"Space: 1999" (1975) TV series 1975-1977

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

5 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Future Is Fantastic!

Plot:

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Space | Alpha | Explosion | Atomic Waste

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Commander John Koenig (48 episodes, 1975-1978)
Barbara Bain	...	Dr. Helena Russell (48 episodes, 1975-1978)
Nick Tate	...	Alan Carter (42 episodes, 1975-1978)
Zienia Merton	...	Sandra Benes (35 episodes, 1975-1977)
Catherine Schell	...	Maya / ... (25 episodes, 1975-1978)
Barry Morse	...	Prof. Victor Bergman (24 episodes, 1975-1976)
Quentin Pierre	...	Security Guard / ... (24 episodes, 1975-1978)
Tony Anholt	...	Tony Verdeschi (23 episodes, 1976-1978)
Prentis Hancock	...	Paul Morrow (23 episodes, 1975-1976)
Clifton Jones	...	David Kano (23 episodes, 1975-1976)
Anton Phillips	...	Dr. Mathias / ... (23 episodes, 1975-1976)
Andy Dempsey	...	Main Mission Operative (23 episodes, 1975-1976)
Tony Allyn	...	Security Guard (20 episodes, 1975-1976)

Also Known As:

"Spazio: 1999" (Italy)

Runtime:

52 min (48 episodes)

Country:

UK | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) (TV rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Group 3

Trivia:

Maya's makeup undergoes a subtle change as Season 2 goes on. Initially, she has brown ears as large "sideburns." In later episodes, her ears are normal colored, and her sideburns are thinned out.

Goofs:

Continuity: Eagle numbers on doors in cockpits not always what the pilots call in and the numbers don't always match with each other.

Quotes:

John Koenig: If we understand others, in time, I believe, we come to understand ourselves.

Movie Connections:

Featured in All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008) (TV)

I love this show like family

This show calls up happy memories of laying on my grandma's shag carpeted living room, totally enthralled by this show. It was the mid 70s and we didn't even have a space shuttle yet. The ships, clothes and hardware of this show looked like something I could possibly experience in my lifetime. I figured that by 1999, I would be living and working in space as an adult. Well none of that really panned out but all these years later, this show is still great fun to watch. It has a style and mood that is so unique. I hope they never try to do a remake. Part of it's charm is how 70s it is. The bell bottom uniforms, the sketchy science, the sideburns. It's all so perfect. As a child, this show made me excited for the future like nothing else.