[net.tv] men into space

waltt@tekecs.UUCP (Walt Tucker) (08/24/83)

"Men into Space" was on for one year, from Sept 30, 1959 to Sept. 7, 1960
on Wednesday evenings on CBS from 8:30 to 9:00 (source: The Complete Directory
of Prime Time Television Shows: 1946-Present).

Yes, indeedy, the star was William Lundigan who played Col. Edward McCauley.

Even though the show was science fiction, it tried to deal realistically
with the problems an astronaut might encounter in space and on the moon.

                              -- Walt Tucker
                                 Wilsonville, OR

P.S. -- I don't know about the sliding doors and such, but much of the
activity did take place on the moon.

ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (09/26/83)

geez... after all the responses re "Gee, the old LaSalle ran great"
i expected some collective recollection of "men into space".
is everybody out there under 35?
well, as i recall, "men into space" starred William Lundigan as
Col Robert(?) T McCaulley.  the show started with a rocket lifting off
and some text scrolling over it which ran something like
"We are grateful to the United States Air Force and the Department of
Defense for their co-operation in the creation of this dramatic new
television program."
does this memory of christmases long past jar anyone's memory?

if not, does anybody remember a show of similar vintage, "the buccaneers"?

ken perlow
bell labs, naperville il.
..!ihuxq!ken

rab@cdcvax.UUCP (Roger Bielefeld) (09/28/83)

I have a very vague recollection of the program.  I don't
remember the characters' names or anything important like
that... but I do seem to remember that it was sponsored by
Lucky Strike cigarettes.

		Yes, I am under 35 (but not by much)

		Roger Bielefeld

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