{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Special - Calling Alpha Control: MARC CUSHMAN 2.0","description":" CALLING ALPHA CONTROL: MARC CUSHMAN 2.0 EPISODE SYNOPSIS: We welcome Back to Alpha Control Author Marc Cushman. Marc is a Writer, Producer, Director and a Saturn Award Winning Author, which he won for his definitive 3 Volume Book set \u2018These Are the Voyages\u2019 a history of the original Star Trek TV series. He is the also the Author of an equally superb 3 Volume set of Books, titled \u2018Irwin Allen\u2019s Lost in Space; an Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series\u2019. MARC\u2019S\u2019 BIO: Marc was born in San Diego, but grew up traveling the road with his father, making pit stops along the way up &amp;amp; down the West Coast, as well as Hawaii &amp;amp; New Mexico, before finally landing in L.A. His knack for writing became apparent early on &amp;amp; he wound up working for 30 years in TV &amp;amp; film. His TV writing assignments include Star Trek: The Next Generation, Diagnosis: Murder among many others. He also has numerous other TV &amp;amp; Film screen credits as producer, director, show runner, etc. In addition to his books on Star Trek &amp;amp; LIS, Marc has written books on the groundbreaking 60\u2019s show I Spy and Long-Distance Voyagers: The Story of the Moody Blues, Irwin Allen\u2019s Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Vol. 1 &amp;amp; These are the Voyages: Gene Rodenberry &amp;amp; Star Trek in the 1970\u2019s. As always, we will link to Marc\u2019s book shop in our show notes. When we last spoke with Marc over a year ago, we spoke at length on his LIS books, concentrating on how Irwin Allen managed to bring this ground breaking series to network TV &amp;amp; how the show evolved during the 1st season. This time, I wanted to get Marc\u2019s take on how Irwin Allen responded to the challenges of the 1966-67 TV season on LIS &amp;amp; his other TV properties. I also want to explore Marc\u2019s view on Irwin Allen vs. Gene Roddenberry. So, sit back &amp;amp; enjoy this fascinating &amp;amp; freewheeling INTERVIEW with Author Marc Cushman. PODCAST INFO: This interview was conducted on 20 May 2019. LINKS: http:\/\/www.jacobsbrownmediagroup.com\/marc-cushman.html https:\/\/jbmj-book-store.myshopify.com\/pages\/lis-books http:\/\/www.marccushman.com\/books.html https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alphacontrolpodcast\/ EMAIL: alphacontrolpodcast@gmail.com ","author_name":"Alpha Control: a Lost in Space Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/alphacontrolpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9900914\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/123281288"}