Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on November 29, 2001 at 11:06:44

In Reply to: No, I'm right - period. posted by Rob Doorack on November 29, 2001 at 06:57:45:

I erred when I refered to Paramount instead of NBC executives. Yes, back in the 60's Paramount only produced the greenlighted series; Rodenberry had to sell the concept to NBC who in turn sold the series to sponsors who footed the bill, but that wasn't the main thrust of my message.

When I said "more adult audience", I meant a mature audience regardless of physical age; that is something Lost in Space never achieved with it's imbecillic plots and silly characters. Star Trek was cancelled in spite of it's loyal following because it was borderline in the Nielson ratings and cost quite a bit to produce in 1960's dollars. Furthermore, a well documented letter writing campaign was initiated during Star Trek's run and following it's cancellation, one of the first serious attempts to save a troubled show. I might add, that this "full court press" did NOT occur when Lost in Space was ultimately cancelled (i.e., it died quickly and disappeared without a whimper). Note: FTR, a number of well respected SF authors supported Star Trek being picked up because, in spite of it's many flaws, it was the only thought provoking episodic science fiction being produced at the time.

AuPh