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Gerontocracy in US 1960s ’ TV science fiction 
Hodges
lines. The triumph of one group, race, or genera-
tion over any other could never lead to any sort
of real victory. Instead, co-operation between
the older male bearers of science and culture, and
younger revolutionaries would lead to the
advancement of all society. As the bearer of culture,
the holder of power and the keeper of the scientific		 mysteries, the aging male, despite his many flaws,
should be accorded a prominent place in a healthy
society. For this reason, among many others, Lost
in Space was the most revolutionary and optimistic
of all the classic television science fiction series of
the 1960s. The mature male had at last been
given his due.

References


 
1. Uncle Simon. Episode 128 of The Twilight Zone
(original airdate: 15 November 1963).Cayuga
Productions. Writer: Rod Sterling. Director: Don
Siegel. Production number 2604

2. The Borderland. Episode 12 of  The Outer Limits
(original airdate: 16 December 1963). Daystar
Productions. Writer and Director: Leslie Stevens

3. The Production and Decay of Strange Particles.
Episode 30 of The Outer Limits (original airdate:
20 April 1964). Daystar Productions. Writer and
Director: Leslie Stevens

4. The Deadly Years. Episode 41 of Star Trek (original
airdate: 8 December 1967). Gene Roddenbery
Productions. Filmed at Deslilu Studios, broadcast
on the NBC network. Writer: David P. Harmon.
Director: Joseph Pevney. Production number 040

5. Requiem for Methuselah. Episode 78 of Star
Trek (original airdate: 14 February 1969). Gene
Roddenbery Productions. Filmed at Deslilu Studios,
broadcast on the NBC network. Writer: Jerome
Bixby. Director: Murray Golden. Production
number 076

 6. Island in the Sky. Episode 3 of Lost in Space (original
airdate: 29 September 1965). Irwin Allen Produc-
tions. Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios, broadcast
on the CBS network. Writer: Norman Lessing.
Director: Tony Leader. Production number 8503.
Revised shooting final script, p. 62

7. The Promised Planet. Episode 78 of Lost in Space
(original airdate: 24 January 1968). Irwin Allen
Productions. Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios,
broadcast on the CBS network. Writer: Peter Packer.
Director: Ezra Stone. Production number 1520

8. A Change of Space. Episode 28 of Lost in Space
(original airdate: 20 April 1966). Irwin Allen Produc-
tions. Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios, broadcast
on the CBS network. Writer: Peter Packer. Directed
by Sobey Martin. Production number 8528

9. Kidnapped in Space. Episode 62 of Lost in Space
(original airdate: 20 September 1967). Irwin Allen
Productions. Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios,
broadcast on the CBS network. Writer: Robert
Hamner. Director: Don Richardson. Production
number 1506

 
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