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Ken Netzel’s Robot Collection

IANN — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:24:26 +0000

Ken Netzel’s amazing robot collection was recently showcased on the WGRZ channel with particular attention paid to his full scale Lost in Space Robot.

Watch WGRZ segment at Ken’s Home

A Tribute to Dick Tufeld

IANN — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:07:21 +0000

A beautiful tribute to Dick Tufeld by Dan Siciliano

The Voice and Soul of the Lost in Space Robot

IANN — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:40 +0000

Bob May and Dick Tufeld in 1997

The Voice of the iconic Lost in Space Robot, Dick Tufeld, passed away on Sunday 22nd January 2012. A truly remarkable gentleman has been lost from the worlds of Irwin Allen.

Not only did he provide the voice, and indeed the soul, for the Robot, but also voiceovers for several other Irwin Allen productions including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel. He also lent his voice to the Land of the Giants presentation reel which you can see on both the US and UK DVD releases.

The Robot spoke again in the guise of the cinematic release of Lost in Space in 1998, with a new look, but the voice was exactly the same. Dick also recorded robot voice clips for the benefit of the full scale B-9 Robot replica owners so his voice will continue to live on through the Robot in homes around the globe.

“Danger Will Robinson!”

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller Volume 24

IANN — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:21:42 +0000

Issue 24 of Sci-Fi Fantasy Modeler is due out in January 2012 and features MarkM‘s superb Year One Jupiter Two (Pilot episode “The Reluctant Stowaway” conversion) as well as an article on the Seaview model.

Sci-Fi Fantasy Modeler

Christmas Irwin Allen Competition

IANN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:02:47 +0000

FabGearUSA have very kindly donated six prizes for the IANN Christmas 2011 competition. Click here or on the image below to enter the competition. Entries must reach us by Sunday 11th December 2011.

Hollywood Show Vegas Guest Update

IANN — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:07:01 +0000

The cast of The Poseidon Adventure (Ernest Borgnine, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley, Eric Shea, and Pamela Sue Martin) will be joining the Land of the Giants cast at the Hollywood Show Vegas on Saturday 19 November 2011. Also attending are Land of the Giants guest stars Celeste Yarnall (The Golden Cage) and Bruce Dern (Wild Journey), plus Voyage Movie star Barbara Eden, Mike Lookinland (The Towering Inferno), Lawrence Montaigne (guest in The Time Tunnel), Felix Silla (stuntman on The Towering Inferno), Barbara Luna (Five Weeks in a Balloon), and Vitina Marcus (The Lost World and Lost in Space).

Irwin Allen Competition

IANN — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:37:38 +0000

IANN is running a new Irwin Allen competition. Competition closes on 10th November 2011:

Click here for details on how to enter the Irwin Allen Competition

First Prize: UK DVD for Season Two of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Second Prize: Promotional Time Tunnel T Shirt (size XL)

Third Prize: 8 Irwin Allen movie photos including 2 from Towering Inferno, 2 from The Swarm, 2 from When Time Ran Out, 1 from The Story of Mankind (of Chico Marx) and 1 from The Big Circus

Fourth Prize: Fan produced Giants patch, 2 Giants photos, 1960′s Stefan Arngrim photo, and a Stefan Arngrim postcard from his appearance in Switch

Fifth Prize: British 1998 Lost in Space postcard, Colour 10×8 of Mark and Marta, and 3 small photos

Sixth Prize: Original publicity photo from The Night the Bridge Fell Down and Alice in Wonderland, plus a 10×8 of Desi Arnaz Jr. (star of The Night the Bridge Fell Down)

Lost in Space and Voyage Return to US TV

IANN — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:11:51 +0000

MeTV will be airing Lost in Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea in the US on Saturdays from 1st October 2011.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea airs on Saturdays at 12am on MeTV

Lost in Space airs on Saturdays at 8pm on MeTV

Hollywood Show 8-9 October 2011

IANN — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:26:12 +0000

Several Irwin Allen stars will be appearing at 8-9 October 2011 Hollywood Show. These include Deanna Lund, Lee Meriwether, Francine York, Yvonne Craig, Malachi Throne, Victor Lundin, William Smith (Code Red), Carol Channing (Alice in Wonderland), Eric Shea (The Poseidon Adventure), Frankie Avalon (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 1961 movie) and Sherry Jackson (Lost in Space, Where Danger Lives). For full details, please visit the Hollywood Show web site.

Seattle Science Fiction Hall of Fame

IANN — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:52:22 +0000

We hear that the Seattle Science Fiction Hall of Fame is currently undergoing renovation and that none of the Irwin Allen or sci-fi TV/movie exhibits are on show at the moment apart from temporary Battlestar Galactica and Avatar exhibitions.

So don’t make the trip up to Seattle to see the Irwin Allen items at the present time. Their web site says the renovation work continues until the summer of 2012, and we do not know what will be on show after that. If we hear any further news we will post details on our sites.