On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:07:23 +0800, webmaster
<webmaster@netvigator.com> wrote:

>yamato?
>
>jason savage wrote:
>> Hi, I am looking to identify an old series that was shown on TV in the late
>> seventies / early eighties.
>> The beginning of the story was based on Earth where Earth was dying of an
>> unknown plague and a band of people has to resurrect an old starship that
>> was in the shape of a battleship (This ship was partially buried in an old
>> dry river bed in the first episode) . Much of the action centred on the
>> bridge of this starship, which was commanded by an old man who used to enter
>> the bridge in his chair (on some sort of lift)
>> 
>> Any genuine hints would be welcome
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> 


Yes, that's Space Cruiser Yamato.

Here's a website that is completely devoted to it.

http://www.spacecruiseryamato.com/

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