In Reply to: No Farscape fans??? Have you all gone mad? posted by late on November 27, 2001 at 06:52:46:
The only thing I'd differ with you about is that "Lost in Space for the 90's" comment. IMHO, Lost in Space was crapola in the 60's, especially when compared with it's competition at the time (i.e., the original Star Trek), and judging from several episodes of "the dysfunctional Space Family Robinson" I caught in the interim, the series hasn't aged much better than my recollections of it!OTOH, Farscape is truly clever. Animatronic Jim Henson Studio characters notwithstanding, the adult situations frequently woven into Farscape's storylines demonstrate that it's not just targeted toward a kiddie audience as was the goofy 60's era space farce you mentioned! Note: Irwin Allen's weekly escapades almost invariably focused on the silly antics of the bumbling Dr. Smith and his gullible moppet-ally Will Robinson, usually in conflict with one or more poorly costumed aliens on a painfully obvious in-studio planet scape.
BTW, sorry about not responding earlier, but I just noticed your post and this thread.
Cheers,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- Yes late, the wife and I are Farscape fans and have been since it started. - Audiophilander 21:49:46 11/27/01 (54)
- Far out - late 07:49:41 12/07/01 (0)
- Lost in Space was the best SF ever made for TV. - john dem 22:51:19 11/27/01 (51)
- Re: Lost in Space was the best SF ever made for TV. - danj 00:54:56 01/03/02 (0)
- Do any boomers remember the comic series from which Lost In Space derived????? - Harmonia 22:00:27 11/29/01 (0)
- Re: Lost in Space was the best SF ever made for TV. - Rob Doorack 06:35:25 11/28/01 (48)
- Sure, the original ST is badly dated, but LIS was sucko in it's own time, period. - Audiophilander 13:31:03 11/28/01 (29)
- Harlan Ellison and Star Trek - Senator Blutarsky 12:08:18 12/11/01 (0)
- Jonathan Harris could out- act ANY Star Trek actor, even today. - john dem 19:29:49 11/28/01 (27)
- No offense John, but I do take my humor seriously. ;^) - Audiophilander 23:58:36 11/28/01 (26)
- Holy Afficianado ! - john dem 04:27:34 11/29/01 (25)
- nope - late 06:20:13 11/29/01 (24)
- Re: nope - john dem 12:20:40 11/29/01 (23)
- John, you have a right to an educated opinion ... - Audiophilander 21:26:22 11/29/01 (16)
- Super Auph to the rescue ! - john dem 22:07:17 11/29/01 (15)
- Up, up and away! - Audiophilander 06:58:32 11/30/01 (14)
- Defying logic is not a super power, Super Auph. - john dem 11:24:18 11/30/01 (12)
- The poster's logic lacks Vulcanization! ;^) - Audiophilander 01:31:05 12/01/01 (11)
- You're the one burning rubber to get away from your absurd assertions. - john dem 13:56:17 12/01/01 (10)
- To the contrary, my prophylactic response is quite logical: - Audiophilander 15:07:22 12/03/01 (0)
- the remains of the day - late 18:49:17 12/01/01 (8)
- Re: the remains of the day - Bruce from DC 06:40:19 12/03/01 (1)
- good post, minor quibble(s) - late 07:27:57 12/07/01 (0)
- Enter late, defender of the punyverse. - john dem 19:42:47 12/01/01 (5)
- intuitively obvious to the casual observer - late 21:51:33 12/01/01 (4)
- Yes, it is obvious. - john dem 23:09:50 12/01/01 (3)
- naught, plus naught, equals... - late 07:35:17 12/02/01 (2)
- Yawn...it must be late. - john dem 13:58:05 12/02/01 (1)
- Don't like losing, do you? --nt-- - late 16:16:35 12/02/01 (0)
- a tinker's damn - late 08:09:55 11/30/01 (0)
- semi-curmudgeonly - Bruce from DC 16:13:57 11/29/01 (2)
- ya done good - late 17:03:47 11/29/01 (0)
- No curmudgeonly argument here. - john dem 16:44:20 11/29/01 (0)
- the critic speaks - late 12:31:21 11/29/01 (2)
- What "tech" in the 50's are you talking about ? - john dem 12:47:12 11/29/01 (1)
- yes, and no - late 13:44:41 11/29/01 (0)
- Re: Lost in Space was the best SF ever made for TV. - john dem 08:15:21 11/28/01 (1)
- i have a cat named Miss Kitty --nt-- - late 08:18:09 11/28/01 (0)
- to boldly go where no series went before.... - late 07:00:57 11/28/01 (15)
- "Boldly go"? Even Rodenberry admitted that Star Trek was no more than "Wagon Train in Space" (nt) - Rob Doorack 07:33:00 11/28/01 (14)
- obvious, and beside the point, first is first.... - late 07:57:11 11/28/01 (13)
- First IS first - and Lost in Space was on the air a year before Star Trek - Rob Doorack 08:30:27 11/28/01 (12)
- You are TECHNICALLY correct, buckaroo, but only technically. - Audiophilander 14:18:16 11/28/01 (8)
- No, I'm right - period. - Rob Doorack 06:57:45 11/29/01 (7)
- Pardon me, no offense, but you're partially incorrect! (exclamation point!) - Audiophilander 11:06:44 11/29/01 (0)
- tsk,tsk,tsk - late 07:58:36 11/29/01 (5)
- Re: tsk,tsk,tsk - Rob Doorack 09:05:37 11/29/01 (4)
- Re: tsk,tsk,tsk - Bruce from DC 13:18:28 12/01/01 (2)
- Re: tsk,tsk,tsk - Rob Doorack 13:30:03 12/03/01 (1)
- Re:advancing senility takes its toll - Bruce from DC 16:32:15 12/03/01 (0)
- a conclusion few would share - late 09:20:14 11/29/01 (0)
- ok, my goof, but have you seen one lately? --nt-- - late 09:16:01 11/28/01 (2)
- Yes, as recently as a couple of years ago - Rob Doorack 13:59:00 11/28/01 (1)
- then perhaps we should agree to disagree --nt-- - late 14:02:33 11/28/01 (0)
- Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!!! - late 22:36:11 11/27/01 (0)