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This is a pretty typical 70s documentary covering UFOs and other topics, some of it more grounded than you might expect. But it has a surprising rock soundtrack and parts of it are reminiscent of the laser rock shows that used to play at planetariums.

Despite my initial impression, and the fact that is it from the Asylum, this is an enjoyable show. In some ways a simple and obvious cash grab/ripoff of the Walking Dead, it manages to bring creative stories, humor, and a sense of fun that the woefully self-serious Walking Dead lacks. Of course, the acting and production values aren't stellar, but it is a decent show.

Stuff like Citizen Z, and the innoculated human/zombie Murphy provide a nice fabric for the longer arc of the show, while individual episodes tend to have enjoyable, wacky settings, like a Mennonite community or Roswell. Oh, and it was the episode with the giant cheese wheel that really made me a fan.

This is actually an enjoyable little computer thriller that shows off the popular perception of computers in 1971. Aside from enjoying Dean Stockwell's great early-70s hair, it's great to see the characters gather around a hard copy terminal as they enter input, and shuffle through the piles of printed output. Taking advantage of a computer error, a group of college students create computer records for a fictitious persona to use an untraceable credit card - an early attempt at identity theft that becomes dangerous when the students start dying one by one. I am a big fan of these 1970s TV movies, and this is a decent example with the mystery keeping my interest throughout.