Jan 29, 2008 over 20 years later, a seven minute film was created called message from moonbase alpha. As filming on year two came to its conclusion, it became apparent that there would be no third season, and the series ended with the episode the dorcons. Finally, one of the most effective episodes of space. 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 scripted ending was cut, where tony asks if the jammer can be adapted so he doesnt hear maya s voice. On the same point, if youre seeing a vidcap here, its color is not necessarily an exact match either, given similar possible variation plus potential vidcap differences.
The philosophical first season was revamped for an actionpacked more americanized second season before it went off the air in 1977. For the uninitiated, the show saw the moon blasted out of earth orbit, and the residents of moonbase alpha, under the command of john koenig martin landau facing a. Helena russell, barry morse as victor bergman, and catherine schell as maya, space. It is also seen in the a b chrysalis, seed of destruction, space warp, bringers of wonder part 2 and devils planet. At that time, a lunar base seemed inevitable now, it seems like a forgotten dream. But can he, a man of peace, really be guilty of the crimes of violence for which he is being exiled. The trial is by combat and the pair must face three aliens, one with. Dorcons threaten to invade alpha unless maya is handed over to them for.
All that glisters is the fourth episode of the second series of space. The series was the last production by the partnership of gerry and sylvia anderson and was the most expensive series produced for british television up to that time. I got the inspiration after seeing the video shpshftr66 made on her. Manganese trisilicate mnsio8, a valid mineral, magnesium phosphate a rare chemical, lithium an element that doesnt occur on its own, but can occur for instance in clays, titanium another element that doesnt occur by itself, but in minerals such as rutile and illmenite, found in magmatic intrusions that have undergone segregation, such as gabbros and. The expansive taybor, an intergalactic merchant arrives from hyper space on his ship the emporium. The stunning visuals captivate and transport the viewer into another dimension. A feverish maya is stricken with a fever that causes her to transform into a repulsive space.
Malic tries to maneuver himself into a position of power. According to the rules of luton, psychon had a peaceful and happy culture, with one race, one religion and one government. Mar, 2019 the highend live action work, and vast sets, combined with top notch miniature and special effects captured the imagination of a generation, with many space. David prowse, who, of course, is now famous as darth vader, was in the costume. Richard le parmentier is named sam in the script and episode, but credited as ed malcolm the name used in script revisions. Catherine schell as maya transformations space 1999 by robyno. The immunity syndrome helena and maya landing in the glider and an alien gives an ominous message. According to her statement in the episode the rules of luton, psychon had a peaceful and happy culture, with one race, one religion and one government. Mentor and his daughter maya were the two who remained until the end, the former attempting to revive it through. Key roles in the metamorph, the taybor, the rules of luton, new adam, new eve, the a b chrysalis, seed of destruction, the beta cloud, space warp in alien forms, the bringers of wonder, dorzak, the dorcons. Koenig and maya fight to save moonbase alpha from deadly aliens.
Seed of destruction is the thirteenth episode of the second series of space. Alien troops invade moonbase alpha, seeking maya s brain to extend their abilities and obtain immortality. Another cut was maya telling dorzak about the gastronomic delights on alpha he tells her you have become very earthly, maya. Neither past nor future, the future is the past and the testament of arkadia the link. Koenig realizes that if the taybor sold them his space ship, it would enable the alphans to fly back to earth, but the price the taybor is asking for this transaction is maya. Certainly, each episode will be a new challenge or discovery, but the way that these events are handled will have longer term effect and implication on our characters and their environment. Space 1999 original series year one 19751976 24 episodes space 1999 year two 19761977 24 episodes space 1999 cast and characters. The expansive taybor, an intergalactic merchant arrives from hyperspace on his ship the emporium. Heres an upbeat update on that long, longdelayed space. Schell was 32 in 1976, so presumably maya is approximately the same age. When producer fred freiberger came on board he set up a system where from time to time two episodes would be filmed simultaneously for scheduling purposes, specially scripted so that key regulars would have a minimal presence in one episode while taking centre stage in another.
The maya series was also intended to run for episodes a. For the uninitiated, the show saw the moon blasted out of earth orbit, and the residents of moonbase alpha, under the command of john koenig martin landau facing a struggle to survive. An eight disc dvd box set containing all twenty four fifty minute long approx episodes of space 1999. Its 1999 and moonbase alpha has been built on the moon to safeguard the nuclear waste shipped from earth. The dorcons are a race of conquerors who can live forever by transplantation of a psychon brain stem. Space 1999 is a british sciencefiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Arkadia is finished, but she, arkadia, lives on in the bodies, hearts and minds of the few of us who left before the end, taking the seeds of a new beginning. This episode introduces moonbase alphas resident alien maya, who has the power to transform herself into any creature at will. The former home of a people also called psychons, most of whom died or left during the decline.
Had this project gone ahead, maya would have been absent from space. Actor name, character name and profession, number of episodes. Space 1999 dorzak the universal plague warning system and the commander checking out asteroids for possible colonization. Italian tv had coproduced the stuff so it was aired around 6pm, not a very appropriate slot to broadcast scenes of people burned alive by their commanders lasergun. The first science fiction work i ever saw was space. The appearance of the colors on this page, or the colors in the episodes, may vary by monitor andor tv anyway. One hangar scene is an unused shot from space warp. Koenig convinces helena and maya that their supposed rescuers from earth are really hostile aliens who want a nuclear explosion on moonbase alpha. With maya now a crew member the alphans discover a young couple called cantor and zova who have been in suspended animation for some while. The probe changes into a dorcon ship, and maya freaks out. Space warp is the fifteenth episode of the second series of space.
The nuclear waste explodes, in a chain reaction, and the moon is hurled out of earths orbit, into space. Space 1999s top 10 scariest moments gerry andersons space. This is due to a number of factors, including the nature of episodic television and its production at that time as compared to now, and the variance in airing dates from station to station and nation to nation. The maya series was also intended to run for episodes a year. She asserts she will stay by him until he recovers and changes into dorzak. Maya catherine schell and helena russel barbara bain prepare to descend to a planets surface in space 1999 episode the immunity syndrome sci fi tv shows sci fi series tv series cosmos 1999 science fiction fiction movies space girl lost in space old tv.
Russell got a bit of a makeover that made her look prettier and less rigid. The people of moonbase alpha are suprised by the sudden appearance in their midst of a man named magus, who. On the planet psychon, an evilminded alien named mentor. Helena russell, john koenig, maya, tony verdeschi, alan carter. The crew of moonbase alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the moon from orbit into deep space. A spaceship arrives on moonbase alpha carrying a prisoner, whom maya is astonished to learn is dorzak, a survivor from her planet, psychon. New equipment enabling john, helena and alan to return goes awry and the three land in plagueravaged 14thcentury scotland. Next month, ill be back with a recap of one of the better season two episodes. How many days on the average were you given to shoot an episode of 1999. These events were forever consigned to the alternatefuture of gerry andersons mid1970s space epic tv show, space. In the script this was a white mouse with zebra stripes. To seek out and begin again in the distant regions of space. Catherine schell as maya transformations space 1999 duration.
On september, 1999, disaster strikes and the nuclear waste explodes causing a chain reaction that hurls the moon out of earths orbit and into deep space. Finally maya becomes a bee and enters the creatures ear, discovering it to be a machine. The screenplay was written by fred freiberger, using the pseudonym charles woodgrove. All episodes are listed by title on one screen instead of two. About adi tantimedh adi tantimedh is a filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist who just likes to writer. Maya was born on the planet psychon, approximately 32 earth years before the arrival of moonbase alpha. Alans description about his australian cattle ranch and surf boards is cut. The arrival of the alphans on another planet seems to cause a change in its atmosphere, setting off pollution and poisoning of the water.
Space 1999 is one of televisions most influential and hugely p. Consul varda expresses the peaceful intentions of the dorcons. In the second series commander koenig and his team are based in a gigantic underground complex located on a planet in the far flung reaches of space. Character progression and story telling can now have meaningful long arcs and significant impact. It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the yellow and the orange colors on screen, at least in some copies of episodes. With martin landau, barbara bain, catherine schell, tony anholt. Maya, the last known psychon, is traced to moonbase alpha by the dorcons, who threaten the alphans with destruction unless maya is handed over. All 8 discs 6 for episodes, 2 for extras are placed in one wide clear case instead of two like series 1. All these trivialities aside this new release is the dvd pinnacle for space. Martin landau barbara bain nick tate play s2 e24 see viewing options. 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 moons far side. Alpha needs titanium to repair its life support system and traces of it are located on the planet psychon that is near to the moon. Koenig realizes that if the taybor sold them his spaceship, it would enable the alphans to fly back to earth, but the price the taybor is asking for this transaction is maya.
When i saw this edition of season 2 and the words on the front saying remastered i had thought that all of the episodes had been remastered onto dvd. This first episode of the season, produced by fred freiberger, introduces maya to the regular cast. Whilst koenig and maya are exploring a planet called luton,which is lush in vegetation, she picks a flower and he helps himself to some fruit. They meet zoran, the sole survivor of the last exploratory force, who tells them that the planet is controlled by an immortal being with whom koenig must parley if he and his crew are to leave the planet alive. February 26, 2012 if youre hungry for collectibles based on the classic original space. Apollo 11 at mare tranquilitatis, aka tranquility base, july 20, 1969. In trek we know fed space, klingon space, romulan space, know the dominion is this side of the galaxy, the borg on that side, etc, etc. What intrigued me is that the alphans could not seem to defeat this creature. The series premise was set up in the first episode, entitled breakaway. Jun 08, 2018 space 1999 top 5 best series 2 episodes duration. When characters wearing these two different colors stand next to each other, the difference can perhaps be better noted. Maya was considered to be a successful character, and the producers began grooming her for a spinoff show that would run concurrently with the third series of space. Space 1999 s02e05 brian the brain full episodes video.
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