I've seen it claimed there are production pictures of the cast resting between takes with the tops of the silver costumes off because of heat, resting against angled boards because they were too stiff to sit in comfortably. Adding the vest and helmet must have made it almost unendurable.
I`m just watching the 1998 movie right at the moment and one more for the "not a spacesuit but.." would be the suits briefly featured on the alien derelict http://digitalvideo.8m.net/Orion/lostspace.jpg http://www.uncleodiescollectibles.com/img_lib/William%20Hurt%20Derelict%20Spacesuit%2003%2012-24-11.jpg
They used these spacesuits on many films afterwards. I remember even the Osmond brothers wearing them while singing a song on one of their shows. Then a kid show in the 90's. Fox used them on other films and TV as well.
Cheers Rick, I think one of them pops up in the Star Wars Cantina if memory serves. If you find the names of specific shows, episode Ill see if I can pull together a gallery
Steve I dont know if you`re still alive or not,I hope you are. I`ve found another appearance of one the Lost in space spacesuits. I could very vaguely remember watching a show back in the 70s,it was a sit com about a black nurse and her son,and in one episode her son goes down to the studio to watch his favorite show being filmed,it was a scene set in space with a guy doing an eva.I couldnt remember anything more,but by dumb luck I read about a show that sounded like that so I found an episode guide and in the last series there was an episode with that storyline,so I watched it online and behold it was the show and the episode that I vaguely remembered. The suit as it turned out was one of the lost in space spacesuits,completely complete. This was Julia series 3/episode 23:swing low sweet charity [suit appearance]18:33 - 20:00 This was from 1973,we wouldnt see the suits [only the helmets] again until 2 years later in 1975s The Far out space nuts.
Hi Tim, alive and well and very shocked to find how much time has passed since i posted something new. Works gone a bit quieter finally so I will see if I can spend some time on here as well. As always, thanks for your support and the finds.
I guess if they needed Tin-Foil for the dinner casserole on the Jupiter 9, they knew where to get it.
ReplyDeleteCasserole was a pill on the Jupiter 2 wasn't it? Been ages since I watched an episode.
DeleteI've seen it claimed there are production pictures of the cast resting between takes with the tops of the silver costumes off because of heat, resting against angled boards because they were too stiff to sit in comfortably. Adding the vest and helmet must have made it almost unendurable.
DeleteLater seasons had different, lighter costumes.
I`m just watching the 1998 movie right at the moment and one more for the "not a spacesuit but.." would be the suits briefly featured on the alien derelict
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I'll give it another watch myself next times its on
DeleteThey used these spacesuits on many films afterwards. I remember even the Osmond brothers wearing them while singing a song on one of their shows. Then a kid show in the 90's. Fox used them on other films and TV as well.
ReplyDeleteCheers Rick, I think one of them pops up in the Star Wars Cantina if memory serves. If you find the names of specific shows, episode Ill see if I can pull together a gallery
DeleteSteve I dont know if you`re still alive or not,I hope you are.
ReplyDeleteI`ve found another appearance of one the Lost in space spacesuits.
I could very vaguely remember watching a show back in the 70s,it was a sit com about a black nurse and her son,and in one episode her son goes down to the studio to watch his favorite show being filmed,it was a scene set in space with a guy doing an eva.I couldnt remember anything more,but by dumb luck I read about a show that sounded like that so I found an episode guide and in the last series there was an episode with that storyline,so I watched it online and behold it was the show and the episode that I vaguely remembered.
The suit as it turned out was one of the lost in space spacesuits,completely complete.
This was Julia series 3/episode 23:swing low sweet charity [suit appearance]18:33 - 20:00
This was from 1973,we wouldnt see the suits [only the helmets] again until 2 years later in 1975s The Far out space nuts.
Hi Tim, alive and well and very shocked to find how much time has passed since i posted something new. Works gone a bit quieter finally so I will see if I can spend some time on here as well. As always, thanks for your support and the finds.
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