On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:40:11 -0800, Steve Silverwood   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:42:19 -0800, Charlie E.    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:36:23 -0600, cmadams@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams)   
   >>wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Once upon a time, Blair Leatherwood   said:   
   >>>>Was anyone else disappointed that there was no mention whatsoever of The    
   >>>>Outer Limits?   
   >   
   >>>Yes.  It seemed very Trek-heavy to me.   
   >   
   >>It was mentioned, something about stations blacking out certain scenes   
   >>because they were too intense, but they really just focused on the   
   >>three 'seminal' series - Trek, Lost in Space and Twilight Zone.  Bill   
   >>got a lot of air time, though, as a veteran of two of those series.   
   >   
   >How in the WORLD did "Lost in Space" show up as a "Pioneer of   
   >Television?"  It was the cheesiest SF show I've ever seen.  Trek was   
   >probably the biggest contributor in this area, and the Zone was also a   
   >big mover in pusing the boundaries, but B5 certainly rates a mention   
   >well ahead of Lost in Space deserving one.     
   >   
   >Stargate SG-1 should also have appeared on the list -- after all, they   
   >went for TEN SEASONS (something no other SF show has EVER done) plus   
   >two direct-to-DVD feature films, and SG1 fans are STILL asking for   
   >more.  Even Trek TNG only went for something like seven seasons plus,   
   >what, four movies?   
   >   
   >-- //Steve//   
      
   Steve,   
   Lost in Space basically was the first of the Irwin Allen series.  It   
   made Time Tunnel (mentioned as the most expensive), Voyage to the   
   Bottom of the Sea, and all his other shows possible.  It also had to   
   contend with Batman at the time, so the interactions from the 'suits'   
   on LiS, Trek, etc. all were effected by ratings expectations from   
   Batman.   
      
   As for SG1, B5, or even BSG, these were the next generation of stories   
   AFTER the pioneers.  Also, these choice reflected on the spectrum of   
   shows, from very serious TZ, serious but entertaining Trek, and the   
   campy, almost children's show LiS.  I enjoyed it quite a bit, but   
   fully realized that in an hour you weren't going to cover but a bit of   
   the real territory.   
      
   Charlie   
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