@@tomcox22 It was great in concept (the computer game X-Com owes a lot to it) and mechanical, costume and set decide. The individual stories could be a bit slow paced and the show cried out for some sort of metaplot, but that concept didn't really exist at the time.
The model and miniatures work in this series was incredible. Just another Derek Meddings masterpiece of effects work that wasn't being seen in any other TV show at the time.
Director Hideaki Anno lovingly paid homage to this opening sequence, not only with the opening titles for Neon Genesis Evangelion (hard cuts, focus on character close ups, flashes of text and captions), but also the trailer for Shin Godzilla. The editing, even after all these years, is original and very distinct.
i was watching the space 1999 intro right before this and both give me evangelion vibes with the hard cuts and with text appearing on screen for a split second.
Barry Gray was an absolute genius. Each production had its own very distinctive theme and not just the same old tune rehashed, he really moved with the times and was responsible for creating some of the most memorable music ever. Fantastic
During covid Matthew sweet on Radio 3 interviewed Gerry Anderstons son and spoke about all the various show that Barry grey done for Gerry and Sylvia Anderston Supercar the music was now comming in to 1960,s and the famous 7 bar sound in Captain Scarlet and again the closing music of captain Scarlet very sixties despite having a very dark tone again i have on Vinyl a picture disc No strings attracted from the various show and before i go about 13 or 14 years when he was still at Radio 2 KEN BRUCE One week every day he played a different theme starting off with fire ball xl5 i wish was a space man the following day Marina aqua Mariina all these themes people would now need to be of a certain age to remember all these show i,am 65
Four of the other best opening titles must include Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray. Barry Gray's musical creativity was phenomenal. Every opening title sequence was entirely different from the others.
One of the greatest tv series ever made, great characters and cast, brilliant dark and sinister plot, SUPERB models and fx from Derek Meddings and ..oh.... that UFO sound..... ❤❤
Once you hear the UFO sound, you'll never forget it. Much like the Martian machines in the original "War of the Worlds" movie. That sound will always be in my imagination.
Brilliant catchy music, great eye-catching visuals (literally 😜), sharp editing and no-nonsense exposition initiating even the new or casual viewer. The perfect opening to a TV show.
The inclusion of the sound of the IBM selectric typewriter in the original theme song makes the introduction out of this world. Take #4 plus the typewriter and some production, priceless!
Don't forget the closing title sequences. The love song about Marina in "Stingray". The unearthly sounds at the end of "UFO". Barry Gray's music was always wholly original. Neither Barry Gray nor Gerry Anderson ever repeated themselves
Probably been said, but the X-COM series of games (which was even originally called UFO) is very much a loving homage to this, as the Gollop brothers have outright said.
Oh yeah, that wish could go so wrong. Probably involving a monthly subscription. Back in my day it was called 'video rental'. A modern version? Seriously? You would have to be pretty twisted to even try to predict the present future.
I vividly remember UFO when I was only 11 here in the US. The opening sequence grabbed your attention. I had seen Gerry Anderson's "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" and recognized the style in the TV show. I simply CAN'T believe that it DIDN'T get a second season. It's ALSO a SHAME that the vision of the future (JUST 10 years later) DIDN'T pan out either!
@@NJTDover I only discovered the series this year and it's great. UFO was never shown on telly in my country. We did have Thunderbirds and many of the other Gerry Anderson shows but not UFO.
That was generally known when they first came out. Although there was no moonbase or SID it captured the vibe of the series, especially the episode called Computer Affair.
Meanwhile I came here through The Simpsons Hit and Run because the track 'Long Black Probes' is a remix of this theme. "Aw, my car is gone! And the ashtray was full of pennies!"
I'm sure all those people who played this clip are Part of the UFO hunting Organisation S.H.A.D.O. I AM, even after all these years. It was such a dark Psychedelic Show like Captain Scarlet. Apparently the real Aliens in UFO are similar to the Mysterons.
They need to do a re-boot of UFO with modern special effects. I loved this show when I was young. Hell,I have the complete DVD set and I’m 69 and I still enjoy watching it.👍🏻
I'm not so sure it would benefit, the charm of this programne for me is the superb model work. We all knew they were models but that didnt matter, the sum total carried it. I think quality model work would be too expensive now so it would be done with CGI and that rarely works well. I eagerly watched the rebooted Thunderbirds and was HUGELY disappointed, everything that made the original brilliant, was replaced by CGI. I feel sorry for children today who didnt see Space Patrol, Dr. Who with William Hartnell, Supercar, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and UFO (I never saw Joe 90, was abroad). Not to mention Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, Twizzle and many more!
There were a couple of Australian proposals for a new TV series in the late '90s, but neither went very far. ITV Global announced in 2009 that a feature film was being developed, with summer of 2013 being a possible release date. But this project also resulted in nothing.
That's not such a crazy idea. Remember Wint & Kidd, the gay diamond stealing assassins from the Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever? There's now a diamond dealing company called Wint & Kidd.
What a freaking great idea. I've watched this show from the beginning, literally. I was 6 when it came out in 69-70. Again, a great idea. Btw, I would have noticed.😉🇬🇧🛸
I once imagined a Mission Impossible reboot in which one episode had the pre-recorded mission briefing on a DVD. "Harlington Straker Presents Moonbase Alpha Starring Rollin Hand and Cinnamon Carter"
Good God Almighty! The music from those days was so uplifting and infectious. This is my ringtone and will remain so until the end of time. What a classic theme tune - sooooo catchy. There are some corkers out there - Hawaii 5-0. New Tricks, Minder, Bergerac, but this for me trumps the lot of them!
I have the opening theme to Joe 90 including the Big Rat sound effects as my main mobile ring tone, with the season one theme of Space 1999 as my secondary ring tone. You can't beat a bit of Barry Gray belting out from your phone when you get a call.
One thing to be said about Gerry Anderson was the production values of his show were always consistent. I didn’t know about UFO until the early 2000s, or that Space: 1999 was an indirect continuation of the series, but season one of Space: 1999 always had fond memories for me as a kid 🧒. That show had such a sense of awe and wonder about it and Barry Gray’s music was fantastic.
Admit it guys you were looking at the female officers to see if you could see a nipple. I know I was back then as a kid(I saw it back in 1980 when it was repeated on Saturday lunchtimes back then).
“Bishop was politically active, participating in the March 2003 UK protest against the Iraq War. Bishop had already shown his disapproval of the military-industrial complex when, in 1993, he gatecrashed an arms-trade fair held in Aldershot, Hampshire whilst dressed to resemble Augusto Pinochet.” Top bloke RIP 👍
Never would have guessed Commander Straker was anti-military. He was probably just trying to shut the fair down because aliens were infiltrating it to buy weapons... :P
@@commanderbbshockwave8698 no need to be anti-military, you could be anti-war. I don't guess that he would have been against USA fighting in the WW2. What you call "antimilitary" are those that oppose the wars unleashed for vile, useless, or simply bad reasons.
@@commanderbbshockwave8698 Sir Joe was not referring to your joke, you twit. He was referring to the statement you made before you made your joke, which was assuming that Bishop was anti-military.
One of the best opening title sequences ever - huge fan and it still tingles when I visit S.H.A.D.O HQ (now BBC Neptune House) Only a few weeks ago sat outside having my lunch near that old reception and imagining Straker pulling up in his car :)
It only LOOKS like a BBC building until it's attacked by space-aliens. At which point the entire building is hydraulically lowered below ground level. Like in the title sequence of "Stingray". Probably.
Between this and Thunderbirds it's crazy how much pop culture can be traced right back to Gerry Anderson. Especially anime. Where you do you think those elaborate launch and transformation sequences, colour-coded teams of five and signature vehicles come from?
The opening theme music got my 13 year old blood pumping when this was syndicated to East Texas in the late 1970's. Gerry Anderson's creation was jam-packed with so much visual delight and story, it spoiled us with how fantastic it was. Science Fiction done very, very right.
I had all the toys,loved the show and Joe 90 etc. Love how they had the turbine cars,very forward thinking for when the series came out. The girls weren't bad either!!!
I haven't heard this AWESOME theme song in years. I watched the show in the early 80s and hadn't seen it since. This song was in the back of my head but I couldn't remember where I've heard . Still epic.
Steve Cann we’re literally in the golden age of television. When you wrote you comment Game of Thrones was still good, Better Call Saul and Westworld were airing.
Everytime I'm about to watch Space 1999 this theme pops in my head. Everytime I watch series 2 of Space 1999 the series 1 theme pops in my head. And weirdly enough after being exposed to series 2 of space 1999 series 2 theme gets stuck in my head. The Anderson's really loved those songs that go on repeat in your head. Christian Bruhn too
I noticed recently just how similar this OP feels to the OP of Neon Genesis Evangelion of all things. the cuts to white text over a black backround for just a few frames, and super fast interlaced cuts of different stuff from the show has that unmistakable feel, even though this came long before Eva.
Used to use this both to sound check and as a return from break tune when I ran a 2hr youtube show. Still in the top 5 greatest tv theme songs ever composed.
Just a fantastic theme tune real late 1960s, loved the series I have been watching it. Its on now actually on Legend Extra channel 69, superb cast Ed Bishop had a wonderful voice. Sadly they do not make shows as good as this anymore.
This is another terrific series I really liked as a kid....and as with Captain Scarlet, as an adult I really appreciate how good and creative this series is. The purple wigs on the moon base women, as well as how they did their eye makeup is something I liked as well. Ha still do.
I was about 8 when this came on TV and I couldn't watch it alone . Today my favourite TV program is Ancient Aliens because I believe we are not alone in the universe
As a young boy, I found this the most exciting intro to a programme ever! I just couldn't wait for each weeks episode.
Me too, although what followed never seemed to live up to the promise of this sequence
@@janllh24 I remember every episode just sort of fizzled out into a non-ending. Watching it now it's still the same.
😢I was 2 then
I also!😀😀😀🥲🥲🥲
DITTO KIDDO, KIDDO DITTO
The master of his trade . There will NEVER be another like him . My childhood was Gerry and Sylvia Anderson . God bless you .
And the music of Barry Gray.
And the look of Gabriella Drake 👍, yes you know what I mean.
One of the best TV opening sequences ever...
Closing sequence is truly excellent and unlike anything else.
I agree but never thought the show itself was that good
@@tomcox22 It was great in concept (the computer game X-Com owes a lot to it) and mechanical, costume and set decide. The individual stories could be a bit slow paced and the show cried out for some sort of metaplot, but that concept didn't really exist at the time.
Noticably it influenced the intro to Evangelion.
I'm here b/c there was a link to this on Facebook. Opened it. Watched it. YEAH. It is great! Editing, the visuals, the music, fantastic.
The model and miniatures work in this series was incredible. Just another Derek Meddings masterpiece of effects work that wasn't being seen in any other TV show at the time.
I still say Derek Meddings models are still better than CGI.
@@stevesgaming7475 They've certainly aged better.
Meddings was a genius.
That UFO looks spectacular on screen even by today's standards.
Sensacional
CGI sucks!
One of the greatest themes in the history of world TV!
No.
I wouldn't say the greatest but it would be in my top ten.
Who is the author?
@@TFF1963 Barry Gray.
@@mallorga1965 Thank You.
One of the grooviest TV themes ever, man 😎 55 years later and I still get a kick out of it!
Director Hideaki Anno lovingly paid homage to this opening sequence, not only with the opening titles for Neon Genesis Evangelion (hard cuts, focus on character close ups, flashes of text and captions), but also the trailer for Shin Godzilla. The editing, even after all these years, is original and very distinct.
Agreed! That shot of the moonbase guys in blue jumpsuits simultaneously diving into the tubes gets me every time.
Also Gendo and Fuyutsuki’s uniforms are based on those of characters in UFO
i was watching the space 1999 intro right before this and both give me evangelion vibes with the hard cuts and with text appearing on screen for a split second.
Evangelion is a close mix of this and Stingray (which also gave him the geofront buildings)
The "ready for action" theme from Evangelion is a very clear homage to the UFO main theme, especially with the opening bars.
Barry Gray was just the most amazing composer!!!! I love everything that he did.
Spot on!
He certainly was.
One of Gerry Anderson's finest. You couldn't even see the strings.
Mr K ...except in the vests.
@@Umbrey_Dunctum And the thongs
Lol
That comment was F-A-B!
@@acptelford1307 ah yes, the things, just a thing at twighlight! :P
Yes, another prime stinker.
Barry Gray was an absolute genius. Each production had its own very distinctive theme and not just the same old tune rehashed, he really moved with the times and was responsible for creating some of the most memorable music ever. Fantastic
During covid Matthew sweet on Radio 3 interviewed Gerry Anderstons son and spoke about all the various show that Barry grey done for Gerry and Sylvia Anderston Supercar the music was now comming in to 1960,s and the famous 7 bar sound in Captain Scarlet and again the closing music of captain Scarlet very sixties despite having a very dark tone again i have on Vinyl a picture disc No strings attracted from the various show and before i go about 13 or 14 years when he was still at Radio 2 KEN BRUCE One week every day he played a different theme starting off with fire ball xl5 i wish was a space man the following day Marina aqua Mariina all these themes people would now need to be of a certain age to remember all these show i,am 65
Sorry I'm biased but this is the greatest theme tune and the greatest TV programme ever! Love it so very much and still watch 3-4 episodes a week.
I agree it's fantastic!!!
How many episodes were there on ufo
@@brucemedley635 26 in total.
Have to agree. Music and opening set the tone/tune.
I loved it as a kid in the 1970s. Now I watch it for the bloopers, which TBH are massive 🤣
Hands up if you were humming along. Come on don't be shy.
Yep! I was ... 👍
It would be rude not to 😜
@@currymonster6516 - Well, exactly!
And feet tapping
@@AndySk81 - Yep! Feet going as well. 😄
To me, still one of the ten best opening titles ever in Tv history.
+ SPACE 1999 ♥
Four of the other best opening titles must include Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray.
Barry Gray's musical creativity was phenomenal.
Every opening title sequence was entirely different from the others.
Agreed!
@@raypurchase801 and Joe 90
One of the greatest tv series ever made, great characters and cast, brilliant dark and sinister plot, SUPERB models and fx from Derek Meddings and ..oh.... that UFO sound..... ❤❤
Hot women too.
@@dogwalker666 Never could figure out why you needed to wear a wig if you wanted to work on the Moon!
Once you hear the UFO sound, you'll never forget it. Much like the Martian machines in the original "War of the Worlds" movie. That sound will always be in my imagination.
@@cindygreene3353 LOL!
@@cindygreene3353 Can't have low-Gee hair floating around clogging up the vents, can they?
I can't wait for the year 1980. I will be fantastic!
I must have been in a coma in 1980 and missed it. Looks like it was a fun year.
@@wecontrolthevideo I was 14 in 1980, and I don't remember it being anything like this. There was a girl in my class with dyed purple hair though.
I bet the music will be great!
@@dekelanson5280 I never met a single purple haired girl in 1980. Years later, I'm watching Laura Dern with her purple hair in The Last Jedi😁.
41 years later...and we're only now planning to return to the Moon. And all the UFOs are gone LOL.
They knew how to make a kids show back then.. And the lovely ladies...... lordy!!
Gay Ellis 😍
I would have to agree with you....Yes, they knew how to make the Ladies lovely !
@@MatthewPettyST1300 Ayshea............
I was going to say that in the babe stakes it was a toss-up between UFO and Space 1999, but you lot would only get rude...
@@dorsetdumpling5387 let's be honest.. The dumplings on those ladies 😍
Brilliant catchy music, great eye-catching visuals (literally 😜), sharp editing and no-nonsense exposition initiating even the new or casual viewer. The perfect opening to a TV show.
Someone tell those jokers over at Star Trek: Enterprise THIS is how you get your audience pumped up for a weekly adventure!
A great opening, but the CLOSING titles were very unusual and breathtaking as well.
If it was made now, it would be made in the USA and they would ruin it!
I would rock to this before anything that's out in 2024. Quality tune before it's time.
The inclusion of the sound of the IBM selectric typewriter in the original theme song makes the introduction out of this world. Take #4 plus the typewriter and some production, priceless!
Gerry Anderson shows always had a banging opening track.
Don't forget the closing title sequences.
The love song about Marina in "Stingray". The unearthly sounds at the end of "UFO".
Barry Gray's music was always wholly original.
Neither Barry Gray nor Gerry Anderson ever repeated themselves
I just bought this series on Prime. I loved it as a kid, but only saw a few episodes. I am watching the whole thing now and I love it.
Wonderful, from the concept, through set design, outfits for the actors and casting. The music was the icing on the cake.
The soundtrack for the series is available on Spotify.
I was SO VERY struck on Gabrielle Drake from this show-- and even in her 70s now she's STILL a gorgeous lady!!!
And Antonia Ellis was quite a looker, too.
One of my favourite TV shows from the 70's. Absolutely loved it, as a kid.
one of my favorite music of all time!
Yep, it's my ring tone on my cell phone!
Excellent!👍👍👍
@@thelasthvwarrior me too!
This show was ahead of it's time.Would love to see a modern version.
Careful what you wish for, my friend!
Probably been said, but the X-COM series of games (which was even originally called UFO) is very much a loving homage to this, as the Gollop brothers have outright said.
Oh yeah, that wish could go so wrong. Probably involving a monthly subscription. Back in my day it was called 'video rental'. A modern version? Seriously? You would have to be pretty twisted to even try to predict the present future.
1970!! Blimey I was 10, loved it,
Blimey, so was I. (and probably watching from across the pond in the suburbs of Washington D.C.)
Gee, that’s cool and so long ago
Happy times.
One of my favorite shows when I was a kid. I just turned 52 today.
Same with me....and so proud of it
I vividly remember UFO when I was only 11 here in the US. The opening sequence grabbed your attention. I had seen Gerry Anderson's "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" and recognized the style in the TV show. I simply CAN'T believe that it DIDN'T get a second season. It's ALSO a SHAME that the vision of the future (JUST 10 years later) DIDN'T pan out either!
driving on the wrong side of the road in the UK and women in trousers!
possibly the best tv theme music ever. thank you for this series.
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The greatest TV theme ever, in my opinion. Brilliant 👌🏻
Close. But I'm going with the theme from The Professionals as the best ever 🙂
that noise the alien saucers make is still creepy even today
This was some scary stuff back in 1971 when I was a child...
Really? I don't think you were even born when UFO was first shown on the telly back in 1970.
I agree, I never forgot the sound they made.
@@NJTDover I only discovered the series this year and it's great. UFO was never shown on telly in my country. We did have Thunderbirds and many of the other Gerry Anderson shows but not UFO.
No worries, is an old Osterizer blender sound
You are looking at XCOM's origins.
No joke.
Julian Gollop, creator of XCOM said in an interview that this series was a big inspiration.
Its pratically Xcom dude.
That was generally known when they first came out. Although there was no moonbase or SID it captured the vibe of the series, especially the episode called Computer Affair.
Okay the X-COM series has been sitting in my Steam Library for probably a decade. I want to play it now.
Yep, it was what made me look up this show. Do wish the aliens were, well, more alien, but it is still a really good show.
Meanwhile I came here through The Simpsons Hit and Run because the track 'Long Black Probes' is a remix of this theme. "Aw, my car is gone! And the ashtray was full of pennies!"
It's 2020 and this only has 680 likes ?!!! ARE WE THE ONLY ONES WHO REMEMBER THIS SERIES? Well, make it 681 now!
I just made it 2k.
2200 likes. November 23, 2020.
I'm sure all those people who played this clip are Part of the UFO hunting Organisation S.H.A.D.O. I AM, even after all these years. It was such a dark Psychedelic Show like Captain Scarlet. Apparently the real Aliens in UFO are similar to the Mysterons.
Enduring and classic! I never tire of the theme, tech or personalities.
Brilliant series again from Gerry Anderson.
Should be put on national tv again 👍
I got the complete remastered DVD collection on ebay for £17 all 26 episodes. a total steal!
@@stevesgaming7475 The BluRay is remastered in 1080p. Amazing quality.
It is on ITVX today.
I did an iTunes search >>> Gerry Anderson UFO theme
I have Captain Scarlet as a ringtone.
The UFO flying is my ringtone. Older men automatically look upwards......
They need to do a re-boot of UFO with modern special effects. I loved this show when I was young. Hell,I have the complete DVD set and I’m 69 and I still enjoy watching it.👍🏻
Keeps ya young!
Careful what you wish for.
I'm not so sure it would benefit, the charm of this programne for me is the superb model work. We all knew they were models but that didnt matter, the sum total carried it. I think quality model work would be too expensive now so it would be done with CGI and that rarely works well.
I eagerly watched the rebooted Thunderbirds and was HUGELY disappointed, everything that made the original brilliant, was replaced by CGI. I feel sorry for children today who didnt see Space Patrol, Dr. Who with William Hartnell, Supercar, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and UFO (I never saw Joe 90, was abroad). Not to mention Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, Twizzle and many more!
And ruin it?
There were a couple of Australian proposals for a new TV series in the late '90s, but neither went very far. ITV Global announced in 2009 that a feature film was being developed, with summer of 2013 being a possible release date. But this project also resulted in nothing.
My favourite show as a sprog & still love it now!
Yes favourite show from childhood but watching it today, how did I miss those bloopers.
This and Space 1999 as a kid.
UFO was dark, I loved it not knowing what was going on. Great story lines too.
I'm 62 now and I STILL don't know what's going on !!!!!
First season of 1999 was good, but later went silly.
This is my Ringtone.
This is my favorite old time TV show. I'm rewatching it again in it's entirety. Don't envy me, join me.
Has anyone considered releasing a film credited as "A Harlington-Straker Production" just to see if anyone notices?
I wouldn't put it past Quentin Tarantino to do just that.
That's not such a crazy idea. Remember Wint & Kidd, the gay diamond stealing assassins from the Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever? There's now a diamond dealing company called Wint & Kidd.
What a freaking great idea. I've watched this show from the beginning, literally. I was 6 when it came out in 69-70. Again, a great idea. Btw, I would have noticed.😉🇬🇧🛸
I once imagined a Mission Impossible reboot in which one episode had the pre-recorded mission briefing on a DVD.
"Harlington Straker Presents
Moonbase Alpha
Starring
Rollin Hand
and
Cinnamon Carter"
@@hopebgood I wouldn't buy a diamond from THEM for a dollar!
Good God Almighty! The music from those days was so uplifting and infectious. This is my ringtone and will remain so until the end of time. What a classic theme tune - sooooo catchy. There are some corkers out there - Hawaii 5-0. New Tricks, Minder, Bergerac, but this for me trumps the lot of them!
Yes it's brilliant theme tune so is intercepter tv theme
Agreed. But don't forget "The Persuaders"
I have the opening theme to Joe 90 including the Big Rat sound effects as my main mobile ring tone, with the season one theme of Space 1999 as my secondary ring tone.
You can't beat a bit of Barry Gray belting out from your phone when you get a call.
@@Brytonrock Damned right. And when it goes off, I expect you'll get some knowing glances from older adults.
Aww, how deeply nostalgic this is! ICONIC.
Love it! Definitely one of the greatest opening sequences to any program!
One of my favourite Anderson opening title sequences and a great show to
Incredible that Ed Bishop and Michael Billington passed away within 5 days of each other
One thing to be said about Gerry Anderson was the production values of his show were always consistent. I didn’t know about UFO until the early 2000s, or that Space: 1999 was an indirect continuation of the series, but season one of Space: 1999 always had fond memories for me as a kid 🧒. That show had such a sense of awe and wonder about it and Barry Gray’s music was fantastic.
I remember watching this as a Year Old kid in 1970. I was dredging 1980 because I thought I would need to wear a String Vist. everyday.
you only have to wear a string vest when you're underwater :)
When 1980 was the FUTURE.
Dredging and visting?
Admit it guys you were looking at the female officers to see if you could see a nipple. I know I was back then as a kid(I saw it back in 1980 when it was repeated on Saturday lunchtimes back then).
@@ronwhite8503 I think he's drunk!
Very stylish looks amazing even the production was back in 70s!
1969/1970! 😁
I learned the organ because of this theme. So many years ago..............
So cool, I just discovered this show. I loved Soace Precinct as a kid and I’m now just experiencing other Gerry Anderson shows
“Bishop was politically active, participating in the March 2003 UK protest against the Iraq War. Bishop had already shown his disapproval of the military-industrial complex when, in 1993, he gatecrashed an arms-trade fair held in Aldershot, Hampshire whilst dressed to resemble Augusto Pinochet.” Top bloke RIP 👍
Never would have guessed Commander Straker was anti-military. He was probably just trying to shut the fair down because aliens were infiltrating it to buy weapons... :P
@@commanderbbshockwave8698 no need to be anti-military, you could be anti-war. I don't guess that he would have been against USA fighting in the WW2. What you call "antimilitary" are those that oppose the wars unleashed for vile, useless, or simply bad reasons.
@@TheItalianAtheist I was making a joke. Do people not use emojis anymore to not understand what :P means?
@@commanderbbshockwave8698 Sir Joe was not referring to your joke, you twit. He was referring to the statement you made before you made your joke, which was assuming that Bishop was anti-military.
Commander straker has killed hundrend of poor aliens! Diaulo!
Saturday on the pop wagon with my Uncle Len, couldn't wait to get home and watch this. Those were the days.
Just absolutely love this theme tune.
When this first came out Sept '70 -March '73 (1 series, 26 episodes), it was put out quite late and aimed mainly at adults.
I remember watching it late. Must have been 4 years old at the time.
One of the best opening title sequences ever - huge fan and it still tingles when I visit S.H.A.D.O HQ (now BBC Neptune House) Only a few weeks ago sat outside having my lunch near that old reception and imagining Straker pulling up in his car :)
It only LOOKS like a BBC building until it's attacked by space-aliens.
At which point the entire building is hydraulically lowered below ground level. Like in the title sequence of "Stingray".
Probably.
I have been humming this for awhile now, and it turns up here. Thanks!
Now, if I could just download it for free....
One of the most aggressively 60s themes in TV history
All of Gerry Anderson tv show theme tunes were excellent!
Gerry sure knew a good theme tune when he heard it.
Gerry Anderson was the undisputed king of coming up with cool acronyms.
Between this and Thunderbirds it's crazy how much pop culture can be traced right back to Gerry Anderson. Especially anime. Where you do you think those elaborate launch and transformation sequences, colour-coded teams of five and signature vehicles come from?
Awesome watched this show with my Dad (RIP).
Love this theme! I'm watching the series again on Amazon Prime Video.
The opening theme music got my 13 year old blood pumping when this was syndicated to East Texas in the late 1970's. Gerry Anderson's creation was jam-packed with so much visual delight and story, it spoiled us with how fantastic it was. Science Fiction done very, very right.
I had all the toys,loved the show and Joe 90 etc.
Love how they had the turbine cars,very forward thinking for when the series came out.
The girls weren't bad either!!!
Loved this show..Best intro music 60's vibe
This show was and still is my favourite, great memories.
Brilliant theme and would love to see a remake or a film? Still cant believe its over 50+ years old and still repeated on tv.
That's Ayshea (Brough aka Hague) waving at the beginning (0:21). She was doing 'Lift Off with Ayshea' a Granada TV pop programme at the time.
Omg. I remember that show. I seem to recall a T Rex episode. Got, I miss the 70s
Loved the show, even the mesh outfits on the sub crew.
Evangelion's OP is a homage to this.
and some of the characters
Every time I see Gendo I can't help but think about Straker. Not sure Straker's as vicious as Gendo, though.
Glad I'm not the only one who made a connection, whenever it was intentional or not.
Far out I remember this program on tv early 70’s as a 6 year old.
This is the first time I've ever seen this.
*I am going to watch the shit out of it*
Loved the musical theme, such a great hook
I haven't heard this AWESOME theme song in years. I watched the show in the early 80s and hadn't seen it since. This song was in the back of my head but I couldn't remember where I've heard . Still epic.
What a blast from the past!! Watching it again... :)
Brings back the memories!
It does for me too, but for something else. A Simpsons video game.
Just brilliant! TV today is so dull in comparison....
Very true.
Ok boomer.
Steve Cann we’re literally in the golden age of television. When you wrote you comment Game of Thrones was still good, Better Call Saul and Westworld were airing.
I have this tune as my phone ringtone
Would love to get that! How did u come by it may I ask
Available on Zedge
I have UFOs as my ringtone. Older men look up to the sky when they hear it, then smile!!
the effects are brilliant
One of the best, even now!
Best TV title sequence of any British TV show - ever!
Back when space was fun!
Got the box set. Loved this as a kid. Ahead of it's time. 👍
THE Shows TODAY. Doesn't match up TO Shows of The PAST
That Century 20 spear sound byte is amazing
Ah, those sweet memories...I was a little kid, totally NUTS about this SF series
Man, that UFO easter egg in the geopedia screen in XCOM reboot was hilarious.
Love this program growing up as a kid now 60 watching the reruns love it love it love it 2021
Have you spotted any bloopers?
Gabrielle Drake. Yum.
Shminky pinky bang bang!
I was so into her when I watched this show as a kid.
Ayesha for me but she never said a word
It was more than just looks then. It was Style. How you carried yourself.
@@nigelb5341 A musky, stoaty little fox!
Everytime I'm about to watch Space 1999 this theme pops in my head. Everytime I watch series 2 of Space 1999 the series 1 theme pops in my head. And weirdly enough after being exposed to series 2 of space 1999 series 2 theme gets stuck in my head. The Anderson's really loved those songs that go on repeat in your head. Christian Bruhn too
I noticed recently just how similar this OP feels to the OP of Neon Genesis Evangelion of all things.
the cuts to white text over a black backround for just a few frames, and super fast interlaced cuts of different stuff from the show has that unmistakable feel, even though this came long before Eva.
It absolutely inspired Evangelion
@@tvsonicserbia5140Having researched it a bit more, yeah, Anno is a big fan of gerry anderson, there's loads of nods to thunderbirds in eva too.
@@kosmokat111 Yeah he also made a thunderbirds best of compilation
Used to use this both to sound check and as a return from break tune when I ran a 2hr youtube show. Still in the top 5 greatest tv theme songs ever composed.
Ahhh! The good old days when 1980 was in the future.
Boy, you said it! (and we thought we HAD a future)
Just a fantastic theme tune real late 1960s, loved the series I have been watching it. Its on now actually on Legend Extra channel 69, superb cast Ed Bishop had a wonderful voice. Sadly they do not make shows as good as this anymore.
This & the 6 million dollar man opening titles are my favourites:)
This is another terrific series I really liked as a kid....and as with Captain Scarlet, as an adult I really appreciate how good and creative this series is.
The purple wigs on the moon base women, as well as how they did their eye makeup is something I liked as well. Ha still do.
I was about 8 when this came on TV and I couldn't watch it alone . Today my favourite TV program is Ancient Aliens because I believe we are not alone in the universe