Lost in Space

[Call Me Wesley]

5. I think I mentioned it before, somewhere on DU.

There was, in 1966, a German Sci-fi series called 'Raumpatrouille Orion' (Space patrol Orion,) that only aired seven episodes. It actually came on before Star Trek was aired and was in black and white.

Now, while in Star Trek you didn't see much women with high ranks, here the commander of the fleet was one at the rank of a general, while many other women had similar high ranks and active roles. Of course, it did not lack the bigotry of the time, but it took Star Trek a long time to have an actual female captain ...

Who's interested in this, which is now considered cult, here's a full episode on youtube with English subtitles.

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For the nerds: Check out the bridge: The ceiling is covered with plastic cups. The main navigation 'thingie' is an iron, and most other appliances are kitchen faucets and wall tv's of the time.