American Reacts to Top 10 British Sci-Fi Shows! 

The first 2 series were very much sitcom, the sci-fi elements only really took hold from 3 onwards

@@listerofsmeg884 stasis, mutated virus, holograms, it's all sci fi. Being sci- fi doesnt prevent it from being sit-com.

@@scottythedawg never said it didn't. Stop arguing for no reason 🥱

@@listerofsmeg884 what argument?

Passengers is creepy af. Weirdo guy dooms a girl to a life alone with him because of his thirst.

I kinda loved the ending, but hated it, too.

I rewatched it a few years ago - excellent stuff. And yes, it gave me nightmares too as a kid, especially floating killer-pillows.

I rewatched it on Britbox a few years ago. It's low budget is obvious but the stories and the lead actors are compelling. Definitely worth an honourable mention.

I don't remember any of the episodes, only that they were time travellers, but I loved that show as a kid. Kinda reluctant to rewatch it as an adult because I don't want to be disappointed, but I might one day. Also I'm surprised The Tomorrow People didn'tget a nod, but I don't know if it fits the Mojo category as it was a kids' show even though it had adult topics. The one with the melting Hitler alien was scary as hell!

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Its part of a Dr Who plot line.

⁠@@stephenlee5929yea, in 2006 or 7 :3

Quatermass and the Pit scared the bejeesus out of me as a nine year old. But I was fascinated by it so I watched anyway. It might have been responsible for my life long fascination with SciFi.

Quatermass and the pit scared the crap out of me , but i had to watch the next episode every one was a cliff hanger.

@@Russ_Keith I've never seen it. When it was on TV, I was at boarding school, and we had to be in bed by 9.30 😐

@@robcrossgrove7927 I don't think it was after the watershed (which didn't exist then anyway).

Dead right.

Talking about, dreaming about . . . 🥰

They’re not trying to do a proper top 10 of anything. They’re just click farming.

Also mentioned as a factor in inspiring Firefly. The oppressive government, and band or renegades... If only it could've gone further.

Yer mojo is trash, I'm actually unsubscribing now because of the amount of mojo you react to. Videos are lazy and inaccurate. If you want to learn about anything and are over the age of 5 don't watch mojo.

@@MrRjhyt Yeah, but what an ending! Has there ever been another like it?

Tomorrow people had a recent reboot but didn't do so well

Well, one glaring exception - no aliens! Every creature ever encountered has origins on Earth (or an Earth colony) at some point in the three-million-year time skip 😊

@@ziggythedrummer Even the aliens where the females also have beards?

@@OEDODRAGON if you mean the one Lister had to marry, they're GELFs - Genetically-Engineered Life Forms - which were created by humans. Pretty much every non-human in the series is either created by humans (GELFs, mechanoids, simulants etc) or is an earth animal evolved into a humanoid form (the Cat race)

100%

Loved The Hitchhiker's Guide TV series and the original radio series

The radio and subsequent TV series were top notch! Peter Jones' voice of the book was so humorous and heart-warming. Sapphire and Steel gave me the heebie-jeebies as a child. Both programmes seem somewhat stilted and old-fashioned now, but that only adds to the charm I think.

Radio series was absolutely the best version.

The best though was the original radio version in the seventies.

Ha ha ha ha Ha HA HA HA ha Ha HA HA HA HA

Be seeing you.

I was 4yrs old in 1967 and a big fan of 'Danger Man', starring Patrick McGoohan, so I was keen to watch this new thing he was in. I didn't know what was happening and I had nightmares about being chased by the Rover...

I watched the Prisoner every week thinking to my self this must be the episode that will explain everything to me, I was as clueless at the end as i was at the beginning.

“I will not make any deals with you. I’ve resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own.”

They also composed the theme tune for Button Moon

And Davison appears in THHGTTG as a cow that was dish of the day in the restaurant at the end of the universe.

Space 1999

Or UFO - loved that show as a kid

@antonymash9586 Anyone who puts out a video entitled "Top 10 British Sci-Fi Shows!" and doesn't mention any of Gerry's stuff clearly has no idea what they are talking about. His shows influenced sci-fi producers all around the world. Way ahead of his time.

space 1999 was awesome! lol i had an eagle craft, die cast metal, clicked the wee button to release the shuttle bit lol

Typical watch mojo missing out a classic , space 1999

@scotmax8426 loved that show. My Eagle had a winch to lower down those radioactive waste containers. Really wanted/want one of the SHADO interceptors from U.F.O. though.

it's in my top 3

It's often listed as a thriller/supernatural series rather than Sci-fi

I loved it but rewatched a while ago, what were they smoking?

I was gonna ask that.

Scared the bejaysus out of me as a kid, but on some recent rewatches through my now adult eyes I can't help but think "Wow, those writers were on some powerful shit!"

Avon's first line always makes me chuckle, Paul Darrow boiled down his whole character into the delivery of that one word. Jenna: What have you got there? Avon: Nothing 😅

Most of the programs were concieved, written, filmed and produced by Gerry Anderson and his wife Sylvia who also performed the voice of most of the female characters in Thunderbirds, as well as the body parts close up shots such as picking up the tea-pot that doubled as a part of the communication system in the home of the British agent of International Rescue Lady Penelope.

That would be because he was born in and came from Scotland before moving to the USA

I saw John Barrowman in a programme once, I can't remember what it was, I think it was a documentary about the Doctor Who/Torchwood franchise. His parents were in in, they were Scottish but living in the USA. When JB spoke to the camera he did so in his American accent gut he spoke to them in a Scottish accent. It's not uncommon. I live near London and know a lot of Cockneys who alternate between two accents

@@moggie-wf5pg I was born and bread Cockney but nowadays only use a cockney accent when talking to other Cockneys. When I was growing up it was quite normal to regard the Cockney accent as vulgar. So it became natural to adapt to other accents just to fit in.

I always thought he was American but now i know better.

Captain Jack Harkness is a rogue time agent from the 51st century, born on a far away planet, who impersonated an American aicraft pilot (whom he meets in his own show), just to mingle with WWII soldiers, while pulling off a deception-stunt with other presumed time-agents (i.e. the 9th Doctor and Rose in the 1st revival-series of the "old" Doctor Who francise). The actor of "Rose's boyfriend" was accused of sexual harrassment and threw John Barrowman under the bus, by claiming he had been showy-offy of HIS sexuality too on set (when being gay was not yet considered normal, which might have led to "not quite normal" open-ness) - that accusations made work for both men quite challanging (because it had already dried up, due to Covid) - 15 years AFTER their first "transgressions" ... Where to turn to as ordinary hire, if the stars of a show just can't behave properly??? How about a suggestion box, that keeps you anonymous, but highlights the issue... As Soon As Possible

I really like Life on Mars, but had to endure Ashes to Ashes because of that stupid woman and moving it to London ( why?). The last two episodes of Ashes to Ashes where the mystery of the two is worked out were very good .

ikr? lol

Much much darker than Robin Hood though. I remember being devastated after the final episode when they all were killed and basically the evil Federation ended up the winners. Although one of my favourite series at the time, I've never been able to bring myself to re-watch it.

@@bobsteele9581 Oh, it's a *gloriously* dark ending - no predictable happy fairytale of the good guys winning out in the end, just that beautiful, bleak, slightly ambiguous conclusion.

Goodbye and thanks for the fish. 🐬 Don't forget your towel. ❤

Worst of all, it was also a stage play featuring a rock band in the most ridiculous masks.

@@julianaylor4351 You mean "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish" It was also an audio record (with a different script to the radio series and the TV series)

Douglas Adams was practically the "showrunner" - or scrip-fixer - on Tom Baker's Doctor Who run (-> Pirate Planet / Shada) while he was doing his radio show "The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy" in the 1970s. He died in the US, while preparing for the big cinema film, that gets you all so disappointed (spoting two heads might be interpreted from different viewpoints) He should never have tried to explain, WHY Zaphoed Beeblebrox greeted his cousin as "Ford" although they had not seen each other a long time even before the name-change. Just remeber what a Bable-fish REALLY does (and the audience, linked to English Arthur Dent, learns the story from his perspective). *Don't Panic* in large and friendly letters on a portable computer, with travelling infos on EVERY planet available at your fingertips (quite daring 50 years ago!)

@@LisaBeta-42 not really! The term "showrunner" didn't exist back then and if it did then Douglas would not have fit that role as it was invented in the current day for directors/executive producers. DNA was a script editor and script writer ... (and possibly genius) but he was not the show runner

Lots of youtubers now seem to use Watchmojo as a term of reference for reaction videos. I wish they wouldn't because I agree with you about the quality of it and these reaction channels go away from it with often not the best takes. You say that it seems that many of these Watchmojo videos seem like AI, well you've pointed out something about the British accent mispronunciation of places which suggests that at least with some videos they may well be AI produced.

Thunderbirds was the best Gerry Anderson series.

They started with puppets and spectacularly exploding model-crafts. Tried to sell their series to the American Market, with made them invent a new show every season - explains the ridiculous big zippers on the uniforms, the space 1999 crew have to wear

@@CoffeeConnected I remember at uni when we had been smoking a lot, late at night around 1am we had left the tV on when this weird programme came on, Nothing was scheduled. it freaked us out until we realised it was a puppet show. It was the first Captain Scarlett episode that they were trialing unscheduled.

Agreed, watch mojo is always at least fifty percent wrong. Either content or pronunciation or something else is wrong. I won’t be surprised if it does turn out to be an AI channel. Often great subjects, but content farm and no nuances or subtlety mean there isn’t a lot to react to and a lot of it is just lazy of misinformation. It’s just like five minute crafts.

I came here to say the same... I'm actually surprised that Ashes to Ashes isn't included in the list.

The full story, as revealed in Ashes to Ashes, makes both shows supernatural rather than sci-fi. Though the US remake was revealed to be sci-fi by its own, very controversially different, ending.

It was great for a few series but when they added canned laughter it lost something.

No video tape in those days so the show was re acted the following week resulting in some subtle differences in the two performances

​@@terrypeaker What are you on about? Video tape has been around since 1951. The differences you are refering to are between the unaired pilot version and the broadcast version. If there was no video tape then how are we able to watch it now? It was never broadcast live.

Sarah Jane was one of the third doctors companions, and one of the fourth doctors companions too.

​@@robcrossgrove7927 She also appeared in the New Who episode "School Reunion" with Tennant's Doctor and had a bit of a set to with Rose.

What annoys me is that when you mention Utopia most Americans think of the bad American remake of the series and are completely unaware that the far superior British original version even exists.

Shame they finally destroyed it by going woke.

@@KenFullmanThe latest series of Doctor Who has been incredible!

Popularity and longevity doesn't quantify something as the best, neither does television awards. So it is not without a doubt the best sci-fi product. Popularity does not mean the best.

@@CoffeeConnected I would argue Doctor Who isn't even Sci-fi at all: it firmly sits in the fantasy genre.

@@lenaoxton8827 Yes you're right. Latest series of Doctor Who has lost all credibility.

Yes, I was five when it first aired. The daleks, the Zarbies, the Ice Warriors and many more. Great childhood nightmare fodder.

Blake's 7 was also Firefly/Serenity.

A Chris Nolan remake of The Prisoner could work, I'd like to see it filmed in Portmeirion tho, it's as much of a character as anyone else. There was a TV remake in 2009 which wasn't great, only got 6 episodes, it was filmed in an old German holiday village in Namibia which didn't help it

I thought HHGttG was radio, book, TV, books, computer game, towel, then film. I think there was a play and a vinyl record too. The audience for the play apparently didn't like the bits of 'whale' dropping on them. I tried playing the computer game once (and Douglas Adams other computer game), it was very unforgiving if you didn't do the steps in the right order (don't forget to eat the sandwich). As well as the books having the book of the radio series is a must.

​@austinbeardshaw9344 you are correct... the added issue was whereas the original was playing off the cold war paranoia, and could be created by any of the blue team allies, even a consortium.... the remake was invested with a more nuanced terrorist attack, extremists and global domination... with an undercurrent of eugenics. The key to the original was that everyone was numbered, but sometimes they changed numbers, so rarely was the antagonist "Number 2" the same actor, Leo McKern played the role thrice, Colin Gordon twice.

Popular demand….but he doesn’t know

I love Red Dwarf…..grew up on that and Black Mirror was brilliant

Mr Flibble is very angry with the lack of appreciation 😂

Patrick Stewart is on record as saying when he first saw Red Dwarf, he thought it was a rip-off of Star Trek: TNG, until he paid attention and noticed the comedy (and vastly different premise!)

they tried an American version and it failed miserably.

She's also the only woman to get 007 to the altar.

@@davidb1565 ... and died for it. The best damned scene in the whole movie. A mourning James Bond.

Sci fi isn't a setting

@@stevenmclaren2730 whatever

For quite a long term me it was the only SF series being made by the BBC (they never acknowledged that it was sci fi.)

@@InaMacallan Really, the only reason it could be called sci-fi is the time travel aspect, which only affects Gary and (on one occasion) his mate Ron

The radio series became a cult from the start, personally, I think it is the best (along with the book) s your imagination is always better than anything you see usually. That is why Journey into Space was so good. Also why the radio series of Dan Dare (both Radio Luxembourg and the BBC) were better than the TV series.

he used to get some strange requests. i remember when Stan Cohen was telling a tale when he was with Tom Baker in a resteraunt and Tom Bak had to go to the toilet. there he was asked to sign a man's; p.***is..

Doing the family ironing one night, I caught the last 5 minutes of the first ever episode of `Hitch hiker`s' on the radio. Luckily the repeat was just a few days later and from then on we followed every episode. Saw the film ,saw it as a play at the local Theatre ,even saw Douglas Adams live when he was touring in Suffolk .Oh ,and also had it on an LP record and read the books.

It is in its 61st year now

Used to be mine

Used to be mine, not really enjoyed it since season 7. Capadi era had some shockingky bad writing and episodes imo.

Shame how shit it has got now... They have truly entered the panderverse

@@RJAyou’re missing out. some of the best episodes came out in Capaldi’s era. Capaldi had a similar number of bad episodes as Tennant and a lot more classics than Smith but people are blinded by nostalgia unfortunately.

@@JamesArcher1998have you actually watched Ncuti Gatwa? because this new season is pretty good. The first episode’s a bit wonky but there are some great episodes this season. Or do you just hate it because they cast a black man in the role and you think that’s ‘woke’?

Especially when all the hydrangeas are in flower. You see a few in the series but they've proliferated since.

As was Tom Baker as Doctor Who in "The Masque of Mandragora" in 1976. The serial is set in the fictional European duchy of San Martino in the late 15th century. Astrologer Hieronymous seeks to summon the power of an intelligence called the Mandragora Helix to rule the Earth. So Wales had to stand in for some Mediterranean ambience...