But this is focussing on one of two points, the other being the lack of Star Trek. Makes me wonder if, without Start Trek, Doctor Who might not have been fractionally more popular.
Well it never got an actual TV serial based around it, but there was Lost In Space, which didn't have many rubber-suit aliens, but did have plastic props and paper-mache scenery. Also, the money spent on an hour-and-a-half movie doesn't go so far when spread over a dozen and a half half-hour TV shows, so you're not going to be getting movie quality special effects for the small screen anyway.Regarding the lack of Trek, I'd say that the rise of a future space exploration show would still happen. Forbidden Planet changed the sci-fi game somewhat, I imagine that it'd inspire a few ideas as television became more widespread.
I consider Forbidden Planet to sort of be a proto-Trek: cheesy as hell, OK, but some of the formula was there, along with a far more imaginative idea for alien stuff than guys in rubber suits.
How much Technology is different without Trek? Fliphones, Tablets, touch screens, hyposprays, scanning devices are all differently inspired?
From Wiki: Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England". His faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.
I wonder what sort of effect losing Tolkein would have on CS Lewis and his work? They were close freinds and writing buddies. Would Lewis still become just a strong Christian?
THough his friend's death could influence Narnia...By the POD given, he not only already had, he'd also published the space trillogy.
Probably, yes.Would no Star Trek change the 1967 buy out of Desilu Productions by Gulf+Western?
To be fair, science might go a bit screwy. Lots of scientists credit their interest in it to Star Trek. It inspired dozens of new ideas IE Smartphones. Without Star Trek, the mental image of the future is far changed.Without Star Treck, a US network might buy German Raumpatroille, although it was black and white.
Without Star Treck we would also loose the first big wave of fan fiction, so the second wave (darkover) might be a lot smaller, if it happens at all. Of course, once the internet becomes mainstream, there is no stopping it...
To be fair, science might go a bit screwy. Lots of scientists credit their interest in it to Star Trek. It inspired dozens of new ideas IE Smartphones. Without Star Trek, the mental image of the future is far changed.
Black & WhiteWithout Star Trek, a US network might buy German Raumpatrouille, although it was black and white.
NBC’s quarterly color estimates:But how many US households actually had a color TV in 1967?