d-durham92
I am among the group who recall this series. I enjoyed it whenever I could watch it, and one particular episode stands out in my memory.This one involved three men wearing a type of space suit in the California Desert ? anyway, they were walking from one point to another point as the test required, and something went wrong ( ? ) not sure what, and If I recall, they had some sort of gun like weapon(? ) to test as well. Anyway, I remember there were cars along the highway and telephone poles. and I am quite sure it wasn't a Twilght Zone episode..wish i could recall more, but I am amazed I remember this much..Dave Durham Tacoma WA.
geoaar
I've remembered the opening sequence of this show for quite some time, but no one I mentioned it to could ever come up with the show's title. Finally I found it with a properly worded Google search - amazing tools we have today.I remember a specific episode where there was a crazed driver who was tormenting the motorcycle cops by speeding through their speed traps and - once the motorcycles were in pursuit - releasing numerous logs out of his rigged trunk and the poor policemen would wreck their bikes after running over the logs. Yeah, far-fetched, but it got worse.The hero of the show then took some sort of mind-altering drug and demonstrated in the lab that - under the drug's influence - he was capable of amazing feats of concentration and dexterity. He grabbed speeding arrows out of the air effortlessly.So after the lab tests, the cops were given the drug and were then capable of driving their bikes around the logs and catching the demonic motorist.With some 50 years of retrospection, I'm wondering now if that magic drug might have been LSD? It was a more innocent time...Anyway, it was a favorite show of my 7-year-old self. That and "The Troubleshooters" and "Rescue 8".
qatmom
I watched this series when it was on NBC (and I was 9) and a few years later when it had a brief syndicated run.It made a huge impression on my 9-year-old self. I was already a fan of science fiction by way of Science Fiction Theatre (remember that sf was considered purely of interest to male audiences in those days) and this series was far closer to actual science--I don't think they thought they were reaching 9 year old little girls.One episode in particular never left me--"Astro Female", which opened with the rescue of a woman who is the only survivor of a shipwreck; all the others, males, died, but the tough woman survived. This led to an exploration of women as astronauts, something the US never did until decades later. In an age where women on TV were almost invariably portrayed as emotional and weak, this show showed a different possibility that probably is part of why I am in a career in the sciences.Beyond that episode, there were many others exploring human potential beyond the expected.I'd love to see these episodes again. I'd buy them on DVD. I've gone and watched other series that I enjoyed, and usually I have been pleasantly surprised with how well they hold up, not just classics like Twilight Zone, but others like Route 66.
dd-kitt
I was eight when this show aired and remember not missing an episode but later in life no one seemed to have ever heard of it. Thank goodness for the internet, now I know my memory is intact! From everyones comments it might explain my love of science, physics, and science fiction throughout my life. I wonder if the premise couldn't be updated for a new series. Does anyone know if the show is available on DVD or somewhere on the internet? I'd love to see how accurate my memory is. I remember the rocket sled, I remember a Pontiac(?) with a hidden compartment behind the radio, but the rest is a little hazy. Can anyone fill in some of the blanks?