Excellent show. I think it was
Quinn-Martin’s one and only sci-fi series.
HI to TX, whom didn't carry it then
Posted on 12/31/2014 6:18:41 PM PST by goldstategop
Primetime TV Shows That Flopped Find International Success On Viki
As a global TV site, Viki doesn’t just offer subtitles to make popular TV shows understandable, it’s now helping shows that don’t do well in their home countries capture loyal fans from unsuspecting places in the world. Filipino shows, for example, are finding success in Japan. When the Japanese film, “Tragedy of W” first aired in 1984, it flopped in its home country, but was a hit once it appeared on Viki—particularly in Europe. Similarly, the Korean TV show, “Playful Kiss,” didn’t take off in Korea initially, but is now available in nearly 60 languages.
The first show the site added was, “Boys Over Flowers,” a wildly popular drama from South Korea, where its entertainment industry continues to boom. Now, some of the fastest-growing genres come from Europe, South East Asia, Thailand and Turkey.
Viki has become a matchmaker for TV shows and films that haven’t found their audiences yet while giving them an infinite shelf life. The site’s model presents producers and broadcasters everywhere with the proposition that they can spend more money to make better shows and still be able to distribute them to the rest of the world. The site primarily aims to secure high value content, which includes hundreds of shows that don’t get picked up by television broadcasters. ...
Viki, which is a play on the words “video,” and “wiki,” because of its crowdsourcing model for subtitling videos, is the third largest global TV site behind YouTube and Hulu. Since licensing in the home market would mean competing against TV site giants, Viki licenses content to the rest of the world. Japanese content doesn’t play in Japan, and Korean content doesn’t play in Korea. It does, however, curate global content on Netflix and Hulu.
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I find Korean dramas addictive.
There was an old TV series called “The Invaders” starring Roy Thinness”. I have seen recently that it is still popular in France.
imagine the koreans sitting down to watch:
The Great Quotes and Quips of Al Sharpton!
Excellent show. I think it was Quinn-Martin’s one and only sci-fi series.
Its the future of TV. Sleeper shows that failed in their home country now get a second run at life on the Internet.
And the way TV shows are released make them profitable moreso than even on cable.
I loved the way the aliens burned up when they died.
I’ve seen “The Great Doctor”, “The Secret Garden and “City Hunter” - outstanding Korean TV shows.
The model is different - usually one season of 20-24 episodes. Once you start watching you’re hooked. Probably Korea’s best foreign export next to their cars.
I got totally hooked on an Aussie series called “Danger 5”, basically imagine if WWII was fought during the 60s instead of the 40s. It’s just flat out wacky.
There was that sort of techno-espionage thing called A Man Called Sloane.
Invaders was good for its day. He must have made a lot of money as an architect before going alien hunting since he seemed to travel all the time and didn’t seem to do any kind business.
I loved that Gerry Anderson movie that Thinnes was in at about the same time. It’s hard to find.
Doppelganger (Europe) and Journey To the Far Side of the Sun (USA)
It is one whacked out funny show. Better than a lot of stuff here.
“This has been a Quinn Martin Hartin Barton & Far·go Production!” - Benny Hill
I’m sucker for boy meets girl dramedies and action shows.
Foreign actresses are unbelievably beautiful.
Bookmarked for later. Thank you.
The Invaders came here from Light Years away using Technology far beyond our comprehension.
They had really cool Gadgets including devices that could kill Humans while mimicking death from natural causes.
They hid in plain sight and assumed high ranking positions in our Government without detection.
Yet, they couldn’t get their Pinky Fingers to bend.
That’s right. I forgot hat was a QM production.
My favorite character was “Torque” with the robotic arm/hand.
Then there’s the master work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZCf8tuLF6o
LOL
Remember the plantation sketch?
It was called “Passing Wind”
Torque was cool, esp as a 70s kid.
Good ole QM and several other long time staffers that went with him to later stuff in those credits.
I’d would have probably liked to work under QM. Lee Merriwether spoke very high of him as a person when I saw her at a Dragoncon long time back.
“I find Korean dramas addictive.”
I loved the spoofs of those they used to do on what, was it Mad TV?
Whoever played the “prince” (the rival to our hero) he was one cute guy. I really had a crush on him!
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