Archive Updates

One of my favorite parts of Strange Paradise research is uncovering interesting items to put on our archive pages. I will be updating these pages more and more in the coming months, as there is a lot of catching up to do, but for now check out two new archive items - one for January 26, 2009 and one for February 2, 2009:

Site Updates

Not much new on the site just yet, but for those interested, you can check out the new photo slideshows for episodes 21-25 here.

Book Update

For those of you wondering about the status of the print edition of the Strange Paradise guide, I just wanted to let you all know that the book will eventually come out, but I have put it on hold in favor of completing the website. I've done this for several reasons:

• With my current other commitments, it's much easier to work on a few web pages each week rather than try and create entire chapters for the book. This way there will be steady progress
• Much of what you see on the website will be included in the book, and in some cases (interviews, for example) the website will have even more information
• The website is more immediate, both for myself and for everyone who is interested in it

Thanks for the patience, everyone, and I hope that you continue to enjoy all that will be on offer!

New Developments

Strangeparadise.net is back, sort of. After a long basence due to lots and lots of goings on in my personal life, I have finally decided to try and integrate work on the website back into my routine. It's oneof those things that just kept nagging at me, and I felt quite guilty about abandoning all of the work that had been put into it, so with a new year and a new outlook I'm going to be slowly but hopefully steadily updating the website.

Stay tuned for more information and updates!

Project Updates

My apologies for the lack of information lately. Part of it was intentional, as I too ka break from designing the website, which is good mentally, but also bad in the sense that once you stop something it's hard to restart it. However, I wanted to let everyone know that updates to the website will begin again shortly. However, they will be more infrequent as I am now concentrating more on the book. Thus, although you may not see a lot of developments on the web, rest assured that things are going on behind the scenes.

Ironically, for a show that had such a short televised life, there is a lot to tal kabout concerning Strange Paradise, which gives me a lot of material to sort through!

Coming Up

First off, many thanks to everyone who took the time to email me with their comments about the website. I appreciate all of the kind words, and it's the fact that people are enjoying the site that keeps me going.

Also, I hope everyone had the chance to take a look at the special materials we added concerning epsidoe 171, the formerly missing episode of Strange Paradise. If anyone hasn't checked them out, you can take a look here:

The Missing Episode

and of course you can check the previous post for the slideshow of the episode.

And now, a brief update on what's coming up on the website. In the next week I hope to open up one more major section - the Cast and Crew pages. In this section is where you'll find details about members of the cast and crew as well as interviews with some of the many people we've talked to about Strange Paradise.

Without giving anything away, I can tell you that this section will be featuring two interviews (one cast member and one crew member), neither of whom have spoken publicly about Strange Paradise before, so stay tuned!

Additionally, I will be updating the Script to Screen article for the pilot, taking readers almost line by line in comparing the scripted pilot to what eventually aired, and I will also be adding a new article to the history section.

Please feel free to check back regularly to see what's new!

The Missing Episode

As some of you may know, for many years the syndicated broadcasts of Strange Paradise have been incomplete, with one episode proving elusive.

As originally broadcast, there were a total of 195 half-hour episodes of “Strange Paradise.” Over the years, the show has been rebroadcast numerous times, both in the United States and Canada. Since at least the mid-1970's one episode, episode 171, has been missing. Until recently, why episode 171 was missing, and its ultimate fate, were unknown. However, a recent discovery at a film storage warehouse resulted in the possibility that the Strange Paradise story could be complete once more.

Strangeparadise.net is happy to report that episode 171 has been recovered and has been archived in a digital format, allowing the Strange Paradise story to be complete again for the first time in over thirty years.

In a web exclusive, strangeparadise.net has put together everything you need to know about episode 171, including the history of its disappearance, the story of its rediscovery and, for the first time anywhere, a complete synopsis and photo gallery. For all of the details, please click on the link below:

www.strangeparadise.net/missingepisode.html

Additionally, for a limited time, strangeparadise.net is proud to present a full slideshow of the entire episode. Please click on the link below to view it. Please excuse the white text on the light backgound. It is a peculiarity of the program used to create the slideshow. Enjoy!