Shortly after it's American premier, Barbra Bain appeared on "The Tonight Show" and explained to Johnny Carson why this series was syndicated for broadcast on local channels rather than network television. Meanwhile an offbeat show featuring never-before-imagined live comedy sketches premiered one late Saturday night and television would never be the same again! Space 1999 was another attempt to give the audiences something new and I'm glad it lasted as long as it did. Many dreadful sitcoms including one set in a prison (On the Rocks) clearly revealed the desperate state of affairs the entertainment industry was in at the time. 1975 yielded a record worst season the most embarrassing new TV shows to premier and disappear in a single season. ![]() Space 1999 came out at a time when television was in an interesting era. Several episodes later my dad sat in on another viewing and after awhile, exclaimed that "it's a much more beautifully made show than that one by Desilu!" (referring to "Star Trek"). Space 1999 was a mixed bag for me some of the shows like the one where they became prehistoric cavemen, really sucked, while others were highly imaginative. To me this type of stuff is science fiction at it's best (Everything Disney's "The Black Hole" should have been). This time we were both deeply moved with the same awe and wonder of Kubrick's 2001. Neither one of us were aware that episode was directed by Charles Crichton (who died in 1999) the man behind the British classic "The Lavender Hill Mob" in 1951 and later "A Fish called Wanda" in 1987! I continued to watch this show and few weeks later my dad plopped down on the couch for "The Black Sun". We both frowned when the tentacled monster came in, seemed every bit as childish as one of those "Lost in Space" episodes with a monster on the prowl, and my dad asked to change the channel, arguing that that show could have been made by any idiot! As much as I hated agreeing with with him I felt the same way, and changed the channel to a nature program. ![]() Early in the first Season my dad came in while "Dragon's Domain" was airing. Of course Space 1999 was no 2001, so my expectations were met with disappointment. I was excited because the Moonbase Alpha was obviously inspired by the Moonbase in 2001: A Space Odyssey. ![]() I too was a charter watcher of space 1999, back when the 20th century was but just 3/4 through. OK, after reading a few posts, I had to include one as well.
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