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"When We Left Earth" on the Discovery Channel
The film footage is excellent... but whoever edited that footage should
be hung by the neck until dead, as it's a cocked-up disaster area as far as being correct in either chronology or use of appropriate footage for the appropriate spaceflight. Old stock rocket footage is mixed in with the new footage in a horrible manner, so that Glenn's Atlas launch suddenly transmutes into a ascent film of a Aerobee launch showing the view downwards, and there are other screw-ups too numerous to mention (bet you didn't know that a Saturn 1 took off before Shepard's flight). Sooner or later would the producers of one of these things actually hire someone who knows about the time-frame that these rockets and missions flew in, and give them a whip to keep the film editors in line with? And Shepard did indeed have a window on his Mercury; it was a porthole that didn't let him look forward, but there was indeed a window in it, unlike what John Glenn says about him basically flying blind. Very disappointing indeed. This could have been something really great, and instead it's the same-ol' - same ol' half-baked space documentary. NASA was very badly served by this first installment in the Discovery Channel's series on its 50th anniversary. Well, at least there are the Apogee Films DVDs to fall back on. Pat |
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On Jun 9, 1:57*am, Pat Flannery wrote: The film
footage is excellent... *but whoever edited that footage should be hung by the neck until dead, as it's a cocked-up disaster area as far as being correct in either chronology or use of appropriate footage for the appropriate spaceflight. Old stock rocket footage is mixed in with the new footage in a horrible manner, so that Glenn's Atlas launch suddenly transmutes into a ascent film of a Aerobee launch showing the view downwards, and there are other screw-ups too numerous to mention (bet you didn't know that a Saturn 1 took off before Shepard's flight). Sooner or later would the producers of one of these things actually hire someone who knows about the time-frame that these rockets and missions flew in, and give them a whip to keep the film editors in line with? And Shepard did indeed have a window on his Mercury; it was a porthole that didn't let him look forward, but there was indeed a window in it, unlike what John Glenn says about him basically flying blind. Very disappointing indeed. This could have been something really great, and instead it's the same-ol' - same ol' half-baked space documentary. NASA was very badly served by this first installment in the Discovery Channel's series on its 50th anniversary. Well, at least there are the Apogee Films DVDs to fall back on. PatDitto here.* Narrator ID'd Young as Lovell and then Gene Kranz was talking about watching Grissoms Mercuy recovery on TV.* Perhaps it was recorded or watched on a NASA loop but I don't recall seeing any video as it happened.* Footage is great never saw Shepards ascent in the elevator to Freedom 7 from inside the elevator.............Doc |
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On Jun 9, 12:57 am, Pat Flannery wrote:
The film footage is excellent... but whoever edited that footage should be hung by the neck until dead, as it's a cocked-up disaster area as far as being correct in either chronology or use of appropriate footage for the appropriate spaceflight. Old stock rocket footage is mixed in with the new footage in a horrible manner, so that Glenn's Atlas launch suddenly transmutes into a ascent film of a Aerobee launch showing the view downwards, and there are other screw-ups too numerous to mention (bet you didn't know that a Saturn 1 took off before Shepard's flight). Sooner or later would the producers of one of these things actually hire someone who knows about the time-frame that these rockets and missions flew in, and give them a whip to keep the film editors in line with? And Shepard did indeed have a window on his Mercury; it was a porthole that didn't let him look forward, but there was indeed a window in it, unlike what John Glenn says about him basically flying blind. Very disappointing indeed. This could have been something really great, and instead it's the same-ol' - same ol' half-baked space documentary. NASA was very badly served by this first installment in the Discovery Channel's series on its 50th anniversary. Well, at least there are the Apogee Films DVDs to fall back on. Pat I was wondering about that comment on Shepard not having a window also, especially when, in the footage of his flight, you could see sunlight moving across him... |
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Yeah, if you own a copy of "The Right Stuff" or one of the other space
"documentaries" you have seen much of the film. I suspect the Saturn V era will be better, particularly the moon excursions. I'm guessing the shuttle era stuff will have a great deal of "new" footage, but only "new" in that the shuttle era is considered by so many people as mundane. On the positive side, it was a dose of golden age space footage, it featured both Carpenter and Kraft, and I detected Kraft having come down a bit from his harshest criticism of the astronaut. John Glenn used much of the same canned dialog used in public appearances, and I saw some new views of the Original 7 horsing around and doing what they did while readying for launch at the Cape. As a space hobbiest/historian, I'd give it a solid "C+". As a general member of the viewing public, I'd give it an "A-". Point of view is what colors our judgement. ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.pronews.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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On Jun 9, 12:54*pm, "R.Glueck" wrote:
Yeah, if you own a copy of "The Right Stuff" or one of the other space "documentaries" you have seen much of the film. *I suspect the Saturn V era will be better, particularly the moon excursions. *I'm guessing the shuttle era stuff will have a great deal of "new" footage, but only "new" in that the shuttle era is considered by so many people as mundane. On the positive side, it was a dose of golden age space footage, it featured both Carpenter and Kraft, and I detected Kraft having come down a bit from his harshest criticism of the astronaut. *John Glenn used much of the same canned dialog used in public appearances, and I saw some new views of the Original 7 horsing around and doing what they did while readying for launch at the Cape. As a space hobbiest/historian, I'd give it a solid "C+". *As a general member of the viewing public, I'd give it an "A-". *Point of view is what colors our judgement. ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==----http://www.pronews.comThe #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- The 0-G shots both on the prop aircraft and those in the fighter cockpit (of Carpenter and Grissom doing 0-G drinking etc ) I remember in the Time Life publications. I would even go so far that some snaps from the early "vomit comet" appeared on several Life covers. Wonder if this was some of the "never before" seen film. Maybe Time life just let it go "public"..........Doc |
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I think it was footage of Titan launches - at the beginning the
cloud/plume/whatever generated appeared to be rather orange. Is that a real effect of combustion or was it an artifact of the photography? (Or an issue with my ca 1987 television?-) rick jones -- oxymoron n, commuter in a gas-guzzling luxury SUV with an American flag these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH... |
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"Dave Michelson" wrote in message newsda3k.16051$js6.6973@pd7urf1no... wrote: Ditto here. Narrator ID'd Young as Lovell and When in fact it was actually Max Peck. Can't be. I'm Max Peck. Greg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html |
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"When We Left Earth" on the Discovery Channel
Maybe I have to rewatch this first episode, but didn't they state that the
original mission plan for Gemini 6 and 7 was the first rendezvous in space between two manned spacecraft? Best of my memory as a kid, Gemini 6 was originally to be the first docking in space, but the Agena target vehicle failed to achieve orbit and the whole mission was rewritten to include Gemini 7. I remember the delay and the announcement that plans were changed to include the first rendezvous, and the mission renamed Gemini 6-A. They launched Borman and Lovell first in GT-7, then GT-6, which had the shutdown on launch. Am I wrong with this? |
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