Space Command (1953)

Directed by

Murray Chercover

Genre

children's television series

Country

Canada

Length

2 seasons, 13 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young space lieutenant and his crew go on missions to explore space and learn about science. They work for a global organization that deals with space exploration and colonization. The show was one of Canada's first dramatic television series.

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What happens

Space Command is a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series that was broadcast on CBC Television between 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series. Created by Alfred Harris, the series focused on the activities of young space lieutenant Frank Anderson (Robert Barclay) aboard the space ship XSW1, along with his crewmate Phil Mitchell (James Doohan, later better known as Scotty on Star Trek) and XSW1 captain Steve Cassel (Harry Geldard). Their missions dealt with various space exploration and science subjects, including sunspots, space medicine, and the search for extraterrestrial life. The XSW1 was operated by the worldwide Space Command organization, which concerned itself with space exploration and colonization. Characters at Space Command Earth included Dr. Joseph Edmunds (Andrew Anthony), Ilene Morris (Aileen Taylor), and Dr. Fleming, (Austin Willis). Other actors appearing on the series included Joe Austin, Cec Linder, Barry Morse (later of the TV series The Fugitive and Space: 1999), and William Shatner (Star Trek). Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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