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For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on an astounding first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds, and ran for two seasons from 1975-77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from Earth orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course, the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propelling it out of Earth orbit and flying through space without regard to physical law. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com
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Gerry Anderson's live action space spectacular broke new ground in sci-fi TV. Starring Oscar winner Martin Landau in the role that shot him to fame, Space 1999 first aired in 1975 and is acknowledged as a landmark series that set the standard for great sci-fi on the small screen.
September 13th 1999: A freak explosion on the moon sends Moonbase Alpha, Commander John Koenig (Landau), Dr. Helena Russell (Barbara Bain) and 309 men and women hurtling out of orbit into darkest deep space.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Four episodes of good quality on this one, the best being "Death's Other Dominion", where the Alphans are offered immortality on the cold world on Ultima Thule, by a menacing Brian Blessed. "End of Eternity" sees Peter Bowles playing a psychotic immortal, in a surprisingly sadistic piece of TV science fiction.
The other two episodes are well made, but are too preposterous to take seriously. "Collision Course" features a colliding planet (which doesn't collide) and "The Full Circle" sees the Alphans magically turned into cavemen for no obvious reason.
The best DVD extra is a short clip of behind the scenes special effects, originally shot for a Horizon documentary.
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