I have seen you tube videos explaining why season 2 was so horrible. It's because the American division of ITC took over from the UK division & they thought season 1 was too dark,thought provoking and spooky for children so they made season 2 to be less ominous and spooky by adding cheesy creatures & characters like the ones you see all threw season two and then they made Alpha a groovy 70's love base and it literally destroyed the series & it's ratings.
@darthsideous1968 Very interesting I was one of those 70's kids that watched this and it was the monsters and the funky 70's feel but for me it was MAYA that I watched waiting for the cool sound of her turning into something and going wow I love the chlorine monster! This is so awesome its like going through my childhood a second time I feel young again!
In all honesty, like you, I watched all episodes in season 1 & 2 I did enjoy it as much as you did but looking back I loved the fact that in season 1 you always had that creepy dark ominous tone in the music and throw in the occasional skeleton,charred or rotting corpse but it was the moral message & meaning at the end that left me wanting to see the next episode! Season 2, as groovy & wacky as it was, really didn't have that.
@darthsideous1968 This episode may bee my favourite haha Maya had a lot of transformations and my ole favourite chlorine monster made a come-back there was the cute mouse and the monster she turned into to battle the machine monster! It was too bad her and Dorzak couldn't of teamed up poor Taybor lost his prize also! Thanks for your post and have a good week Psychons rule Dorcons suck haha again!
I enjoyed the beta cloud as well because,even though the monster was incredibly cheesy, it still was pretty spooky! Every body on Alpha is ill, and only 2 or 3 people were left to fend for themselves against a marauding monster and a faceless voice with no where to run.
Thanks for the great comments bud! It's nice to find a fellow space 1999 fan who loves the show as much as I did & still do and share some great memories!!!
@darthsideous1968 I noticed watched again and the door for the electrical equp was opened without the voice command of Tony the chlorine monster was a flop doll in the hands of the machine monster and the backround music sounded like the basis for the New Wave music I loved in the 80's I'm a HUGH Soft Cell fan "tainted love" 81!!! take care again!!!
Out of all the episodes of season 2 I only liked maybe 3 or 4 episodes otherwise season 2 of Space 1999 was terrible! Season 1 was by far the best! The stories were more intelligent darker,scarier & thought provoking. Then came season 2 and all of the sudden moon base Alpha was transformed into this groovy place with the unmistakable 70's message of having love in's on the moon & shag hair do's was in. And so was bad acting &cheesy monsters! But at least Helena's hair was perfect!
Producer Fred Freiberger, who wrote this episode using an alias, appears to have lifted elements from the movie "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", which he co-wrote.
ThanksWhiteRaraAvis for posting both seasons of Space!
Dave Prowse said the he was given permission to throw anything he could handle at anything on the set EXCEPT towards the cameras...*those* were expensive!
Correct me if I'm mistaken but isn't that the same creature that Maya transformed into a couple of episodes before when she was feverish and hallucinating, AND wasn't IT also able to survive in vacuum for a limited amount of time ????
Oh. My. God. Am I caught in a timewarp?
theScytheofGod 1 day ago
Haven't seen this in ages. Thanks !!
Toracube 1 day ago
GOSTO QUANDO MAYA SE TRANSFORMA E MOSTRA QUE TAMANHO NÃO É DOCUMENTO.
everaldolourimer 1 day ago in playlist Favorite videos
compared with modern sci-fi series i find this more realistic and amazing
thanks for uploading space 1999
Starfire250Productio 4 days ago
David Prowse the first Darth Vader played the robot alien monster in this episode Thanks
emtvans 2 weeks ago
Wow, you don't see aliens like THAT on Star Trek!
lemonrind 2 weeks ago
Personally I love the relationships that go on between the characters. Thank you for all the space 1999 episodes.
ctowerpower 3 weeks ago
@ctowerpower You are welcome.
WhiteRaraAvis 3 weeks ago
Good Old Dave Prowse.. The Best Mask Wearer from the '70s. Darth Vader, The Black Knight from Jabberwocky, and now this!!
HENJAM48 1 month ago
I have seen you tube videos explaining why season 2 was so horrible. It's because the American division of ITC took over from the UK division & they thought season 1 was too dark,thought provoking and spooky for children so they made season 2 to be less ominous and spooky by adding cheesy creatures & characters like the ones you see all threw season two and then they made Alpha a groovy 70's love base and it literally destroyed the series & it's ratings.
darthsideous1968 1 month ago in playlist Classic Science Fiction #2
@darthsideous1968 Very interesting I was one of those 70's kids that watched this and it was the monsters and the funky 70's feel but for me it was MAYA that I watched waiting for the cool sound of her turning into something and going wow I love the chlorine monster! This is so awesome its like going through my childhood a second time I feel young again!
americanmonarchist 3 weeks ago
@americanmonarchist
bleeeeeeeleeeeleeeeeleeeee
lol!!!!
In all honesty, like you, I watched all episodes in season 1 & 2 I did enjoy it as much as you did but looking back I loved the fact that in season 1 you always had that creepy dark ominous tone in the music and throw in the occasional skeleton,charred or rotting corpse but it was the moral message & meaning at the end that left me wanting to see the next episode! Season 2, as groovy & wacky as it was, really didn't have that.
Great show!
darthsideous1968 3 weeks ago
@darthsideous1968 This episode may bee my favourite haha Maya had a lot of transformations and my ole favourite chlorine monster made a come-back there was the cute mouse and the monster she turned into to battle the machine monster! It was too bad her and Dorzak couldn't of teamed up poor Taybor lost his prize also! Thanks for your post and have a good week Psychons rule Dorcons suck haha again!
americanmonarchist 3 weeks ago
@americanmonarchist
I enjoyed the beta cloud as well because,even though the monster was incredibly cheesy, it still was pretty spooky! Every body on Alpha is ill, and only 2 or 3 people were left to fend for themselves against a marauding monster and a faceless voice with no where to run.
Thanks for the great comments bud! It's nice to find a fellow space 1999 fan who loves the show as much as I did & still do and share some great memories!!!
darthsideous1968 3 weeks ago
@darthsideous1968 I noticed watched again and the door for the electrical equp was opened without the voice command of Tony the chlorine monster was a flop doll in the hands of the machine monster and the backround music sounded like the basis for the New Wave music I loved in the 80's I'm a HUGH Soft Cell fan "tainted love" 81!!! take care again!!!
americanmonarchist 1 week ago
Out of all the episodes of season 2 I only liked maybe 3 or 4 episodes otherwise season 2 of Space 1999 was terrible! Season 1 was by far the best! The stories were more intelligent darker,scarier & thought provoking. Then came season 2 and all of the sudden moon base Alpha was transformed into this groovy place with the unmistakable 70's message of having love in's on the moon & shag hair do's was in. And so was bad acting &cheesy monsters! But at least Helena's hair was perfect!
darthsideous1968 1 month ago in playlist Classic Science Fiction #2
Why did he open the vault? He had him trapped in there.
scringe1 1 month ago
Producer Fred Freiberger, who wrote this episode using an alias, appears to have lifted elements from the movie "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", which he co-wrote.
ThanksWhiteRaraAvis for posting both seasons of Space!
WoodyMusk 2 months ago
@WoodyMusk You are welcome!
WhiteRaraAvis 2 months ago
Dave Prowse said the he was given permission to throw anything he could handle at anything on the set EXCEPT towards the cameras...*those* were expensive!
baraxor 3 months ago
Correct me if I'm mistaken but isn't that the same creature that Maya transformed into a couple of episodes before when she was feverish and hallucinating, AND wasn't IT also able to survive in vacuum for a limited amount of time ????
csf915 4 months ago
@csf915 I think it was the same creature an oops moment indeed!
americanmonarchist 3 weeks ago
Lovethe way the electrical barrier is wired up with car jump leads
pawnsacrifice1 4 months ago