tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post4887603152414461741..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: STRANGE NEW WORLD (1975)Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-66133387628492196742012-12-05T05:17:03.704-05:002012-12-05T05:17:03.704-05:00And, nope, I haven't written about Earth II ye...And, nope, I haven't written about <i>Earth II</i> yet. (Which <i>also</i> wasn't a Universal production; it was made by MGM Television.)Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-44705308483538932712012-12-05T05:14:19.878-05:002012-12-05T05:14:19.878-05:00Nope. Strange New World was definitely a Warner Br...Nope. <i>Strange New World</i> was definitely a Warner Brothers production, not a Universal one. It's got a Warners logo at the end (and was released on DVD by Warner Archive) and it contained the PAX elements carried over from two previous Warner Brother pilots. Universal had nothing to do with it.<br /><br />As to the network upon which it first aired, the IMDb and other sources state that it aired on ABC. Where did you get your info? I'd like to check it out, and if I'm wrong, I'll correct it.<br /><br />Universal did produce <i>The Questor Tapes</i>, though.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-53993708341326122422012-12-04T23:33:08.415-05:002012-12-04T23:33:08.415-05:00...Hey Christopher, just a quick correction: Stran......Hey Christopher, just a quick correction: <i>Strange New World</i> originally aired on NBC, not ABC. Universal handled all of the production of this final failed attempt to turn Gene's <i>Genesis II</i> concept(s) into a TV series through their own in-house production facilities. Hence the "look-n-feel" of about 90% of the TV dramas that Universal produced and NBC aired, such as the anthology series <i>Name of the Game</i>, <i>Sunday Mystery Movie</i>, <i>The Bold Ones</i>, <i>4-In-1</i>, <i>Rod Serling's Night Gallery</i>, and <i>Quincy</i>. They used the same cameras, same film stock, production crews drawn from the same Universal crew pile, same title fonts, and in this case the same model/effects division that did another previously failed pilot - that you probably have a blog entry about *somewhere* around here :P - starring Gary Lockwood called <i>Earth II</i>.OMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-61391062137833857362012-11-18T16:40:32.319-05:002012-11-18T16:40:32.319-05:00I guess in my mind what makes the similarities app...I guess in my mind what makes the similarities appear striking is the actual breakdown of the characters: the (<i>Ark II</i> crew were all young people (+ Chimp), whereas <i>World</i> and both had that "older, wiser" character - and the fact that in both shows, they're searching for a possibly-mythical place of safety.<br /><br />Also, Hollywood being Hollywood, imitation seemed possible/likely.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-11493912613067197052012-11-18T16:33:31.061-05:002012-11-18T16:33:31.061-05:00I'm not sure if I would say "striking.&qu...I'm not sure if I would say "striking." It's mostly a very familiar post-apocalyptic premise, which predated it by decades. You could even say the premise is similar to Ark II. Three people (including token female) roaming a wasteland in high tech vehicle visiting scattered mini-societies.Thunderbird 7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02357333871189090989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-40251566517918899792012-11-15T12:46:07.987-05:002012-11-15T12:46:07.987-05:00Yeah, as soon as you mentioned the derelict zoo, m...Yeah, as soon as you mentioned the derelict zoo, my mind flashed to <i>Logan's Run</i>. The similarities are striking, especially since not even the <i>Run</i> movie had come out by this point, nor do the two shows share any crew. I'm curious to check this one out.NoelCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-39358248890779547772012-11-14T02:07:05.728-05:002012-11-14T02:07:05.728-05:00"In my version the zookeeper episode precedes...<i>"In my version the zookeeper episode precedes the clone one."</i><br /><br />That's odd. I've never seen it shown that way anywhere. Hmmm. Doesn't even make sense that way, considering the characters' appearances in the two stories....Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-75333871845790536242012-11-14T01:39:54.946-05:002012-11-14T01:39:54.946-05:00Chris- just to further your comparison Keene Curti...Chris- just to further your comparison Keene Curtis was also the actor who ran the Mountain City robots in the pilot for Logan's Run. He had a better role here. <br /> A basic staple of many of the shows of the time was the decadent advanced civilizations- the hedonistic culture of the Domed City, the Clone one here, and the Tyranians from Genesis II.<br /> And while he wasn't involved it had some familiar Roddenberry staples such as the telepathic references - although in this case it was the animals the wardens could read rather than reading human thoughts. Like the first poster I thought it had something of the D.C. Fontana touch. <br /> I never saw this movie until I taped it a few years ago. In my version the zookeeper episode precedes the clone one. <br />Dave Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-35430639323298031422012-11-14T00:25:42.311-05:002012-11-14T00:25:42.311-05:00Fontana's name is nowhere in the credits.
As ...Fontana's name is nowhere in the credits.<br /><br />As for <i>Fantastic Journey,</i> the "civilization-a-week" thing is similar, but the characters and setting are quite different. I was just struck at how <b>closely</b> it paralleled TV's <i>Logan,</i> right down to the personality makeup of the protagonists and the ugly vehicle....Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-86245717322855798572012-11-14T00:15:46.627-05:002012-11-14T00:15:46.627-05:00It also is a similar concept to "Fantastic Jo...It also is a similar concept to "Fantastic Journey", was DC Fontana involved with this too? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com