious point about a growing social ill.  Join us as we climb into Quatermass And The Pit on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written and hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Disney's fanciful sci-fi epic was in development so long that its original conception hailed from a different era of movie-making than the post-Star-Wars era into which it debuted. Return with us to 1979 and the premiere of The Black Hole on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Celebrating ten years of the biggest Star Wars MMORPG, we look back (and ahead) at "The Old Republic" and these stories that pre-date "a long time ago..." slide into the bigger canon. Sith or Galactic Republic, choose your side on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

When "The Dark Crystal" premiered on this day in 1982, audiences weren't sure if it was a Muppet movie for kids or a serious, dark fantasy. It was both, and it had its roots in Saturday Night Live. Get the story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

With an eye for the places where science fiction and fact converge, Arthur C. Clarke emerged as one of the top authors of the genre in the 20th century. On his 104th birthday, we look back at the friendly rivalry that made him "second best."

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Written by Johnny Kolasinski

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

The Sontarans: those war-mongering potato-headed enemies of the Doctor. They made their debut on this day in 1973, and today we give you the full story on their origin and legacy and even how they, uh, make more Sontarans.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Bringing Frank Herbert's "Dune" to the screen was a massive undertaking 14 years in the making and passed through the hands of many talented directors. That may have been what ultimately doomed the film. Get the story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written and hosted by Norman Lao

Music by Devin Curry