[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Any thoughts you'd like to share?



I have Space 1999 in my Zavvi basket, but haven't checked out because I haven't heard anything about it and have an enormous "to watch" list.

Originally Posted by trebor8273

always liked space 1999 its a little corny and a bit trippy. its a really nice HD transfer and a big improvement over the dvds, if you like Anderson's other shows think you will like it.

The dvd picture quality was superb anyway, the prints sparkled, Treb suggests they weren't great when they are.

The series is one of two halves Nos. Series one is serious space opera with the moon base and her crew basically trying to survive after being cut off from the earth's orbit following a massive explosion as the moon hurtles through space, whereas series two brings in Catherine Schell as Maya - a shape changing alien - and the series becomes more fun.

I also disagree with it being a little corny. It was superbly acted from the likes of Martin Landau and Barbara Bain and had a high caliber of guest star such as Joan Collins, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and directors including Val Guest and Peter Medak. On top of that the miniature effects work is exemplary with both the Moonbase and the Eagle space ships coming across as very realistic. It was far superior to the FX work on Universal's Battlestar Galactica for example a few years later where the Cylon ships all flew in the exact same formation as they were clearly superimposed on the screen.