Nuts to that! (Never watched it) Where’s my jetpack! Where’s my flying car!(And yeah, I do know there are some new improved jetpacks, but they still don’t have enough range. And yeah, I have seen the flying car from a couple of years ago. Still… )
If you recall (and I do), Space: 1999 was about the accidental explosion of a nuclear dump on the Moon sending our planets only natural satellite and vital stellar partner haring off across the solar system, which somehow turning into “across the galaxy” or perhaps “across the universe.”
It had some neat design elements, but the science was purest phlogiston.
Always risky using an actual date for a story set in the future. If you must, then at least go with a date your audience won’t live to see. Then there;s no “Well, what happened?”
Who else noticed that, in the late 90s, Ray Bradbury revamped THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, to push all the dates back into the future? (By about 30 years.) We had already passed, or were soon to pass, some of the dates he had chosen for the original publication. Some recent editions have gone back to the original dates.
There was a book 30 (!) years ago which listed the 15 best and 10 worst science-fiction TV shows of all time. “Space: 1999” was at the top of the worst list.
Two things about the series I remember:
1) When the nuclear dump goes off on the dark side of the moon, the people of Earth can look up in the sky and see the moon. Therefore, the moon should’ve gone crashing INTO the Earth and saved everyone a lot of trouble.
2) In the pilot, Martin Landau speaks this line: “We’re sitting on the biggest bomb ever made!” Truer words were never spoken.
Say what you will… the show had some bright spots. The scene were the moon is hurtling out of the system and they’re listening to radio accounts of the destruction of earth and it slowly fades out to static… totally awesome!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Nuts to that! (Never watched it) Where’s my jetpack! Where’s my flying car!(And yeah, I do know there are some new improved jetpacks, but they still don’t have enough range. And yeah, I have seen the flying car from a couple of years ago. Still… )
Kim Metzger Premium Member over 7 years ago
I remember “Space: 1999” and the series should NEVER have taken place!@
franksmin over 7 years ago
What about ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’? And don’t start me on ’2010: The Year We Make Contact". Harumph……
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 7 years ago
Well, I remember when “1984” was still a scary prediction for the future…
at least we escaped that one.
Sort of.
OK, some of it.
WoodstockJack over 7 years ago
If you recall (and I do), Space: 1999 was about the accidental explosion of a nuclear dump on the Moon sending our planets only natural satellite and vital stellar partner haring off across the solar system, which somehow turning into “across the galaxy” or perhaps “across the universe.”
It had some neat design elements, but the science was purest phlogiston.
TossedSaladCartoon over 7 years ago
Isn’t it amazing how often we misjudge how advanced we will be in the future?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 7 years ago
Always risky using an actual date for a story set in the future. If you must, then at least go with a date your audience won’t live to see. Then there;s no “Well, what happened?”
Kirk McCoy over 7 years ago
What’s with the Zagnut bar?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 7 years ago
Who else noticed that, in the late 90s, Ray Bradbury revamped THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, to push all the dates back into the future? (By about 30 years.) We had already passed, or were soon to pass, some of the dates he had chosen for the original publication. Some recent editions have gone back to the original dates.
Kim Metzger Premium Member over 7 years ago
There was a book 30 (!) years ago which listed the 15 best and 10 worst science-fiction TV shows of all time. “Space: 1999” was at the top of the worst list.
Two things about the series I remember:
1) When the nuclear dump goes off on the dark side of the moon, the people of Earth can look up in the sky and see the moon. Therefore, the moon should’ve gone crashing INTO the Earth and saved everyone a lot of trouble.
2) In the pilot, Martin Landau speaks this line: “We’re sitting on the biggest bomb ever made!” Truer words were never spoken.
roberta.forbes.pyle over 7 years ago
I still remember one episode where someone was locked in a closed chamber with the shape changer, who turned into an orange tree to provide oxygen….
ViscountNik over 7 years ago
Say what you will… the show had some bright spots. The scene were the moon is hurtling out of the system and they’re listening to radio accounts of the destruction of earth and it slowly fades out to static… totally awesome!
But hey! UFO was a better show. :)
Bob. over 7 years ago
In the Outrigger at Pensacola Beach. Had a good crowd to watch it.
Dragoncat over 7 years ago
Which shows you just how behind in the times we really are…