![]() In short, the 1970s was the decade where science-fiction went pop when sci-fi went disco. Some pop videos also took visual cues from sci-fi, from costumes to blue screen and early video effects, which were then replicated on television pop shows such as Top of the Pops. Others received disco or pop treatment at the same time, creating a feedback loop between the two. ![]() Just look at the theme to Space: 1999 Season 2, with its pounding, over-dramatic disco beat and electronic score. But the influences of disco music and fashion cannot only be felt within their series: many theme tunes and instrumental scores took influence from disco. It seemed inevitable that the two most integral types of pop culture at the time should join together.ġ970s science-fiction, particularly the live-action series of Gerry Anderson ( Space: 1999, of course, but also UFO), Blake’s 7 (1978-1981), Star Wars (1977), the 1979 Star Trek film, and other properties such as The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-1978), has been given the name ‘disco sci-fi’ by many outlets such as PopMatters and Disco Mania. The musical genres also began to make themselves felt in TV and film as diverse as Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) and Space: 1999 (1975-1977), both through their theme tunes and their content. Pop albums with covers featuring robots and girls in silver dresses began to appear. This was also true in musical terms, as prog and folk rock began to fall by the wayside in both the United Kingdom and America in favor of the more image-focused glam rock and disco. Gone were (for the most part) the hard-hitting social satires of the 1960s: instead jumpsuits, monster-of-the-week, and pop culture influences abounded. Science fiction in the 1970s was like everything else: groovy.
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