I saw a box set of the modern Battlestar Galactica DVDs at a sale today. I paused but passed.
I'm not well-up on BSG at all. Like this set, it sort of passed me by in the maelstrom of Star Wars, but I do seem to recall someone saying that the modern re-make TV series was one of the best sci-fi shows around.
Is that right? Any good? It might still be there next week!
Moonbase has just passed the ten million hits mark, which I'm quite staggered by.
I would like to thank Scoop and Wotan for their fabulous ongoing posts and all those who contribute, however small, to the content of the blog.
Last but most importantly I would like to thank you the readers, without whom Moonbase would be an empty shell on a barren world. When you read it, and also if you comment, it really does come alive.
Thanks so much,
FAB!
Woodsy
A few shots of the original 'yellow winged' Johnny Lightning Supercar, that came out in 2001. A later release with white wings corrected the error.
Other releases followed featuring Supercar as it might have appeared in a proposed series of a U.S. planned 5-issue run of comic books, which would have picked up where the TV series left off.
Sadly, only one issue appeared in February, 2003.
I noticed this recently online and something I've not seen before; the original inner packaging card rings on the Century 21 Toys Project SWORD Scramble bug.
The 3 card shapes protect all the delicate parts at the top of the toy below the lid whilst it's being stored in it's box.
Neat!
.webp)
Do you have any toys' original inner packaging like this?
Another of my UFO TV series memories.
My old UFO poster, published in 1972 by Pace International was on my bedroom wall for several years during my early teenage years, before it was replaced with posters of the chopper motorcycles from Easy Rider, Jethro Tull, and Samantha Fox.
Thankfully, I’ve grown out of chopper motorcycles!
Further to Brian's fantastic Tudor Rose flying toy, here's a Spanish plastic flying platform.
I adore the box!
Pictures from Todocollecion.
What do you think?
Some further memories of UFO, and TV Action.
Countdown comic which had launched on the back of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s new series, UFO continued for 58 issues, with a last issue dated March 25th, 1972. It was a prestige publication, using expensive glossy paper, and employed some fine artists. Then it’s title changed to TV Action, reflecting more of it’s changing content of contemporary action- oriented TV series, like The Persuaders!, Mission Impossible, Hawaii Five-0 and Cannon.
The glossy look was replaced with less expensive paper.
Countdown’s last complete UFO story, ‘Alien Brainwave, ,was illustrated by Jon Davis, who, coincidently had drawn the UFO complete story in Countdown’s first issue.
Issue 59, dated April 1st, 1972 returned the following week retitled TV Action +Countdown, with a striking Dr Who and The Daleks cover drawn by Gerry Haylock. Inside was a black & white Brian Lewis illustrated strip called, ‘Let the Aliens Land’.
Another black & white Jon Davis strip began in issue 67, dated May 27th, 1972 called, ‘The Final Climb’.
A new colour UFO strip started in issue 71, dated June 24th, 1972, illustrated by John M Burns, entitled, ‘Small World’.
Although Burns also illustrated other strips in the comic during it’s run, he would continue to draw the rest of the UFO strips, including four complete black & white stories. The last one being, ‘Return of the Pharaoh.
Here's the TV Action covers featuring a complete UFO story. The covers were also drawn by John Burns.
TV Action continued for a further three issues, ending with issue 132, dated August 25th, 1973.
