# Old Sci-fi show half-remembered **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409 "2003-05-30T00:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/1 "2003-05-30T00:23:41Z")
I have a vague memory of an old science fiction show, from the early to mid-1970’s, where the protagonists were stuck on an ark moving through space, consisting of several habitats seperated by tubes. The ship was controlled by a malfunctioning computer, and the inhabitants had no idea they were on an ark, or that they were under the control of a computer, until the protagonists managed to stumble on the secret. Can anyone fill in the blank on this with the show’s name? Help? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/2 "2003-05-30T00:47:17Z")
The serie was [the Starlost](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069638) ---
**Author:** ![X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbe5ce/32.png) [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/3 "2003-05-30T01:09:29Z")
“For the world was hallow and I have touched the sky…” Gosh, looks to me I missed this series and with great appreciation. I’ll stick to Star Trek and Doctor Who, thank you very much… I did watch an episode of the old “Lost in Space” series, I cant figure out why I loved that show. It was horrible! ---
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/4 "2003-05-30T01:15:09Z")
Wow, they listed Harlan Ellison as creator. He hated how it turned out so much that he had his name pulled from the credits. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/5 "2003-05-30T02:01:45Z")
Ben Bova was also involved as science advisor. He wrote a very funny novel about the experience called **The Starcrossed**. ---
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/6 "2003-05-30T02:09:22Z")
[Cite](http://www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/pages/media/starlost.htm) Cool, Bova book rec. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/7 "2003-05-30T04:10:37Z")
Wow, thank you. I can’t believe they went back and made a “movie” based on it. I do recall being dissapointed at the age of 13 that it didn’t turn out better, because those were in the years of the Interregnum, you know, between ST and ST:TMP. Hell, we watched ANYTHING that was science fiction on TV, even 1/2 hour ST cartoon episodes… ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/8 "2003-05-30T04:23:12Z")
Just to be pedantic Is that the movie where the final scene is robots tending a garden or something and the last human died? I remember watching it _years_ ago, but can’t remember if it was the same one you guys mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sci-fi-show-half-remembered/178409/9 "2003-05-30T04:52:03Z")
The film Rabid Squrrel is thinking about is Silent Running with Bruce Dern