Peter Packer(1906-1987)
- Writer
- Producer
Known to some vintage television fans as the writer/producer of some
famous and not so famous TV western hours, but known mostly as the
writer of 25 Lost In Space episodes.
Little is known about the private life of Packer but it would seem he was partly interested in making Lost In Space a space western rather than a science fiction series. Almost right from the word go Packer introduced guest characters who seemed like they had just walked out of a farm rather than another galaxy (note episodes: "Welcome Stranger", "Return From Outer Space", "The Space Croppers", "Blast Off Into Space" and "A Visit To A Hostile Planet"). Packer seemed to have little knowledge of science, which was obvious from his very first Lost In Space episode: "The Derelict".
He never lived to see Lost In Space turned into a massive budget 1990s motion picture, but if Packer wrote it, he probably would have ended it with "The Space Western Is Just Beginning" flashed across the screen. Rest In peace Peter Packer.
Little is known about the private life of Packer but it would seem he was partly interested in making Lost In Space a space western rather than a science fiction series. Almost right from the word go Packer introduced guest characters who seemed like they had just walked out of a farm rather than another galaxy (note episodes: "Welcome Stranger", "Return From Outer Space", "The Space Croppers", "Blast Off Into Space" and "A Visit To A Hostile Planet"). Packer seemed to have little knowledge of science, which was obvious from his very first Lost In Space episode: "The Derelict".
He never lived to see Lost In Space turned into a massive budget 1990s motion picture, but if Packer wrote it, he probably would have ended it with "The Space Western Is Just Beginning" flashed across the screen. Rest In peace Peter Packer.
