Space 1999 Moonbase Technical Operations Manual

[Blackstar]

Over two seasons, 13 Eagles crashed (possibly repaired) and 19 Eagles lost.

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I have obtained the book. Here are some images.

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Never forget: September 13, 1999.

https://twitter.com/GerryAndersonTV/status/1569284402995253249

[Oersted]

I have obtained the book. Here are some images.

Love the look of that book! - Thx for posting.

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https://shop.gerryanderson.com/collections/new

[LittleBird]

Lots of furniture that looks cool but probably hurts your back:

https://filmandfurniture.com/2020/06/space-age-furniture-in-sci-fi-films/

I'm afraid I can't resist posting a pic of the chair (couch ?) which gives Kim Cattrall such a hard time in the Canadian remake of "Sensitive Skin". I love the idea of interiors like this, I'm not sure how I'd get on with the reality.

Seems these chairs are multiplying, I saw another larger one in a pic of designers for EV manufacturers' BYD https://www.bydeurope.com/pdp-auto  ... I think I'll see them everywhere now.

[LittleBird]

My Xmas space book is already spoken for, as I've asked Santa for one of archipeppe's but that would be a very tempting alternative. A viewing of an ep or 2 of UFO may be in order tonight ...

[Robert_the_Doll]

Ah UFO, which had plenty of "hardware" to ogle at:

[Blackstar]

Ah UFO, which had plenty of "hardware" to ogle at:

The video linked above indicates that the technical manual provides an explanation for the purple wigs. It will be amusing to learn what that is.

We learned in at least one episode that the wig was part of their uniform--sort of like a hat. Now it's ridiculous, but like so much of Gerry Anderson's stuff, there was an internal logic to the illogic.

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[sanman]

Yeah, I'm surprised that in the age of the streaming wars, with Netflix and others competing so fiercely against each other, that nobody has tried to make another go at a Space:1999-style series. The iconic look of the show with its very recognizable elements, along with an established fan-base, should make it a shoo-in for audiences to gravitate toward, even if just for nostalgia's sake. And it also provides a nifty near-future space sci-fi story setting, as opposed to a far-future fantasy. The thing is they'd have to re-work the original premise of how the Moon escapes from orbit around Earth, without going into Moonfall levels of cheesiness.

[Blackstar]

Yeah, I'm surprised that in the age of the streaming wars, with Netflix and others competing so fiercely against each other, that nobody has tried to make another go at a Space:1999-style series. The iconic look of the show with its very recognizable elements, along with an established fan-base, should make it a shoo-in for audiences to gravitate toward, even if just for nostalgia's sake. And it also provides a nifty near-future space sci-fi story setting, as opposed to a far-future fantasy. The thing is they'd have to re-work the original premise of how the Moon escapes from orbit around Earth, without going into Moonfall levels of cheesiness.

There was an effort to revive the show about a decade ago:

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/2040/1

I don't think this show can be rebooted. Reboots bank on name recognition. It's considered free publicity because people know the name, the concept, and have a fondness for it. In the 1970s, the year 1999 was the future. Now it's the past. So can you keep the name? A lot of people will be confused by it and think that it's a show about a quarter century ago. Also, it only lasted two seasons and that was nearly 50 years ago. Reboots usually have to be more popular (lasting many seasons) and more recent. I just don't think that Space 1999 can work now.

[Thorny]

I don't think this show can be rebooted. Reboots bank on name recognition. It's considered free publicity because people know the name, the concept, and have a fondness for it. In the 1970s, the year 1999 was the future. Now it's the past. So can you keep the name? A lot of people will be confused by it and think that it's a show about a quarter century ago. Also, it only lasted two seasons and that was nearly 50 years ago. Reboots usually have to be more popular (lasting many seasons) and more recent. I just don't think that Space 1999 can work now.

I think the remake/reboot was proposed as Space: 2049. A remake could work as long as they keep it about Moonbase Alpha and do away with the ridiculous "flying through the universe on the moon" premise. Perhaps they could discover a Babylon 5-like Jumpgate near the moon, or the Earth gets hit by an asteroid and Moonbase Alpha gets cut off. But I do think UFO would be the better property to reboot. Space: 1999 after all began life as UFO Season 2 because ITC (or whoever) wanted more Moonbase. So you could get both remakes in one show.

[Blackstar]

I think the remake/reboot was proposed as Space: 2049.

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/2040/1

[Blackstar]

Okay, spoiler alert if you have not bought the book:

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For those who don't know, "The Day After Tomorrow" was a mid-1970s TV movie that used some of the sets from Space 1999. It is about a family that travels to another star. I think it was intended to be a pilot for a new series, but there was no interest.

It's been forever since I watched it, but it was aimed more at kids than adults. Not really dumbed down, but I think that the girl was the lead character. It is now out on DVD, complete with a poster of the spaceship. I think the artwork for that poster has been around a long time and is not new.


http://geekchocolate.co.uk/the-day-after-tomorrow/