Probe One

Probe One is a multifandom non-fiction zine series edited by Paul Stuart.
The content consists of reviews of the shows. It contains many full-page official publicity photos for various shows.
 
==Issue 10 (v.1 n.10)==
Probe One 10 was published in November 1978 and contains about 48 pages. 
 
The editor was Paul Stuart. The contributing editors were Jim Taggart, Joe Baldocchi, Bret Garner, and Michael Rupert.
Contributor were Steve Rubinstein, Gail McGuffin, and Don Blake.
From the zine: 
* Background: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, article
* Invasion of the Body Snatchers, article
* Science Fictions Conventions, part one (a basic primer about cons)
* Battlestar Galactica: A Carbon Copy of Star Wars?, article
* Superman: The Movie, article
* The New Avengers, article
* Animal House, article
* Video Glossary of Terms (a basic primer of early technology and platforms)
* The TV Comic Book Superheroes
* TV Retrospect: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
* Next Season's Highlights
==Issue 15 (v.2 n.15)==
Probe One 15 (v.2 n.15) was published in October 1979 and contains about 66 pages.
The editor was Paul Stuart. The contributing editors were Jim Taggart, J.D. Baldocchi, Jonsey T. Catto, and Michael Rupert.
Other contributors were Steve Rubinstein, Gail McGuffin, and Anthony Stark.
From the zine: 
* Editor's Notes
* Battlestar Galactica: The Movie, article
* Laurette Spang Interview ("who played the charming socialator/nurse Cassiopeia on the [Battlestar Galactica] series") (includes photos)
* Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Comes to Television, article
* The Brief Return of Star Wars, article, mentions "The Galactic Spaceport," mentions the trailer to The Empire Strikes Back and promotions by George Lucas
* Moonraker: Behind the Scenes (James Bond), article
* Bond vs. Bond: McClory vs. Broccoli, article
* The New TV Season, article ("Flops and Tops")
* TV Retrospect: Kolchak the Night Stalker, article
* Dracula, article about the Langella movie
* Shadowcon III: Dark Shadows Lives, con report
* Science Fiction Conventions, part 2, article, see Science fiction conventions proved to be like the Australian kangaroo...
* Alien, article (includes descriptions by Ridley Scott of two scenes that were cut from the movie)
* Mini Reviews of shows and films
* Next Season Highlights
* many full-page ads and flyers (mostly for fan-created things, but several for official Star Trek merchandise as well as a flyer from Craig Miller about the new official Star Wars Fan Club and Bantha Tracks)
 
Image:probeone15-1.jpg|from issue #15, some opinions on the new television line-up ("Tops and Flops")
Image:probeone15-2.jpg|from issue #15, a peek into what the editor considered 1966 television nirvana - remember, kids, back then you only had three channels to watch, and if you missed it, you missed it...
Image:probeone15-3.jpg|from issue #15, mentions "The Galactic Spaceport"
Image:probeone15-4.jpg|from issue #15, mentions "The Galactic Spaceport"
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15===
==Issue 16 (v.2 n.16)==
Probe One 16 was published in January 1980 and contains about 62 pages.
The editor was Paul Stuart. The contributing editors were Jim Taggart, Nicholas Blair, and Michael Rupert.
Other contributors were Steve Rubinstein, Jill Murphy, Eric Lang, and Carol Danvers.
The editorial: 
From the review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture: 
* Editor's Notes (2)
* Open Channels (3)
* TV Update (5)
* The Twilight Zone: Background & Episode Guide (6)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture, review (13)
* Dirk Benedict Interview (20)
* The Black Hole, review of the film (28)
* Science Fiction Conventions, essay about some tactics by someone named "Mr. W" regarding science fiction conventions, gatekeeping, and profit (32)
* Veronica Cartwright Interview (Cartwright portrayed the navigator in Alien) (34)
* Mini Reviews (films and televisions shows) (42)
* A Man Called Sloane (description and review of this short-lived television show starring Robert Conrad) (45)
* Retrospect: Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze (description and review of the film) (48)
* a full-page flyer for "Collector Con" on February 10th, 1980 at the University of San Francisco, McLaren Hall
* full page flyers for The Dark Shadows 1897 Concordance, ShadowCon IV, A Year of Enchantment, The World of Dark Shadows, A Study in Shadows, and three cons by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Guild
* Next Issue's Highlights (back cover)
==Issue 19 ==
Probe One 19 was published in September/December 1980 and contains 77 pages. 
From the editorial: 
Regarding "Galacticon," a con that was supposed to take place November 28-30, 1980 at the Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles: 
* Editor's Notes (2)
* Open Channels (3)
* Battle Beyond the Stars (5)
* The Twilight Zone Guide, part 3 (8)
* Flash Gordon (15)
* TV Retrospect: The Starlost (24)
* Science Fiction Conventions: A Report by Gail McGuffin (27)
** Science Fiction Festival (SFF), see that page
** Baycon IV, see that page
** Fantasy Symposium 1980, see that page
** Shadowcon IV (lots of photos), see that page
** Metrocon (September 6, Centennial Hall, Hayward - ("This 9am to 6pm event called "Metrocon" consisted of a large dealers' room with dealers selling old bubblegum card sets, paperback books, comic books, comic related items and movie material. In a brisk 15 minutes you could tour the entire room, twice, with no other activities going on there was nothing to do but go home. Metrocon was nothing more than an indoor flea market for comic books. There were many hours when the dealers outnumbered the customers, who could have gotten the same service at their own neighborhood comic book shop. This was one event where both the dealers and the fans got short changed.")
** Octocon III, see that page
** Galacticon (canceled)
** Loscon
* Deluge of Horror (43)
* The Battlestar Galactica Movies (50)
* Upcoming Films (54)
* The Empire Strikes Back: A Second Look (56)
* Movie Retrospect: Barbaraella (62)
* Sneak Preview: Superman II (70
* Next Issue's Highlights (76)
==References==
Category:Multimedia Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:1980s Zines