RE: Zero G in TV; Re: S:AAB USS Saratoga specs

I think Space Cops a British series tried Zero G.
although it would have been tacky and cheap, in the 
best tradition of british scifi.

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From: devans@uneb.edu [mailto:devans@uneb.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:28 PM
To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Zero G in TV; Re: S:AAB USS Saratoga specs

Fair's fair, I believe the original challenge was for TV shows.
Otherwise,
I would have popped up with 2001, with ping pong helmeted stewardesses
and
what looked like velcro soles, though I think the literature mentioned
magnetized.

You've got to love the scene where Floyd is reading the head's
instructions. ;->=

I'm pretty certain the George Pal flicks also made valiant efforts,
though
it's been a long time since I've seen any.

Back to TV, anybody remember the old Men in Space? It was set in a space
station, torus-style, where most of the problems were nuts and bolts of
just getting into space. Seemed like there were plenty of
misconceptions,
but no worse than the space exploration community was struggling with. I
think it was pre-NASA.

You have to remember, it hadn't been THAT long since some people were
claiming breaking the speed barrier would turn a human inside out.  ;->=

The_Beast