#space command

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Zenith Radio Corp, 1972

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(via The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ TV remote were a mechanical marvel - The Verge)

The Space Command is a product of mechanical engineering rather than electrical. By pressing a button on the remote, you set off a spring-loaded hammer that strikes a solid aluminum rod in the device, which then rings out at an ultrasonic frequency. Each button has a different length rod, thus a different high-frequency tone, which triggers a circuit connected to a microphone in the television to finish the command.

fascinating old-school tech

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From the Golden Age of Television

Space Command - CBC - Episode dated November 1953

Science Fiction

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Alfred Harris

Produced by Murray Chercover

Directed by

Stars:

Robert Barclay as Lt. Frank Anderson

James Doohan as Phil Mitchell

Harry Geldard as Captain Steve Cassel

Andrew Anthony as Dr. Joseph Edmunds

Aileen Taylor as Ilene Morris

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Woody woodpecker space commander!

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Barbara Bain

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Don’t know if you know the name Marc Scott Zicree. He’s probably the best expert on Twilight Zone and Rod Serling after Anne Serling. He’s also written for Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Sliders, etc. 

He created a new independent sci-fi show called Space Command. It’s rather silly, the effects aren’t great, but they do have some fun stars from some of the shows he’s worked on - like Bill Mumy (Twilight Zone, Lost in Space), Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek TOS), Doug Jones (Star Trek Discovery, Crimson Peak, Pan's Labyrinth, so much more), Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5), Bob Picardo (Star Trek VOY) and Armin Shimerman (Star Trek DS9)!

He’s doing a kickstarter for another season of this show. Only a few days left and VERY close to the goal!

It’s reminiscent of the 90s sci-fi in the 90s, and although it is certainly not high budget, the story is interesting and it's quite nice seeing all the familiar faces.

First episode , Redemtion, is here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG_mSObcWrE

If you like it, check out the kickstarter.

And Marc has said in his youtube lives that he's definitely interested in finding digital artists!

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On 'The Event Horizon': Wesley Clark | Sirona: Valkyire's Shadow

Join us this Saturday, September 14, when hosts Susan Fox and Gene Turnbow welcome filmmaker Wesley Clark, joining us to talk about the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for Sirona: Valkyrie’s Shadow, the sequel to his popular science fiction film Sirona. Sirona released last year (having been made with a shoestring $65k budget in Colorado) and has over 1.2 million watches over the platforms its…

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happy birthday, shepard 🎉

wish you to see less cuttlefish-shaped creatures in your dreams

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was that really necessary

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#remembering #nichelleNichols #actress #Uhura #StarTrek #themotionpicture #TheWrarhofKhan #TheSearchforSpock #thevoyagehome #thefinalfrontier #TheUndiscoveredCountry #renegades #futurama #heroes #sharknado5 #globalswarning #unbelievable #spacecommand #womaninmotion #nasa

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Kira!!! I love her sm.

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Attention DS9 fans.

Marc Scott Zicree just finished a livestream to raise money for his current project. Only caught the end (will watch the rest tomorrow), but I'm really excited that he talked very briefly about Far Beyond The Stars, which he had the concept for. He wrote the outline, but was unable to write the teleplay of the episode because he was writing for Sliders at the time.

Far Beyond the Stars, I would argue, is not only possibly the most important episode of Star Trek ever written, but also possibly one of the most important episodes in television history.

At 1:24:00 Marc talks about the show and how it all went with Avery Brooks, Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and recognised that yes, Paramount was willing to have a story in 1998 about cops killing innocent Black people. So that was, in and of itself, very forward of them.

He also briefly talks about his friendship with Armin Shimerman and how the characters were different in the episode to their normal characters.

After, he discusses the Writer's Strike and AI, very briefly. Please enjoy!

Please watch this entire video if you have time, as he also gives helpful tips to writers and directors who want to move forward with their careers. When I watch the rest of the video, I'll try to reblog this with any additional exciting topics worth noting. But please do watch the whole video if you have time, and follow Marc on youtube for more sci-fi stuff!

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