tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post95755260531484291..comments2023-10-14T02:24:04.900-07:00Comments on This Day In Science Fiction: 13 September 2013Prof. Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-63762589755678144632013-10-01T19:13:18.012-07:002013-10-01T19:13:18.012-07:00The Starlost came back a few years ago (iirc, on o...<i>The Starlost</i> came back a few years ago (iirc, on one of the area PBS stations, in the insomniac time slot) and I really tried to watch it. Even after Bova;s <em>The Starcrossed</em>, I couldn't concentrate.<br /><br /><em>Land of the Giants</em> is still fun, as only an Irwin Allen show can be. (Listen to the music, watch the talent waste its energy.)Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-75462176957151677752013-09-14T10:06:37.774-07:002013-09-14T10:06:37.774-07:00How long did I watch Land of the Giants, The Starl...How long did I watch <i>Land of the Giants</i>, <i>The Starlost</i>, <i>Legend of the Seeker</i> for pity's sake?<br /><br />The first two I blame on youth and stupidity, the last one on being a dirty old man.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-54462770281238915652013-09-14T07:56:02.069-07:002013-09-14T07:56:02.069-07:00I WANTED it to be good, and being young and unawar...I WANTED it to be good, and being young and unaware of how TV worked, kept thinking "Maybe THIS week..."zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-85813117358395741972013-09-13T13:10:47.589-07:002013-09-13T13:10:47.589-07:00"I remember waiting for the debut, hoping for..."I remember waiting for the debut, hoping for a good science fiction series."<br /><br />Imagine how many times this sentence has been said or written, by how many different fans, concerning how many different TV shows.<br /><br />There is so much sci-fi and fantasy available because we are loyal as dogs, no matter how many times we have been beaten and neglected.<br /><br />I write this confidently because you talk about "subsequent episodes", which I too sheepishly admit to watching.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-82950366168890721202013-09-13T13:02:45.153-07:002013-09-13T13:02:45.153-07:00You are right, I was wrong and I've fixed the ...You are right, I was wrong and I've fixed the post and added a post script of apology to my reader and thanks to you, Mr.Singleton.Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-12278453154109201232013-09-13T12:24:22.722-07:002013-09-13T12:24:22.722-07:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-A__lZrEA
I do b...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-A__lZrEA<br /><br />I do believe you are wrong. The series intro from Episode 1 "Breakaway" clearly shows the date September 13th, 1999.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021076762385824507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-90820739910618463042013-09-13T12:22:28.907-07:002013-09-13T12:22:28.907-07:00I remember waiting for the debut, hoping for a goo...I remember waiting for the debut, hoping for a good science fiction series.<br /><br />And then I remember going WTF for most of the show. An explosion sizable enough to move the moon would have obliterated it, even I could tell that. <br /><br />And then the subsequent episodes, where they left the solar system in less than years, and were visiting a planet every week, and then started landing the Eagles - cool spacecraft, but obviously not designed for planetary landings OR maneuvering through atmospheres- on every stray planet they wandered by.<br /><br />I love the irony of "action" figures for the series though.<br /><br />The Eagles have always been kind of cool, however.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-66412642433768384732013-09-13T10:45:25.319-07:002013-09-13T10:45:25.319-07:00I also hate Space: 1999. One Saturday night I fell...I also hate <i>Space: 1999</i>. One Saturday night I fell asleep early while watching only to awake a few hours later to the house being robbed. I'm not saying it's completely the fault of Landau, Bain and Barry Morse, but I lost a sweet denim jacket that my sister personally embroidered.<br /><br />I wait to this day for compensation.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-17064658864338904992013-09-13T10:07:45.787-07:002013-09-13T10:07:45.787-07:00Ah, Barbara Bain. I couldn't stand Space:1999 ...Ah, Barbara Bain. I couldn't stand Space:1999 because the science was so bad, the suspension of belief was just too much but Bain was great as Cinnamon (MI). I think Kusatsu is a great actor and more versatile than many. First saw him as an HPD detective in a number of Magnum, PI shows.Mr. Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148745475908676210noreply@blogger.com