Comments on: Barry Morse, 1918 – 2008 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68866 CR Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:14:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68866 By the way, in my last post, I was trying to point out the obvious. Or what I thought should be obvious. I didn't mean to sound too critical, but I realize I may have come across as a bit heavy-handed. Sorry for that, if that's how it seemed. Anyway, this has been an interesting thread, and it's neat to see that a small, 30 year old part of Barry Morse's vast amount work has stimulated so much conversation. By the way, in my last post, I was trying to point out the obvious. Or what I thought should be obvious. I didn’t mean to sound too critical, but I realize I may have come across as a bit heavy-handed. Sorry for that, if that’s how it seemed.
Anyway, this has been an interesting thread, and it’s neat to see that a small, 30 year old part of Barry Morse’s vast amount work has stimulated so much conversation.

]]> By: CR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68865 CR Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:39:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68865 It's ironic how a few years difference in birth makes people either a Star Trek fan or a Space: 1999 fan. I find it ironic that so many Star Trek fans can't get past S99's scientific inaccuracies, but will bend over backwards to explain ST's problems away, all while missing the point of just watching a good story unfold. No, not all S99 episodes were good, but there were several which were not only good, but ahead of their time as far as tv sci-fi is concerned. Just like Star Trek was in its day. A little lightening up (and a bit more of the IDIC ideal--in other words, acceptance) might help. Both ways. (Enough ST versus S99, in other words.) Oh, and the similarity between S99 and 2001: A Space Odyssey goes beyond just the title and the SFX man... it was a conscious decision to make the show sort of a '2001 for tv.' Maybe they were a little TOO successful at that, hence the much-derided 'wooden' quality of the characters. (Even that has been blown out of proportion by critics, though. And it changed so much in Year 2 that the characters almost became parodies of themselves; they got too humanized.) It’s ironic how a few years difference in birth makes people either a Star Trek fan or a Space: 1999 fan. I find it ironic that so many Star Trek fans can’t get past S99′s scientific inaccuracies, but will bend over backwards to explain ST’s problems away, all while missing the point of just watching a good story unfold.

No, not all S99 episodes were good, but there were several which were not only good, but ahead of their time as far as tv sci-fi is concerned. Just like Star Trek was in its day. A little lightening up (and a bit more of the IDIC ideal–in other words, acceptance) might help. Both ways. (Enough ST versus S99, in other words.)

Oh, and the similarity between S99 and 2001: A Space Odyssey goes beyond just the title and the SFX man… it was a conscious decision to make the show sort of a ’2001 for tv.’ Maybe they were a little TOO successful at that, hence the much-derided ‘wooden’ quality of the characters. (Even that has been blown out of proportion by critics, though. And it changed so much in Year 2 that the characters almost became parodies of themselves; they got too humanized.)

]]> By: blizno http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68864 blizno Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:14:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68864 "# The Bad Astronomeron 06 Feb 2008 at 10:06 am bliznos, the difference between Bergman and Spock is that Bergman was human, and in many ways was the best representative of humanity in space. Spock, for all his protestations, only wanted to be human, and we cheered him when we got even a glimpse of it." I don't agree. Spock wanted to be Vulcan and was deeply ashamed of his human ancestry. Spock rigidly suppressed his human half all of the time unless he was overpowered by space-spores or was the helpless victim of the entirely Vulcan Pon-farr and had just killed his captain. Spock couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in wry amusement now and then but, after all, he's only Vulcan/human. Spock often grounded Kirk-McCoy-Scotty when the hot-blooded humans were slathering to rampage against an undefeatable enemy. Spock's cool, accurate assessment of the situation usually brought the frenzied humans back to reason and to a peaceful solution to their problem-of-the-week. It's Mr. Data who wanted to be human. “# The Bad Astronomeron 06 Feb 2008 at 10:06 am
bliznos, the difference between Bergman and Spock is that Bergman was human, and in many ways was the best representative of humanity in space. Spock, for all his protestations, only wanted to be human, and we cheered him when we got even a glimpse of it.”

I don’t agree. Spock wanted to be Vulcan and was deeply ashamed of his human ancestry. Spock rigidly suppressed his human half all of the time unless he was overpowered by space-spores or was the helpless victim of the entirely Vulcan Pon-farr and had just killed his captain.
Spock couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in wry amusement now and then but, after all, he’s only Vulcan/human.

Spock often grounded Kirk-McCoy-Scotty when the hot-blooded humans were slathering to rampage against an undefeatable enemy.
Spock’s cool, accurate assessment of the situation usually brought the frenzied humans back to reason and to a peaceful solution to their problem-of-the-week.

It’s Mr. Data who wanted to be human.

]]> By: K http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68863 K Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:42:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68863 NO! Oh, that's sad. I just got the whole Space: 1999 dvd collection for xmas and have been reliving my childhood and forcing my 12 year old to watch them with me. He's a victim of Star Wars so the old timey graphics and actual plots ain't doing it for him. They make him actually think and he's kicking and screaming to avoid it because Star Wars is so easy. Plus it doesn't help that we just went to a con and met Darth Maul and Anakin. Of course, I was looking for a model of an Eagle or Main Mission. And here I was, not even a week ago, looking at the cast online and marveling that he was still alive after all this time. NO! NO! Oh, that’s sad. I just got the whole Space: 1999 dvd collection for xmas and have been reliving my childhood and forcing my 12 year old to watch them with me. He’s a victim of Star Wars so the old timey graphics and actual plots ain’t doing it for him. They make him actually think and he’s kicking and screaming to avoid it because Star Wars is so easy. Plus it doesn’t help that we just went to a con and met Darth Maul and Anakin. Of course, I was looking for a model of an Eagle or Main Mission.
And here I was, not even a week ago, looking at the cast online and marveling that he was still alive after all this time. NO!

]]> By: Adela http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68862 Adela Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:01:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68862 I still have nightmares about that freaky one eye tentacle doplar sound flashing light monster that live in the wreckage field hypnotizing folks into walking forward for mummification. I so cheered on post trauma stress guy and his fire axe. No it was not high end art and was cheesy and bad science but it also brought up hints of concepts that other scifi shows would not dare to go near for a few more years and in first season had some chilling moments like when useless political guy woke up out of stasis early on his trip back to earth in the alien ship and they are listening to his transmission back at base and know he's soon to be toast. So very Poe. I still have nightmares about that freaky one eye tentacle doplar sound flashing light monster that live in the wreckage field hypnotizing folks into walking forward for mummification. I so cheered on post trauma stress guy and his fire axe.
No it was not high end art and was cheesy and bad science but it also brought up hints of concepts that other scifi shows would not dare to go near for a few more years and in first season had some chilling moments like when useless political guy woke up out of stasis early on his trip back to earth in the alien ship and they are listening to his transmission back at base and know he’s soon to be toast. So very Poe.

]]> By: Inertially Guided http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68861 Inertially Guided Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:35:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68861 "They're Hawks, John! They're Mark Nine Hawks!" John Powell, thanks for the links. The shot of the aircraft carrier is especially funny for me as MY ship (USNS Arctic) is currently deployed with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Middle East. Now I can sleep easy knowing that Alan Carter and friends stand ready to defend us from alien Jihadists... Regards; Tom E. Persian Gulf “They’re Hawks, John! They’re Mark Nine Hawks!”

John Powell, thanks for the links. The shot of the aircraft carrier is especially funny for me as MY ship (USNS Arctic) is currently deployed with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Middle East. Now I can sleep easy knowing that Alan Carter and friends stand ready to defend us from alien Jihadists…

Regards;

Tom E.
Persian Gulf

]]> By: Jack Hagerty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68860 Jack Hagerty Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:40:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68860 I don't have much to add to this conversation other than put me in the "couldn't buy the premise" camp. I also saw much of the hardware (especially the Eagles) as being very derivative of 2001 (and, in fact, so is the title!). I found out later that's because Brian Johnson (Derik Meddings chief assistant model-maker) was "loaned" to Kubrick to work on the movie. I mention this in the background section of the "Thunderbirds" chapter of Spaceship Handbook. (No entry specifically on Eagles in that, but one is planned for Volume 2). SuperCorgi says: "...although I like some of his other work, Martin Landau wasn’t much better." I thought he was very wooden in all his roles until much later. OTOH, his role as Preston Tucker's associate (I forget the name) in "Tucker" and, of course, his Oscar winning role as Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" were both marvelous. - Jack I don’t have much to add to this conversation other than put me in the “couldn’t buy the premise” camp. I also saw much of the hardware (especially the Eagles) as being very derivative of 2001 (and, in fact, so is the title!). I found out later that’s because Brian Johnson (Derik Meddings chief assistant model-maker) was “loaned” to Kubrick to work on the movie. I mention this in the background section of the “Thunderbirds” chapter of Spaceship Handbook. (No entry specifically on Eagles in that, but one is planned for Volume 2).

SuperCorgi says: “…although I like some of his other work, Martin Landau wasn’t much better.”

I thought he was very wooden in all his roles until much later. OTOH, his role as Preston Tucker’s associate (I forget the name) in “Tucker” and, of course, his Oscar winning role as Bela Lugosi in “Ed Wood” were both marvelous.

- Jack

]]> By: JB of Brisbane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68859 JB of Brisbane Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:34:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68859 What I liked about the character of Victor Bergman was his general unflappableness, if there is such a word, although that was a by-product of having an artificial heart. I loved the way he could say, "Well, what it means, John, is that the asteroid will strike the moon about - here. The moon will then break up into three large pieces and thousands of smaller ones, and basically - we're all going to die" without batting an eyelid. Victor's death (due to a faulty space suit) was supposed to have been mentioned in an early episode of Season Two, but was cut due, I suspect, to time considerations. I missed Victor, Paul Morrow and David Kano in Season Two, and had to wonder where Tony Verdeschi came from, but one thing I did like about Season Two was that the characters were shown in off-duty moments, where they were allowed to display a bit of depth. Even the previously wooden Doctor Russell (Barbara Bain) showed a bit of personality from time to time. In Season One it was work-work-work all the time. What I liked about the character of Victor Bergman was his general unflappableness, if there is such a word, although that was a by-product of having an artificial heart. I loved the way he could say, “Well, what it means, John, is that the asteroid will strike the moon about – here. The moon will then break up into three large pieces and thousands of smaller ones, and basically – we’re all going to die” without batting an eyelid.

Victor’s death (due to a faulty space suit) was supposed to have been mentioned in an early episode of Season Two, but was cut due, I suspect, to time considerations. I missed Victor, Paul Morrow and David Kano in Season Two, and had to wonder where Tony Verdeschi came from, but one thing I did like about Season Two was that the characters were shown in off-duty moments, where they were allowed to display a bit of depth. Even the previously wooden Doctor Russell (Barbara Bain) showed a bit of personality from time to time. In Season One it was work-work-work all the time.

]]> By: Hairy Doctor Professor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68858 Hairy Doctor Professor Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:23:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68858 I, too, loved the show when I was (much) younger, but even then I knew it was truly awful. Neat gadgets and ships, nice supporting cast (Zienia Merton, Nick Tate), etc., but the scripts ranged from barely tolerable to downright putrid. What was Brian Blessed thinking, anyway? (And does anyone remember Catherine Schell in "Moon Zero Two"? There's a righteous piece of work.) I always remembered the episode where Ian McShane played some sort of critter that sucked energy out of everything around him -- the lights would go out in sequence as he walked down the corridors. I can't help but think of that whenever a streetlight turns off unexpectedly as I get near. Seems to happen a lot to me (and, yes, I know that that's confirmation bias). I, too, loved the show when I was (much) younger, but even then I knew it was truly awful. Neat gadgets and ships, nice supporting cast (Zienia Merton, Nick Tate), etc., but the scripts ranged from barely tolerable to downright putrid. What was Brian Blessed thinking, anyway? (And does anyone remember Catherine Schell in “Moon Zero Two”? There’s a righteous piece of work.)

I always remembered the episode where Ian McShane played some sort of critter that sucked energy out of everything around him — the lights would go out in sequence as he walked down the corridors. I can’t help but think of that whenever a streetlight turns off unexpectedly as I get near. Seems to happen a lot to me (and, yes, I know that that’s confirmation bias).

]]> By: SuperCorgi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68857 SuperCorgi Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:48:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68857 "Spock was to me what Professor Victor Bergman was to you, an example how reason and deliberation can overcome panic and self-deception." I've got to agree with Blizno. Star Trek was a huge influence on me as a teenager. I actually wrote my college entrance essay about how Star Trek inspired me. "I’m surprised that you aren’t offended by the idea of a pile of nuclear waste somehow going critical and causing such a titanic explosion that the moon is blasted out of Earth orbit and sent flying through space. The badness of the bad science is shocking." That was a huge factor for me too. At the time, I was studying astronomy in high school (it was actually more rigorous than my college astronomy class!) and I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to get into the show. I consistently mocked it to my other scifi friends. "I confess that I was much less a fan of S1999 than you, partly because Barbara Bain turned me way, way off. That crusty, stiff statue pretended to be an attractive woman…and failed badly." Barbara Bain was HORRID. And although I like some of his other work, Martin Landau wasn't much better. I guess being a little older than BA (although I hate to admit that) factored into my more or less dislike for Space 1999. Star Trek got to me much earlier. Since by the time Space 1999 came out I actually understood the BAD science behind the whole premise, I just couldn't get over that. “Spock was to me what Professor Victor Bergman was to you, an example how reason and deliberation can overcome panic and self-deception.”

I’ve got to agree with Blizno. Star Trek was a huge influence on me as a teenager. I actually wrote my college entrance essay about how Star Trek inspired me.

“I’m surprised that you aren’t offended by the idea of a pile of nuclear waste somehow going critical and causing such a titanic explosion that the moon is blasted out of Earth orbit and sent flying through space.
The badness of the bad science is shocking.”

That was a huge factor for me too. At the time, I was studying astronomy in high school (it was actually more rigorous than my college astronomy class!) and I just couldn’t suspend my disbelief enough to get into the show. I consistently mocked it to my other scifi friends.

“I confess that I was much less a fan of S1999 than you, partly because Barbara Bain turned me way, way off. That crusty, stiff statue pretended to be an attractive woman…and failed badly.”

Barbara Bain was HORRID. And although I like some of his other work, Martin Landau wasn’t much better.

I guess being a little older than BA (although I hate to admit that) factored into my more or less dislike for Space 1999. Star Trek got to me much earlier. Since by the time Space 1999 came out I actually understood the BAD science behind the whole premise, I just couldn’t get over that.

]]> By: Cindy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68856 Cindy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:34:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68856 Marty, That episode gave me nightmares for weeks. In fact it's basically the only episode I remember to this day. Hmm, maybe I'll have to go back and watch a few of them. Marty,

That episode gave me nightmares for weeks. In fact it’s basically the only episode I remember to this day.

Hmm, maybe I’ll have to go back and watch a few of them.

]]> By: John Powell http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68855 John Powell Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:54:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68855 Doh! let's try that again: Doh! let’s try that again:

]]> By: John Powell http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68854 John Powell Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:50:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68854 I just love these pics: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9782/eagle/shuttleeagle.jpg http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9782/eagle/eaglecarrier3.jpg I just love these pics:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9782/eagle/shuttleeagle.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9782/eagle/eaglecarrier3.jpg

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68853 The Bad Astronomer Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:36:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68853 Doug, not only did I sit with Zenia, but I also chatted at length with Catherine Schell, who, to this day, is still the biggest crush I ever had. Talking with her was AWESOME. I'll have to post about that too someday... Doug, not only did I sit with Zenia, but I also chatted at length with Catherine Schell, who, to this day, is still the biggest crush I ever had. Talking with her was AWESOME. I’ll have to post about that too someday…

]]> By: Bad Albert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68852 Bad Albert Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:18:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68852 alfaniner, It has nothing to do with suspension of disbelief. We all do that. It's just that the premise of S1999 wasn't even suitable for a comic book. alfaniner,
It has nothing to do with suspension of disbelief. We all do that. It’s just that the premise of S1999 wasn’t even suitable for a comic book.

]]> By: alfaniner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68851 alfaniner Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:09:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68851 It's a shame that people can't use suspension of disbelief to enjoy a show, even if a premise is somewhat shaky. If movies/TV were meant to be 100% realistic, you'd never have background music to punctuate a scene either. It’s a shame that people can’t use suspension of disbelief to enjoy a show, even if a premise is somewhat shaky. If movies/TV were meant to be 100% realistic, you’d never have background music to punctuate a scene either.

]]> By: Bad Albert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68850 Bad Albert Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:58:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68850 Spock was also not afraid to admit he didn't know something but Kirk would always encourage him anyway. "Speculation, Mr. Spock?" Then he would confidently ramble on about phases, photos and energy. Of course the speculation was always bang on. Like others mentioned above, I also looked forward to seeing S1999 when it was first annouced. But as soon as I saw the moon being blasted out of the solar system by a pile of nuclear waste (and encountering new planets by the next episode) I was turned off. I never watched it again. It was a huge disappointment. Spock was also not afraid to admit he didn’t know something but Kirk would always encourage him anyway.

“Speculation, Mr. Spock?”

Then he would confidently ramble on about phases, photos and energy. Of course the speculation was always bang on.

Like others mentioned above, I also looked forward to seeing S1999 when it was first annouced. But as soon as I saw the moon being blasted out of the solar system by a pile of nuclear waste (and encountering new planets by the next episode) I was turned off. I never watched it again. It was a huge disappointment.

]]> By: Doug Keenan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68849 Doug Keenan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:56:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68849 And Zenia Merton on your left?? You're one lucky guy! Great post. We could never hope to be Spock but we can aspire to be Victor. And Zenia Merton on your left?? You’re one lucky guy!

Great post. We could never hope to be Spock but we can aspire to be Victor.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68848 The Bad Astronomer Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:06:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68848 bliznos, the difference between Bergman and Spock is that Bergman <i>was</i> human, and in many ways was the best representative of humanity in space. Spock, for all his protestations, only wanted to be human, and we cheered him when we got even a glimpse of it. For me, Spock is the way people see scientists, but Victor was the way we wanted scientists to be seen. bliznos, the difference between Bergman and Spock is that Bergman was human, and in many ways was the best representative of humanity in space. Spock, for all his protestations, only wanted to be human, and we cheered him when we got even a glimpse of it. For me, Spock is the way people see scientists, but Victor was the way we wanted scientists to be seen.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68847 Gary Ansorge Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68847 Love the pic, Phil. As Robin Williams said, pointing at a picture of Albert Einstein," Look at his eyes. All the lights are on and everyone's at home,,," GAry 7 Love the pic, Phil.

As Robin Williams said, pointing at a picture of Albert Einstein,” Look at his eyes. All the lights are on and everyone’s at home,,,”

GAry 7

]]> By: Barton Paul Levenson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68846 Barton Paul Levenson Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:32:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68846 Marty posts: [[<i>I use to LOVE Space 999 </i>]] They're talking about Space 1999, the SF show. Space 999 was about a Viking longboat that was blasted away from the Earth and into orbit of the world ash tree, Yggdrasil. Every week they would send a rowboat to various branches, encountering weird beings and robbing them blind. Marty posts:

[[I use to LOVE Space 999 ]]

They’re talking about Space 1999, the SF show. Space 999 was about a Viking longboat that was blasted away from the Earth and into orbit of the world ash tree, Yggdrasil. Every week they would send a rowboat to various branches, encountering weird beings and robbing them blind.

]]> By: Blondin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68845 Blondin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68845 Dave Hall - "I’ll bet this makes me seem like the oldest one here, but I remember when Space 1999 first hit the airwaves, and I was surprised to see Lt Gerard In Space!" If it's any comfort I was going to mention the same thing. It took me a long time to get used to Barry Morse not being Lt Gerard. Dave Hall – “I’ll bet this makes me seem like the oldest one here, but I remember when Space 1999 first hit the airwaves, and I was surprised to see Lt Gerard In Space!”

If it’s any comfort I was going to mention the same thing. It took me a long time to get used to Barry Morse not being Lt Gerard.

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68844 John Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:16:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68844 I preferred the first series. I've still got 3 Eagle Transporter models. My condolences to his family I preferred the first series.

I’ve still got 3 Eagle Transporter models.

My condolences to his family

]]> By: Inertially Guided http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68843 Inertially Guided Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:08:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68843 My favorite memory of that show was an episode called "War Games", in which (it appears that) the base is all but destroyed by an alien planet's fleet of spacecraft. All the survivors can do is abandon the base and try to force a beachead on the planet that has wrecked their chances of life in space. As the last evacuees load up for the trip to an uncertain future, Victor Bergman records a message for whomever might find the wandering moon that truly sums up Barry Morse's character... "Seek us out. Teach us what you know. For we have learned much in our journeys, but most of all that we have so much to learn." Goodbye, Barry. Farewell, Victor. My favorite memory of that show was an episode called “War Games”, in which (it appears that) the base is all but destroyed by an alien planet’s fleet of spacecraft. All the survivors can do is abandon the base and try to force a beachead on the planet that has wrecked their chances of life in space.

As the last evacuees load up for the trip to an uncertain future, Victor Bergman records a message for whomever might find the wandering moon that truly sums up Barry Morse’s character…

“Seek us out. Teach us what you know. For we have learned much in our journeys, but most of all that we have so much to learn.”

Goodbye, Barry. Farewell, Victor.

]]> By: Marty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-68842 Marty Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:55:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/barry-morse-1918-2008/#comment-68842 I forgot to say that it use to scare the hell out of me as well LOL!!! I forgot to say that it use to scare the hell out of me as well LOL!!!

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