John W. Kennedy wrote:   
   > On Jan 20, 11:29 pm, Blair Leatherwood    
   > wrote:   
   >> Was anyone else disappointed that there was no mention whatsoever of The   
   >> Outer Limits?   
   >    
   > Who was the auteur of "The Outer Limits"? I haven't the foggiest, and   
   > I think that's the problem. You can talk about the show's individual   
   > episodes, but, apart from the cheesy "Control Voice" shtick, what   
   > identity did the show ever have?   
   >    
   > If I were producing "Pioneers", I would more likely have looked at   
   > "Science Fiction Theater".   
   >    
      
   The producers of Pioneers have an odd way of looking at things, to put    
   it mildly.  The first series of episodes had much the same kind of    
   scattershot history and peculiar emphases.   
      
   I'd not heard of Science Fiction Theater until you mentioned it (a bit    
   before my viewing memory, and never available since as far as I can    
   tell).  I looked it up on IMdB, and it looks like they were indeed    
   trying to do something interesting--any ideas on the quality of it?   
      
   As a bit of personal history, Outer Limits was one of the first shows I    
   have vivid memories of watching first run (at the age of 7!).   
      
   Don't misunderstand my original post--I knew going in that this was    
   going to be ST, LiS and TZ.  I was simply surprised that there were no    
   name checks of any prior shows (Outer Limits and, now, SF Theater);    
   likewise, no name checks of successors.  I've always hoped that the    
   Pioneers series would provide a more coherent context for their    
   selections, but I guess that's just wishful thinking.   
      
   I was never sure if the pioneers were the shows or the creators, and I    
   don't know if the producers of the series are clear on that, either.   
      
   Of course, I will probably be watching the other episodes...   
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