Space: 1999 

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

Stars:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Martin Landau	...	Commander John Koenig 48 episodes, 1975-1977
Barbara Bain	...	Dr. Helena Russell 48 episodes, 1975-1977
Nick Tate	...	Alan Carter 42 episodes, 1975-1977
Zienia Merton	...	Sandra Benes 35 episodes, 1975-1977
Sarah Bullen	...	Operative Kate / ... 25 episodes, 1975-1977
Barry Morse	...	Prof. Victor Bergman 24 episodes, 1975-1976
Catherine Schell	...	Maya / ... 25 episodes, 1975-1977
Prentis Hancock	...	Paul Morrow 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Clifton Jones	...	David Kano 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Anton Phillips	...	Dr. Mathias / ... 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Tony Anholt	...	Tony Verdeschi 23 episodes, 1976-1977

Storyline

In 1999, Moonbase Alpha, nestled in the Lunar crater Plato, is a scientific research colony and watchdog over silos of atomic waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side. On September 13, 1999, magnetic energy builds to cause an explosive chain-reaction of the waste, blasting the Moon out of Earth's orbit and off the plane of the ecliptic, out of the Solar System. The inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive on their wandering Moon as it is displaced further into unknown space by freak space warps. Along the way, they are joined by an alien woman with the ability to change herself into any living creature at will.

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Plot Keywords:

moon base | outer space | moon | year 1999 | atomic waste | 

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Taglines:

An Adventure As Big As The Universe!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Landau (Commander John Koenig) and Barbara Bain (Dr. Helena Russell) were married in real-life from 1957 to 1993 (separated since 1982). They had two children, both girls; Sue and Juliet, the latter having worked with her father in the movie Ed Wood(1994).

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Goofs

Between seasons 1 and 2, uniforms and signage were altered in ways that are almost completely cosmetic (such as no rhyme or reason as to why some season two characters are always wearing jackets and others not). This makes no logical sense for a base with limited resources and few opportunities for resupply.

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Quotes

John Koenig: It's better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else's dream.

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Crazy Credits

During the first season, excerpts for each week's episode were incorporated into the opening credits, more specifically the "This Episode" section, which was something of a Gerry Anderson trademark.

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Alternate Versions

The first episode of season two, "The Metamorph," was first broadcast in the US in a slightly different edit than that shown in Britain and later syndication. During the original run, many American stations cut key scenes from the episodes in order to fit time slots. The Sci-Fi Channel reruns of "Space: 1999" were reportedly heavily edited. When the first two episodes were edited into the TV-movie, Alien Attack, several additional scenes were filmed using non-regulars.

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Connections

Referenced in Malcolm in the Middle: Malcolm's Girlfriend (2001)

User Reviews

Best Sci-Fi series ever (1st season)

I have been a huge fan of Space:1999 since I was about 5 years old (yes, really) But whereas at that age it was mostly the special effects, and the Eagles that grabbed my attention, as time went by; I started to realize that most of the first season episodes were imbued with a metaphysical element that had totally escaped me before. I think this is by far the most well-conceived science-fiction series ever, and that the cast was not only diverse and representative but also acted very well. In some important ways Space; 1999 (having caught me at a most impressionable age) helped shape many of my thoughts on the future of humanity - and on the relevancy of Science-Fiction to our increasingly globalized culture - an absolute novelty back in 1975. My last words on this wonderful series: Please don't miss it!

Details

Official Sites:

Carlton Video Ltd

Country:

UK Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Space: 1999

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Group 3, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (48 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3