Of course it is dumb, so is the moon becoming a spaceship. The show captured my imagination as a child, who didn't understand those things and I was enamored with the look and feel of the show. At...
Of course it is dumb, so is the moon becoming a spaceship.
The show captured my imagination as a child, who didn't understand those things and I was enamored with the look and feel of the show. At that time other sci-fi series were reruns of Lost In Space and Star Trek. Space 1999 looked like NASA pictures, and Kubrick's 2001. It look real.
I'm all for it. After reading the premise and watching a few clips, I placed an order for the apparently very well done blu-ray set that came out a few years ago.
I'm all for it. After reading the premise and watching a few clips, I placed an order for the apparently very well done blu-ray set that came out a few years ago.
Just don't watch the second season. Some media executives thought they could a better job. The second season is a complete reboot, a horrendously bad one.
Just don't watch the second season.
Some media executives thought they could a better job. The second season is a complete reboot, a horrendously bad one.
My recollection is that something weird was happening with the nuclear dump but they couldn't detect an increase in external radiation that could be causing it. The twist of episode 1 can be...
My recollection is that something weird was happening with the nuclear dump but they couldn't detect an increase in external radiation that could be causing it. The twist of episode 1 can be summed up by a quote so dumb it has been forever seared into my memory:
My favourite was the one where they find an automated, nuclear-powered probe that had been sent from earth to peacefully explore the universe, only to discover that the nuclear drive had...
My favourite was the one where they find an automated, nuclear-powered probe that had been sent from earth to peacefully explore the universe, only to discover that the nuclear drive had malfunctioned. The probe had spent the last twenty years sterilizing the surface of every planet it visited with an apocalyptic hail of gamma rays.
An accidental universe-genociding machine. Slaughter on a scale beyond imagining. They played it straight but to me it was so absurdly horrific it had to be dark humour.
In this show the moon is drifting aimlessly through space yet it passes through a different solar system every week. The universe is densely packed in Space 1999. This probe has annihilated...
In this show the moon is drifting aimlessly through space yet it passes through a different solar system every week. The universe is densely packed in Space 1999. This probe has annihilated hundreds of planets if not thousands.
For anyone who's never seen it, you should check out "Message from Moonbase Alpha", which was created for the 1999 convention. It wraps up the series, and introduces an interesting paradox at the...
For anyone who's never seen it, you should check out "Message from Moonbase Alpha", which was created for the 1999 convention. It wraps up the series, and introduces an interesting paradox at the same time :)
I saw it when it first came out! At the time DVDs were not a thing, and I did not access to VHS players. I hadn't seen anything from the show since I was a child. I discovered that video via my...
I saw it when it first came out!
At the time DVDs were not a thing, and I did not access to VHS players. I hadn't seen anything from the show since I was a child. I discovered that video via my job in the computer lab. It was a wonderful gift from out of nowhere.
I haven't seen the second season ( horribly failed reboot of the series ) since I was a child, but I think there was an episode in it when they temporarily made contact with Earth and yes, there...
I haven't seen the second season ( horribly failed reboot of the series ) since I was a child, but I think there was an episode in it when they temporarily made contact with Earth and yes, there were all sorts of environmental catastrophes that resulted in not having the moon.
Perhaps the only scientifically accurate thing that happens in the show, only slightly undercut by the fact that I think it turns out to be some sort of space illusion from psychic aliens or some...
Perhaps the only scientifically accurate thing that happens in the show, only slightly undercut by the fact that I think it turns out to be some sort of space illusion from psychic aliens or some shit.
How many of those Eagles did they have? I could swear they blew up several of them in every episode.
Yep, that is a standard joke in conversations about Space 1999.
They seemed to have an endless supply of those spaceships to destroy.
Maybe they had a 3-d printer in the back that could make new ones.
By "Space 1999" I'm referring to the 1 season miniseries and not the flop of the season 2 reboot.
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I love it.
(From Wikipedia's description of the show)
Of course it is dumb, so is the moon becoming a spaceship.
The show captured my imagination as a child, who didn't understand those things and I was enamored with the look and feel of the show. At that time other sci-fi series were reruns of Lost In Space and Star Trek. Space 1999 looked like NASA pictures, and Kubrick's 2001. It look real.
I'm all for it. After reading the premise and watching a few clips, I placed an order for the apparently very well done blu-ray set that came out a few years ago.
Just don't watch the second season.
Some media executives thought they could a better job. The second season is a complete reboot, a horrendously bad one.
My recollection is that something weird was happening with the nuclear dump but they couldn't detect an increase in external radiation that could be causing it. The twist of episode 1 can be summed up by a quote so dumb it has been forever seared into my memory:
"So it was radiation... Magnetic radiation!"
10/10 best dumbest sci-fi of all time
My favourite was the one where they find an automated, nuclear-powered probe that had been sent from earth to peacefully explore the universe, only to discover that the nuclear drive had malfunctioned. The probe had spent the last twenty years sterilizing the surface of every planet it visited with an apocalyptic hail of gamma rays.
An accidental universe-genociding machine. Slaughter on a scale beyond imagining. They played it straight but to me it was so absurdly horrific it had to be dark humour.
The Queller Drive!
That was one of my favorite episodes too.
Oh okay, so like… two planets, three tops? And all within the same star system? Doesn’t sound so bad…
In this show the moon is drifting aimlessly through space yet it passes through a different solar system every week. The universe is densely packed in Space 1999. This probe has annihilated hundreds of planets if not thousands.
For anyone who's never seen it, you should check out "Message from Moonbase Alpha", which was created for the 1999 convention. It wraps up the series, and introduces an interesting paradox at the same time :)
I saw it when it first came out!
At the time DVDs were not a thing, and I did not access to VHS players. I hadn't seen anything from the show since I was a child. I discovered that video via my job in the computer lab. It was a wonderful gift from out of nowhere.
Whenever I think of this show I think about the catastrophe that must be unfolding back on Earth without the Moon’s tidal influence.
I haven't seen the second season ( horribly failed reboot of the series ) since I was a child, but I think there was an episode in it when they temporarily made contact with Earth and yes, there were all sorts of environmental catastrophes that resulted in not having the moon.
Perhaps the only scientifically accurate thing that happens in the show, only slightly undercut by the fact that I think it turns out to be some sort of space illusion from psychic aliens or some shit.