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DVD ~ Martin Landau
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate, Zienia Merton, Catherine Schell
  • Writers: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 12 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 999 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NFDX
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,129 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Many fans don't rate the second series of Space: 1999 as highly as the first. Responding to audience feedback, as well as the separation of producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the programme makers drafted in new producer Fred Freiberger, the man responsible for the third and weakest season of the original Star Trek. Under his guidance the storylines drifted away from the hard sci-fi of the first season in favour of more action and a faster pace. The theme music, sets and costumes all changed, as did some key personnel. Out went professorial (and very dull) Barry Morse, in came dashing Tony Anholt as security officer Tony Verdeschi, while the glamour quotient was upped considerably by Catherine Schell as the shape-shifting Maya (a much-needed change, since the frosty Barbara Bain had reduced the show's sex appeal to nil in Series 1). Series 2 also introduced lots and lots more aliens kitted out in badly fitting costumes and dodgy glam-rock era makeup. Responding to yet more feedback from American TV executives the protagonists now had to encounter more highly unconvincing monsters than even Dr Who ever dared imagine: "The Beta Cloud", for example, is a classic rampaging-bloke-in-a-suit scenario. That said, this second season has more emphasis on characters other than the headline stars, as various stranded Alphans are allowed to come to the fore instead of just blankly following Commander Koenig's orders. It's all good fun in a silly, nostalgic sort of way, and fans of the more vintage Season 1 will find it hard to resist this second season as well.

On the DVD: There aren't many extras here, although sundry interviews with principal cast and crew are scattered across the six discs in this complete box set. There's also a commentary on some episodes with special effects man Brian Johnson, a couple of deleted scenes, production stills and some text features. Each disc has a small booklet that gives some useful background information on the episodes. The remastered 4:3 ratio picture and mono sound are fine. --Mark Walker



Video Description

DVD Special Features:
Original Year 2 Trailers New Character Biographies
Deleted Scene Page and Pictures
Year 2 Novel Write-Ups
Cast & Crew Interviews
Production Designer Keith Wilson Interview
Landau & Bain Trailers from UK & USA
Brian Johnson SFX Commentary & Interview

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ahh, memories..., 20 Feb 2005
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I remembered this from Sunday lunchtimes when I was about knee high to something quite small. I wasn't sure if re-visiting the past was such a good idea, but watching them now, they're so hard to dislike!
Okay, the acting was undemanding on all involved, and the scripts could occasionally clunk along - but doesn't that also apply to so many tv shows and movies today? Has anything really changed in the past 30 years? No, but we live in an era where bog-standard digital effects compensate for a lot. Beyond the computer jiggery-pokery, nothing much is different between now and those days gone by. Enjoy this for what it is - an entertaining, enjoyable slice of 70s sci-fi, which influenced a lot that came after it. Red Dwarf has an episode or two which owe a great deal to this show - for example, Space 1999's two-part The Bringers Of Wonder. Big ugly aliens appear, which can make the characters see them as whatever they want to see them as. Bit like a Pleasure Gelph, I'd say.
For its time it was imaginative, a little cheesy, but definitely fun, and I'm pleased to go back to it. When there's nothing much on tv (and that happens a lot) you could do a lot worse than putting an episode of this on.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The future is still fantastic!!!!, 21 Nov 2001
By vicsbooth1@aol.com (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
Twenty-five years after they were first transmitted, Space: 1999 year two episodes look better than ever. The quality of the prints is outstanding with the mono soundtrack sounding wonderful. Derek Wadsworth's jazzy music is still fun to hear. Here is a show that dispite it's title is not as dated as I thought it would be. The special effects by wizard Brian Johnson are still fun to watch and Moonbase Alpha interiors are very realistic. The extras on the discs are alot of fun with many stills featured that I had never seen before. Overall a great buy for fans of the series and science fiction fans in general.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Koenig to Moonbase Alpha!", 14 Sep 2008
By Sheryl Podlesak "Wildstar" (Lincolnshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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After the sombre and gritty feel of season one, season two of Space: 1999 feels almost light and fluffy in comparason. Boasting flashy new credits, a smaller Mission Control and redesigned costumes, the season two opening episode, The Metamorph, also introduced us to two new characters - the dashing Security Chief Tony Verdeschi, played by Tony Anholt, and the shape shifting Psychon, Maya, played by Catherine Schell. Most of the season one major characters return, with the exception of Paul Morrow and Victor Bergman who, I think, is the most sadly missed. His solid performance as the elderly Professor lent a steadying edge to the rest of the cast and he had a wonderful easy and natural acting style that no one else mastered. However, the two newcomers fill his absence nicely, displaying great chemistry in all their scenes together, and hinting at a possible off-screen romance!

Season one was often quite neutral in colour, but in season two colour abounds, both in the sets and the Moonbase uniforms, with the cast now sporting flashy new jackets. Storylines also take a gigantic leap forward, gifting us with action packed episodes and aliens that often pop in and out of Moonbase with alarming regularity and little regard for security! Some fans have argued that the second season loses the plot a little and goes over the top - as a fan I enjoy both seasons for different reasons - season one for its grittiness, excellent storylines and classic look, and season two for its pace, humour and characterisation.

Favourite episodes include The Metamorph, New Adam New Eve, The Beta Cloud, Dorzak and The Immunity Syndrome, but I guess this is because Verdeschi features quite heavily in most of them! Okay, I admit it - I'm shallow!

Space: 1999 didn't receive the recognition it deserved back in the '70's, due primarily to being bounced around the TV networks without adequate promotion. Now it has a following of dedicated fans and the two seasons have achieved cult status. As a fan of both seasons, I have no hesitation in recommending Space: 1999 to any new viewer. For its age, the effects are groundbreaking, particularly the beautiful backdrops of space, although admittedly some of the alien effects are quite laughable and often a little repetitive. But the series hasn't achieved cult status for nothing. I'll leave it up to you to decided which season is your favourite - have fun finding out!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Space 1999
Of the two series I did prefer series two, but series one was also good.
Published 2 months ago by John Jones

1.0 out of 5 stars Memories aren't made of this
The French word for memory is very interesting. It is souvenir, and conjours up ideas of nik-naks you've picked up through your life that years later have the power to remind you... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2004 by Veronique Guemise

4.0 out of 5 stars Remember those lovely times of home SciFi..
I like this series video pack that usually a lot of years ago. I like the argument and role playing of scenarios and situation. Read more
Published on 18 May 2004 by gerdiazg

2.0 out of 5 stars Stick to series one
Sadly the second season of Space 1999 is terrible compared to season one. Half the original cast were replaced, Barry gray's wonderful music was dropped and the stories became... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004 by John west

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining stuff
I remembered series 2 of Space 1999 from when I was a kid. The episode of 'Matter of Balance' as it turned out. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2001 by Andrew Woodmore (xoanan77@hotm...

4.0 out of 5 stars Stories are not so good but plenty of added material @@@@
The true Space 1999 remains for me, the first series. Here plots are weaker, monsters are ridiculos and their costumes are recycled so many times that you lose the count, but... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2001 by Riccardo Ronco

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