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 (DIR) Post #ATnDCM1zgF8cpAsUhE by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-03-20T02:22:03Z
       
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       While the Canadian 1973 Sci-Fi TV series "The Starlost" is widely criticized, and upset creator Harlan Ellison so much that he had his real name removed before the series aired, this story of a massive "Ark" interstellar "generation" spaceship of closed communities  -- traveling toward disaster after its command crew died in an accident 400 years earlier -- stands up remarkably well today, despite the cheesy blue screen effects. I've always enjoyed the generally annoyed A.I. computer visualization Mu Lambda 165 that provided information -- but never quite enough -- to the three persons exploring the ship after leaving their community, including actor Keir Dullea. "May I be of ... assistance?"
       
 (DIR) Post #ATnDRjF3fKqP9fJsrw by jmeowmeow@hachyderm.io
       2023-03-20T02:24:37Z
       
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       @lauren I remember a scene where they temporarily revived an old crew member who had helpful information but needed to go back into cold sleep to arrest their progressive disease.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATnDU6BbKYQKtVphOC by michaelgemar@mstdn.ca
       2023-03-20T02:24:43Z
       
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       @lauren It was a hugely imaginative series, unfortunately with production values below that of original Dr. Who. I’d love to see it rebooted.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATnF4RAgsvQUMHIYwi by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-03-20T02:43:04Z
       
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       It's worth noting that it also had a number of quite significant guest stars, including Walter Koenig in a rather dark role decades before portraying Bester in "Babylon 5".
       
 (DIR) Post #ATnQfkiiGUOjCLCx5k by efhastings@twit.social
       2023-03-20T04:53:01Z
       
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       @lauren and somewhat later Ben Bova wrote a novel thinly diguising the whole production experience, “The Starcrossed” about the production of a bad sci-fi tv show.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATnV1vnABG6nix7X9M by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-03-20T05:41:52Z
       
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       @efhastings Thing is, it's really not a bad TV show. It was, shall we say, difficult to satisfy Harlan.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATo85UvTuCXZluhdr7 by kd2pyk@mastodon.radio
       2023-03-20T12:59:18Z
       
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       @lauren   l loved that show when it aired ( I was about 10, I think).   The Internet culminated for me when I could finally see all the episodes again.
       
 (DIR) Post #AToOBuGiC70vNFi9Sa by efhastings@twit.social
       2023-03-20T15:59:38Z
       
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       @lauren yes, Harlan was famously… particular. And blunt. The novel was more about the experience of producing the show (whose dynamics Harlan doubtless contributed to) rather than a comment on the result.
       
 (DIR) Post #AToWVD5jEclUt5I0TQ by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-03-20T17:33:02Z
       
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       @efhastings I never dealt with Harlan directly - though I've known many people here in L.A. who did. Probably just as well.
       
 (DIR) Post #ATorZPmk50RoS6Fruq by lou@entropyservice.com
       2023-03-20T21:29:12Z
       
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       @lauren This is reminiscent of Heinlein's story "Universe"
       
 (DIR) Post #ATpYT80vXHg1cx8eA4 by brouhaha@mastodon.social
       2023-03-21T05:29:43Z
       
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       @lauren AFAICT, _everything_ anyone did with his works upset Ellison. Some of that was undoubtedly deserved, but not all.