“Journey to the Far Side of the Sun” (aka “Doppelgänger”); a Gerry Anderson space odyssey turns 50…

The first time I’d ever heard of this curious little 1969 flick, “Journey to the Far Side of the Sun” (aka “Doppelgänger” in certain markets) was waaaaay back in my Starlog magazine-saturated youth. I remember seeing pics of the elaborate rocketship models used in the film, and reading that “Space: 1999″‘s Gerry Anderson was the…

“Space: 1999” is a blast from a past that never was…

The Year 1999. When I was a kid, 1999 was a year of a far-off future where we’d have flying cars, robots in every home, and of course, moonbases. It was a year that seemed poised on the cusp of greatness.  One of the most popular songs when I was in high school was “Party…