Countries where the show was sold include France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Turkey, Iran, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Peru, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. One scene in "The Metamorph" mentioning Bergman's death was scripted and filmed, but cut from the final edit. The programme would then offer four ten-to-twelve minute long acts (allowing for commercial breaks in North America) and finished with a short (and, in the second series, often light-hearted) "epilogue" scene. Gadgets and equipment with a futuristic appearance typical of contemporary science fiction were also more evident. Now we're way past it. I used to love to watch Space: 1999 when I was a kid in the 70's. I really loved the characters, the costumes, and the monsters. One thing was for sure; fans fell in love with Jerome from day one. [7] Byrne remained until the end of production; his last tasks were writing filler scenes for the desperately short "The Last Enemy" and a re-shoot for the troublesome "Space Brain". Space: 1999 Cast Birthdays List; Space: 1999 Episode Guide; Space: 1999 Store; Space: 1999 Main Page; . 'The Goonies' Cast: Where Are They Now? [32] The HTV region did not begin showing the series until October 1975, again in an early Friday evening slot. But human error blasted this Moon out of the Earth's orbit. The female characters tended to wear skirts and knee-high boots throughout the second series, rather than the flared trousers used in Year One. "[24] Since Year One was quite serious in tone, one of Freiberger's ways to accomplish this objective was to inject humour into Year Two stories whenever possible, but much of it seemed to the more vocal fans to be forced, especially at the conclusion of an episode, where the Alphans were seen as jovial and light-hearted despite whatever violent or tragic events might have previously befallen them. Abe Mandell was horrified by the finished product. Due to the limited studio space, other sets depicting Alpha interiors, such as Medical Centre, were assembled as needed. [9] Aside from the new theme music, which was more synthesised than the theme for Year One, Wadsworth also composed original music for the episodes "The Metamorph", "The Exiles", "One Moment of Humanity", "The Taybor", and "Space Warp". [6] Undaunted, Mandell created what he called his own Space: 1999 Network[7] and sold the completed program into first-run syndication directly to local stations. The cockpit of the Eagle has a slight resemblance to the cockpit of an earlier Anderson Supermarionation series, Fireball XL5. Several guest stars went on to appear in the Star Wars films, including Cushing, Glover, Lee, Blessed, Prowse, Michael Culver, Michael Sheard, Richard LeParmentier, Shane Rimmer, Angus MacInnes, Drewe Henley, Jack Klaff and Jack McKenzie. The largest stumbling block for the staff had been having all material vetted by ITC's New York office. Prof. Victor Bergman: [last message before evacuating Alpha] We are Mankind. Fanderson: Official Gerry & Sylvia Anderson Appreciation Society, Fanderson: Official Gerry & Sylvia Anderson appreciation society, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Maya's early makeup, with brown ears, strong brown "side-burns" and red-streaked hair. Freiberger had appropriated this approach from Star Trek; the endings of many of that show's episodes featured an upbeat discussion among the cast of the lessons learned during the episode and closing on a joke; this approach was copied for Space: 1999 with Koenig, Verdeschi, Russell, Carter and Maya enjoying a laugh in the Command Center. Release Dates The final original cast member on this list, Craig Anton stayed through the third season of "MADtv" while playing characters like Clorox in the "Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine" sketches. He left the New York cast of "Rent" to star in the . For all I know now it's out of date. This box set also included two booklets and a new set of extra features that were not on the Carlton DVD releases, including featurettes on "Concept & Creation" and "Special Effects & Design" (edited from an earlier "Fanderson" documentary made in 1996), textless and alternative opening and closing title sequences, a two-part Clapperboard special on Gerry Anderson from 1975, and also a brand new 70-minute documentary entitled "These Episodes" in which Anderson, Christopher Penfold, Johnny Byrne, Zienia Merton and David Lane reflect on the making of key episodes from the first series. Space: 1999, a British science-fiction television series, ran for 48 episodes broadcast between 1975 and 1977. In the 1980s and 90s, Night Court was one of the most popular sitcoms due to its wacky characters and goofy shenanigans. We had the Commlock. Landau and some of the supporting cast would be given expanded roles and would film an episode on location or on sets constructed for that story in Pinewood's Soundstage "M", while Bain and the remaining supporting cast (also in expanded roles) would film their episode in the standing Alpha sets on Soundstage "L". [1] In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space. Is "Space: 1999" anyway linked to other TV shows? Anderson responded that in the series opener, he would "blow up the Earth". Koenig and Russell went from a barely noticeable courtship to a physically passionate, full-fledged romance, in which the devotion ran so deep that they offered to die for each other ("Brian the Brain"). Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, (series creator) (24 episodes, 1975-1976), executive producer / producer (48 episodes, 1975-1977), associate producer (24 episodes, 1976-1977), production manager (24 episodes, 1975-1976), production manager (24 episodes, 1976-1977), assistant director (35 episodes, 1975-1977), assistant director (10 episodes, 1976-1977), third assistant director (unknown episodes), second unit director (uncredited) (24 episodes, 1976-1977), second assistant director (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), assistant art director (24 episodes, 1976-1977), construction manager (23 episodes, 1976-1977), scenic artist (uncredited) (24 episodes, 1975-1976), props (uncredited) (22 episodes, 1975-1976), re-recording mixer (31 episodes, 1976-1977), sound supervisor (23 episodes, 1976-1977), lighting cameraman / special effects director (48 episodes, 1975-1977), special effects / special effects director / special effects designer / special effect designer (48 episodes, 1975-1977), lighting cameraman (24 episodes, 1975-1976), model maker (uncredited) (48 episodes, 1975-1977), model maker (uncredited) (25 episodes, 1975-1977), matte artist (uncredited) (3 episodes, 1975-1976), stunt double: Martin Landau (uncredited) (6 episodes, 1975-1976), stunt double: Cassandra Harris (uncredited) (1 episode, 1977), assistant camera (uncredited) (3 episodes, 1975), focus puller (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), costumes: moon city (24 episodes, 1975-1976), wardrobe assistant (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), supervising editor (24 episodes, 1975-1976), second assistant editor (unknown episodes), first assistant editor (unknown episodes), assistant editor (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1975-1977), 1st assistant picture editor (uncredited) (1 episode, 1977), composer: stock music 'The Astronauts' (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), composer: stock music (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), driver (uncredited) (30 episodes, 1975-1976), production executive (24 episodes, 1976-1977), technical director (24 episodes, 1976-1977), story consultant (14 episodes, 1975-1976), secretary to Martin Landau & Barbara Bain (unknown episodes), runner (uncredited) (7 episodes, 1975-1976), stand-in: Martin Landau (uncredited) (6 episodes, 1975-1976), stand-in: Barbara Bain (uncredited) (3 episodes, 1975-1976), stand-in: John Shrapnell (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), stand-in: Brian Blessed (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), stand-in: Peter Bowles (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), stand-in: Tony Anholt (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), stand-in: Guy Rolfe (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), stand-in: Catherine Schell (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976), stand-in: Barry Morse (uncredited) (1 episode, 1976). February 24, 2023; INTERVIEW: Andrew E.C. The opening credits for the first series featured a dramatic fanfare composed by long-time Anderson associate Barry Gray, whose scores for the series were his final compositions for an Anderson production. In 1972, Sir Lew Grade, head of ITC Entertainment, proposed financing a second series of the Century 21 production UFO to show-runners Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Schell had previously guest-starred as the Servant of the Guardian in the Year One episode "Guardian of Piri". Likewise, it was mentioned in this publication that Morrow and Kano had died in an Eagle crash between series and explained that Dr. Mathias, supposedly Alpha's psychiatrist (although he seems to be more Russell's assistant), was on sabbatical doing research. Red, navy, or dark-green jackets also appeared, originally on just the senior staff, then on many of the male extras. [12], One week before live action filming commenced, Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Johnson and his team began work on the visual effects sequences for the first episode at Bray Studios near Maidenhead, Berkshire on 5 November 1973. Most importantly, however, her Psychon abilities as a metamorph with the power of "molecular transformation" allowed her to convert herself into any living thing for an hour at a time, were designed to add a certain "wow" factor to the newly revamped series. The series premiered in September 1975, on the ITV network but was not broadcast nationally at the same time (this remained the case until a repeat airing on BBC Two in 1998). The expansive "Main Mission" set, with its balcony and windows revealing the lunar surface, was replaced by a more compact "Command Center" (they used the American spelling on the set), supposedly deep underground (again, this change was explained in the Year Two Writers' Bible and Technical Manual as necessary for security, but never explained onscreen). I figured that by 1999, I would be living and working in space as an adult. The TV MegaSite's Space: 1999 site is a small fan page with information, links, cast info, photos, . The first series (or season, often referred to as Year One) of 24 episodes began transmission in 1975, though production of the first episode began in 1973. The first story "Breakaway", was adapted by Nicholas Briggs who previously reimagined The Prisoner and also acts as director. 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