Thanks to the annual goof of my hosting company screwing up my SSL Certificate renewal, my site was down for the last day or so. This also meant all the photos in my blog were inaccessible, too. Oh the joys of running a website. Today I celebrate one of my very favorite classic TV shows, “Lost in Space.” A friend tipped me off to the publication of a book by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (aka Penny and Will Robinson) called Lost (and found) In Space 2: The Expanded Edition. I’m glad I missed the first edition, because this one is chock full of new photos and updated text. If you’re a fan of the show, do not miss ordering this from Angela’s website!
On her Instagram, Cartwright also announced that Heritage auctions is selling a number of the original costumes from the show, including this one worn by Guy Williams in one of my favorite episodes, “The Anti-Matter Man” from Season 3. By this time, most of the episodes focused on Dr. Smith and Will, with a lot of silly and campy situations. This one departed from that, and returned to the original balanced core of the series which was the Robinson family and dramatic situations. The art direction (Frank O. Barnette and Jack Martin Smith) and cinematography (Frank Carson) on “The Anti-Matter Man” is amazing, too. From the auction site description:
Guy Williams "John Robinson," "Anti-Matter Man" Costume from Season 3 of Lost in Space (CBS TV, 1965-1968). Vintage original 1-piece character jumpsuit constructed of black and ivory color-blocked sparkle fabric with standing short ring collar, split snap-wrist cuffs, and zipper front closure from neck to fly. Signed on the interior collar, "Guy, Sept 67" and retaining the studio cleaning tag. Highly visible worn in the fan favorite Season 3, Episode 15: "The Anti-Matter Man." Exhibiting minor age and production wear with some small breaches to legs. In vintage Fine condition. Accompanied by a LOA from renowned collector James Comisar. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.
At an opening bid of $7,000, I might have to miss this one! Even at $5,000, Williams’ groovy Season 3 tunic is out of my range.
Christmas is around the corner; any generous readers out there?
See more “Lost in Space” photos at my main website.
1 comment:
That tunic looks great, but it also answers my question about how space tv show shirts always looked so perfectly tucked in.
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