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| The Pioneers Of Television; Science Fiction, Westerns... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 17 2011, 05:40 PM (246 Views) | |
| 24thcenstfan | Jan 17 2011, 05:40 PM Post #1 |
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The Pioneers Of Television: Science Fiction
Four Part Series -- Tuesdays at 8:00pm EST. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jan 17 2011, 05:41 PM Post #2 |
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This looks pretty interesting. I'm going to record and watch them. Edit: I've been reading a lot of good comments about this program and it is supposed to feature several Trek stars. Which is great. Edited by 24thcenstfan, Jan 18 2011, 10:44 PM.
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| Swidden | Jan 19 2011, 12:23 AM Post #3 |
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Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
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I watched most of this tonight. Some of it was stuff readily familiar to Trek fans, but it was very interesting to see the comparison between Trek and "Lost in Space". Especially the different conceptual ideas between Irwin Allen and Roddenberry. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jan 19 2011, 10:56 PM Post #4 |
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^Cool. I really want to watch, but I haven't had the chance. Soon, very soon. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jan 25 2011, 01:42 PM Post #5 |
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I really enjoyed the first episode. I particularly liked how they compared the styles of Gene Roddenberry and Irwin Allen too. The budgeting style of Allen was a bit funny (i.e. reusing props and monsters and such on his various shows). At the time, and now, I think there is still room for both styles of Science Fiction (and many others). Action/Adventure/Campy vs. a more serious issue oriented “thinking man’s” Science Fiction. Still, there was a touch of the former in the latter. I loved the stories and back story of some of the actors (e.g. Jonathan Harris). You know you’re poor when your mom rents your bed out and you have to sleep on the dining room table. …and wow there’s Bill Mumy. Even though he was in “Lost in Space”, to me he’ll always be Lennier from Babylon 5. ![]() I always love it when we get to here the story of what happened when Nichelle Nichols tried to quit the series and Martin Luther King Jr. asked her not to. You know, as fans we don't always realize what actually goes into the making of a particular story (what some of the actors/directors, etc. had to do to get the job done). We (or at least I) tend to see the end product only and get caught up in that and not how hard these people worked. However, its only been in the last decade or two that the inner workings of TV has become so public. Now we can appreciate more and more the entire film and TV making process. There's a new episode on tonight. |
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| Swidden | Jan 25 2011, 03:22 PM Post #6 |
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Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
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There really is, but the creators have to remember that their audience isn't stupid. Especially when it comes to science fiction. All too often shows in this genre fail because the creators/producers sell the audience short. Look at a show like BBC's "Red Dwarf", smart, funny, and intentionally campy. Allen's stuff could be imaginative, even if things got rehashed from one show to the next. However, most of the time he still managed to give you characters you cared about. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jan 25 2011, 08:39 PM Post #7 |
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Stupid is what I suspect the creators and Syfy thought we were when they gave us Outer Space Astronauts and expected us to remain interested. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Feb 1 2011, 07:45 PM Post #8 |
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New episode on tonight covering Crime Dramas. |
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