By Drew Dietsch | Published
The 1960s was a revolutionary decade in human history. Global conflicts and new ideas distributed among civilization. Pop culture responded in the child.
In the science fiction field, television would become equally more influential than ever. The decade would instill some of the most iconic figures of the genre, as well as it shows that it continues to leave its impact until today.
The USS Freakin Robot’s giant crew began the files and brought together the television programs of the 1960s that are still worth watching.
And if you look at this channel and you can’t guess what we are starting, you could be as intelligent as the “spock brain.” The episode, not the real brain of Spock.
Star Trek: The original series
Star Trek: The original series It was conceived by the creator Gene Roddenberry as “Wagon Train to the Stars”, a western riff on interstellar exploration.
The premise presents several teams of characters, including the favorite ultra -logical alien of all, which seeks new strange worlds, new life and new civilizations.
Those adventures would include President Abraham Lincoln, giant green hands, salt vampires and the strangest creature throughout the galaxy, a small Clint Howard.
For all its memorable special effects and its beloved fictitious world, the most impressive of Rigid feature It is the crew report.
Seeing Kirk, Spock and McCoy fighting on the weekly moral dilemmas was enough to make us think that a better future for humanity was really possible.
From the worrying tribes to the cautious Klingones, it is fair to say that Rigid feature It is the most influential science fiction television series of the 1960s, and possibly the greatest change of science fiction game in the history of television.
Lost in space
And if Gilligan Island Did it take place in space and replace Mr. Howell with a Parlante robot?
That is the general atmosphere of Lost in spaceA science fiction turn in the literary classic Swiss Family RobinsonJust name the family in the Robinson program.
The Robinson family is lost in space after a failed attempt to colonize the stars.
After his ship is sabotaged by a secret villain who gets stuck on board, this intrepid family must leave his own solar system well behind them while trying to survive the many dangers of the unknown.
The stars of Lost in space It shines more than those visiting the crew, but the highlight of this show is the performance of Guy Williams, Dr. Robinson’s actor who retired when this show was Canon.
But if there is one thing that everyone always reminds of this classic series, it is a line of one of the televisions that must be robots.
Doctor Who
Even in half a century later, this beloved series began in 1963.
In Doctor WhoWe follow the misadventures of a man of time and his classmates while exploring both places and everywhere, straightening errors and introducing a little fantasy into a galaxy full of danger.
Unfortunately, our protagonist continues to reach the fiercest enemies of the past, the present and the future. Unless you can stop them, both he and humanity will be history.
With respect to Doctor WhoMany spectators never know when or where the next adventure will take them, making each arch feel like a fresh and original science fiction film.
Remember, children: If you don’t like the current doctor, a new one is always a few seasons away!
Ghost space
The rise of the superheroes of the 60s began, made Hanna-Barbera one of the most successful animation studies in history and gave the world an iconic superhero; Ghost space It has to be one of the best science fiction shows in the 60s.
Armed with his advanced belt and power bands, Space Ghost Patrol La Galaxia, fighting against evil with his adolescents, Jan and Jace, and his pet monkey, Bleep.
Each real episode offers you two adventures to wait.
The series is a lot of fun in its simplicity, thanks to the brilliant and bold animation and our hero bar of now seriously, no matter how dumb the villains.
It is so cheesy and sincere that Cartoon Network managed to pay tribute to the classical adventures and Parodí at the same time with the simulated interview program, Costa Costa Space at CostaBut if the original were so entropy and loved, parody would never have become a cult classic.
Fantastic trip
In 1966, Fantastic trip It became the best science fiction film of all time about exploring the interior of the human body, but what most people have forgotten is that there was also an animated series.
Released in 1968, the animated Fantastic trip I used the miniaturization of the film to show scientists saving the world from aliens, magicians and robots every Saturday morning.
In “The Mind of the Master”, the cartoon crew enters one of its fallen colleagues to perform surgery from the inside, and like the film, there is a traitor between them.
Fantastic trip Decades arrived before other films, such as Robocop and RamboThey became cartoons. By itself, it is a fun science fiction helmet that does not forget today.
Ultraman
The best science fiction franchise of Superheroes in Japan can not be other than the iconic ultraman, which debuted for the first time in 1966 and has starred innumerable movies, programs, video games and manga since then.
The original series focuses on the science patrol that defends Kaiju Japan. Secretly, one of the members joins a benevolent foreigner to become the superhero, Ultraman.
Each episode develops as the best parts of a classic Kaiju movie, with some of the most inventive monster villains in the history of science fiction, they all love to see giant monster fights.
Ultraman ’66 It is so good, created a franchise of one billion beloved worldwide Pacific edge I have everything from.
Jonny Quest
Fans or The Venture Bros. Due to yourself again visit Jonny QuestThe science fiction adventure cartoon that directly inspired the swimming series for extravagant adults.
Channeling the energy of the radio series and the adventure comics of their time, Jonny Quest He follows his titular character and his scientific father, Dr. Benton Quest, in dangerous missions worldwide while fighting mysterious creatures, crazy scientists and other high -risk threats.
His always recurring career of Bannon, the mischieuvous dog, Bandit, and his adoptive friend and brother, Hadji Singh, joined the action.
Known for its tremendously imaginative villains, ideas of revolutionary animation and the always present state of Bannon as a rude certificate, Jonny Quest Hold on thanks to your strong characters and the conflicts they face.
Yes, there are many obsolete representations or different peoples and cultures, but the spirit of the program shines today today.
Jonny Quest It is pure, episodic 60s pulp Sci-Fi Fun. Its repetition value is immense, which makes it a series that anyone can constantly visit.
Giant
Possessing a giant robot that will obey each of their commands is the son of the fulfillment of child wishes that will directly attract him to Giant If you want to feel faster than fast and stronger than strong.
An Americanized reworking of the Japanese series that preceded it, Giant It tells a simple story of a child named Jimmy Sparks, who controls a giant robot that was originally designed for military applications, but has been reprogrammed to maintain peace.
Jimmy’s unwavering sense of optimism is admirable and never seems to call. He is defended for his willingness to stop global threats while fighting villains who want to steal Gigantor and use for their own dire reasons.
There is no hidden reason in Giant And part of its charm is how advanced it is with your narration.
It is true that robots battles are clumsy and English dubbing of the synchronization fall, but deep down, there is an epic story to tell about Battle’s battle forces of good and evil.
If you are looking for a simple but effective animation in all its classical monochromatic glory, battle sequences larger than the life and trip of a hero that has zero fat, Giant It is the retro-fi-fi-fi-fi cartoon in which you do not want to sleep.
The external limits
There is nothing wrong with your screen. Do not try to adjust the image. The external limits Now he is controlling the transmission and you are about to participate in a great adventure.
Or unfairly compared to the most capricious The twilight zone” The external limits It is not a show mainly concerned about the fantastic and supernatural.
Instead, each episode is a piece of tense science fiction horror.
Address concepts such as mental control, misuse of technology and the consequences that follow, and a variety of samples of exterior and internal space, both The external limits Place your focus on the human condition and how we deal with the unknown the best we can with the resources we have.
While the effects of the creature are impressions for time and certainly memorable, the philosophical questions that will be more captivated than The external limits Increases.
From the ethical dilemmas that surround the overreach of the government and the application of artificial intelligence to the paranoia that follows correctly, The external limits Not only does he inform his audience or his moral dilemmas. It forces them to sit uncomfortable with them long after the credits are.
As entertaining as it is difficult for status quo, The external limits I am a light vintage science fiction rate, but a surprising look at humanity that is as prophetic today as it was in its original launch.
Although his first season is more successful with his stories than in his second second season, the totality of The external limits Repeat the narration of more mature and complex science fiction stories throughout the television of the 1960s.
Be witness to astonishment and mystery for yourself.
Do you have some of your own favorite science fiction shows of the 1960s? Do you have your favorite episodes of the programs we mention? Mine would be “nightmare” of The external limits.
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