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Jonathan Harris And Irwin Allen: On His Lost In Space Character Dr. Zachary Smith

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"I was young and sweet and delicate and I said to myself, "Deep, dark villain?" There's no longevity in it- people will get bored with it. It's not pleasant. So I thought to add something- I thought I'd add "comic villainy"- at which I excel. So I started to sneak it in. Just little bits here and there, and then the ratings started to move up, which is all that matters. It is the bible of Hollywood. No numbers? Out into the snow! No questions asked- out!" -Jonathan Harris, Interview: Jonathan Harris 2, William E. Anchors, Jr., The Lost In Space Encyclopedia II , (p. 348). "S mith was despicable, desperate, selfish, cowardly, delightful, charming, awful, dreadful and marvelous. All of that I gave him. I was a lovable comic villain." -Jonathan Harris, Starlog Magazine #248 (p.28)- "T he original Smith was a deep, dark, scowling villain and I hated him. … he was just so damn rotten." -Jonathan Harris, Starlog

Lost In Space S1 E8: Invaders From The Fifth Dimension

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"W hat makes some series, like Lost In Space, memorable  and popular some 30 years later is some mysterious chemistry between the characters and the actors who played them, as well as the vision of the producers and writers who developed the pilot. It's that elusive quality which is so easily lost or travestied or misunderstood when people today attempt a remake." -Shimon Winceberg, who developed the series with Irwin Allen, Starlog Magazine #220 (p.72)- "That's it exactly! I'm a scoundrel. A thoroughly bad sort. Hopelessly unreliable. I'm doing you the greatest favor by furnishing you a substitute for my morbid, villainous brain." -Dr. Smith working the Invaders from the Fifth Dimension- "Love. What is it?" -Invaders from the Fifith Dimension- T he eight entry in the franchise was of course not only foreshadowed at the end of My Friend, Mr. Nobody , but was actually previewed first at the end of the series pilot No Place

Battlestar Galactica S1 E5: You Can't Go Home Again

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"K ara was family. You do whatever you have to do. Sometimes you break the rules." -Commander William Adama- O ne of this writer and science fiction fan's most vivid memories of Battlestar Galactica 's first season was the survival story of Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on a nearby moon separated from the surviving human fleet. The Red Planet visual aesthetic and vibe of Battlestar Galactica , Season One, Episode 5, You Can't Go Home Again following Starbuck's narrow escape from a Cylon battle in Act Of Contrition (E4) left an impression. Visually the creators of the episode nail it. With her Viper destroyed Starbuck is forced to abort to a nearby moon parachuting in along with a sole Cylon Raider also damaged in the attack. The creators take us into the world of the enemy and Kara's own determination. With her Viper out of flight commission and her oxygen running out (once again dramatically racing against the clock as the fleet did in