Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
The remake of V is starting on ABC in the next few weeks. I even think a couple of the BSG actors are in it. (I could have sworn that I saw Jamie Bamber in the preview).
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Quite a few of the BSG crew are now showing up in other shows. Lee and Col. Tai both has guest appearances on Dollhouse, and Hilo is a regular. Gaeta is now a regular on Smallville's final season.
Also there were some BSG Alum on Warehouse 13, (Paul Hogan and his wife)
Alessandro Juliani is on Smallville? Bother now I may have to watch it.
Also the OP might want to look at SG Universe for some good Sci-fi.
Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Also, I'm not so sure 'Stargate' and 'good sci-fi' should be used together...
At least not the TV versions.
Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Does anyone know of a timetable of when that is supposed to start? I have the pilot, but I wasn't sure whether there was any success based from that to actually greenlight the series.
Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Also, I'm not so sure 'Stargate' and 'good sci-fi' should be used together...
At least not the TV versions.
Sci-Fi is just a setting the writing (and acting) of the show determines if a show is good.
Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.Does anyone know of a timetable of when that is supposed to start? I have the pilot, but I wasn't sure whether there was any success based from that to actually greenlight the series.
Season 1 of CAPRICA starts on 22 January 2010. The pilot was pretty good I thought.
As for older SF space opera, there's BABYLON 5 (rocky start, ends up being a hell of a lot better than BSG, with a much stronger and more cohesive ending) and DEEP SPACE NINE (takes quite a while to shed its STAR TREK 'solve everything with magic technology' and really get going with a good story though). They both qualify as 'more science fictiony' as BSG, and most of BSG's writing and production team came from DS9.
In terms of series with an interesting, long-running story arc LOST is pretty good (after a long dip in quality in late Season 2/early Season 3). HEROES' first season is excellent, but stop right there. The show died on its feet in Season 2 and has never recovered.
For a show that asks hard questions about society, the law, people's rights and the struggle between different ideologies, like BSG, probably the closest match is, oddly, THE WIRE, which isn't even vaguely SF. It is, however, beyond awesome.
Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Right now I'm working my way through 'Farscape.' Different kind of show from BSG in some ways (some similarities to 'Trek' and 'Wars,' but very different in others), but there is probably a significant overlap in interest. I have never checked out 'Andromeda' or 'Babylon 5,' but they might be worth a shot.
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For a show that asks hard questions about society, the law, people's rights and the struggle between different ideologies, like BSG, probably the closest match is, oddly, THE WIRE, which isn't even vaguely SF. It is, however, beyond awesome.
I could not agree more with this recommendation. The Wire is interested in a lot of the same questions as BSG, but in my opinion the creators had more creative control and a better idea of what they wanted to say, and you get a better end product as a result. Beware, though, the show is incredibly bleak - the central thesis of the show is that the institutions that run our society are inherently self-interested and grind individual efforts down. The characters work for years sometimes to even get the slimmest of moral victories, but it's worth it in the end (for the viewer, not necessarily the characters).
Werthead, as another fan you might find this interesting - I was actually roommates in college with the guy who played Dante in seasons two and three. I hadn't seen the show yet at the time we lived together, so I had no idea how great it was.
... We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. ...
Have you watched >Dead Like Me"< ?
I just finished watching all the eps. I did enjoy it. However, the 2nd season did fade at the end.
It's not Sci-Fi, but my wife and I have been enjoying the first season of Burn Notice on DVD. You can't go wrong with Bruce Campbell.
Sci-Fi is just a setting the writing (and acting) of the show determines if a show is good.Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Also, I'm not so sure 'Stargate' and 'good sci-fi' should be used together...
At least not the TV versions.
The phrase sci-fi has little... in fact nothing to do with my point that Stargate, quite frankly sucks.
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Have you watched >Dead Like Me"< ?
I just finished watching all the eps. I did enjoy it. However, the 2nd season did fade at the end.
Dead Like Me was phenomenal, and ranks among my favorite shows ever, but I disagree on season two. I think it might be one of the best single seasons of television of all time. Have you seen the DVD movie they just released a few months ago?
The phrase sci-fi has little... in fact nothing to do with my point that Stargate, quite frankly sucks.
I don't think much of STARGATE at all, but my friend did show me the 200th episode which was actually extremely amusing, if only for much taking the mick out of Richard Dean Anderson and numerous references to FARSCAPE.
The phrase sci-fi has little... in fact nothing to do with my point that Stargate, quite frankly sucks.Sci-Fi is just a setting the writing (and acting) of the show determines if a show is good.Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Also, I'm not so sure 'Stargate' and 'good sci-fi' should be used together...
At least not the TV versions.
I'm just saying you shouldn't disparage Sci-Fi in general, your opinion is Stargate sucks but you are also saying Sci-Fi sucks.
Its nitpicking but I was attempting some dry wit in response to your mention of a “fire retardant underwear”.
The phrase sci-fi has little... in fact nothing to do with my point that Stargate, quite frankly sucks.Sci-Fi is just a setting the writing (and acting) of the show determines if a show is good.Caprica is coming soon as well, not sure how good it will be, but at least worth checking out.
Also, I'm not so sure 'Stargate' and 'good sci-fi' should be used together...
At least not the TV versions.
I'm just saying you shouldn't disparage Sci-Fi in general, your opinion is Stargate sucks but you are also saying Sci-Fi sucks.
Its nitpicking but I was attempting some dry wit in response to your mention of a “fire retardant underwear”.
Um, no. That's not at all what I said.
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The phrase sci-fi has little... in fact nothing to do with my point that Stargate, quite frankly sucks.I don't think much of STARGATE at all, but my friend did show me the 200th episode which was actually extremely amusing, if only for much taking the mick out of Richard Dean Anderson and numerous references to FARSCAPE.
I've enjoyed both SG-1 and Atlantis, though Atlantis had too much untapped potential.
'taking the mick out' = slang I don't understand the context of. Would you elaborate?
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Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Is your question about what TV series you should seek out on DVD, or on the air now?
Either way, give the new Doctor Who a try. There's a reason that Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who have been up against one another at the Hugo Awards ever since Doctor Who returned to the screen four seasons ago... which resulted in Doctor Who beating Battlestar three years running—a streak only broken last year when "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" beat them both.
A suggestion :
Instead of watching a sci-fi TV series, just run a sci-fi game, once a week...
Nothing beats that.
A suggestion :
Instead of watching a sci-fi TV series, just run a sci-fi game, once a week...
Nothing beats that.
You, sir, are a genius.
'taking the mick out' = slang I don't understand the context of. Would you elaborate?
Making fun of, in this case in an amusing and well-intentioned way. It's a British expression ;-)
For a show that asks hard questions about society, the law, people's rights and the struggle between different ideologies, like BSG, probably the closest match is, oddly, THE WIRE, which isn't even vaguely SF. It is, however, beyond awesome.I could not agree more with this recommendation. The Wire is interested in a lot of the same questions as BSG, but in my opinion the creators had more creative control and a better idea of what they wanted to say, and you get a better end product as a result. Beware, though, the show is incredibly bleak - the central thesis of the show is that the institutions that run our society are inherently self-interested and grind individual efforts down. The characters work for years sometimes to even get the slimmest of moral victories, but it's worth it in the end (for the viewer, not necessarily the characters).
I couldn't agree more - the Wire is one of the best (if not actually the best) TV shows ever made (but I tend to like bleak and morally ambiguous situations). BSG is way up there too.
For good writing X-Files is it, but you have probably seen it already. We are finishing season 9 now and will miss it. Still have a movie to go.
Smallville does a good job of crossing from teen-drama to drama and there is a lot for superman fans (which I was not until watched Smallville--now I get the boyscout man of steel character.)
ST: Enterprise was worth watching if you only watch the first few and then skip to season 4.
Pushing Daisies is good with nice nouveau feeling to it. Dialogue is witty, though I suppose that is why the genpop did not get into it.
I like Lost and Alias. Expect some all day Lost marathons though O:)
Monk and Psych are fun and they make fun of themselves, not sci-fi, but a good break from them.
Could not get into Farscape, SG1 was a struggle to finish but still glad I watched it all. (yes episode 100 and 200 are some of the funniest shows I have seen.) I keep hearing good things about SG Atlantis and a few movies do lend credence to the series.
Dollhouse, Fringe, Primevel are all being recommended to me based on what I watch, but I have not seen them yet.
We still have two seasons of BSG to go... O:)
Finally watch Numb3rs. It is an excellent show. Not sci-fi but does have Science made real and pertinent animation. Great show. Watch Numb3rs.
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Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Bad news...Dollhouse and V are choking...
I suggest you dig out UFO by Gerry Anderson and watch the boxed set. That and the very annoying South African Scifi Charlie Jade.
By the way BSG: The Plan is out in a few months as well as the DR WHO FILM Waters of Mars.
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Ok, you guys, I don't even know what to do. I held off watching the very last episode of BSG for months, but now my boyfriend is almost through the 4th season, so the ending is nigh. We're trying to think of what to watch next and are drawing a blank. He'd like something more science fictiony, but I don't really know what to picks. Firefly is out, seen it bunches. Um. And that's all I've got.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Bad news...Dollhouse and V are choking...
I suggest you dig out UFO by Gerry Anderson and watch the boxed set. That and the very annoying South African Scifi Charlie Jade.
By the way BSG: The Plan is out in a few months as well as the DR WHO FILM Waters of Mars.
Dollhouse has a full 13 episodes commitment, talks for Season 3. Fox is ignoring its ratings on actual tv which practically none of its fans actually watch.... (Of course if they moved it off Friday and gave it an actual lead in then things might be different.)
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Dollhouse has a full 13 episodes commitment, talks for Season 3. Fox is ignoring its ratings on actual tv which practically none of its fans actually watch.... (Of course if they moved it off Friday and gave it an actual lead in then things might be different.)
I read that this was at least in part due to good DVR numbers, so the show isn't necessarily doing as bad as the pure ratings indicate. Also, it's possible that they've got nothing they think can do better in that time slot - no mid season shows that could start early, and the Dollhouse ratings are better than re-runs of some other show would be.
Bad news...Dollhouse and V are choking...
I suggest you dig out UFO by Gerry Anderson and watch the boxed set. That and the very annoying South African Scifi Charlie Jade.
By the way BSG: The Plan is out in a few months as well as the DR WHO FILM Waters of Mars.
UFO by Gerry Anderson is actually pretty good, far superior to the awful SPACE: 1999 that they followed it up with. There are rumours a new series or a reboot of UFO could be on the cards.
BSG: The Plan is actually out on DVD in about two weeks, but won't be shown on TV until next year some time.
It's not Sci-Fi, but my wife and I have been enjoying the first season of Burn Notice on DVD. You can't go wrong with Bruce Campbell.
When you're a spy, you try not to watch too much of any one show at any particular location ... otherwise, the spies trying to find you my be able to track you down easier.
Bad news...Dollhouse and V are choking...
I suggest you dig out UFO by Gerry Anderson and watch the boxed set. That and the very annoying South African Scifi Charlie Jade.
By the way BSG: The Plan is out in a few months as well as the DR WHO FILM Waters of Mars.
UFO by Gerry Anderson is actually pretty good, far superior to the awful SPACE: 1999 that they followed it up with. There are rumours a new series or a reboot of UFO could be on the cards.
BSG: The Plan is actually out on DVD in about two weeks, but won't be shown on TV until next year some time.
I've seen rumors of a remake for Space:1999 but not U.F.O.
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TIME LINE FOR THE EVENTS LEADING TO SPACE 1999
July 20, 1969 - Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moonMar 15, 1975 - The Metrostar Project, searching for a means by which gravity waves can be generated, begins its first controlled experiments
Nov 2, 1978 - Repeated budget cuts force NASA to delay its space shuttle and space station programs indefinitely
Jan 28, 1981 - As commander of a joint US/Soviet mission, Anton Borkoff becomes the first man to walk on the planet Mars
Aug 22, 1981 - Through a merging of NASA with the Soviet and European space agencies, the World Space Commission (WSC) is formed. All future manned spaceflight is to be approved, managed, and funded through the combined resources of all spacefaring nations. Decisions concerning all lunar activities are to be handled under the authority of a sub-agency, the International Lunar Commission (ILC).
Feb 23, 1982 - Nuclear power becomes the standard worldwide, replacing non-replenishable coal as the primary fuel source
Mar 7, 1982 - The first operable artificial gravity system becomes a reality
July 2, 1982 - Under the guidance of the newly-formed International Lunar Finance Committee (ILFC), a sub-branch of the WSC, Spacedock 'Centuri' begins construction in high Earth orbit
Sept 18, 1982 - Space shuttle 'Falcon,' designed to service Centuri, is rolled out at the Vostaach Space Center
July 19, 1983 - Centuri is completed
Sept 25, 1983 - ILFC authorizes the construction of 'Moonbase Alpha' as part of a lunar nuclear waste storage facility
May 3, 1984 - Construction of Moonbase Alpha begins on the floor of crater Plato (N. Latitude 52 degrees, W. Longitude 10 degrees) in the lunar Alps
Nov 9, 1984 - Ernst Queller develops the fast-neutron drive
Oct 7, 1986 - The Uranus Probe, commanded by Jack Tanner and Cabot Rowland, is launched from Centuri
May 21, 1987 - World conflicts escalate. Peace talks at Geneva, moving slowly, accomplish little.
June 9, 1987 - Armed forces are mobilized worldwide. Construction on Moonbase Alpha is halted as resources are directed toward the impending military conflict.
June 30, 1987 - Western Switzerland is destroyed by a nuclear device of unknown origin. The blast is centered near the site of the peace talks, and all participating diplomatic negotiators are lost. John Koenig's wife, Jean, a UN translator, is killed.
Nuclear retaliatory strikes begin. A limited global exchange takes place before a North Korean terrorist group claims responsibility for the initial detonation at Geneva. Despite the claim, the war continues to escalate.
July 2, 1987 - An emergency peace conference is called aboard Air Force One. For the first time, the world realizes the power of their nuclear arsenals. A cease-fire goes into effect at 2130 hours, GMT.
July 28, 1987 - Under the terms of the peace agreement, all nuclear weapons are broken down. Their fissionable materials are gathered for storage at an Antarctic facility used for the burial of nuclear power plant waste.
Oct 4, 1987 - Construction resumes on Moonbase Alpha
Dec 10, 1987 - The Uranus Probe vanishes in a proton storm only five days from reaching orbit
Jan 27, 1988 - The WSC awards contracts to six primary contractors for the construction of the proposed Eagle Transporter. They are:
Command Module -- Grumman Corporation
Mission Modules -- McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
Lift Engines, RCS and Main Propulsion -- Aerodyne/Westinghouse
Electronics and Computer Systems -- Maurasan Aerospace
Gravity Compensation/Structural Mainframe -- Boeing Company
Life Support System -- Hamilton Standard/United AircraftApr 9, 1988 - Voyager One with its Queller Drive propulsion system is launched. Several lunar orbital technicians die when the drive proves faulty.
Mar 25, 1989 - Robert Addison lands on Venus. Exploration is halted prematurely due to extreme surface conditions even more harsh than those expected.
May 8, 1992 - Initial construction on Moonbase Alpha is completed. Launch Pad 1 and the Space Exploration Division go into full operation. The above-ground structures support a crew of 100 while underground work continues.
May 17, 1992 - On the far side of the moon, Nuclear Waste Disposal Area One is established as a part of the 'final' answer to Earth's problem of radioactive waste disposition
June 2, 1992 - The Eagle Transporter replaces the Falcon shuttle
July 11, 1992 - The transport of nuclear waste from the holding site in Antarctica begins as Eagle spacecraft carry specially-designed containers to the disposal site on the moon
Nov 14, 1992 - The WSC approves the construction of an Eagle production facility to be located beneath Moonbase Alpha
Feb 23, 1993 - Eagle pilot John Koenig is assigned to Moonbase Alpha as head of Reconnaissance
Apr 16, 1994 - Commander Gorski takes over command of Alpha
May 15, 1994 - Disposal Area One is shut down as the larger Area Two begins operation
June 23, 1994 - Professor Victor Bergman discovers the planet Ultra
July 10, 1995 - Astro 7, under the command of Lee Russell, husband of Helena Russell, is launched toward Jupiter
Dec 21, 1995 - Io, one of Jupiter's moons, explodes due to geophysical forces. The event is captured by Astro 7's long-range telescope.
Jan 15, 1996 - Astro 7 lost in Jupiter orbit
Mar 30, 1996 - Captain Joseph Michael, commanding a mothership and four Swift support craft, leads a mission to investigate a nearby star system
May 22, 1996 - Following the failure of the previous three star missions, Gerald Trapnell of the ILFC attempts to stop the launch of the Ultra Probe mission. He is overruled.
June 6, 1996 - The Ultra Probe mission, with Captain Anthony Cellini in command, is launched
Sept 3, 1996 - Moonbase Alpha's Eagle production facility begins construction on a fleet to be dedicated to the base's use. Alpha becomes fully operational.
Dec 18, 1996 - Planet Ultra is reached. Contact is lost with the probe ship.
July 15, 1997 - Alpha's lunar observatory locates the Ultra Probe command module on Earth return trajectory
July 27, 1997 - The Ultra Probe command module is retrieved from space. The mission's sole survivor is found aboard.
July 29, 1997 - Captain Cellini is placed under mental care because he claims a monster killed his crew, despite the fact that no evidence of extraterrestrial life has ever been found. The probe ship's flight recorder does not support his story.
Aug 27, 1997 - The Mark IX Hawk 'attack Swift' is tested in a mock battle over the lunar surface.
Sept 16, 1997 - The failure of the Ultra Probe mission places great pressure upon the WSC. Used as scapegoats by the ILFC, Tony Cellini, John Koenig, and Victor Bergman are grounded and re-assigned to posts on Earth.
Dec 1, 1998 - Planet 'Meta' is discovered passing the solar system far beneath the plane of the ecliptic. A manned mission is planned to find out why a planet so far from the warmth of a star is not frozen. The unmanned photo-probe Spacefarer Nine is redirected toward the planet.
Jan 3, 1999 - Helena Russell becomes Chief Medical Officer of Moonbase Alpha
Apr 30, 1999 - Victor Bergman returns to Alpha to oversee the astronomical study of Meta
July 14, 1999 - The first neutrino communications experiments begin at M.I.T.
July 19, 1999 - Tony Cellini returns to Moonbase Alpha as a recon pilot
Aug 7, 1999 - The first Meta Probe astronaut dies on the moon of a mysterious illness
Sept 9, 1999 - The Meta Probe crew death toll reaches nine. John Koenig, ordered to get the Meta Probe mission under way, returns to Alpha as its ninth and final commander.
Sept 12, 1999 - Victor Bergman discovers that the huge amount of nuclear material stored at Nuclear Disposal Areas One and Two is creating fields of immeasurably intense magnetic radiation, and that repeated exposure to these fields is what killed the Meta Probe astronauts.
Area One erupts into a subsurface firestorm and is destroyed as it burns itself out. ILFC Commissioner Gerald Simmonds is brought to Alpha by Koenig in order that he may see firsthand the seriousness of their situation. Bergman states that Area Two will also flare up, far more intensely, unless the huge quantity of nuclear waste there is immediately dispersed over a wider area.
Sept 13, 1999 - Monday Koenig orders every available Eagle to attempt to scatter the nuclear material stored at Area Two. In mid-operation, the site goes critical.
1942 Hours (Lunar Time) A massive series of nuclear detonations at Area Two reduces tens of thousands of square kilometers of the lunar farside to fusion plasma. Like an immense nuclear engine, the reactive force of the twelve-minute blast hurls the moon out of Earth orbit on a trajectory 52 degrees southward relative to the plane of the ecliptic. Captain Alan Carter, monitoring the attempted dispersal operation from high above the moon, is the only surviving eyewitness to the nuclear event. He manages to land safely at Moonbase Alpha.
Those on Alpha suffer the severe G forces created by the runaway moon. Earth sustains worldwide quakes and tidal surges. The Meta Probe launch platform is destroyed by the stresses created as the gravitational fields of Earth and its departing moon conflict.
Spacedock Centuri is thrown from orbit. The fate of the 223 persons aboard is unknown.
Due to Alpha's high departure velocity, devastated Eagle fleet, and unknown course, Operation:Exodus cannot be implemented. Leaving Alpha for Earth is impossible.
All contact with Earth is lost. Moonbase Alpha is isolated and alone.
Sept 14, 1999- May 2000 The severity of Earth's geophysical response to the moon's departure increases dramatically. The planet slips 5.7 degrees on its axis, creating devastating changes in the Earth's climate. On the European and Asian continents a new Ice Age begins, while North America, South America, and Africa are covered largely by lifeless desert. The planet's ozone layer disintegrates entirely except for a narrow and irregular band that remains near the equator. Vast areas of radioactive ash, created by intense and repeated volcanic upheavals, cover most of the land area of the planet. Complex life perishes, save that in Santa Maria, a seven thousand square mile region near what was once the California/Baja California border.
A SPACE: 1999 based not on the Aliens Startrek Scifi ripoff that it became rather the SCIFI Political Humanist tale of the Years leading up to the Destruction of Earth and the Loss of its moon...with a hint of alien first contact that goes horribly wrong.
The problem is that SPACE:1999's premise doesn't make any sense. At all. An explosion big enough to hurl it directly out of Earth's orbit (instead of spiralling further outwards and taking up a more distant orbit) would probably also vapourise the Moon and devastate the hemisphere of Earth facing it at the same time. Passing through a wormhole to take it to a distant corner of the galaxy, okay, fair enough, but once there it would be travelling at sublight speeds, taking hundreds of millennia to pass between star systems, and would be caught in the gravity well of the first star or planet it passed.
It was an awful premise. The only reason anyone bought it is because the Eagle transporters were so damn cool.
News of a new movie series based on the TV series. Apparently it's already in pre-production, with writers and a director attached.
The problem is that SPACE:1999's premise doesn't make any sense. At all. An explosion big enough to hurl it directly out of Earth's orbit (instead of spiralling further outwards and taking up a more distant orbit) would probably also vapourise the Moon and devastate the hemisphere of Earth facing it at the same time. Passing through a wormhole to take it to a distant corner of the galaxy, okay, fair enough, but once there it would be travelling at sublight speeds, taking hundreds of millennia to pass between star systems, and would be caught in the gravity well of the first star or planet it passed.
It was an awful premise. The only reason anyone bought it is because the Eagle transporters were so damn cool.
News of a new movie series based on the TV series. Apparently it's already in pre-production, with writers and a director attached.
The premise is no more outlandish than hellmouths in California, dogfights in space, or Kryptonian rocketships landing in Kansas. A show is as good as the scripts and actors. Space: 1999 delivered otherwordly stories appropriate for space opera/fantasy.