“Space:1999” marathon on Pluto

I love it, and was stoked when I turned on Pluto this morning and it was on. It was bleak and quiet and mesmerizing. A total departure from other sci-fi of the time. I still have my Eagle One Transporter.

And then there were Tony and Alan...

oh Alan!!! Occasional and brief VPL.

I haven't seen it since its original run in Canada. Was disappointed when they changed the theme music.

In "college" I had an instructor who looked like Maya and she taught a "Humanities" course in futurism. I was stoned on hash for most of her classes and did well. worked ok for Linear Algebra as well. Macroeconomics not so much.

I always felt sorry for Barbara Bain. So sad and anemic looking. At the time everyone blamed Martin Landau.

we referred to it as one of those Brit puppet shows without the puppets.

I believe UFO was an earlier attempt at the same. That show had an even cooler theme music

It's such a strange show.

The central premise made no sense: how would the wandering moon be able to travel as faster than light speeds between solar systems, and then slow down once it was in a solar system?

The most interesting thing about the series was its look, with the off-white uniforms and white interiors. tThe Eagles were really cool short-range spaceships and seemed fairly believable.

Barbara Bain had been so sexy on "Mission: Impossible," and now she was so sexless. But of course no one, not even Susan Sullivan (who resembled her) or Barrie Youngfellow or Pamela Sue Martin could pull off a more fabulous pivot move during the credits of the show.

[quote] I believe UFO was an earlier attempt at the same.

UFO's producers saw their highest rated episodes were Moon-centric so planned Season Two would be primarily about their Moonbase. When UFO was cancelled by Lord Lew the Andersons pursued the idea with the 1999 series.

I referred UFO.

oops. Preferred.

thanks r5. My older brother's girlfriend had that hairdo, but normal brown. we all called her UFO at the time. I should call her that the next time I see her. They married in 1974.

family folklore has it that she let her bangs grow in order to trim them that way and her mother flipped out when she asked how to dye her hair purple.

Good for your sister. I think the Moonbase cut was quite becoming, though I'd hold off on the dye unless she also wore all silver clothing and accessories.

I like that shit when in the mood. I like the show’s introduction and titles, music, etc.