Jack Kukoda

Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of the Sci Fi network. Not because I’m a sci fi fan, but because it runs the X-Files in syndication. I said it, I’m a fan of the X-Files. So what? I’ve also gotten into watching the orginal Twilight Zones, which are really great. The byproduct of all this Sci Fi Channel watching is that I end up seeing countless promos for their other programs that I would never, ever watch. Shows like Stargate: SG1 and its spinoff, Stargate:Atlantis. I’m going to hazard a guess that that one takes place underwater.

But those shows are pretty normal in comparison to some of Sci Fi’s original movies. Their movies follow the same basic plotlines as big-budget disaster movies, but with much, much worse special effects that look almost cartoonish. They also make a lot of movies about giant prehistoric animals like wooly mammoths or pterodactyls. Those movies have titles like Mammoth and Pterodactyl. Pretty creative titling, huh?

My favorite thing, though, about these movies is that they always have at least one semi-famous actor in them, which makes them really bizarre looking. Here are some of my favorite Sci Fi Original Pictures, along with screenshots of their stars.

That’s Amy Jo Johnson, the original Pink Power Ranger. And she’s got a date…with lava!

Here’s another:

If you’ve been wondering what John Rhys-Davies has been doing since the Indian Jones franchise, apparently, he’s been captaining a ship and fighting the Chupacabra when he can find the time.

Look at the first-billed star. Look at him! It’s Coolio, and he’s hunting pterodactyls. And why shouldn’t he?

There are a whole lot more of these on the Sci Fi Channel’s website. And that movie Mammoth? Yeah, Tom Skerrit is in it. I have a soft spot for Tom, though, so I couldn’t bring myself to put up a picture of it.

I’ll post some stuff later on today that does not pertain to my love of the X-Files or the Sci Fi Channel. This one was just for the ladies.