My first encounter with Land of the Giants was in the pages of JOE 90 TOP SECRET comic in 1969, prior to it's screening on British TV.
One notable aspect of the comic strip, drawn by Gerry Haylock, was the script never named the little people's Spindrift spacecraft until well into the comic's run when it then began to refer to it as The Spendthrift!
This error would continue when the strip moved to TV21 in 1970.
I feel a few 'Giant' blogging's might be in the pipeline.
Excellent topic, Scoop. Great to see it back on the telly after all these years. Really enjoyed watching the 1st episode the other night on The Horror Channel:)
ReplyDeleteI'm really pleased you caught it Tony, these shows are what are memories are all about:)
DeleteLand of the Giants was one of my favorite shows back in the day. Back in the '80s when I was stationed in SoCal I made a sojourn to Universal Studios. At the time their theme was 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Land of The Giants'. Peppered throughout the theme park were props used in the series like a giant telephone and such - cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat memories Ed. I must admit I love Classic American TV and would have loved to have seen those props:)
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