in memoriam
Space:1999 -- that mid-1970's Science Fiction curiosity that sprang from the ferile imagination of Gerry Anderson -- is an oft-overlooked franchise.
Honestly, it's a largely forgotten commodity these days as no one seems to have any interest in either rebooting it or giving it some modest measure of rediscovery. I seem to recall that -- not all that long back -- there was a documentary being assembled that was chiefly going to focus on the program's famed transport -- the Eagle spacecraft -- but I've no idea what's become of that. (Hopefully, it got fully funded and has seen the light of day somewheres.) Some of the disinterest could be because -- ahem -- Space:1999 had a kinda/sorta whacky premise to begin with -- what with our moon being hurled across all of the known galaxies as about as curious a means of transportation that's ever been imagined; but maybe someone with a bit of inspiration and some serious capital will pull the program from obscurity, dust it off, and give it another go. Stranger things have happened.
In any event ...
One of the first season regulars -- actor Clifton Jones -- appears to have passed away according to citations I've read on the World Wide Web this morning. (I'm not seeing it widely confirmed, so forgive me if I wind up having to clarify this one later.) In the role of 'David Kano,' he bravely went where his -- erm ... moonmates (???) were going into the deep, dark divide; and he made the best of an incredible run of 23 fun-filled episodes. A quick glance at his IMDB.com profile shows that the actor also paid visits to such projects as Secret Agent, Man In A Suitcase, The Persuaders, Survivors, Watership Down (1978), Sheena (1984), and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Clifton Jones.
May he rest in peace ...
-- EZ
Honestly, it's a largely forgotten commodity these days as no one seems to have any interest in either rebooting it or giving it some modest measure of rediscovery. I seem to recall that -- not all that long back -- there was a documentary being assembled that was chiefly going to focus on the program's famed transport -- the Eagle spacecraft -- but I've no idea what's become of that. (Hopefully, it got fully funded and has seen the light of day somewheres.) Some of the disinterest could be because -- ahem -- Space:1999 had a kinda/sorta whacky premise to begin with -- what with our moon being hurled across all of the known galaxies as about as curious a means of transportation that's ever been imagined; but maybe someone with a bit of inspiration and some serious capital will pull the program from obscurity, dust it off, and give it another go. Stranger things have happened.
In any event ...
One of the first season regulars -- actor Clifton Jones -- appears to have passed away according to citations I've read on the World Wide Web this morning. (I'm not seeing it widely confirmed, so forgive me if I wind up having to clarify this one later.) In the role of 'David Kano,' he bravely went where his -- erm ... moonmates (???) were going into the deep, dark divide; and he made the best of an incredible run of 23 fun-filled episodes. A quick glance at his IMDB.com profile shows that the actor also paid visits to such projects as Secret Agent, Man In A Suitcase, The Persuaders, Survivors, Watership Down (1978), Sheena (1984), and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Clifton Jones.
May he rest in peace ...
-- EZ
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