TV series

The Starlost

1973–1974 · 1 season

A creaky, earnest voyage through sealed-off worlds, mixing quaint communities with a broken ship's mystery.

Overview: A huge generational colony spacecraft called The Ark has gone off-course. Many of the descendants from the original crew and colonists are unaware that they are aboard a ship.
How it feels: Earnest, whimsical, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Exploration, identity, isolation, faith
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
identity
isolation
faith
survival
Places: space
fantasy world
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none