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I went where no man (me) has gone before: Season 9 of SG1...no O'Neil...new commander and new boss...
Saw most of three epsidoes on a broadcast channel today while in and out of the kitchen.
🙁🙁
remaining cast lost, no chemistry, weird, clunky...YUCK.
this happens in tv land. I bailed on the xfiles after Duchovny/Mulder quit. Evidently it went on two more seasons without me...

    brent I went where no man (me) has gone before: Season 9 of SG1

    At least one other man has. I've not only gone there, but I have it.

    I have every season of SG1 and Atlantis, and all the separate movies on my NAS. My wife and I were big fans, and bought the collections of shows we really liked. 1,921 movies (so far).

        WetGeek do I just have the old can't-get-used-to-new-team-leader-and-new-starfleet-commander syndrome? maybe another episode or two will cure it🙂?

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          I watched original (best) Terminator on TV last night. I must say for an 80's sci-fi suspense film, it has held up remarkably well. Thrilling ride---would recommend to anyone to see again.

            brent What is the difference between the TV and cinema versions?

                kyrios Me too. I love looking back and trying to understand what they were trying to do with CGI in its infancy. Bolder film-making than these days, for sure.

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                  I have a few favorites, actually.

                  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is on the list, as is The Black Hole, 2010, the original Alien and Terminator movies, and of course the Star Wars original trilogy.

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                  • Alien Quadrilogy (with Sigourney). Prometeus and Covenant were quite a disappointment with all that overly complicated genetic manipulation/biological warfare/philosophical nonsense.
                  • Terminator 1 & 2. The other movies are just waste of time and money.
                  • Fifth Element. Really cheerful for a Sci-Fi genre, flying cars, polluted city and all those cliches turned to 11.
                  • Total Recall. This movie never gets old with cheesy 80's style.
                  • Predator. Do I need to explain?
                  • They Live. Some nice points about corporate world with lot's of funny stuff going on.
                  • Running Man. Arnold in spandex going on rampage in a futuristic killing game show.
                  • Blade Runner. Set design that started cyberpunk in movies and games.
                  • Avatar. Most amazing CGI and 3D I've ever seen that looks better than anything from 2009 to this day.
                  • Thing. Horryfying to this day with some great arctic atmosphere.
                  • I Come in Peace/Dark Angel. 80's style that never gets old.

                  ...and then everything turned into boring CGI nonsense and proper sci-fi was replaced with janky, repetitive super hero craze. 🤮

                    MattX Alien Quadrilogy (with Sigourney). Prometeus and Covenant were quite a disappointment with all that overly complicated genetic manipulation/biological warfare/philosophical nonsense.

                    I guess you are talking about the Alien Duology. Alien and Aliens are indeed two excellent movies. Just like Terminator, there are only two of them. 😉

                        MattX Intriguing list. The Thing is still a great great movie that no one ever mentions. Even Escape from new York is still watchable. For a Bruce Willis sci-fi movie I think 12 Monkeys far superior over 5th Element.
                        Personally, for me, likely in the tiny minority, I found Avatar to be a horrible watch, painful, so bad I just didn't care especially the acting and feel-good plotline. Simply an awful experience that I'll never do again. I'll tell you how I really feel about it another time😉.