tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post8461766494537034137..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: Rerun: ARK II (1976)Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-55044445105184156952014-08-27T19:18:10.734-04:002014-08-27T19:18:10.734-04:00When Pontiac (as in General Motors) revealed it...When Pontiac (as in General Motors) revealed it's "futuristic" Pontiac Transport 1991, I think it was, I remember commenting to my sister that it looked a little like that Ark thing in that old TV show I used to watch. (now when I said that, all I had was a vague image from memory that managed to survive the 80's It was close. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-73374081061752167952013-05-14T09:38:51.017-04:002013-05-14T09:38:51.017-04:00I was Nine years old when the show first appeared....I was Nine years old when the show first appeared. I never missed an episode every Saturday morning. I had a huge crush for Jean Marie Hon. Heck! I even watched Man from Atlantis since she was on that.Ted Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288201977323794144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-33961230646779855252013-01-26T13:50:22.497-05:002013-01-26T13:50:22.497-05:00I'm in the midst of doing a retro Saturday Mor...I'm in the midst of doing a retro Saturday Morning right now (except I keep referring to the internet for info on shows and actors!) I think ARK II is the best of the live-action shows and I probably played it along with Space 1999 and Six Million Dollar man and Man from Atlantis the most in my childhood. My kids have no interest in these shows and love Anime and Video Games. Holy Generation Gap! But at least us middle age nerds can revisit these shows and commericials and interstitials. Our parents, when they were our age, had to rely totally on memory for their childhood visions.eboyd_44https://www.blogger.com/profile/08385742931764692018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-13723288336653332312012-10-03T11:20:48.964-04:002012-10-03T11:20:48.964-04:00I've done this a few times and the vintage sho...I've done this a few times and the vintage shows combined with vintage ads and interstitials like Schoolhouse Rock, Time For Timer and In The News really throws you back to the 1970s.SaturdayMorningFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560600479159934582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-69995413672542065032012-08-25T21:33:23.020-04:002012-08-25T21:33:23.020-04:00Since everything on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, ...Since everything on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, YTV,Teletoon/Teletoon Retro (the last three mentioned are Canadian channels) has animation on it 24-7/365, there's no real need for a Saturday morning block on the major US networks, it seems. That doesn't means it isn't as fun as it used to be, just that isn't as fun for you as when you were a kid. Try to look at the situation from a kid's eyes.Lionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024473793409118944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-82138272142059825812012-04-14T11:44:34.028-04:002012-04-14T11:44:34.028-04:00On this sunny Saturday morning, I decided to watch...On this sunny Saturday morning, I decided to watch an episode of <i>Ark II</i>. It felt great to travel back in time some 35 years or so. One of these days, I'm going to assemble an all-70s Saturday morning, since I have so many of the shows now. All the good Filmation stuff, some Hanna Barbera and Krofft. Add in a bunch of retro commercials from YouTube, and it could be a time warp, maybe something like TV Land's Super Summer Saturdaze about ten years ago. I feel sorry for today's kids, who don't have wall-to-wall options on Saturday mornings anymore. Sure, there's Cartoon Network and a few offerings on Fox, but the feeling of Saturday mornings being kid-centric isn't there anymore.Thunderbird 7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-76930152048855407352010-12-28T15:32:05.688-05:002010-12-28T15:32:05.688-05:00Ark II is by far my most fondly remembered live ac...Ark II is by far my most fondly remembered live action kid show from the 70's, even more so than Shazam and Isis. I always thought the Ark II vehicle and land rover were the coolest thing ever, and of course the jet-pack was just amazing. Also the uniforms were WAY cooler than those worn by the Star Trek crew. I have the DVD set and enjoyed all the episodes as if I was back in the 70's. Great post.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631388281199815121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-66678057869472223462010-12-22T22:27:13.935-05:002010-12-22T22:27:13.935-05:00For what it's worth - the Damnation Alley &quo...For what it's worth - the Damnation Alley "Landmaster" was created by Dean Jeffries, and he rented it out on occasion (along with the cars he made for the Logan's Run TV series) for later low-budget flicks, like Fred Olen Ray's Hybrid.<br /><br />For more info on the "Landmaster":<br /><br />http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/landmaster/Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-82193446137937060512010-12-22T22:09:15.124-05:002010-12-22T22:09:15.124-05:00Smilodon: You are mistaken. Aside from the fact th...Smilodon: You are mistaken. Aside from the fact that the two vehicles look nothing alike, Damnation Alley was made a year AFTER Ark II.<br /><br />Also, it is well-documented that not only did Filmation have the vehicle constructed specifically for their show, the front of the Ark was removed and re-used as part of the Seeker spacecraft mock-up for their subsequent series, Space Academy.<br /><br />The documentary on the Ark II DVDs goes into some detail on the design and construction of the Ark vehicle.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-33259160573323838322010-12-22T21:44:14.713-05:002010-12-22T21:44:14.713-05:00The main prop, the RV thing, was actually left ove...The main prop, the RV thing, was actually left over from the movie version of Damnation Alley. <br /><br />I used to love this show. I'd watch it every Saturday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-36886212735956306972010-12-21T23:38:19.028-05:002010-12-21T23:38:19.028-05:00I remember that this show existed. I couldn't ...I remember that this show existed. I couldn't recall the plot of a single episode, however. I've always wanted to sample it again.Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652611193354218021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-81591044938513868142010-12-21T23:35:20.244-05:002010-12-21T23:35:20.244-05:00I remember watching this on Saturday mornings as a...I remember watching this on Saturday mornings as a kid. I remember liking the postapaocalyptic setting, as well as the vehicles: the RV, the ATV it carried, and the jetpack. The only episode I can recall was where Jim Backus (Mr. Howell from <i>Gilligan's Island</i>) played a 20th-century industrialist who was revived from suspended animation and wanted to restart a chemical factory.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-91661459225777954722010-12-21T18:49:59.757-05:002010-12-21T18:49:59.757-05:00At twelve years old in 1976 ARK II was a saturday ...At twelve years old in 1976 ARK II was a saturday morning series that I looked forward to viewing because of it's impressive production values. Chris you are right about it.<br />SGBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com