OT, Cool picture of the Jupiter 2

[Mr. Scott]

Since Lost in Space is a bid topic at the moment I went and did some
surfing, and found this picture.

www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/3826/j2inorbit.jpg

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[flyingtiger62]

I picked up season 3 vol 1 yesterday of LIS at Target. I remember this
season fondly (1967) as a kid. Robby the Robot made another guest
appearence. The blue alien from Hunter's Moon plus the Anti-Matter Man
episode which is considered to be one of the best episodes. Goofy,
Campy, you just want to push Smith out the airlock. Fun TV from a
simpler time.

Jim

[D&W Sousa]

The Jupiter II has always been my favorite Sci Fi vehicle. It always seemed
to have just the right size and comfort level for space exploration. All it
lacked was a decent armament system to make it the perfect interstellar
vehicle. The Enterprise was OK for a crew of 400 but I'd much rather zip
around in small vessel like the J2 with say a half dozen space bimbos in
those tinfoil bikinis they always wore on Star Trek.
William

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[Sean Huxter]

I never saw "Lost in Space" until 1996 when I moved to the US and the Sci Fi
Channel was airing it in the mornings.

But I always loved the Jupiter II ship. Seen it in a lot of magazines,
comics, and photos of models as I grew up.

Nice design.

Same goes for Doctor Who. I grew up with the concept, but not the shows. I
saw my first Doctor Who when I was 19 or 20.

I did see a few episodes of "Land of the Giants", though. And of course I
grew up on Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.

But not LIS.

Nice shot. Nice ship. The Trendmasters toy from the late 1990s is a
wonderful toy, and I'm glad to say I have one. I also have several of the
Johnny Lightning die-cast ones. I took one apart and removed the landing
gear and glued the plastic pieces in so I could have one in flight.

Sean.

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[ironm...@aol.com]

As "campy" as that show may have been [and, man I loved it it!! It used
to be on at 3pm everyday, so I'd rush to finish my homework so I could
watch it, take a break at 4 and then onto the 4:30 movie:)]
The flight scenes were always well done. I can remember even then
wondering how they did some of them without actually flying a ship!!
Good stuff from a good time. I just wish those new Scifimetropolis
versions weren't so cost prohibitive :(

[Steve Harrison]

In article <1109814352.6...@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"flyingtiger62" <jim.g...@shawgrp.com> wrote:

My favorite part of the 3rd season was the Space Pod....dang, I just liked
the heck out of that LEM wannabe....

I always figured that the Robinsons has built it from bits and pieces of
stuff they'd found over time and converted the Chariot space into a
storage bay...then I saw an episode with *both* the Chariot and the Pod,
so that was no-go....

I wish there was a real good 'making of' book about LIS....I'm guessing
the Pod was born due to the popularity of the Flying Sub from Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea combined with Moon Landing Fever which was running
real high at the time...the Space Pod seems very 'toy-etic' in its design
and would have lent itself to a nice Aurora model kit...*sigh*

Now I'm getting sad that Polar Lights hasn't gone forward with the LIS
'add on kits' that were briefly discussed...Chariot and Pod in scale to
the J2 kit....larger scale versions for more detail...aarrggh.

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[flyingtiger62]

I had the privilege to have watched all the Irwin Allen shows in first
run on CBS(LIS) and ABC (VTTBOTS, Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants)
during the color revolution on TV in 1966-1970. Though the shows are
dated and politically incorrect by todays standards. (TV today really
doesn't have anymore standards or morals for that fact). My favorite
aspect was the Art direction and set design of these shows. I mean the
Flying Sub was COOL! and when I saw the Time Tunnel control room for
the first time.....I WAS BLOWN AWAY! Irwin Allen was northing more than
a BIG KID and the things he came up with appealed to that KID in us
all. Lots of color, lots of flashy thingies, monsters galore, Robots,
Time travel you name it he delivered. And it was FUN! All his show did
well during their respective runs. Even Time Tunnel which was canceled
while a 2nd season was gearing up due to a dumbass exective decision to
put up a western about Custer in it's place. That show lasted 6 months.
Allen's show did better in the ratings than Star Trek. And I watched
(and love) that too. I liked it all! It was great to be a kid then and
watching Lost in Space makes me feel like a kid. Check yer brain in
neutral and just have fun with it while you watch any Irwin Allen show.
Hell follow it up with a Gamera monster movie and a few episodes of the
Beverly Hillbillies and have fun.

Jim

[Sean Huxter]

Speaking of the set of "Time Tunnel", don't think it's a coincidence that it
looks vaguely like the Stargate control room.

Sean.

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[flyingtiger62]

I lost track of Stargate after the 3rd season. So I'm not sure. The set
to Time Tunnel was the biggest set ever built at that time, so I read
somewhere. Sure had lots of room.

Jim

[J. Steven York]

Okay, here's one other interesting thing. Take a look at this picture
I took last week inside the "Spruce Goose." One has to wonder if it's
possible the production designer had any connection to Hughes aircraft
in Long Beach, and might have seen the inside of the plane...

Several aspects of The Time Tunnel (and possibly Star Gate command as
well) may have also been inspired by the control center in "Fantastic
Voyage." It was released the same year Time Tunnel came out, but it
had been in production for a long time, I think, and production
pictures had been widely circulated beforehand.

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Guess I forgot the picture...

[flyingtiger62]

Well considering L.B. Abbott and Associates did the special effects for
Fantastic Voyage as well as all the Irwin Allen shows at 20th Century
Fox.
His team had a style all their own. It's unfortunate that his last
great special effect endevor was Logan's Run back in 1976. After Star
Wars that look and feel to special effects came to an abrupt end and
the "Lucas Look" took over. LB passed away in 1985.

L.B. Abbott began his long career in 1926 as a cameraman's assistant.
He became a cameraman in 1943 and worked steadily until the early
1970s. Abbot has filmed many distinguished films, including The Longest
Day, Fantastic Voyage, and The Sound of Music. During his career Abbot
won four Academy Awards, including one for Logan's Run (1976).

In 1943, Fred Serson, legendary head of Fox's effects department, asked
Abbott to come aboard full time. He agreed, joined the team, and
really began honing the skills and talent of a true special effects
master. In 1957, L.B. Abbott was named head of what was now know as
20th Century Fox's special photographic effects department. During the
60s, the demand for photographic effects mushroomed along with the
popularity of science-fiction and, yes, disaster movies. L.B. Abbott
was in the right place at the right time. But, oh my goodness, he
didn't even have a computer! How did he direct the creation of all
those really nifty special effects? The old fashioned way, as is
implied by the title of a book on Abbott issued by the American Society
of Cinematographers. The title of the book: Special effects--Wire,
Tape and Rubber Band Style.

Look at his FILM credits at IMDB. It's long!

Jim