59: Lost in Space Trek

Published: Oct. 23, 2016, 10 a.m.


Irwin Allen's Lost In Space with Marc Cushman.

Regarded by many as the most thorough account of the production of Star Trek, Marc Cushman's three volumes of These are the Voyages chronicle every aspect of the difficulties behind the cameras for Gene Roddenberry and the other contributors to the show. Now, Marc has written another book on a production that is in many was an older sibling to Star Trek, Irwin Allen's Lost in Space. Launching a full year prior, in 1965, this show had many of the same difficulties as Star Trek did, including the production of a pilot episode that was later edited into other episodes.

In this episode of Melodic Treks, host Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by Marc Cushman, author of These are the Voyages, to discuss his new book, Irwin Allen's Lost In Space, writing the episode "Sarek," and his five favorite Star Trek scores.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00) 
Feedback (00:01:33) 
Two Contests (00:04:23) 
"Main Title" (from Lost in Space, composed by J. Williams) (00:08:18) 
Irwin Allen's Lost in Space (00:09:12) 
Second Pilots and Competing Creators (00:13:15) 
"The Great Vegetable Rebellion" (00:25:26) 
"Sarek" (00:33:05) 
"Logging/Solution/Mind Meld/Angstosity/Back To Reality/Goodbyes" (from "Sarek," composed by D. McCarthy) (00:50:49) 
The List of Five (00:54:19) 
"Spock's Arrival" (from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, composed by J. Goldsmith) (00:55:23) 
"Fesarius/Fesarius Approaches" (from "The Corbomite Maneuver," composed by F. Steiner) (00:58:51) 
"A Clue/Finnegan's Return/The Leg Trick/Dirt Trick" (from "Shore Leave," composed by G. Fried) (01:02:23) 
"Ritual/To The Death" (from "Amok Time," composed by G. Fried) (01:05:13) 
"The Right Button/Death Of Miramanee/End" (from "The Paradise Syndrome," composed by G. Fried) (01:10:55) 
Upcoming for Marc (01:19:32) 

Host
Brandon-Shea Mutala

Guest
Marc Cushman

Production
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Bobby Tucker (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art Creator)