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From: Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-03-24 (Sunday)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:12 -0700
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On 3/26/2024 1:22 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>> Dimensional Traveler  <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>> On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>> I watched:I watched:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What did you watch?
>>>>
>>>> 3 Body Problem
>>>> Discussed elsewhere
>>>>
>>>> Several episodes of space 1999
>>>> It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
>>
>>> Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
>>
>> I like the theme song. Several of the actresses were really pretty. I
>> can't think of anything else I liked about it and I have no desire to
>> revisit.
>>
> 
> I should note that this was second season, and in fact late second season
> when Fred Fryberger was intentionally destroying the show. This uses the
> later theme song which probably isn’t the one you remember liking.
> 
> It’s just filled with amazing burning stupid like a title card during the
> opening theme, the moon is hurled into Outer space! Going the opposite
> direction then it should and hanging a hard left turn in the process.  hey,
> wait a minute, wasn’t the moon already in Outer space?
> 
> several of these final episodes don’t have Martin Landau in them or have a
> very brief appearance. Not only doesn’t have him, but it doesn’t even
> mention why he’s not there. There’s also an episode that has a completely
> different main mission crew without explanation. Those must’ve been
> turbulent times.
> 
>

I used to watch reruns about 35+ years ago.  I'm not sure if I ever 
noticed the missing actors or not.  Other than the obvious season 2 cast 
changes.