Every SCI-FI Movie That Started as Something Else Entirely
Long-form14:49
Published Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM · 1w ago
Sci-Fi Guy Explains
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10,146
+6 views/hour
Likes
110
1.1% of views
Comments
5
0.05% of views
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Views / hour now
6
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Peak views / hour
7
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Avg views / day
1.1K
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vs channel median
0.4×
Rank in channel
#18
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Engagement
1.1%
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$41–$101
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Description
In the early 1970s George Lucas tried to buy the film rights to Flash Gordon, and the people who owned them said no. #scifi #starwars #flashgordon
– Timestamps –
00:00 Lucas Wanted Flash Gordon — Star Wars
01:15 It Was Total Recall Two — Minority Report, Total Recall
02:14 A Student Film Grew Up — THX 1138, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (short)
03:05 Star Beast Came First — Alien
04:30 Sagan Wrote It Backwards — Contact
05:17 Halo Died For This — District 9, Alive in Joburg (short)
06:14 Built From Still Photographs — 12 Monkeys, La Jetée (short)
07:02 The Title Was Purchased — Blade Runner
08:00 A Comic Nobody Read — Oblivion
08:45 Asimov Arrived Late — I, Robot
09:51 Bug Hunt Found Heinlein — Starship Troopers
10:41 Lindelof Erased The Prequel — Prometheus
11:36 A TV Pilot Escaped — Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: Phase II (unproduced)
12:34 The Cellar Got Rebranded — 10 Cloverfield Lane
13:27 Spielberg's Sweetest Alien Began Evil — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Night Skies (unproduced)
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- Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM
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