tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post1456839339145344245..comments2024-03-08T17:11:54.696-08:00Comments on THE INVADERS: Episode 15: Moonshot - 4/18/67Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04594017640571724035noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-69425783196448932122022-03-25T13:05:23.827-07:002022-03-25T13:05:23.827-07:00Simply extraordinary, beautiful episode. Especiall...Simply extraordinary, beautiful episode. Especially in terms of its historical beauty. There are also some suspicious things about Moonshot:<br />(1) after talking with Gavin at his office, david Vincent quickly found out where Mr. Coogan lived. How was this possible? To whom did David talk in order to get the address so quickly?<br />(2) I felt sorry for the guy in the car park, who accidentally died inside Gavin's car. An alien had left a briefcase inside the car.<br />(3) when the alien (Hardy) boarded the space ship, he immediately started the launching process so it was nearly impossible for the other guys who were on top of the building to reach the ground.<br />(4) when Angela Smith heard that the space ship was launched and exploded in the air she started to cry, even though the news guy informed that there was nobody onboard.<br />(5) the last scene, with David Vincent observing Gavin and Angela going to a car, I really do not understand the relationship between Angela and Gavin. <br />(Toni at pigi9114@gmail.com / 25 March 2022).Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474518407809935219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-41706223974977220152021-07-31T22:49:56.894-07:002021-07-31T22:49:56.894-07:00Which brings up the thought--why doesn't David...Which brings up the thought--why doesn't David Vincent ever ANTICIPATE any of the aliens' moves??? He's always a day late and a dollar short, so to speak. J.P. Pelzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248525089124510089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-71888659596533326852021-07-31T22:48:47.392-07:002021-07-31T22:48:47.392-07:00Yeah, the chances of two astronauts fishing eight ...Yeah, the chances of two astronauts fishing eight days before liftoff are about a gazillion to one.J.P. Pelzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248525089124510089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-5117805303146719362021-07-31T22:47:08.034-07:002021-07-31T22:47:08.034-07:00Gilligan and Skipper!! HAHA, exactly, not the best...Gilligan and Skipper!! HAHA, exactly, not the best and the brightest!!! J.P. Pelzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248525089124510089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-42441218968709571872021-04-04T01:19:18.736-07:002021-04-04T01:19:18.736-07:00What program did you use for these DVD screenshots...What program did you use for these DVD screenshots? They look greatSchmitty76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01507935770242507977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-71952998958633891282017-10-28T09:45:57.928-07:002017-10-28T09:45:57.928-07:00This ultimately is one of the most "dated&quo...This ultimately is one of the most "dated" of the Invaders episodes simply because of it's relevance at the time -- when we were in full-swing to get to the moon. As a kid, I found it fascinating (I loved anything space-related, like so many kids of the day). But after watching every Apollo mission's TV coverage (some of them, like Apollo 11 -- 'wall to wall') this episode omes off now as so "Hollywood". Yes, the do utilize some good real footage of the early Apollo vehicle launches. But the run-up to Apollo 11, for instance, was nothing like what they show us here -- were the astronauts are basically living a normal home life right up until mission day! No way did THAT happen in real. Training and testing were the "order of the day" for weeks leading up to each moonshot, not lounging around the house drinking beers! The dialog between the astronauts themselves, and between them and Kent Smith and the technicians on the "big day" seems so silly and hackneyed now. Although I'm too young to remember the early Mercury missions, from all I've seen and read, the casual atmosphere and attitudes displayed in this episode are more akin to Alan Shepherd and Gus Grissom's first flights, NOT anything in Apollo. Much as I love the old "Outer Limits" and "Twilight Zone", their depictions of space flight are hopelessly dated now, and unfortunately this episode isn't a huge leap forward. 1969's movie "Marooned" was much more 'realistic' (or at least as realistic as Hollywood can get! LOL). Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.com