Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:36:42 -0800, Blair Leatherwood
>  wrote:
> 
> 
>>Wendy of NJ wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:29:40 GMT, "Vorlonagent"
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>You forgot that the captain is Leslie Neielsen.
>>>
>>>
>>>And of course, he's the basis for Captain Kirk...
>>>
>>>-Wendy
>>>
>>
>>Not according to the Great Bird of the Galaxy--Horatio Hornblower is 
>>(although Leslie Nielsen's captain certainly does have something in 
>>common with Captain K!).
> 
> 
> Except Hornblower starts as a lowly midshipman and works his way up
> the ranks ... and Kirk is presented full-blown in his prime.
> 
> Also, Hornblower wasn't quite the "ladies man" (*cough*) that Kirk
> was. 

Agreed.  I was actually more struck with the way HH manages to snatch 
victory from the jaws of defeat by sheer luck, or bending (if not 
breaking) the rules.

> I'll give you plot/backstory-wise that Roddenberry had Hornblower in
> mind, but when I watch FP, I see a prototype Kirk in the captain's
> role. (not to mention the other 2 main characters on board the ship
> are the doctor - who is also the captain's buddy, and the
> engineer/science guy.)
> 

Agreed!
> 
>>And, let's also recognize some of the visual influences on the original 
>>LiS--I believe the stasis tubes in the Jupiter 2 (and the Jupiter 2 
>>itself) bear more than a passing resemblance to the ship in FP.
> 
> 
> Of course... and let's also note the excellent use of the theramin in
> the soundtrack. :)
> 
And for all you trivia buffs out there (this isn't really all that 
arcane, but it generally tends to surprise people):  who wrote the 
theme(s) to Lost in Space?

Blair
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