VISIONARIES: JAMES CAMERON’S STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION ‘Alien Life’ Cheat Sheet

AMC debuted the latest version of its VISIONARIES series, and this time James Cameron, and science fiction, are taking center stage.

The series is compelling, with Cameron (and the production team) speaking to some of the genre’s heaviest hitters—Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, as well as actors, critics, and experts in the genre.

But with a show like this, even the most expert fan may encounter titles they haven’t seen/experienced. (I know I certainly did when viewing the series.) The six-part docuseries made me want to go back and rewatch classics, and finally check out a few of the projects I have been meaning for years to view. So in case you feel similarly, Give Me My Remote will be compiling a list of all the projects mentioned in the series…and where you can—legally—stream/download/find them.

Check out the first list for “Alien Life”…

[As a note: Streaming rights are fickle and can often change with little warning. The information listed is what’s available as of publishing time.]

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD—DVD only
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (“To Serve Man”)—Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, CBS All Access
COCOON—DVD only
INDEPENDENCE DAY—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
JURASSIC PARK—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS:
Book—Physical copy
1953 film—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
2005 film—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS:
1955 film—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
1978 film—Starz
CONTACT—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
SOLARIS:
Book—Free with Kindle Unlimited
2002 film—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
STAR TREK—Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, CBS All Access
Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End”—Free with Kindle Unlimited
Ted Chiang’s “Stories of Your Life and Others”—Amazon
ARRIVAL—Amazon, Hulu
ALIEN franchise—HBO
ALIEN NATION—DVD only
DISTRICT 9—Starz
AVATAR—Amazon (digital rental/purchase)
E.T.—HBO

VISIONARIES: JAMES CAMERON’S STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION, Mondays, 10/9c, AMC

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