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Text Box: Video Availability In the Video Availability column I have the most accessible format that the particular series is available in. So if it has been released to DVD, that is indicated, however, the program may also be available on VHS. If it is only available in VHS, that is indicated, and so on. If I have indicated "oop: after the video format, then the series was available in that format but is now out of print. Out of print videos can be found on Amazon.com, Ebay, and any number of websites that specialize in hard to find videos. PAL DVD format will not play on Region 1 DVD players sold in North America. They will play on region free DVD players (if you can find them) and I have had some success viewing them on computer DVD-ROM players. You may also be able to find some of the series that have not been officially released to video. I have found several sites that offer these series on DVD, though the legality of their product is somewhat questionable. They are typically selling episodes which were recorded from network or cable broadcasts. And some are transfers from VHS recordings. The sites claim that they are selling these for the cost of materials and transfer and therefore are not making a profit, or they claim that they believe the shows to be in the public domain. Of the sites that I have experimented with, the video quality has ranged from marginal to excellent, and the prices have been reasonable. Because I am not certain about the legality of these video offerings, I will not list the sites here. But if you are interested in finding a specific program, try typing the name into your favorite search engine and see what comes up.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Text Box: Online Viewing Availability It started with the networks making episodes of current series available on their websites for online viewing. Now, with the arrival of Hulu.com and CBS Classics, the options for online viewing of Science Fiction and Fantasy television shows from the past to the present have exploded. Hulu.com was started by NBC but they have also partnered with video providers such as FOX, NBC Universal, MGM, Sony Pictures Television, and Warner Bros. and therefore the site has quite a number of television shows available (the site also has movies available for viewing). The Science Fiction and Fantasy shows that Hulu.com offers available ranges from current shows such as Heroes and Journeyman to sixties classics such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Bewitched. The site also has some hard to find series which have yet to find their way to DVD such as Exosquad and John Doe. Episode availability varies for each series. In some cases all episodes are offered, but with others only a sampling is available (especially frustrating with Exosquad, but hopefully more episodes and the missing eleventh are coming soon). CBS Classic is an offshoot of their main website where they have started offering classic series from their vaults for online viewing. Currently, they have only three Science Fiction and Fantasy offerings: Star Trek (Original), The Twilight Zone, and MacGyver. All episodes of Star Trek and MacGyver are available for viewing, but just a sampling of Twilight Zone episodes from seasons one through three are currently available. Hopefully they will expand the list of Twilight Zone episodes soon and start making other series available as well. ABC has yet to open up the vault on their website, but has made a nod in that direction by offering all four seasons of Lost for online viewing. The complete seasons one through four are available on their site in High Def streaming video. Several other ABC series are available on Hulu.com, such as Land of the Giants and Battlestar Galactica (original). As far as video quality, I have found Hulu.com to be the best and simplest to use. It is basically click and play, and it never asked me to install new software or make updates to existing software. And the videos that I watched played with little or no interruption to service. CBS Classic played a little slower than Hulu.com, but it wasn’t too bad (and I am cursed with DSL so that could be contributing to the problem). We have compiled a list of shows available (link below) on Hulu.com, CBS Classic, and ABC.com and will continue to add to that list as new shows and sources for viewing become available.
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  For shows currently available for online viewing, go to our Online Video Page  
  If you know of Science Fiction and Fantasy shows available at these sites that we have missed and/or of   
  other (legitimate) sources for online viewing, please contact us at  
  mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com  
 
 
  Following is a listing of sites that offer Science Fiction and Fantasy television programs on DVD    
  and other video formats:    
 
  New DVD/VHS:    
     
  Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Webstore  
  This site pulls together all of the Science Fiction and Fantasy television series available from   
  Amazon.com into one place.  Plus, the Webstore includes a complete listing of all series   
  in the genre available on DVD.  
 
  Amazon.com UK    
  The UK version of Amazon.com has a large selection of British Science Fiction and Fantasy   
  series available in the PAL DVD format.  Many of these, such as Blake's 7 are not available in  
  the United States in Region 1 format.  This site also has a few American series in the PAL DVD  
  format which have not yet been released stateside such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the Six  
  Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1976).    
 
  Vintage TV and Movies    
  This site offers several older Science Fiction and Fantasy television shows that are now truly  
  in the public domain (as opposed to the video offerings that some sites claim to be in the   
  public domain).  Available from this site are such shows as Lights Out, Science Fiction   
  Theatre, and Men into Space.  The DVDs are video transfers from television broadcasts,     
  so their quality is highly variable.  But if you are interested in tracking down these older series,   
  the price and quality is acceptable.  
 
  Online Viewing:    
 
  Hulu.com    
  Currently contains the largest offering of Science Fiction and Fantasy shows available for   
  online viewing with selections ranging from the sixties to current programming.  Watching   
  videos on this site is simple click and play.  
 
  CBS Classics    
  This site currently only has a small number of Science Fiction and Fantasy shows, but it  
  includes such classics as the original Star Trek and Twilight Zone.  
 
  ABC.com    
  This site currently has all four seasons of Lost available for online viewing plus current  
  series running on ABC.  
 
  Used/Out of Print DVD/VHS:    
 
  Ebay    
  There are always sellers offering new, used, and out of print copies of Science Fiction and  
  Fantasy series on DVD or video tape on Ebay.  
 
  Amazon.com    
  Just type in the name of the series you are looking for into the Amazon search.  If it was ever  
  available, chances are one of the sellers will have a copy listed.  
 
 
  If you would like to have you site included on this list, contact us at    
  mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com