The first in a series of really off-the-mark predictions of where we would be in the future from B and C-grade SF shows from the 60s and 70s. Our first example: Land of the Giants. In the future (i.e. 1983) we were supposed to be flying space airlines from London to LA via the “ultra-fast” route of the Earth’s orbit. Ahem. Yeah.
Here’s the first 10 minutes or so of the first episode (Oh, and dig the “space lightning”!):