AlsoPaisleyCat 🇨🇦Wow. Space Patrol Orion!
I want to know more!
I did not know this existed nor its marionette predecessor Space Patrol. (Nor that the marionette version was released as Planet Patrol in the US. Not sure it ever got to Canada, that was pre cable.)
Does anyone know if there is a version out there with French dub and subtitles? Or just English subtitles?
The early to mid 1960s really were a period of experimentation with science fiction television production everywhere. I can see why this live action version became so beloved with cult status in Germany.
I like the strong presence of women in command (which US network NBC wasn’t ready for in TOS). I can also see how fans of this show in Germany and France would seen Star Trek as similar and be a natural audience for the Trek franchise.
Looking it up, I can see now that some of the experimental video techniques in the 1975 Canadian show ‘The Starlost’, which integrated minaturized sets with live action soundstage overlays in camera, have a direct predecessor in Space Patrol Orion. Would be interested to know what German fans would think of ‘The Starlost.’
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