With so many delightfully knowing touches that will make you grin. Liveaction filming took place friday 15 march 1974 through monday 1 april 1974. The space warp detector is seen in the lambda factor in the engineering workshop, devils planet in eagle 1, showing a street plan and the immunity syndrome in eagle 4. Space 1999 is a landmark in science fiction television. In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the moons far side explodes, knocking the moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of moonbase alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space. Breakaway is the first episode of the first series of space. A wandering energy force inhabits the body of alpha technician anton zoref, turning him. Russells longlost husband, lee, appears on an eagle returning from. Rating is available when the video has been rented. In the first episode of the series the adventure begins when moon base alpha is blasted into the farthest reaches of uncharted space by a cataclysmic nuclear accident. Grim danger emerges from the past as alpha is threatened with destruction from an unmanned spacecraft.
In the second series commander koenig and his team are based in a gigantic underground complex located on a planet in the far flung reaches of space. However, unlike so many other shows, space 1999 actually managed to make each new episode different and victor always managed to formulate a scientific reason for things happening that would otherwise seem supernatural. Earthbound is the fourteenth episode of the first series of space. Space 1999 ran for two seasons totaling 48 episodes running for around 50 minutes each. Roy detrices commissioner simmon is an obnoxious, obstinate character that reminded me of one of those stuffy officials from early 70s doctor who. Spazio 1999 is a sciencefiction television programme that ran for two seasons from 1975 to 1977. Voyagers return is the sixth episode of the first series of space. Commander john koenig, the new commander of moonbase alpha, leads the investigation of a mysterious disease at the station and uncovers evidence of a far greater looming disaster. The final shooting script is dated 31 july 1974, with filming taking place from 721 august.
The source is determined to be a new form of magnetic radiation. With martin landau, barbara bain, barry morse, roy dotrice. The series premise was set up in the first episode, entitled breakaway. The stunning visuals captivate and transport the viewer into another dimension. Produced and created by the great gerry anderson, it was the most expensive science fiction series of its time and looks it the first season provided us with some excellent episodes, and some excellent performances from the series leads martin landau, barbara bain and barry morse. Richard le parmentier is named sam in the script and episode, but credited as ed malcolm the name used in script revisions. This runs for thirteen minutes and is an absolute gem. Space 1999 is a british sciencefiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977.
Jun 06, 2018 space 1999 s top 10 scariest moments gerry andersons space. Watch space 1999 online full episodes of season 2 to 1. This episode introduces moonbase alphas resident alien maya, who has the power to transform herself into any creature at will. The series was the last production by the partnership of gerry and sylvia anderson and was the most expensive series produced for british television up to. We see a close up of the stun gun stunkill slider switch. The first series or season, often referred to as year one of 24 episodes began transmission in 1975, though production of the first episode began in 1973. The poet and philosopher dorzak seems to be based on pythagoras. The eagle is lost and the pilot is taken over by a huge, alien space brain, using him as a channel to make the alphans do its bidding. An eagle is sent onto the surface of the planet psychon, which has titanium, needed for repairs to the alpha base. A wandering energy force inhabits the body of alpha technician anton zoref, turning him into an energy absorbing being. With martin landau, barbara bain, barry morse, ian mcshane.
It fails to return and is used by psychon scientist mentor as a bait with which to entice other members of the alphan crew onto the planet. Bearing in mind the limited special effects technology of the era, space. Commander koenig and his colleagues speed through space and time into a chilling world of ice. When i saw this edition of season 2 and the words on the front saying remastered i had thought that all of the episodes had been remastered onto dvd. The character was originally named ed spandau in the call sheets. The series was the last production by the partnership of gerry and sylvia anderson and was the most expensive series produced for british television up to that time. In the first episode of the series the adventure begins when moon base alpha is blasted into the fa.