Outpost In Space 1959. Science fiction TV series. Crash landing, crew's survival on a hostile planet

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  • @aftershock2222
    @aftershock2222 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +238

    I’m 66 , and I taught I knew all the sci fi and horror shows. This one is a new one on me. Thanks

    • @craigw.scribner6490
      @craigw.scribner6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I'm 69 and I totally agree with you guys! I wish this show had been picked up by a network, though--it's really pretty good!

    • @RangerJohnreid
      @RangerJohnreid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Looks like a pilot show.

    • @antonnym214
      @antonnym214 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      It is not a series. It is one episode of a series called Flight. Season 1, Episode 38.

    • @RobertStewart-i3m
      @RobertStewart-i3m 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm 59yo and thought I knew all the old series. Always learning.....

    • @RobertStewart-i3m
      @RobertStewart-i3m 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@antonnym214 Do you know where we can find more of the series?

  • @BlackSheeproadstar
    @BlackSheeproadstar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    I'm 71 and never heard of this one, love old sci-fi. Thanks for uploading it.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      My pleasure!

    • @eltonfan62
      @eltonfan62 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Im 62 and find a lot of stuff that I never knew where there back in the day! Found the CBS Mystery Theater about 2 yrs ago and every night when I go to bed, I at least listen to 2 or 3 episodes before I fall asleep.

    • @charlottewhyte9804
      @charlottewhyte9804 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I,m 74 and neither have I. interesting

    • @spudwas
      @spudwas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here!

    • @derrickcox7761
      @derrickcox7761 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There's a reason. No one wanted too feel guilty for subjecting others to it.

  • @inthefreytoo
    @inthefreytoo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    Awesome! Settle Down there Dr. Brackett! (Robert Fuller) "...KMG 365.." and, a pre-shout out to Scotty, "...I'm giving it all we've got, Captain!!..." love it! Thanks!!

    • @silversurfer3202
      @silversurfer3202 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😂 I caught that one too 😝👌!!!

    • @davidgeorge000
      @davidgeorge000 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Who knew the Doc was an astronaut? 😮

    • @heathertruskinger6214
      @heathertruskinger6214 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      " I'm giving it all we got, Captain !!"... Love that line ❤

  • @james_t_kirk
    @james_t_kirk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    A few bits of trivia: actor Robert Gist, who played "Captain John Gates" on the crash-landed ship, went on to direct one of the Top 5 Original Star Trek episodes: "The Galileo Seven". Ron Hagerty, who played "Lindeman", had a varied career as a supporting character in many TV series in the 1950's and 1960's. His claim to fame? He's still alive, as of October 19, 2024 - at the age of 92. Actor James Callahan had a 50 year career and appeared in just about everything - from The Twilight Zone to Combat! to every TV Western ever made, and then later on in such shows as MASH and The Golden Girls to Mannix and The Fugitive and The Invaders to you-name-it. As for "Bill Cheyney" (played by actor Robert Fuller) he went on to star in the Western TV series "Laramie", "Wagon Train", and others, and frequently guest starred in just about every Western and TV Drama you can think of. And - yes! Robert Fuller is still alive - having just celebrated his 91st birthday!

    • @JOHNWLOUCKS
      @JOHNWLOUCKS 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I also noticed many props from Forbidden Plant.

    • @RSF-DiscoveryTime
      @RSF-DiscoveryTime 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Theo Marcuse at the beginning of video:
      He played Korob in Star Trek episode "Catspaw".

    • @geraldtrudeau3223
      @geraldtrudeau3223 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you for the trivia details. They fill in a lot of gaps, and answer a lot of questions.

    • @harvey3rdman464
      @harvey3rdman464 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I recognized James Callahan from all the 60's TV he did including the episode from MASH where he played a war journalist who was writing a book called "You Never Hear The Bullet".

    • @ChuckDeFuque
      @ChuckDeFuque 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      A side note on Robert Fuller, he was born in my hometown, Troy, New York.

  • @markc7440
    @markc7440 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    Over 65 years old and still very enjoyable.

    • @transitengineer
      @transitengineer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes, it helps when you have a real story-line (smile ... smile).

    • @rickeymcchargue6987
      @rickeymcchargue6987 หลายเดือนก่อน

      u r one of many

  • @arthuroldale-ki2ev
    @arthuroldale-ki2ev 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    IT is hard to believe that in less than ten years, it went from this, almost 1930s space sci-fi, to Star Trek which is still sci-fi now . I love the outer space small talk .

  • @jimmeltonbradley1497
    @jimmeltonbradley1497 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Definitely better than your average 1950s Sci Fi TV stuff. Both the acting and the script are well up to par. More of these please.

  • @bobchurch6175
    @bobchurch6175 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I kept thinking I was watching Star Trek. This was really good. I was born in 1953 and loved this sort of thing but never heard of this, thanks for posting. It's hard to imagine now but of course in those days you had to get the right channel and be watching on the right day and hour to catch something. I was something to see Theodore Marcuse as a good guy. He was Bones.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @RangerJohnreid
      @RangerJohnreid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me too, but I don’t believe this was a series. Looks like a pilot show.

    • @catface3473
      @catface3473 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1954 here...😊

    • @ALBERTRANDALL-p9x
      @ALBERTRANDALL-p9x หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was born in 1953 also, September 1953 to be exact, and I don't remember this show at all, back then we had to watch what our father wanted to watch, and dad God rest his soul probably never saw this. 🤔

  • @chrismaggio7879
    @chrismaggio7879 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    New to me!! Love it. He even said "I'm givin' her all she's got captain!" Loooong before Star Trek

  • @dienocrown3351
    @dienocrown3351 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    i am 70 and just remember seeing a few of these episodes as a kid and dreamed of the future and then the New York world's fair came along which made this tv show all possible then.

    • @timmotel5804
      @timmotel5804 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I went to the New York world's fair. I'm 72

  • @Nitedawg1
    @Nitedawg1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    This is way better than I expected it to be

    • @charlesbritzman501
      @charlesbritzman501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bad, but not bad ! I was 6 yrs old in ‘59 and didn’t know I was a nerd yet. Did anyone notice the usage of Krell power dials in the background ?
      One question: What was that business with everyone carrying a safety belt around with them to belt themselves to wall-mounted anchor points in the event of high/low accelerations or crashes? The budget was really showing there ! How about some war surplus Sabrejet ejection seats, at least?

    • @rafaelramirez1507
      @rafaelramirez1507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Nitedawg1 lol 😂 👍

    • @bobjohnson1587
      @bobjohnson1587 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You must have low expectations! lol

    • @Nitedawg1
      @Nitedawg1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bobjohnson1587 do you remember when the Lost in Space crew encountered a group of hillbilly aliens who’s spaceship looked like a broken down cabin complete with front porch and rocking chair?

    • @bobjohnson1587
      @bobjohnson1587 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Nitedawg1 Unfortunately, or fortunately, I must have missed that one! lol

  • @maeve4686
    @maeve4686 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    The engineer must have given Scotty his famous line...
    " Captain, I've givin' you all she's got !"

    • @bobchurch6175
      @bobchurch6175 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      And Theodore Marcuse, instead of being an evil guy was doing a good job as Bones.

    • @goldgeologist5320
      @goldgeologist5320 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That line was stolen with pride!

    • @tomryan914
      @tomryan914 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      'I cannay given ya more power Captain!"🚫

    • @dg-vg9di
      @dg-vg9di 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You mean ‘There’s a second lever!’

    • @terryenglish7132
      @terryenglish7132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The follow up "The DiLithium crystals are overloadin" is missing

  • @Technichian462
    @Technichian462 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This has the feel of a Star Trek episode. I can just hear Kirk and Bones cracking these joke, "Bones, you and your Human element"

    • @stevemiller1517
      @stevemiller1517 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bald guy was in the cat's paw episode.

    • @tracywegers7694
      @tracywegers7694 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Spock! Are you out of your vulcan mind?

  • @johndzwon1966
    @johndzwon1966 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

    Beginning of movie: Those look like the power gauges of the great machine in Morbius' lab, from Forbidden Planet.

    • @brynstanbury6315
      @brynstanbury6315 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      They are.

    • @keithmcwilliams7424
      @keithmcwilliams7424 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Yes first thing I noticed.😊

    • @Oldhogleg
      @Oldhogleg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Was thinking the same thing

    • @michaelmcenery7515
      @michaelmcenery7515 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      And if you look quick you can see the astrogater from the ship

    • @brianofphobos8862
      @brianofphobos8862 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Well of course they want to ditch nuclear, they have Krell power!

  • @astralplane6182
    @astralplane6182 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Wow - this was great! Intense, mature-themed script with excellent character actors, and classic Forbidden Planet props, costumes and backdrops - thank you for posting this hidden gem!

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Glad to oblige.

  • @ferociousgumby
    @ferociousgumby 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Nicely restored.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you! Cheers!

    • @rafaelramirez1507
      @rafaelramirez1507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MoviecraftInc you folks really put out some nifty stuff. I honestly love this channel.

  • @dunning234
    @dunning234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Considering when it was made it was not to bad. Thanks.

  • @christophercoleman6596
    @christophercoleman6596 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Despite the low budget and half hour format they did a pretty good job of packing action, conflict and well drawn characters inyo this one episode. Its frontier theme also forshadows Star Trek a few years later with a bigger budget.

  • @RetiredSchoolCook
    @RetiredSchoolCook 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Never knew about this tv show📺Thank you 👍Nice to see some favorite players .🥰

  • @WCM1945
    @WCM1945 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Wow... pretty good effects, for the available tech. I would have killed to see more like these, but apparently, veiwers weren't really into science fiction like I was... and milloins more like me.

  • @williamsteriti2718
    @williamsteriti2718 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thank you for showing this never saw this series because I was born.in 59 .I enjoyed it

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome

    • @bobjohnson1587
      @bobjohnson1587 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was never a series, only a pilot that was never picked up.

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Born in 59 myself

  • @harryfurst3912
    @harryfurst3912 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I've been on this Planet for 73 years and have never seen this before........Gene Roddenberry you got some 'splainin to do!

    • @StephenHutchison
      @StephenHutchison หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not at all. They couldn't cite it because if they had the studios had already rejected it.

  • @rafaelramirez1507
    @rafaelramirez1507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Pretty cool with some great character actors included 👍

  • @TheTerryGene
    @TheTerryGene 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    The exterior set is the one from “Forbidden Planet.” It is great to see a young Robert Fuller and Ron Hagerthy (Clipper on “Sky King”). Director Boris Sagal was the father of actress Katey Sagal (Married with Children, Sons of Anarchy, The Conners).

    • @brynstanbury6315
      @brynstanbury6315 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Back drops as well.

    • @carlbruschnigjr1757
      @carlbruschnigjr1757 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So was one of the panels in the command center.

    • @InspiredByActualEvents
      @InspiredByActualEvents 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Boris Sagal was also the director of The Omega Man (1971), and the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man and Masada.

  • @Oldhogleg
    @Oldhogleg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Not bad for 1959 (the same year I was born) TV series pilot. It looked like it had potential. It reminded me of the original Star Trek pilot with the captain confiding doubts about his command with the doctor to spotlight the human condition and experience. The epilogue reminds me of the fact Star Trek was sold as a wagon train to the stars.

    • @transitengineer
      @transitengineer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Did you notice that, the "control panels" appear to have come from the1956, movie "Forbidden Planet" (smile ... smile).

    • @Oldhogleg
      @Oldhogleg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@transitengineer Yup, sure did. But it wasn't surprising knowing the budgets for tv sci-fi where typically painfully low back in those days being typically reserved for Saturday morning children's TV programs to sell breakfast cereals.

    • @melindahall5062
      @melindahall5062 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Gene Roddenberry certainly watched this one…..!🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼

  • @PunchBuggyDreams
    @PunchBuggyDreams 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I love the Forbidden Planet/ Star Trek OS and a Captain Scarlett feel to this movie. I like it.

  • @thomthumbe
    @thomthumbe หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm aprox 3.14159 years old and I've never seen this nor have I ever heard the name of this show. Many thanks to the algorithm and this channel for introducing me. I really do LOVE shows like this! Especially scifi B&W shows!

  • @13thwho
    @13thwho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    I think that this is the first time that I’ve seen Theo Marcuse in a good-guy role.

    • @3dguy839
      @3dguy839 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Exactly
      So many things wrong

    • @sartainja
      @sartainja 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Remember him playing a German Air Force General in Hogan’s Heroes.

    • @matambale
      @matambale 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@sartainja and as "Korob" in the Star Trek episode "Catspaw"

    • @joelbest2424
      @joelbest2424 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sadly, he died in an auto accident before the Trek episode could air.

    • @matambale
      @matambale 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@joelbest2424 Actually, no. He passed November 29, 1967; Catspaw aired October 27, 1967.

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin1873 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    Wow, I was expecting some corny kiddy show version of the future. Brother, was I wrong; it has an intense, serious script and good acting. I recognize several familiar faces here.

    • @jimjones-d1p
      @jimjones-d1p 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Anyone notice the guys are suited up like bus drivers or Luftwaffe Officiere ??

    • @Paladin1873
      @Paladin1873 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jimjones-d1p Why not? All three jobs require similar personalities.

  • @beverlyweber171
    @beverlyweber171 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    3 minutes in and it's great. Some great lines. Can't wait to watch the rest. Some great lines

  • @billdenney-u8d
    @billdenney-u8d 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Born in 1953, a space junkie from Day 1 and believe it or not I actually remember this show. Parts at least. For what it is it's really not bad. And cool seeing so many familiar faces.

  • @yourhandlehere1
    @yourhandlehere1 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Best commercials I've ever seen.

  • @JimMcDade_Exploration
    @JimMcDade_Exploration หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This wins my Space Captain Seal of Approval! Excellence in every category of Space Captain Excellence. Just EXCELLENT. Very space family friendly entertainment, but great for weirdos and hermits as well!😊

  • @jacquelinebell6201
    @jacquelinebell6201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Loving this. Its a year older than me! Live seeing the early ventures into sci fi.

  • @Wulfyr
    @Wulfyr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for uploading. I'm a Gen X Brit so this was before my time and I'd never heard of it before.
    This was considerably better than I was expecting. More of a proto-Star Trek than "The Brain Monster from Planet X" style that I was fully anticipating.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you liked it!

  • @michaellehmbeck8671
    @michaellehmbeck8671 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you Moviecraft Inc. for uploading this rare gem!! Awesome!!

  • @gailmrutland6508
    @gailmrutland6508 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    *70 here and never heard of this. And I thought I knew them all. great find, will enjoy (ray gun long gone I am afriad LOL)!!!*

  • @ianharac5153
    @ianharac5153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This was, for the time, really good. The actors played it straight. There was a minimum of cheesy dialog like "Set the astro-beam to 14 cosmo-waves!". The ship and building interiors were perhaps too sparse, but if it had been picked up, they would have the budget it to dress it up. Clearly, it was an attempt to do a mature, adult-oriented (not like that!) space drama in an era when it was mostly considered kiddie stuff. Which probably explains why it wasn't picked up.

    • @stevenlitvintchouk3131
      @stevenlitvintchouk3131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There was another adult-oriented space show in 1960, "Men into Space," but it only lasted one season.

  • @FandersonUfo
    @FandersonUfo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    ty guys - excellent sci fi years ahead of 1959

  • @LarryParamedic1
    @LarryParamedic1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Same story for me, I'm 62 and never saw this show either. Thank You for posting.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @ginalloyd858
    @ginalloyd858 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is just priceless!! Thank you!!

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are so welcome!

  • @peterloader974
    @peterloader974 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    At 5:34 "I'm given her all we got, Captain." I bet his name is Scott.

    • @jamesrobertson9597
      @jamesrobertson9597 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I told somebody else in the comments that I bet Roddenberry was taking notes when he watched this.

    • @None-zc5vg
      @None-zc5vg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where was Ed Wood when they needed him ?

  • @Vltor311
    @Vltor311 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for posting the film. B&W Sci-fi flics are the best

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Couldn't agree more!

  • @jamesdaviddupre99
    @jamesdaviddupre99 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Pretty cool stuff. I think I recognize Theodore from the haunted castle Star Trek episode. They sure tried hard to imagine the future, with whatever the science of the day was available. Thumbs up.

    • @briandeschene8424
      @briandeschene8424 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes! I couldn’t remember where I’d seen that actor before but that was the show and the episode. Thank you!

    • @PunchBuggyDreams
      @PunchBuggyDreams 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes of course! I thought he looked familiar but I couldn't pin him.

  • @fredmorck8420
    @fredmorck8420 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Wow!!! I was just kind of scrolling for old Sci-Fi and this popped up. I was expecting to be amusingly disappointed. In fact, I was quite impressed. Quite an ambitious effort for the time. Roddenberry must have seen this pilot!!

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ksb2112
    @ksb2112 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    It's wild to think that less than 10 years later we would see 2001: A Space Oddyssey.

    • @PunchBuggyDreams
      @PunchBuggyDreams 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      And less than 10 years after that, came Star Wars.

  • @johnphillips4228
    @johnphillips4228 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm 60 and same, never even heard of it. Sure did enjoy it.

  • @danielwillens5876
    @danielwillens5876 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It was so refreshing to see Theo Marcuse as the GOOD GUY for once.

  • @Gunh3d1
    @Gunh3d1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for posting this rare gem!!😃👍

  • @georgeburns7251
    @georgeburns7251 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for this. And thanks for streaming the credits.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Credits are important. I hate it when they are deleted or shortened by the uploader. We never do that. Thanks for watching!

  • @ltdees2362
    @ltdees2362 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lol...never seen this one !! Grew up in the 50's, thought I've seen every sci-fi film from back then 😛

  • @huntercressall9728
    @huntercressall9728 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Some serious thought and effort went into this. Vantage for sure but serious science fiction.

  • @markbanash921
    @markbanash921 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Irving Block and Jack Rabin were two totally underappreciated science fiction talents back in the 1950s. From the original story for "Forbidden Planet" to the giant-energy sucking battery alien in "Kronos," they were two guys who knew how to do a lot with a little.

  • @misterramon7447
    @misterramon7447 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW! Never heard of this one! Thanks! Incredible number of familiar faces in this! First class show!

  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ensign! Whats that crazy noise....!!!??? I call it WRAPP music sir- Future kids are gonna LOVE IT...!!!

  • @carolinepistarino3119
    @carolinepistarino3119 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always glad to see Theo Marcuse's excellent performance

  • @davidelder756
    @davidelder756 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great show! I saw it a few years ago on TH-cam. Reminds me of a series I watched back in 1959 or 1960, called "Man Into Space" . I remember it as quite good(of course, I'm 73 now, and memories are tricky things!

  • @janetcraft
    @janetcraft 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm 23 and I wish there were more shows like these :)

  • @RussellBauwens
    @RussellBauwens หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A fun show, I always enjoy seeing the old sci-fi's and am always fascinated by some of the designs and background sets from the days when other planets were still a mystery and all was pure guess-work. It's still more captivating, to me, to see these old shows vs. the modern CGI nonsense. Thanks a lot for sharing this episode!

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the feedback! We agree, the imagination in these old sci-fi films is more appealing than CGI.

  • @MikeMiasuki-vy3xx
    @MikeMiasuki-vy3xx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Good one. I really enjoyed it.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome, thank you!

  • @randywiggins1248
    @randywiggins1248 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome. Great acting.,Well written and presented. Thanks for posting this show .

  • @johns.4708
    @johns.4708 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the "blip, blip" heard in Tuscan 2 control was a vocal actor. Terrific find.

  • @SteinerHaus
    @SteinerHaus หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good writing and good acting. I like Theo Marcuse as the Doc, nice change from his often roles as the Villain. Thanks for uploading this. Would love to see more.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      This pilot is one of a kind I'm sorry to say.

    • @SteinerHaus
      @SteinerHaus หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MoviecraftInc Bummer, that. I can dream though.

  • @sparkyblazeup1
    @sparkyblazeup1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Pretty good for the time. Definitely a "Forbidden Planet" vibe.
    I particularly liked the plexiglass vidscreens. STOS should have used those instead of the clunky tv type things they used. Maybe Roddenberry never saw this pilot.

    • @peterloader974
      @peterloader974 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The controls in the background are from the Krell lab at 1:20

    • @jamesrobertson9597
      @jamesrobertson9597 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think Roddenberry did see it... the engineer on the freighter said "I'm giving her all we've got, captain!"

    • @howardbeatman2820
      @howardbeatman2820 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Movie/TV producers often put on screen what their audience is used to rather than what they know will be. The computers shown in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY look like 1950's computers - even though computer experts had correctly predicted to the executive producer what 2000's computers would look like.And an early British sci-fi film showed 2-way TV with no visible camera but did show a huge radio-style microphone... because the audience was used to those microphones.

  • @akemp3052
    @akemp3052 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The video screens look like modern laptops! Amazing! Like others have said,I’ve never heard of this one before!

  • @ShouldersMoondog549
    @ShouldersMoondog549 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pretty cool!! Born in 54, Hadn't ever heard of this show!! Enjoyed!! Robert Fuller (Dr. Brackett from Emergency) There where a couple others faces that I recognized but can't remember there names. Really can see the change in Sci-Fi movies and shows with the advent of CGI!!

  • @gregoryfaith4303
    @gregoryfaith4303 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Not into this show five minutes and it foretold our future by showing the two way communication device. I chuckled!
    We are living in the future.

    • @JimmyDaKoik
      @JimmyDaKoik 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Rocky Jones: Space Ranger had two way video communication years before this. It was also the first sci-fi to depict a ship flown by instrumentation instead of windows (yes, it predates Forbidden Planet). It also was the first, iirc, to have electronic, sliding doors. And the budget, as in this show, was high for it's time, though it looks primitive to our eyes.

  • @roberttirado4569
    @roberttirado4569 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @TK42138
    @TK42138 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Never seen or even heard of this production until now. Considering its small budget, it wasn't bad. A 1950's precursor to Star Trek or even a back story from the universe of Forbidden Planet.

  • @albertzayha8884
    @albertzayha8884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good production values for 1959 sci-fi:
    whizzy, light weight survival suits;
    two-moon matte painting of planet landscape;
    realistic technology;
    lots of sci jargon;
    humorous dialog, with a touch of pre-Scotty;
    et al.

    • @JimmyDaKoik
      @JimmyDaKoik 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      When compared to it's contemporaries, with the exception of Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, the VX, for it's day, are amazing. The planet sets were far more expansive than I was expecting and it looked better than many B-movies of the day. The rocket was pretty good, the little flight pods were a little too basic, but maybe if it had been picked up, they'd have looked a little better. All in all, I wish this had been picked up. Such a cool concept for a 50's sci-fi show and it's a shame this is all we got.

  • @rkstudios450
    @rkstudios450 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Been a 50's sci-fi fan for a very long time. This was a new one for me. Would like to see more and thanks for sharing.

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @gooddoggy3257
    @gooddoggy3257 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Don't recall this show. Better than most that are on today. The Doc, Theo Marcuse was also in Star Trek appearing in The Catspaw.

  • @DrDave69138
    @DrDave69138 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Never heard of this one, but very good acting and top-notch everything else for the time period! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @1027sterling
    @1027sterling หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was really well done!

  • @waltmills9342
    @waltmills9342 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am guessing this was the pilot episode for a series that never got picked up. I was 10 in 1959. I don't know how I would have missed it as a weekly series. This was better than most Star Trek episodes.

  • @KSMvidcast
    @KSMvidcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was so well done, and honestly holds up quite well to this day. I was engaged the whole time! The end bit was a nice touch. Pretty good set design too. Really felt real. The glass comms screens were awesome and unexpected given the year. And of course there's the fact that it wasn't a "pew pew" space show, but a much more Human, and timeless one. Thanks for sharing this!

    • @MoviecraftInc
      @MoviecraftInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate your input!

  • @bbbailey47
    @bbbailey47 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I was 12 in 1959 and would have been into this show. But, alas, I’ve never heard of it until now. 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @jamesbrown4092
    @jamesbrown4092 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is an episode of the 1958-59 TV series Flight. it wasn't a scifi series but rather a series of stories ranging from WWII to the future centered around some form of aviation.

  • @Firebrand55
    @Firebrand55 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Robert Fuller, ( Cheyney ), is still around, bless him, age 91. After this he became a heartthrob in the tv prog 'Laramie'.He goes 'fishin' and shootin' all he can on his ranch.

    • @jamesrobertson9597
      @jamesrobertson9597 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I was a little too young for "Laramie" I guess, but I remember him as Dr. Brackett on "Emergency!"

    • @drdengineering819
      @drdengineering819 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jamesrobertson9597 Start an IV with D5W.

    • @None-zc5vg
      @None-zc5vg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I liked Laramie, a series from the late '50s.​@@jamesrobertson9597

  • @earlworley-bd6zy
    @earlworley-bd6zy 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Good story,Would like to see more of them & I never heard of this tv show

  • @peterbriggs1963
    @peterbriggs1963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was really good. I was not expecting a serious decent story.

  • @yarsivad000.5
    @yarsivad000.5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Special effects are very good and the ball cap uniforms remind me of the Atriedes troop uniforms in the 1984 DUNE movie.

  • @TheDejael
    @TheDejael หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is the lost MGM-TV pilot film I have been wanting to see since I first heard about it in 1960. It was made in early 1959 at MGM Studios using sets and props from FORBIDDEN PLANET. It was made in black & white for television, and shown to CBS but they passed on it, in favor of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone in mid-1959. I have never seen this, and this is a pristine print!
    I don't know if this film was ever shown on television, but it should have had at least one broadcast in 1959. It is a lot like the sci-fi TV series MEN INTO SPACE (UA-ZIV-TV, 1959-1960). Sci-fi wasn't as popular then on TV but in the 1960s that really changed.
    A Raylock Production - Producers: Jack Rabin, Irving Block and Louis DeWitt, who produced KRONOS (1957), and were special visual effects supervisors and story writers. Irving Block was associated with FORBIDDEN PLANET, having written and pitched the original story to MGM as "Fatal Planet" in 1954. Filmed at MGM as an independent production. Sadly the story and the production values were not up to par, and the superb writing and personality of Rod Serling made his project an easy sell to CBS.

  • @yorokobi9530
    @yorokobi9530 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'll echo what's being said - never knew about this one. Thanks, hope you find more! Even the intro credits are a hoot - and we know now where some of the ideas came from. Like the scrolling title... and I agree with the comment about the Forbidden Planet sets.

  • @Bigbadwhitecracker
    @Bigbadwhitecracker หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always had the inkling that Roddenbury "borrowed" from some other source. Here it is. This was terrific, just ahead of it's time.

    • @dphuntsman
      @dphuntsman หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, c’mon, that’s hardly a bad thing. And it’s not just from other TV or movies, either. In fact, I read all the Captain Hornblower series of British naval novels when i was younger…..and I kept thinking, reading novel after novel, I know this guy, I know this guy (i.e, Capt. Hornblower); where do I know him from? Then I read The Making of Star Trek, where the author asked Gene Roddenberry if he modeled the character of Captain Kirk off of anyone, and he basically said: Oh, yeah, he’s just Capt Hornblower, straight out of the C.S. Forester novels…..and I was immediately….YES!!!! THAT’S how I ‘knew’ him; because reading the Hornblower novels, I was seeing Captain Kirk- on a British sailing ship, fighting Napoleon!1

  • @Questor-ky2fv
    @Questor-ky2fv หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm a sci-fi fan from childhood, I'm in my mid-60s, and I've never heard of this show before. Thanks for posting this video! The show was well done. Yes, the special effects and sets were rather fake looking, but remember, this was made in the 1950s, using a 1950s budget to create the sets and effects with 1950s abilities. However, the story and acting were good. I've seen movies with blockbuster budgets and sets and effects to match that turned out to be duds because the acting and story were lousy. Good acting and a good story can definitely carry a show.😊

  • @jamesdownard1510
    @jamesdownard1510 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love all the repurposed Forbidden Planet props, from the Krel Lab, and the panorama scrim

  • @finlayfraser9952
    @finlayfraser9952 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Splendid!

  • @dmrr7739
    @dmrr7739 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This was pretty good. Not what I was expecting from the era of Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.

  • @Dr.GeoDave
    @Dr.GeoDave 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is better SciFi than much of the AI-generated crap

  • @timacrow
    @timacrow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I was impressed that they had the radio operator using wireless earbuds! Prescient much?

  • @John-g6x1h
    @John-g6x1h 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Those "Forbidden Planet" props popped up everywhere! Theodore Marcuse, we just lost him way too early, at 47.

  • @FedoraMark
    @FedoraMark หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was really good!

  • @PapoMarin-tg6yz
    @PapoMarin-tg6yz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Que buena serie era!,, yo me crié en los 70 con esa serie y otras mas!⚘️🌲😊

  • @dalekutzera2567
    @dalekutzera2567 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This fits into a genre of sci-fi that included Space Patrol at one end and Star Trek at the other.

  • @jetpuffed47
    @jetpuffed47 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was done well for the time period it was produced. I had never seen this before.

  • @jepolch
    @jepolch 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was great. Very watchable. I'd love to see the whole series.

  • @Kerry-G
    @Kerry-G 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I wish I could have seen the commercials that went with the show.

    • @richardmumford2708
      @richardmumford2708 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      A word from our spons...

    • @robertdoherty2001
      @robertdoherty2001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is just a pilot; there were (and never were) any sponsors - those are just place holders.

    • @Kerry-G
      @Kerry-G หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robertdoherty2001thanks. Well I didn’t miss anything at least

  • @borusa32
    @borusa32 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    James Callahan was memorable in The Time Tunnel. The power readouts behind him have been borrowed from the Krell lab in Forbidden Planet.

  • @MrDavidDeakin
    @MrDavidDeakin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This is an episode from the anthology series "Flight" from 1959. Only one or two episodes were science fiction.

    • @StevenCampsOut
      @StevenCampsOut 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This was a Pilot episode for a series that was never picked up as a series, but Flight aired it as an episode of that series because it was so good.