Yes. It's a German TV sci fi series from the 1960s called 'Raumpatroille' (Space Patrol I think). Made in black and white, it features a flying saucer type space ship (raumschiffe ?)called Orion, which launches, through a whirlpool, from a base under the sea, just like the Hawkwing from Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks. It features an American character called McLean, who is sent to check out some weird pan galactic, or even pan dimensional aliens nicknamed 'Frogs', for some reason. Made around the same time as Star Trek, it has a much more 50s look about it, with a quirky Atomic Age space ship control room and consoles. Check it out on YouTube. It's there somewhere. Mish.
Here is a really nice Orion "wiki", google-translated in English: https://translate.google.it/translate?hl=it&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orionspace.de%2Findex.html
Yes. It's a German TV sci fi series from the 1960s called 'Raumpatroille' (Space Patrol I think).
ReplyDeleteMade in black and white, it features a flying saucer type space ship (raumschiffe ?)called Orion, which launches, through a whirlpool, from a base under the sea, just like the Hawkwing from Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks.
It features an American character called McLean, who is sent to check out some weird pan galactic, or even pan dimensional aliens nicknamed 'Frogs', for some reason.
Made around the same time as Star Trek, it has a much more 50s look about it, with a quirky Atomic Age space ship control room and consoles.
Check it out on YouTube. It's there somewhere.
Mish.
Thanks a lot Mish. I'll check iyt out. A new one on me that.
DeleteRaumpatrouille Orion was a popular yet short-lived German science fiction series
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What's peculiar about the cards is that the series itself was in black & white.
The merchandise is scarce, but there is a rare Orion VIII space ship by Arnold
https://tinyurl.com/s7yg7ut
Thanks a lot Arto. Its all new to me this. That spaceship looks great. I wonder if its the must have item for collectors of the series?
DeleteHere is a really nice Orion "wiki", google-translated in English: https://translate.google.it/translate?hl=it&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orionspace.de%2Findex.html
DeleteThanks Unknown. Very interesting translation.
DeleteHere's an article I wrote about the series for Teleport City: https://teleport-city.com/2014/01/22/raumpatrouille-orion/
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