Hello everyone I was watching ‘Mystery Woman: Into The Shadows’ last night and seeing Malachi Throne on it, checked on-line to see if he was still alive,...
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martin allen
zippytkat
Mar 15, 2013 1:26 pm
Hey There-- Â Â Â Â Malachi Throne was one of those actors I always liked. Great voice, too--I recognized it on adverts many times, even just a couple of...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 15, 2013 3:02 pm
Funny you should mention this, Geoff. That episode of the 'Mystery Woman' series is the only one we haven't seen yet, but I've got it on my DVR, waiting for us...
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gf willmetts
gfwillmetts2
Mar 15, 2013 9:26 pm
Hello
Dino
Re: Mystery Woman. Malachi Throne
technically only has a small role in the episode but it is a crucial one.
You do realize he...
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dghprobe3
Mar 15, 2013 11:31 pm
Those computer desks seen in the background of Probe Control as well as in Devlin's headquarters and in "The Adonis File" are identified as the Control Data...
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dghprobe3
Mar 16, 2013 12:23 am
John: I posted a pic of one of those tape drive units you mentioned which are seen behind Cam in some episodes. This particular vidcap is from the Probe...
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dghprobe3
Mar 16, 2013 12:54 am
I've identified another location seen in the Probe pilot. It's The Mission Inn at Riverside, Calif. The actual street address is: 3649 Mission Inn Avenue,...
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John
actingman_jc
Mar 16, 2013 2:41 am
So Irwin Allen wasn't the only one to use decade old machines and call them futuristic. And after that find, I think maybe Don should have been the one to look...
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John
actingman_jc
Mar 16, 2013 2:55 am
Now that is a cool find. I could never figure out the Rotunda, the way it was shown in the pilot. Makes sense now. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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John
actingman_jc
Mar 16, 2013 2:57 am
Thanks. I did a quick net search and did not find much...although now I know what a correlator is. It might be out there, but it is going to take a lot more...
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David Marks
worldsecanalyst
Mar 16, 2013 3:10 am
Malachi played the part of the Centaurii prime minister. I told him how I was happy for him to have had a part in B5. Malachi thought it a true privilege to...
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dghprobe3
Mar 16, 2013 4:28 am
Some addenda on The Mission Inn at Riverside, Calif. In the John Strong interview by Jim Alexander, Mr. Strong mentioned The Madonna Inn at Riverside as a...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 5:17 am
Geoff, Yes; I do realize that. However, the first time I saw those two episodes, they had me (and probably everyone else) fooled until the very end. That said,...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 5:32 am
Well, the outsides (casings) may have been decades-old, but the inner workings "could have been" futuristic. (Retrofitting and upgrades - the Coast Guard did...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 5:50 am
If anyone wants a clear look at what these consoles (operator desks?) looked like, then check out this photo (it's huge, but shows great details): ...
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gf willmetts
gfwillmetts2
Mar 16, 2013 2:57 pm
Hello Don A nice bit of research. What put you on to it?? Ah, the old eagle-eyes. I googled the place as well once you pointed it out. It must do a roaring...
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dghprobe3
Mar 16, 2013 4:09 pm
More on The Mission Inn (as seen in the Probe pilot). I screened the Bill Bixby "Magician"; episode, "Man on Fire," and the scenes filmed at The Mission Inn are...
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dghprobe3
Mar 16, 2013 4:28 pm
More images have been posted to Photos section. I hope these links work. If they do not, these are the last four pics in the "ShootingLocations" folder. (I...
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John
actingman_jc
Mar 16, 2013 6:32 pm
Assumptions: In designing the set, they created interesting looking consoles for the characters to use, and to be photographed against. To fill out the space...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 7:19 pm
Geoff, Frack me! You always get me with that leg-pulling! (The big question is why do I always fall for it? - Don't answer; it's rhetorical.) But since we're...
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gf willmetts
gfwillmetts2
Mar 16, 2013 7:44 pm
Hello Don Re: Austrian restaurant. If anything, I wonder why it wasn’t used on other shows, but it could be like the hotel and probably was from different...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 9:06 pm
They also went with Burroughs, though. The reel-over-reel tape drives on the ends of the rack behind Cameron in the first 15 eps were tape drives from a...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 16, 2013 9:13 pm
Geoff, I'll have to think a bit on the other things to see if I can pull answers out of my head, but as to giving Vena her human illusion, the Talosians most...
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gf willmetts
gfwillmetts2
Mar 17, 2013 10:36 am
Hello Dino Every today, based off a Stargate SG-1 audio commentary, computer-ware is seen as a means to look advanced and technological with flashing lights...
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John
actingman_jc
Mar 17, 2013 5:10 pm
Remember also, part of the problem was while they had the time and budget to have other teams in the background in all directions in Control in the pilot, they...
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gf willmetts
gfwillmetts2
Mar 17, 2013 7:24 pm
Hello John I’m not entirely sure if the background controls were extras and lights. Considering the room was dark, a few well-placed mirrors could cheaply...
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dghprobe3
Mar 17, 2013 10:18 pm
... Hi Geoff: On the Austrian/Alpine restaurant seen early in the Probe pilot, John Strong only said they filmed at the old Lake Arrowhead Inn. I've tried...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 17, 2013 11:10 pm
Geoff, The Talosians would have had gotten an image of Vena as an adult - from her mind - because she was an adult on the ship's passenger list, as mentioned...
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LambuLambu@...
galacticprobe
Mar 17, 2013 11:25 pm
I think those three rows of "ceiling lights", which "tapered" towards a vanishing point no matter from which angle they shot the dark Control was intended to...
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dghprobe3
Mar 18, 2013 12:44 am
More info and photos regarding that Warner backlot courtyard exterior set which was used in the Probe pilot, as well as in "The Packagers" and "Numbered for...
