tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post551624793292618542..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Saturday Morning Cult-TV Blogging: Jason of Star Command: "Through the Stargate" (October 27, 1979)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-3160187081832340402012-04-02T14:15:13.766-04:002012-04-02T14:15:13.766-04:00The last photo posted has the impressive prop full...The last photo posted has the impressive prop full-scale Minicat escape pod( Which docks to the bow of the Starfire. ) that the actors could climb into for realism.<br /><br />SGBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-46737990189321002792012-04-01T14:37:17.118-04:002012-04-01T14:37:17.118-04:00The two highlights of the ep still stand out. The...The two highlights of the ep still stand out. The 'rhino-dog' is brought to life, again, with exceptionally smooth animation. It's also an amazingly detailed model which can stand up to close scrutiny ( the poorly detailed dinos in 'Land of the Lost' always looked shoddy close up). Executed on a much smaller budget, the docking sequence was almost as good as that in primetime's Buck Rogers' ep "Olympiad".<br /><br />As for the other aspects of the show, one just gets used to the level of acting (very broad for children) and the overly familiar alien planet set. Samantha's powers were always ill defined, but her ability to communicate with animals made her even more appealing to children. Along with Maya, Samantha is one of the most fondly remembered tv aliens for 70's kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com