An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.An alien lands on Earth and is taken in by Earth children.
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- TriviaKolob is a name from Mormon mythology.
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Siriusian: You must come to us.
Gretchen Kierney: What does that mean? Let me see you. You've got to give us something to reach for.
- ConnectionsReferences Battlestar Galactica (1978)
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An excellent kids sci-fi series
Wow! I've finally found a mention of this program on the internet! I thought I was the only person who knew about it!
Anyway, I first saw this program when I was about four years old so that would make it about 1983 or so. I remember being transfixed with it but then many other children's programs did the same to me at that age.
Quite a few years later, I caught it again and got the last few episodes on tape. That was 1990 and it was still just as good then.
So without giving too much of the plot away, this is a series that managed to mix astronomy, alien contact and real world issues together while making it easy for children to follow. Add some extremely creepy music and events and you're in for a fun escaping ride.
I'm a student filmmaker at the moment and this program has done more to influence my style of film making than any other. The scene where Gretchen's character with the Daisy Rod walks into the old civil defence bunker is proof of this. The blinding light may be a bit of a cliche but hey, it works and works well.
If you can find the tapes, buy it. The 70's fashions aren't brightly coloured monstrosities so this show has aged extremely well and the science is still current.
Anyway, I first saw this program when I was about four years old so that would make it about 1983 or so. I remember being transfixed with it but then many other children's programs did the same to me at that age.
Quite a few years later, I caught it again and got the last few episodes on tape. That was 1990 and it was still just as good then.
So without giving too much of the plot away, this is a series that managed to mix astronomy, alien contact and real world issues together while making it easy for children to follow. Add some extremely creepy music and events and you're in for a fun escaping ride.
I'm a student filmmaker at the moment and this program has done more to influence my style of film making than any other. The scene where Gretchen's character with the Daisy Rod walks into the old civil defence bunker is proof of this. The blinding light may be a bit of a cliche but hey, it works and works well.
If you can find the tapes, buy it. The 70's fashions aren't brightly coloured monstrosities so this show has aged extremely well and the science is still current.
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- rjpurves
- Sep 5, 2001
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