I think that of those mentioned, I enjoyed The Poseidon Adventure most, though I definitely remember watching re-runs of Lost in Space when I was very young. One day, while watching Lost in Space, my brother, who is nearly 10 years older than me, brought a friend to the house. They walked in to the living room where I was enjoying my show and they turned the channel to some basketball game. With tear in my eye and a wavering voice, I turned to my brother's friend and asked, "Why do you come here?!" Eventually, it became a joke that we laughed about for years to come.
Alex, this is well done. Upon learning more about Allen's work, I want to put him up there in the same category as Roddenberry or maybe Ridley Scott, in terms of influence on the genre. What a machine!
The end of his career kind of makes me sad, though.
Yeah, me too. He never gave up, even when things weren't looking up. It's fascinating how he managed to rebuild his career--twice! First when he switched to TV, then when he jumped on the disaster bandwagon.
We were just chatting about Lost In Space on notes this morning!
I remember the show in afternoon reruns as a kid. (It must have gone into syndication right away?) I was young enough to be afraid of the alien monsters, enthralled by Robot, and have a childhood crush on Penny.
The show just doesn't hold up the way Star Trek:TOS or Twilight Zone does. It's science fiction in only the most superficial ways. That said, I was thrilled to see Bill Mumy and June Lockhart reunited for an episode of Babylon 5.
Funny thing is, I never got to watch "Lost in space." I've seen bits and pieces but I don't think I've ever seen a full episode. Same with "Land of the giants." Of Allen's shows I'm mostly familiar with "Voyage to the bottom of the sea" and even more "The time tunnel." I absolutely loved that one.
Growing up in France and traveling abroad (following my dad for his work) I wasn't exposed to all of the American stuff. Even Star Trek came to France really really late (mid-80s if I remember correctly). Twilight Zone was more popular here though.
I think that of those mentioned, I enjoyed The Poseidon Adventure most, though I definitely remember watching re-runs of Lost in Space when I was very young. One day, while watching Lost in Space, my brother, who is nearly 10 years older than me, brought a friend to the house. They walked in to the living room where I was enjoying my show and they turned the channel to some basketball game. With tear in my eye and a wavering voice, I turned to my brother's friend and asked, "Why do you come here?!" Eventually, it became a joke that we laughed about for years to come.
Cool story! Thanks for sharing that. That show did leave a lasting impression on many kids, for sure.
Alex, this is well done. Upon learning more about Allen's work, I want to put him up there in the same category as Roddenberry or maybe Ridley Scott, in terms of influence on the genre. What a machine!
The end of his career kind of makes me sad, though.
Yeah, me too. He never gave up, even when things weren't looking up. It's fascinating how he managed to rebuild his career--twice! First when he switched to TV, then when he jumped on the disaster bandwagon.
Oh, those disaster movies! The Posiden Adventure is classic for this kid of the 70s.
Yep. I watched a lot of those too growing up ;)
We were just chatting about Lost In Space on notes this morning!
I remember the show in afternoon reruns as a kid. (It must have gone into syndication right away?) I was young enough to be afraid of the alien monsters, enthralled by Robot, and have a childhood crush on Penny.
The show just doesn't hold up the way Star Trek:TOS or Twilight Zone does. It's science fiction in only the most superficial ways. That said, I was thrilled to see Bill Mumy and June Lockhart reunited for an episode of Babylon 5.
Funny thing is, I never got to watch "Lost in space." I've seen bits and pieces but I don't think I've ever seen a full episode. Same with "Land of the giants." Of Allen's shows I'm mostly familiar with "Voyage to the bottom of the sea" and even more "The time tunnel." I absolutely loved that one.
Growing up in France and traveling abroad (following my dad for his work) I wasn't exposed to all of the American stuff. Even Star Trek came to France really really late (mid-80s if I remember correctly). Twilight Zone was more popular here though.
And I absolutely LOVE Babylon 5!