Cancelled Sci Fi TV

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This book provides a nice synopsis of all those shows you vaguely remember.

Remember, for example, Land of the Giants?

“Land of the Giants Aired: ABC, 1968-70, 2 Seasons Totaling 51 Episodes

Premiere: September 22, 1968

Premise: A group of humans on a sub-orbital flight pass through a dimension doorway and find themselves stranded on a planet similar to our own but whose inhabitants are twelve times taller. They attempt to return to Earth while also avoiding the people of the planet, many of whom have nefarious plans for “the little people”.

How about Planet of the Apes?

“Planet of the Apes Aired: CBS, 1974, 1 Season Totaling 14 Episodes

Premiere: September 13, 1974

Premise: This small screen continuation of the Planet of the Apes franchise followed two humans from the past that go through a time warp and crash-land on a future Earth run by apes. They then team up with the chimpanzee Galen to avoid capture in this world that does not allow humans to run free.

Developed By: Anthony Wilson

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton

Cancellation: This series was originally scheduled to air on Tuesday nights but was moved to Fridays instead where it performed poorly in the ratings. Because of its high production costs and low Nielsen numbers, it was cancelled after its short, half-season run.

Interesting Fact: Rod Serling wrote the original pilot episode to the series (though the final version was much changed from his script) and he also wrote the original script for the first Planet of the Apes movie.”

And on it goes.

A trip down memory lane.