Johnny Byrne, 1935 - 2008

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Apr 8, 2008 5:00 PMNov 5, 2019 7:05 AM

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Well, nuts. Johnny Byrne, writer for Space:1999 and the older Doctor Who, died last week of undisclosed causes. Johnny was a good guy. I met him in 2000 at a Space:1999 convention, and I liked him immensely. We talked at length about a science fiction program he was thinking over involving an ark, a giant spaceship that travels at slower-than-light speeds through space. For well over an hour we sat and discussed various aspects of such a mission, including what the voyagers would see out their windows if they had any. I thought it would have made a really good show. He wrote several Doctor Who episodes, including some very good ones. Along with Barry Morse from Space:1999, he'll be missed.

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