UFO (1970 TV series)
Shares rank 22 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend this 1970 Gerry Anderson series for its memorable theme, mystery, spaceships and surprisingly adult, dark tone. Critics say its sexist attitudes and repetitive episodes are the main drawback.
People recommend this 1970 Gerry Anderson series for its memorable theme, mystery, spaceships and surprisingly adult, dark tone. Critics say its sexist attitudes and repetitive episodes are the main drawback.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 84%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Memorable theme music and opening
“I came for the (at the time) great theme song, but I stayed for the mystery of the UFOs, the spaceships and moon base”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “The opening credits theme music and editing are just brilliant.”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “Great stuff. The opening montage always grabbed me.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” - Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970”
Creative sci-fi vision and mystery
“I came for the (at the time) great theme song, but I stayed for the mystery of the UFOs, the spaceships and moon base”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “An incredible show and such a creative vision of a future that alas never came to pass.”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” Holds up well today
“I rewatched this series a few years ago and was surprised that it held up as well as it did”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “Some of the themes are still progressive today, like the episode about unconscious racism.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” Nostalgic favourite from childhood
“I lapped this up eagerly when it was first syndicated in the US”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “one of my favorite shows when I was 10”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sexist, misogynistic attitudes
“it's so sexist and misogynistic it's almost disturbing”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” “struggled with the misogynistic imagery and attitudes just watching the first couple of episodes”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970” Dull, repetitive episodes
“episodes were soooooo dull. The plot premises seemed promising, but the development was poor.”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “Most probably were bored by the repetitive nature of that series.”
Comment from 19 Sep 2026 in “UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| UFO (1970 TV series)This page | 16 | 3 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
19 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Some of the themes are still progressive today, like the episode about unconscious racism.”
“An incredible show and such a creative vision of a future that alas never came to pass.”
“I lapped this up eagerly when it was first syndicated in the US”
“one of my favorite shows when I was 10”
“UFO is surprisingly "adult" and dark in places.”
“The opening credits theme music and editing are just brilliant.”
“Most probably were bored by the repetitive nature of that series.”
“My kids enjoyed UFO S01E01 (the pilot?) but never got into the series.”
“Intro music. One of the best for a TV series IMO.”
“I rewatched this series a few years ago and was surprised that it held up as well as it did”
“is just relentless with the looks and swagger”
“I came for the (at the time) great theme song, but I stayed for the mystery of the UFOs, the spaceships and moon base”
“struggled with the misogynistic imagery and attitudes just watching the first couple of episodes”
“The end of the episode was gutting.”
“It doesn't really seem that sexist for a 60s show.”
“it's so sexist and misogynistic it's almost disturbing”
“episodes were soooooo dull. The plot premises seemed promising, but the development was poor.”
“Great stuff. The opening montage always grabbed me.”
“UFO is also one I could recommend”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.