Season 1 of course is my favorite of Space 1999. While season 2 had episodes like The Lambda Factor, The Dorcons and The Metamorph. But as a fan it was season 1 however that grabbed everyone, thats always the favorite!
Same here plus I like the Hawk also. Finally saw what the original Millenium Falcon was and it was very close to the Eagle but George Lucas had never seen or heard of 1999 when he was making Star Wars.
I still treasure the original Dinky toy Eagle my dad brought back from England (with silver rocket engines) when he was on course in England for the Canadian Air Force.
Season one was my favorite, I was just like everyone else when the second season started, I was totally horrified at the changes to both the set and the loss of many of the original characters. In my opinion Space 1999 could have been as big as Star Trek.
Indeed it should have been. Even the followup series "Space: 2099" I think it was seems to be blown from orbit to wander the universe never seen again.
@@CJ-rf9jm I have a quick and dirty concept for Space: 2099, where the Moon makes a 100 year orbit around Meta, already colonized by the former Alphans, and an up and growing civilization, where a group of archaeologists and students return to collect data from the computer along with historical relics, only to find another civilization (for, I dunno, reasons), latched a massive nuclear rocket to the back of the moon that kicks them again out of orbit, this time on a trajectory for Earth. So it's "Okay, we're about done.", then the rocket kicks in, and we're off!
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but your stray moon has been messing with our own planet's gravitational field, so we decided to send it back on it's way."
In my opinion it could never have been as great as Star Trek. I have to admit there are quite silly and even bad ST episodes. But the central premise of Space:1999 was just wrong imho. All of Earth's nuclear waste cannot throw the moon out of the solar system. How can you meet a new solar system almost every other week, or every other month? How many time faster than the speed of light do you have to travel for that? Maybe time dilation might have helped but in one of the later episodes they manage to get into contact with Earth and not much time seems to have passed back on Earth. Suspension of disbelief can only get you ( ---> me) that far. Yes the planets and the spaceships were fantastic, of course. MAYBE if the second season hadn't had that thick American sauce... maybe...
I was unhappy at losing characters like Victor Bergman, but the arrival of Maya eased my pain, just a shame we couldn’t have had both characters in the same series, two scientific geniuses together
Maya was great and she could get goofy and coy with her transformations, but also willingly put herself on the line for the team: like in all that glisters.
@@CosmicD Putting aside the whole issue of having to deal with conscious physiological transformations, what about conservation of matter? Where did all her body mass go when she transforms into a cockroach?
Apparently, Katherine's arrival didn't sit well with Barbara. Barbara saw herself as the S:1999 glamour, not the new Austrian(?) babe. Mind you, she was gorgeous as the Pirian liaison.
Old memory... A classmate said he had a photo of Maya I could have, at a price (50p 'and' a used blank audiotape I think). Of course I paid. It was a full colour A4 page of a Look-In magazine I put on my bedroom wall. But then another so-called friend visiting the house one evening put a sticker that was lying around right in the middle of her face, ruining it. Removing the sticker left a white tattered rectangle. It led to an argument, a chase out into the garden and a fight. This is the kind emotional intensity Maya inspired back then.
When I was younger, I preferred the second season due to the actions, but as I grew and became more aware of true concept in sci-fi, the first season is now my top 1.
@Johnny Dominguez I must admit , I watched the first episode but hated the old ugly goon Barry Morse. Watching the re runs , he became my favourite character as his intellect held everything together!
My favourite scene was that drinking scene in the black sun/ black hole episode where the characters reconcile the existential angst of facing their own deaths.
I agree here, the relationship between Victor and Koenig was one of the best things for me. Reminds me a tiny bit of the whole Picard - Ryker relationship.
I was lucky enough to meet Mr Anderson at a convention and managed to talk about Space 1999. (My wife says I went Fan Boy) the Eagle is truly a superb ship and without doubt my favourite. Functional and a believable creation.
did you ever see the episode where the Moon was given an atmosphere, sun and rain. How on earth could the Eagles fly in that episode. They are spaceships not aircraft. Another point in that episode was where Koenig opened a window, in a non-atmospheric environment, the last thing you would see is an openable window.
@@alanwaites8627 The Eagles did serve as shuttles before the moon left Earth's orbit and could take off and land in an atmosphere - as they did countless times in the series when investigating potential planets to live on. I'm with you on the window though :)
The Eagles are in my top 10 favorite ships. The Cruiser from Forbidden Planet is however my favorite, followed closely by the Jupiter Two from the original Lost in Space. I think the best part of the Eagles is watching them crash (honestly)
I have also been lucky to meet both Gerry and Sylvia. They were very modest about their work and it was a great thrill for me to talk to two of my childhood heroes
Space 1999 was an amazing achievement. (season 2 was my favorite). And remember, this was before Star Wars. The special effects really looked modern and believable.
I always hated seeing Eagles crash. After spending several days building an Eagle model as a child, I learned to appreciate how truly beautiful that utility craft was. Seeing them totaled by writers one after the next was sort of sad.
The first script called for two separate Eagle crashes into the lunar surface, so they built a miniature sturdy enough to withstand repeated takes of the FX shots without serious damage and still be ready for more. With a crash-worthy model on hand, later scripts called for more of that kind of visual excitement.
@@DavidGreen_au Thank you for your reply. Although I have seen all of the episodes (thanks to my Blu Rays and DVDs) would it be possible if you could remind me as to which episode that the Eagle Fabrication plant is shown in I'll have to be honest that I'm not all that up on 'Space:1999' (although I did very much enjoy watching it, even Year 2) because I'm more up on the Supermarionation shows (chiefly the ones that are set in TV21 Universe ie 'Fireball XL5', 'Stingray', 'Thunderbirds' and 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' which I'll add is one of my personal all time fave SF shows full stop and movies, ie 'Thunderbirds are Go' and 'Thunderbird 6') than that of the live action shows (that said I did very much enjoy 'UFO' of which I'd like to dust of my Blu Ray box set one day and rewatch it...) so it would be of great help if you could remind me so that I can go right to the exact episode that it is shown in. Anyway I'll have to go now as my daily ration of electricity is almost up thanks to, I'm quite sure that you are aware that the World Government are planing on sending up a replacement for our long lost Moon and that they need that power to send up the parts up into space. I also hear that the Tracy family have suffered a loss during their sking holiday, very sad. We really do need a better rescue service.... FAB
I can't recall the specific episode, only scant details. It was in season 2, and if memory serves, it was an episode where Maya goes "a bit bonkers", and starts flying an Eagle around inside one of the subsurface hangers. Trashing quite a bit of the place in the process. I remember seeing an Eagle being carried around on a gantry in one of the scenes.
Happy 20th Anniversary of Space 1999! As I post this I realize that today is September 13th, 2019! Glad I watched this video today! I really enjoyed the show when I first saw it all those years ago, even the 2nd season, though I do like the 1st season much better.
'Dragons Domain' gave me reaccuring nightmares for years after as a child. 'Breakaway' will always be a classic and 'The Last Sunset' was a personal favourite... But I did love Maya in season 2 with 'Bringers of Wonder' being a great watch...
When I was a kid I had the Mattel Eagle transporter & as a 53 year old guy I've got an assembled/painted model kit on my display shelf. Own DVD series as well!
I have found every Gerry Anderson production to be highly enjoyable and the effects were way ahead of their times, better than most contemporaneous films.
Maybe I'm rare in that I enjoy both seasons... Favourite episodes: Force of Life. I love David Tomblin's direction! Shows off the brilliant big sets. The Infernal Machine - great guest acting from Leo McKern and more Tomblin. Bringers of Wonder - It's wonderfully disturbing. End of Eternity - Balor is sooo creepy, brilliant performance from Peter Bowles.
I was born in 73 and the series were broadcasted in 75 in Portugal. I remember loving both series, but maybe the first more, since big sudden changes are always strange. I liked Space 1999 more than Star Trek. The Eagles are one of the best space craft designs ever.
Every serie from Anderson 's TV show was Great..... I miss that series... thudenderbird, UFO, space 1999, etc... you should make again at 2021 year!!!....👏👏👏👏👏
@HaB22 True that! Space 1999 had to rely on good story telling and great special effects. Buck Rogers had Erin Grey in Spandex and ....... I'm sure there was something else. Tigerman maybe?
I never thought about it before, but the robotic characters in season 2 of Buck Rogers.... it was like they were trying to copy CP3O and R2D2. The professor would be Obi Wan and Erin... Princess Leia. It just had that feel. With a dash of Love Boat mixed in.
I much preferred the first season over the second season. The icing on the cake though would have been to keep the first season format and add Catherine Schell.
Being an old grizzled medic, this is still one of my all time fve sci fi series. Regularly watch season 1 again. The music, the style , the scripts , the sense of awe and yet terror of space , will always live on . And Dragons Domain terried me as a kid , still one of my favourite episodes along with The testament of Arkadia.
Not to mention one of the best theme 'songs' in TV history. The first few bars alone of the season 1 theme are as epic as 2001 A Space Odysseys Also Sprach Zarathustra. I love it to this day and it send shivers down my spine. I can forgive the following decidedly disco music! Now the episodes I don't remember at all so its ripe for a rewatch, but the Dragons Domain one I remember vividly terrified me as a child. It was horrifying seeing a girl being dragged in screaming and spat back out as a desiccated skeleton. Almost as scary as the time my aunt let me watch Alien when she was babysitting me!
Never took to the Second Season but I still consider Season One to be one of the greatest scifi shows of all time, I have it on DVD and still enjoy it as much as I did back in the day, that timpani roll leading into the titles takes me right back to Saturday nights in 1975. Magic!
What I love about your commentary is how you aren't scared to play up just how ridiculous the sets, concepts, and behind-the-camera-dramas actually were. Thanks for that.
Have not watched it myself but my mom loved Space 1999 (Or simply Moonbase Alpha as it was called here in Denmark) when it aired here. Though she just thought things like Automatic doors were like the most futuristic things ever. And look at the world now XD
Loved this show as a kid, turned me into a real sci-fi fan. The theme tune for Season 1 is absolutely awesome and a couple of episodes scared the crap out of me, Dragons Domain and the one with Lovejoy in it 😁
Space 1999 is a great show and I even loved season two! I think a reboot might be a great idea, if not then a story of whether the people of moonbase alpha actually found a new planet to call home or not.
Eddie: Zienia Merton reprised her role as data analyst Sandra Benes, for the short film 'Message from Moonbase Alpha.' This, considered the series final (49th) episode, debuted at the fan convention held in LA during the weekend of Breakaway (12/13/14 September 1999.)
Ewwww, "reboot", that has become such a dirty word. Anyway, modern Star Trek is not something I am interested in and neither would I be interested in modern Space: 1999.
Space 1999 and U. F. O I haven't got a favourite between them as they are both fantastic. Even though Fred Burgers and Fries mucked about with the second series
When it comes to SciFi "Resistance is futile" was first used in two British Series Doctor Who, "The Deadly Assassin", S14E9, 30 Oct 1976 Space: 1999, "The Dorcons", S02E24, 12 Nov 1977 It didn't reach the Star Trek universe until over a decade later Star Trek The Next Generation, "The Best of Both Worlds", S03E26, 16 June 1990 And it quickly became a central catchphrase amongst Trekkies, and today most people think it originated in Star Trek
Even as a 9-11 year old child - and an American child at that - I preferred the inexplicable and mysterious weirdness, dark atmospheric mood, introspection, and talkiness of the first season to the non-taxing Saturday afternoon action-adventure format Freiberger gave us in the second season. I was a weird kid.
One thing I've always loved about this show is that it really makes a fan think. Between the original premise, which is brilliant and the second season changes, the variety of characters and music and more make it a great show. Both seasons, every episode. Even when we say, hey that wouldn't happen...it's fun!
I was only six years old when the show came out and became a favorite of mine. I seemed to have liked the first season more, but really didn't understand why, at the time, Prof. Bergman was gone and there was a sudden appearance of the new characters. What I do vividly remember is Dragon's Domain. I remember being in my sleeping bag and hiding my head underneath peering through the gaps in the zipper when I gained enough courage to look again.
As an American, I would like to offer my deepest apologies. I've never seen season two, but season one is some of the best television that I have ever seen.
Wow!!! , As a little kid at the time over here in the states, The intro music was absolutely phenomenal , I had never heard anything of that caliber for a television show at the time, It blew my socks off, Not to mention that it was an awesome Science fiction show, The attention to details definitely grasped my mind and transported me into another universe for that Friday evening, Just so much fun, Awesome all the way around 👍 👽👽👽👽, My hats off to everyone involved in the production of the show, Peace out everyone 👍
As a teenager back in 70s it was series 2 as it fitted with the style back then. Now fast approaching 60 and ploughing through both series on Blu-ray and enjoy "darker" remakes it has to be series 1, however both are awesome in HD surround sound!
Thank you for this wonderful little film. I adored Space : 1999 when it was first broadcast, and I still do. My most surreal memory? When 1999 actually arrived, and I bought the official Space : 1999 calendar for that year!
At 2.30...totally agree with you Alan Carter. A:) The Eagle was and still is my favourite spaceship. She was a beautiful bit of design. Also that bit about how many Eagles crashed had me in stitches. I used to try to keep count but couldn't keep track. They must have had an Eagle factory on the moon they lost that many of them. Lol!!!
@@markevans7551 Fly, or die. That's your reward. So keep up your agricultural work if you don't want to starve. And fly those eagles when we need you if like breathing air and having a bed to sleep on. Everyone else pulling double duty as well so get with the program. Your new co-pilot is the electrician/plumbers assistant.
@@chriswalsh4738, no. Alien was inspried by a 50's B scifi film. Blanking on the name but it was about a ship landing on a planet, an alien getting on board picking off one person after another, and their using fire against it. Two women in the cast. I mentioned it to Veronica Cartwright once, she was really surprised by it.
I binge-watched the Series 1 DVD set a couple of years ago. I got to "Dragon's Den" and thought - nah, I'll wait until daylight tomorrow to watch that one. I am in my 50s and still remember being scared by that one, in a good way. I also have the "Mission of the Darians" Mutant! Clear! scene etched into my brain...
Series 1 was more dramatic, spooky and lots of unknowns keep the viewers in suspense. 2 was more campy, some preachy episodes, but it made you feel closer to the crew. I miss the series, and like other sci-fi tv series you are left scratching you head wondering why did it end so soon. Heres to space 1999, a truly awesome sci-fi series!!
Bonjour, Season 1 and only season 1 !!! Favourite episode ? The Black Sun. Favourite scene ? the Eagle taking off ( reactor's sound !!! ) with the lunar dust flying everywhere !!
Woooooooooooow! I was sitting here thinking that it was weird that I don't remember the show, but the second you showed the ship, I remembered I had a toy of it when I was 6-7 years old.
I am this old... this is what inspired my live of scifi, that has never died. I even had a diecast model of an eagle one. lost to the annals of time in irresponsible childhood.
Season 1 definitely! Favourite episodes A Matter of Life and Death,Dragon's Domain and The Troubled Spirit.Dragon's Domain has such a scary monster and the way they die too...EEK! A Matter of Life and Death,a paradise that has hidden dangers and The Troubled Spirit,a very chilling ghost story in space with great music throughout
Imagine. In 1976 , This program attempts to show us the hypothetical future of space travel and extraterrestrial interaction which never actually came into reality so far until now. This is 2020 going on 2021. 1999 is now ancient. My! How time flies faster than a space eagle!
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I have to go with "The Last Enemy" as my fav episode. Nice twist of fate at the end and who could resist Caroline Mortimer in black leather as the hot alien commander Dione!
It was one of my favorite episode along with War Games, The Inferno Machine. The Dorcons and The Bringers of Wonder. The phrase "Resistance is Futile" was used 12 years later by The Borg in Star Trek TNG.
Barbra Bain's cool, soothing voice was always a distinct pleasure. I was getting mesmerized (via what's now called ASMR) as a teen watching a space adventure show on TV.
Good and accurate description. Production flaws are more evident in the second season (goofy looking monsters, decor, landscape, etc.). I'm not happy about the disappearance of Professor Bergman in season 2, though I liked the Maya character (but didn't care about her fling with Tony). I was too young to realize it back then, but now you made me notice the dialogues and exchanges were also better in season 1.
Un grand merci à vous pour cette vidéo! SPACE: 1999 reste pour moi, encore aujourd'hui, l'une des plus fabuleuses séries SF jamais réalisées. Pour moi, en 1975, découvrir la série sur la première chaîne de télévision française, c'était comme regarder "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" sur le petit écran. Je n'ai découvert la saison 2 qu'en 1987, première diffusion française sur "LA 5" (pardonnez-moi, mais... Je préfère penser que cette saison n'a jamais existé!) Pour répondre à votre question: mon épisode préféré est "The testament of Arkadia". Parce qu'il pousse à fond l'explication métaphysique de la série, et que pour la première fois, nous voyons que cette "odyssée de l'espace" n'est pas seulement due à une explosion nucléaire, mais bel et bien voulue par une puissance supérieure.... Mais j'aurais pu choisir "black sun" où Koenig et Bergman rencontrent l'entité en question!
Fans seemed to prefer season 1 although still liked season 2 enough. It was still watchable. This isn't a Galactica situation where what would have been a second season was so bad they had to make it a follow up series.
Dragons Domain was and will always be my favorite episode from my childhood. . I had a luke skywalker action figure that flew my eagle toy. I tied a cord over a tree branch and attacked it to the top of the eagle. Then pull the cord. Vertical takeoff achieved
Fan of Space 1999? Which is your favourite season or episode? Let us know!
Season 1 of course is my favorite of Space 1999. While season 2 had episodes like The Lambda Factor, The Dorcons and The Metamorph. But as a fan it was season 1 however that grabbed everyone, thats always the favorite!
Season 1 was the best by a wide margin.
Season 2 was destroyed by Fred Freiberger and his stupid rubber monster fiascos.
The first season and my favourite episode would be a tie with Breakaway and The Black Sun.
Season 1 for sure - Dark Sun was probably the very best!
Series one is my favourite the 2nd series is too wacky for me
The Eagle,,what an amazing looking spacecraft,,still my favourite after all these years...
Same here plus I like the Hawk also. Finally saw what the original Millenium Falcon was and it was very close to the Eagle but George Lucas had never seen or heard of 1999 when he was making Star Wars.
I still treasure the original Dinky toy Eagle my dad brought back from England (with silver rocket engines) when he was on course in England for the Canadian Air Force.
Many years ago i built a 172 scale plastic model kit of the Eagle. I don't have it anymore. Last yeat i built a huge one in 1/48 scale :-)
Season one was my favorite, I was just like everyone else when the second season started, I was totally horrified at the changes to both the set and the loss of many of the original characters. In my opinion Space 1999 could have been as big as Star Trek.
Indeed it should have been. Even the followup series "Space: 2099" I think it was seems to be blown from orbit to wander the universe never seen again.
@@CJ-rf9jm I have a quick and dirty concept for Space: 2099, where the Moon makes a 100 year orbit around Meta, already colonized by the former Alphans, and an up and growing civilization, where a group of archaeologists and students return to collect data from the computer along with historical relics, only to find another civilization (for, I dunno, reasons), latched a massive nuclear rocket to the back of the moon that kicks them again out of orbit, this time on a trajectory for Earth. So it's "Okay, we're about done.", then the rocket kicks in, and we're off!
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but your stray moon has been messing with our own planet's gravitational field, so we decided to send it back on it's way."
loved the second season.
In my opinion it could never have been as great as Star Trek. I have to admit there are quite silly and even bad ST episodes. But the central premise of Space:1999 was just wrong imho. All of Earth's nuclear waste cannot throw the moon out of the solar system. How can you meet a new solar system almost every other week, or every other month? How many time faster than the speed of light do you have to travel for that? Maybe time dilation might have helped but in one of the later episodes they manage to get into contact with Earth and not much time seems to have passed back on Earth. Suspension of disbelief can only get you ( ---> me) that far. Yes the planets and the spaceships were fantastic, of course. MAYBE if the second season hadn't had that thick American sauce... maybe...
I was unhappy at losing characters like Victor Bergman, but the arrival of Maya eased my pain, just a shame we couldn’t have had both characters in the same series, two scientific geniuses together
Maya was great and she could get goofy and coy with her transformations, but also willingly put herself on the line for the team: like in all that glisters.
@@CosmicD Putting aside the whole issue of having to deal with conscious physiological transformations, what about conservation of matter? Where did all her body mass go when she transforms into a cockroach?
Apparently, Katherine's arrival didn't sit well with Barbara. Barbara saw herself as the S:1999 glamour, not the new Austrian(?) babe.
Mind you, she was gorgeous as the Pirian liaison.
Maya made it a kiddie show.
A combo of season two characters would have given it season 3. All good.
*_"It's beginning to look like a stumble in the dark."_*
{R.I.P., Martin Landau}
I can't believe how cinematic this show was. One of my favorite shows.
Loved both seasons
I have to admit, I LOVED the second season. Loved the first one too but I had the biggest crush on Maya as a kid.
Yup! Same here! :)
Enchanting and everchanging. I've always loved Catherine Schell's wonderful portrayal.
who didn't?
Old memory... A classmate said he had a photo of Maya I could have, at a price (50p 'and' a used blank audiotape I think). Of course I paid. It was a full colour A4 page of a Look-In magazine I put on my bedroom wall. But then another so-called friend visiting the house one evening put a sticker that was lying around right in the middle of her face, ruining it. Removing the sticker left a white tattered rectangle. It led to an argument, a chase out into the garden and a fight. This is the kind emotional intensity Maya inspired back then.
Dragon's Domain scared the heck out of me and I was 16 then.
Same.
When I was younger, I preferred the second season due to the actions, but as I grew and became more aware of true concept in sci-fi, the first season is now my top 1.
Alain Vollant exactly my experience
Never liked ep 2
@Johnny Dominguez I must admit , I watched the first episode but hated the old ugly goon Barry Morse. Watching the re runs , he became my favourite character as his intellect held everything together!
I had the same exact experience
age 55 was the most beautiful series of my childhood
My favourite scene was that drinking scene in the black sun/ black hole episode where the characters reconcile the existential angst of facing their own deaths.
I agree here, the relationship between Victor and Koenig was one of the best things for me. Reminds me a tiny bit of the whole Picard - Ryker relationship.
I was lucky enough to meet Mr Anderson at a convention and managed to talk about Space 1999. (My wife says I went Fan Boy) the Eagle is truly a superb ship and without doubt my favourite. Functional and a believable creation.
did you ever see the episode where the Moon was given an atmosphere, sun and rain. How on earth could the Eagles fly in that episode. They are spaceships not aircraft. Another point in that episode was where Koenig opened a window, in a non-atmospheric environment, the last thing you would see is an openable window.
@@alanwaites8627 The Eagles did serve as shuttles before the moon left Earth's orbit and could take off and land in an atmosphere - as they did countless times in the series when investigating potential planets to live on. I'm with you on the window though :)
The Eagles are in my top 10 favorite ships. The Cruiser from Forbidden Planet is however my favorite, followed closely by the Jupiter Two from the original Lost in Space. I think the best part of the Eagles is watching them crash (honestly)
I have also been lucky to meet both Gerry and Sylvia.
They were very modest about their work and it was a great thrill for me to talk to two of my childhood heroes
Space 1999 was an amazing achievement. (season 2 was my favorite). And remember, this was before Star Wars. The special effects really looked modern and believable.
I always hated seeing Eagles crash. After spending several days building an Eagle model as a child, I learned to appreciate how truly beautiful that utility craft was. Seeing them totaled by writers one after the next was sort of sad.
It would seem that Moonbase Alpha had a near limitless supply of Eagles at their disposal...
The first script called for two separate Eagle crashes into the lunar surface, so they built a miniature sturdy enough to withstand repeated takes of the FX shots without serious damage and still be ready for more. With a crash-worthy model on hand, later scripts called for more of that kind of visual excitement.
@@christopherlockery9629 … the base did have an Eagle fabrication plant. It was featured in one of the episodes.
@@DavidGreen_au Thank you for your reply.
Although I have seen all of the episodes (thanks to my Blu Rays and DVDs) would it be possible if you could remind me as to which episode that the Eagle Fabrication plant is shown in
I'll have to be honest that I'm not all that up on 'Space:1999' (although I did very much enjoy watching it, even Year 2) because I'm more up on the Supermarionation shows (chiefly the ones that are set in TV21 Universe ie 'Fireball XL5', 'Stingray', 'Thunderbirds' and 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' which I'll add is one of my personal all time fave SF shows full stop and movies, ie 'Thunderbirds are Go' and 'Thunderbird 6') than that of the live action shows (that said I did very much enjoy 'UFO' of which I'd like to dust of my Blu Ray box set one day and rewatch it...) so it would be of great help if you could remind me so that I can go right to the exact episode that it is shown in.
Anyway I'll have to go now as my daily ration of electricity is almost up thanks to, I'm quite sure that you are aware that the World Government are planing on sending up a replacement for our long lost Moon and that they need that power to send up the parts up into space.
I also hear that the Tracy family have suffered a loss during their sking holiday, very sad.
We really do need a better rescue service....
FAB
I can't recall the specific episode, only scant details. It was in season 2, and if memory serves, it was an episode where Maya goes "a bit bonkers", and starts flying an Eagle around inside one of the subsurface hangers.
Trashing quite a bit of the place in the process.
I remember seeing an Eagle being carried around on a gantry in one of the scenes.
This needs a reboot
It just had an audio one... 😉😊
NAH!!! Need a NEW live one!!@@GerryAndersonTV
A reboot of season 2. Season 1 is fine as is.
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Happy 20th Anniversary of Space 1999! As I post this I realize that today is September 13th, 2019! Glad I watched this video today! I really enjoyed the show when I first saw it all those years ago, even the 2nd season, though I do like the 1st season much better.
'Dragons Domain' gave me reaccuring nightmares for years after as a child. 'Breakaway' will always be a classic and 'The Last Sunset' was a personal favourite... But I did love Maya in season 2 with 'Bringers of Wonder' being a great watch...
"Dragon's Domain" is one of my all-time favorite SF MOVIES!
I want to see a reboot of this series...
I read somewhere there is a reboot series already being made called Space 2099. Updated Eagles and a bigger Moonbase Alpha.
I don't
@Simon Coles
I concur, it will just be woke garbage
When I was a kid I had the Mattel Eagle transporter & as a 53 year old guy I've got an assembled/painted model kit on my display shelf. Own DVD series as well!
I have found every Gerry Anderson production to be highly enjoyable and the effects were way ahead of their times, better than most contemporaneous films.
You can't bead a good Derek Meddings explosion.
Maybe I'm rare in that I enjoy both seasons...
Favourite episodes:
Force of Life. I love David Tomblin's direction! Shows off the brilliant big sets.
The Infernal Machine - great guest acting from Leo McKern and more Tomblin.
Bringers of Wonder - It's wonderfully disturbing.
End of Eternity - Balor is sooo creepy, brilliant performance from Peter Bowles.
Season one was one of my favourite shows of the time.
I still have my Space 1999 pencil case back when I was a kid.
b8702131 that is epic!
I was born in 73 and the series were broadcasted in 75 in Portugal. I remember loving both series, but maybe the first more, since big sudden changes are always strange. I liked Space 1999 more than Star Trek. The Eagles are one of the best space craft designs ever.
Such a part of my teens! The design and realism was so 'futro-2001 a space..." I could see it happening... I wish I was there now...Space 1999!
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Every serie from Anderson 's TV show was Great..... I miss that series... thudenderbird, UFO, space 1999, etc... you should make again at 2021 year!!!....👏👏👏👏👏
Very similar problem to Gil Gerard's Buck Rogers series. The two seasons are almost completely different themes and styles.
In both cases, The first season was better.
@HaB22 True that! Space 1999 had to rely on good story telling and great special effects. Buck Rogers had Erin Grey in Spandex and .......
I'm sure there was something else. Tigerman maybe?
I never thought about it before, but the robotic characters in season 2 of Buck Rogers.... it was like they were trying to copy CP3O and R2D2. The professor would be Obi Wan and Erin... Princess Leia. It just had that feel. With a dash of Love Boat mixed in.
Yep. I have both series on DVD and I usually stop when I hit season 2.
I was just thinking the same thing
I much preferred the first season over the second season. The icing on the cake though would have been to keep the first season format and add Catherine Schell.
One of my favorite shows - enjoyed the entire cast over the 24 episodes, the guests as well as special effects.
Being an old grizzled medic, this is still one of my all time fve sci fi series. Regularly watch season 1 again. The music, the style , the scripts , the sense of awe and yet terror of space , will always live on . And Dragons Domain terried me as a kid , still one of my favourite episodes along with The testament of Arkadia.
Not to mention one of the best theme 'songs' in TV history. The first few bars alone of the season 1 theme are as epic as 2001 A Space Odysseys Also Sprach Zarathustra. I love it to this day and it send shivers down my spine. I can forgive the following decidedly disco music! Now the episodes I don't remember at all so its ripe for a rewatch, but the Dragons Domain one I remember vividly terrified me as a child. It was horrifying seeing a girl being dragged in screaming and spat back out as a desiccated skeleton. Almost as scary as the time my aunt let me watch Alien when she was babysitting me!
I was very young when it came out, born in 68 I wish this would be a reboot
It may just be a coincidence, but as I'm watching this video, today, the Comet TV network is running this show in a marathon.
Never took to the Second Season but I still consider Season One to be one of the greatest scifi shows of all time, I have it on DVD and still enjoy it as much as I did back in the day, that timpani roll leading into the titles takes me right back to Saturday nights in 1975. Magic!
What I love about your commentary is how you aren't scared to play up just how ridiculous the sets, concepts, and behind-the-camera-dramas actually were. Thanks for that.
Have not watched it myself but my mom loved Space 1999 (Or simply Moonbase Alpha as it was called here in Denmark) when it aired here. Though she just thought things like Automatic doors were like the most futuristic things ever. And look at the world now XD
Loved this show as a kid, turned me into a real sci-fi fan. The theme tune for Season 1 is absolutely awesome and a couple of episodes scared the crap out of me, Dragons Domain and the one with Lovejoy in it 😁
Space 1999 is a great show and I even loved season two! I think a reboot might be a great idea, if not then a story of whether the people of moonbase alpha actually found a new planet to call home or not.
Eddie: Zienia Merton reprised her role as data analyst Sandra Benes, for the short film 'Message from Moonbase Alpha.' This, considered the series final (49th) episode, debuted at the fan convention held in LA during the weekend of Breakaway (12/13/14 September 1999.)
Ewwww, "reboot", that has become such a dirty word. Anyway, modern Star Trek is not something I am interested in and neither would I be interested in modern Space: 1999.
Space 1999 and U. F. O I haven't got a favourite between them as they are both fantastic. Even though Fred Burgers and Fries mucked about with the second series
Season 1 - 'Breakaway' and 'Black Sun' - The best episodes :)
"Resistance is futile" in 1976
I had to replay that a few times to see if that was a line or they just added as a voiceover.
That caught me by surprise too.
I was going to type the same thing. That's a very suspect coincidence I think.
When it comes to SciFi "Resistance is futile" was first used in two British Series
Doctor Who, "The Deadly Assassin", S14E9, 30 Oct 1976
Space: 1999, "The Dorcons", S02E24, 12 Nov 1977
It didn't reach the Star Trek universe until over a decade later
Star Trek The Next Generation, "The Best of Both Worlds", S03E26, 16 June 1990
And it quickly became a central catchphrase amongst Trekkies, and today most people think it originated in Star Trek
Before contacting the Borg!! LOL
I remember the show, always a good after school time.
Even as a 9-11 year old child - and an American child at that - I preferred the inexplicable and mysterious weirdness, dark atmospheric mood, introspection, and talkiness of the first season to the non-taxing Saturday afternoon action-adventure format Freiberger gave us in the second season. I was a weird kid.
One thing I've always loved about this show is that it really makes a fan think. Between the original premise, which is brilliant and the second season changes, the variety of characters and music and more make it a great show. Both seasons, every episode. Even when we say, hey that wouldn't happen...it's fun!
I was only six years old when the show came out and became a favorite of mine. I seemed to have liked the first season more, but really didn't understand why, at the time, Prof. Bergman was gone and there was a sudden appearance of the new characters. What I do vividly remember is Dragon's Domain. I remember being in my sleeping bag and hiding my head underneath peering through the gaps in the zipper when I gained enough courage to look again.
Though i never understood any of the dialogue since i was just a kid, i will never change this memories for the world..
If ITC American kept away from the show instead of interfering and demanding drastic and unnecessary changes we would of gotten a 3rd season
As an American, I would like to offer my deepest apologies. I've never seen season two, but season one is some of the best television that I have ever seen.
@@KlingonCaptain no need to apologize for being a American lol
the creators Gerry & Sylvia had a divorce so they stop the show
Maybe they were in fear of a show that would have been on par, ney I say above par with Star Trek.
The character of actress Catherine Schell was the one that most marked me in this series.
Wow!!! ,
As a little kid at the time over here in the states,
The intro music was absolutely phenomenal ,
I had never heard anything of that caliber for a television show at the time,
It blew my socks off,
Not to mention that it was an awesome Science fiction show,
The attention to details definitely grasped my mind and transported me into another universe for that Friday evening,
Just so much fun,
Awesome all the way around 👍
👽👽👽👽,
My hats off to everyone involved in the production of the show,
Peace out everyone 👍
A crime that it did not have at least one more season and go back to first season sets and bring the cast back too. Mind blowing!
Loved this show!
Underrated, good sci fi show.
season 1 was good. Season 2 was ok, at best.
War Games was one of the best episodes.
The first series was always my favourite, but loved both S1 & 2. The Big Finish audio stories are absolutely brilliant too. Highly recommended.
Awesome series, 1 season is best, but I like both anyway
This deserves a reboot! Season one was the best. It is possible to combine action and intelligence.
As a teenager back in 70s it was series 2 as it fitted with the style back then. Now fast approaching 60 and ploughing through both series on Blu-ray and enjoy "darker" remakes it has to be series 1, however both are awesome in HD surround sound!
the best episode is Breakaway, for me
Thank you for this wonderful little film. I adored Space : 1999 when it was first broadcast, and I still do. My most surreal memory? When 1999 actually arrived, and I bought the official Space : 1999 calendar for that year!
It was a great serie
Beautifully edited and narrated. Brings back many memories. A show that was well ahead of it’s time.
At 2.30...totally agree with you Alan Carter. A:) The Eagle was and still is my favourite spaceship. She was a beautiful bit of design. Also that bit about how many Eagles crashed had me in stitches. I used to try to keep count but couldn't keep track. They must have had an Eagle factory on the moon they lost that many of them. Lol!!!
Lost pilots as well. They probably had to keep training new pilots from the remaining population.
@@DocMicrowave I used to be a botanist, now I'm an Eagle pilot. I wonder if there is a pay raise involved. What do you mean we don't get paid?
@@markevans7551 Fly, or die. That's your reward. So keep up your agricultural work if you don't want to starve. And fly those eagles when we need you if like breathing air and having a bed to sleep on.
Everyone else pulling double duty as well so get with the program.
Your new co-pilot is the electrician/plumbers assistant.
I’d love to see a full video of Magenta counting the Eagle crashes/explosions. 🤣
It would be great if we got an official final count.
FritziSchnitzel Whoops! We ran out of Eagles. Alan!
The Eagles are "the redshirts" of Space: 1999.
Loved the show as a kid and even had a huge Eagle toy. I wish they'd do a remake, with today's CGI it'd be quite awesome.
Loved the show. I wish I had kept my Eagle toy space craft complete with detachable cockpit and figures!
Loved every episode -would love to see all Andersons hits redone with CGI
Dragon's Domain: still scary.
it inspired alien in a way
@@chriswalsh4738 I slept with the light on for two weeks after that one!
@@chriswalsh4738, no. Alien was inspried by a 50's B scifi film. Blanking on the name but it was about a ship landing on a planet, an alien getting on board picking off one person after another, and their using fire against it. Two women in the cast. I mentioned it to Veronica Cartwright once, she was really surprised by it.
I binge-watched the Series 1 DVD set a couple of years ago. I got to "Dragon's Den" and thought - nah, I'll wait until daylight tomorrow to watch that one. I am in my 50s and still remember being scared by that one, in a good way. I also have the "Mission of the Darians" Mutant! Clear! scene etched into my brain...
Series 1 was more dramatic, spooky and lots of unknowns keep the viewers in suspense. 2 was more campy, some preachy episodes, but it made you feel closer to the crew. I miss the series, and like other sci-fi tv series you are left scratching you head wondering why did it end so soon. Heres to space 1999, a truly awesome sci-fi series!!
thanks for all the great T.V. shows, i love them all
I remember this when I was a kid I used to enjoy watching it.
Space 1999 was my favorite show at the time, and recently I have been watching it again!
Bonjour,
Season 1 and only season 1 !!! Favourite episode ? The Black Sun. Favourite scene ? the Eagle taking off ( reactor's sound !!! ) with the lunar dust flying everywhere !!
Woooooooooooow! I was sitting here thinking that it was weird that I don't remember the show, but the second you showed the ship, I remembered I had a toy of it when I was 6-7 years old.
Forgive me for saying this but I thoroughly enjoyed Year Two of the show, both as a little kid and now as a middle aged adult.
I am this old... this is what inspired my live of scifi, that has never died.
I even had a diecast model of an eagle one. lost to the annals of time in irresponsible childhood.
Hope everyone here is celebrating #BreakawayDay + 20.
Space 19 99 the best next generation of the fan club fly out on the moon love you gerry Anderson
1999 looks awesome! I can’t wait for the future.
The blue print for the International Lunar Colony to go with the International Space Station.
I remember looking at the Moon through my binoculars on the night of September 13th 1999 and being mightily relieved that it was still there🤣😂.
Season 1 definitely! Favourite episodes A Matter of Life and Death,Dragon's Domain and The Troubled Spirit.Dragon's Domain has such a scary monster and the way they die too...EEK! A Matter of Life and Death,a paradise that has hidden dangers and The Troubled Spirit,a very chilling ghost story in space with great music throughout
That was a great show! My 5yr old mates and I would disect every episode after watching it.
Imagine. In 1976 , This program attempts to show us the hypothetical future of space travel and extraterrestrial interaction which never actually came into reality so far until now. This is 2020 going on 2021. 1999 is now ancient. My! How time flies faster than a space eagle!
I remember the episode Dragons Domain scared the crap out of me as a kid. I had nightmares about that creature.
season one. even as a kid. I was 11 when it aired.
Ed Bishop's UFO & Martin Landau's Space 1999 would always be follow by millions of fans via Dvd , Bluray or Streaming Services from planet Earth 🌍 to the Outer Rim! May all good Actors & Fans of UFO & Space 1999 be united in a Better World & Realm in the near Future! Stay Safe & Stay Humble! 🕯🌷🕊🌍♥️🇬🇧🇺🇲
One of my favorite Gerry anderson shows 🎄
i love space 1999 from 1977
Still my favorite scifi show.
I have to go with "The Last Enemy" as my fav episode. Nice twist of fate at the end and who could resist Caroline Mortimer in black leather as the hot alien commander Dione!
It was one of my favorite episode along with War Games, The Inferno Machine. The Dorcons and The Bringers of Wonder. The phrase "Resistance is Futile" was used 12 years later by The Borg in Star Trek TNG.
I'd forgot this episode its another of my faves.
Barbra Bain's cool, soothing voice was always a distinct pleasure. I was getting mesmerized (via what's now called ASMR) as a teen watching a space adventure show on TV.
Good and accurate description. Production flaws are more evident in the second season (goofy looking monsters, decor, landscape, etc.). I'm not happy about the disappearance of Professor Bergman in season 2, though I liked the Maya character (but didn't care about her fling with Tony). I was too young to realize it back then, but now you made me notice the dialogues and exchanges were also better in season 1.
Un grand merci à vous pour cette vidéo! SPACE: 1999 reste pour moi, encore aujourd'hui, l'une des plus fabuleuses séries SF jamais réalisées. Pour moi, en 1975, découvrir la série sur la première chaîne de télévision française, c'était comme regarder "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" sur le petit écran. Je n'ai découvert la saison 2 qu'en 1987, première diffusion française sur "LA 5" (pardonnez-moi, mais... Je préfère penser que cette saison n'a jamais existé!) Pour répondre à votre question: mon épisode préféré est "The testament of Arkadia". Parce qu'il pousse à fond l'explication métaphysique de la série, et que pour la première fois, nous voyons que cette "odyssée de l'espace" n'est pas seulement due à une explosion nucléaire, mais bel et bien voulue par une puissance supérieure.... Mais j'aurais pu choisir "black sun" où Koenig et Bergman rencontrent l'entité en question!
I had the BIGGEST crush on Mya. Oh, my childhood memories. Gotta love the 70s.
Fav season is 1, of course, but, still enjoyed the second for its differences, actually.
Season 2 is Like "Maya show"... In the 70' i love Maya :)
In 2019 i like season 1
i just LOVE LOVE the Theme Song!!.. it is just so hauntingly good. Hearing that music brings back lots lots of memories...
Fans seemed to prefer season 1 although still liked season 2 enough. It was still watchable. This isn't a Galactica situation where what would have been a second season was so bad they had to make it a follow up series.
Used to have a diecast toy of an Eagle as a kid. The centre passenger segment would pop out.
I had one too! 😀
And me. Lol
Dragon's Domain and Bringers of Wonder are my favourite episodes. Horror in space.
MYNEXTPHASE Dragons domain was always my favorite ep. i was born in 1970
Dragons Domain was and will always be my favorite episode from my childhood. . I had a luke skywalker action figure that flew my eagle toy. I tied a cord over a tree branch and attacked it to the top of the eagle. Then pull the cord. Vertical takeoff achieved
@@MonsterGrove That is AWESOME! :)
I adored this series I wish it made 5 years
I like both seasons!!