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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Breakaway Day 2016: Space:1999 (Lyons Maid)
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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Another fun Space: 1999 post.
ReplyDeleteYour continuing tie-in uploads made me realize something I never noticed before: Marketing for Space focused almost exclusively on young people. When I collected material from my favourite show (guess) the item was almost always a book, magazine, or model kit (which would fall into the "adult" category, as well). While there were toys for Trek, based on the great props, most merchandise was of the higher age bracket.
Seeing your Space-themed posts, John, makes me wish I was younger than a teen when the show premiered.