On last night’s “Roy’s Tie Dye Sci Fi Corner,” watch, as I’m dragged, kicking and screaming, into the “Black Sun.”
While it’s true, I’m not the biggest fan of the television series “Space: 1999,” I do my best to remain respectful (by Classic Ross Amico standards), even if at some points I am obviously glazing over.
A big weekend for “Space: 1999” fans! In the fictional universe of the show, September 13 is the “anniversary” of the Moon being blown out of its orbit (seriously?), a catastrophe that precipitates the unlikely journey that forms the basis of the crew’s adventures.
To mark that date, this Sunday, September 12, a virtual “Space: 1999” convention, “Destination: Moonbase Alpha,” will be conducted via livestream, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT. The event will include visits by, and conversations with, an impressive array of actors and technicians who were involved with the show, including series costar Barbara Bain. Warren Friedrich and Robert Wood dropped by last night, around the 1:26:00 mark, to tell us all about it.
Proceeds will go to Alzheimer’s Research. For further news about “Destination: Moonbase Alpha,” and to make ticket reservations, visit http://www.destinationmoonbasealpha.com/
BTW, Roy will be taking part as one of the virtual convention’s moderators.
On next Friday’s Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, in anticipation of our landmark visit to Trekonderoga – hosted by the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour from September 24-26 – Roy and I will discuss “Master of the World” (1961), starring Vincent Price as Jules Vernes’ misguided (?) hero, a kind of Captain Nemo of the air, in a film that costars David Frankham. Frankham will be our guest in a livestreamed interview from Trekonderoga, on Sunday, September 26, at 1:30 pm EDT.
A colorful raconteur, Frankham not only appeared in the “Star Trek” episode “Is There in Truth No Beauty?,” he’s a fount of captivating industry anecdotes, acquired from his work in films like “Return of the Fly,” “King Rat,” “The Great Santini,” and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” and classic television shows like “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”/”The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Outer Limits,” and “Thriller,” hosted by Boris Karloff.
The weekend’s star attraction, of course, will be Mr. Sulu himself, George Takei. But you have to make the trip to see him! For more information about this three-day event, visit https://www.startrektour.com/
Then tune in for our conversation about “Master of the World.” The world is our oyster, as we livestream on Facebook. Share your pearls in the comments section when we livestream on Facebook, next Friday evening at 7:00 EDT!
