Space 1999

I got some DVDs of this old 70s series. Anyone here remember it? A lot of people who did the SW visuals worked on this series. The series visuals are fantastic, but the acting and sets are dry. Almost like Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Also, in watching the pilot (the Earth's moon breaks out of orbit and hurtles through space), why didn't the Moonbase people simply get to the escape vehicles and head back to Earth?

 

I was a baby when Space 1999 came out, and I honestly don't remember ever watching it. Maybe in reruns?... The thing I remember most is that for some reason my older brother had two Eagle-1 (Was that the name?) toy space ships (And speaking of Star Wars it looked quite similar to the Rebel Blockade runner.) He also had lots of Space 1999 bubble gum cards... He gave them all to me when I got older, but for some reason all I still have are the cards ... It's a shame too because the Eagle-1 is quite expensive on eBay.

BTW, how is the music in the series? I can't seem to recall the theme.

 

The only thing that I know about this is that Ron Moore copied the opening credits, where they show what'll be happening in the episode. Works quite well for Galactica, and I'm sure it's the same for this. I would like to eventually see this.

 

The opening credits are some disco rock theme! And yeah, like the new BSG they show scenes from the episode.

 

It's actually still on TV here in the UK. ITV4 (satellite channel) shows it at 7pm on Sunday evenings. All reruns, of course - nothing new.

 

I vaguely remember watching this as a kid, and that a friend of mine had the ship which was really cool. I remember that the cockpit could come off and that there was a trap door and a winch inside. Didn't they change the original version of the Millenium Falcon into the Blockade Runner because they were worried it looked too much like this ship?

 

Yeah I think I read that too... maybe Steve Sansweet's "Star Wars: From concept to screen to collectible" .

 

Gerry Anderson should've stuck to puppets. None of his live-action stuff really enticed me. As for the "this is what's happening during the show" thing, Anderson did it in Thunderbirds a good 10 years before Space 1999.

Then again, I wouldn't mind seeing a few episodes of Space Precinct again. Everyone says it was awful. I loved it as a kid but I'd be interested in finding out if it really was as good as I remember (probably not).

 

I found a Youtube clip of the show's opening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DF9nDJZrdA

 

Thanks for posting that ... Geez I can't that opening brings back any memories, but it sure is very 70's ... It starts off nice and Sci-Fi and then gets all disco... Neat looking show though.

 

I checked into it and my local library actually had Space 1999 on DVD so I reserved it. Can't wait to watch it... El freebo of course .