Space 1999, Set 2

Director: Bob Kellett, Tom Clegg, David Tomblin, Bob Brooks (III), Kevin Connor, Robert Lynn (II), Val Guest, Ray Austin, Charles Crichton
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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When it was first broadcast in 1975, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, a British production whose budget for the first of its two seasons ran an astounding 3.25 million pounds. What keeps us fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to due with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models, and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV sci-fi predecessors such as Star Trek, whose mood was more convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances: the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from Earth's orbit and travel endlessly through space, turning our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. This set includes the episodes "Missing Link," "Guardian of Piri," "Force of Life," "Alpha Child," "The Last Sunset," and "Voyager's Return." --Jim Gay
Description
Episode 7, "Missing Link": Commander Koenig's soul is captured after his eagle crashes and is scrutinized by an alien on the planet Zenno, where humans appear to be their missing link. Guest star: Peter Cushing.

Episode 8, "The Guardian of Piri": The planet Piri is discovered to be hospitable to humans, promising a potential home for the wandering Alphans. But there's a catch: on Piri, humans are lured by the promise of eternal, zombie-like happiness, and only Koenig knows how to rescue his crew from their hypnotic captivity. Guest star Catherine Schell would later join the regular cast as Maya.

Episode 9, "Force of Life": Technician Anton Zoref becomes possessed by an energy being that feeds on heat, making everyone on Alpha a target to its icy touch of death. As the body count rises, Koenig must order that Zoref be killed... But will his orders be carried out in time to save Alpha?

Episode 10, "Alpha Child": Unto Alpha a child is born, but soon joy will change to fear as every Alphan must bend to the will of its newest resident. The newborn swiftly transforms into something totally unexpected...the leader of an alien invasion.

Episode 11, "The Last Sunset": A miracle has happened: the moon has an atmosphere, which has been emitted by a satellite from the nearby planet Ariel. It seems as though Alpha will become a permanently habitable home for its human occupants--but will this surprising gift signal the final days of Moonbase Alpha?

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When it was first broadcast in 1975, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, a British production whose budget for the first of its two seasons ran an astounding 3.25 million pounds. What keeps us fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to due with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models, and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV sci-fi predecessors such as Star Trek, whose mood was more convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances: the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from Earth's orbit and travel endlessly through space, turning our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. This set includes the episodes "Missing Link," "Guardian of Piri," "Force of Life," "Alpha Child," "The Last Sunset," and "Voyager's Return." --Jim Gay

Description

Episode 7, "Missing Link": Commander Koenig's soul is captured after his eagle crashes and is scrutinized by an alien on the planet Zenno, where humans appear to be their missing link. Guest star: Peter Cushing.

Customer Reviews:

more fun with Moon Base Alpha.......2006-02-03

Space 1999 was a diverse series that had it all and then some. It was fun like Doctor Who, as abstract as the Prisoner, as explorational as Star Trek, as light as Lost In Space, as philosophical as 2001, as dark and claustophobic as the most entertaining horror movies and disaster films, as funny as Plan 9, and it even featured pre-Star Wars space battles that were truly a blast. On it's own merit it was also quite a unique series. It was never locked down into just one pattern so it never got sterile. There are episodes for every mood and mindset. One can enjoy the serious episodes or the just plain fun escapism. The setting of 1999 only adds to the fun and the out of control moon idea was certainly original. Many episodes allow the viewer to come to one's own conclusions and there's little clear continuity after the first episode which also allows creativity on the part of the veiwer. It's a very expansive and wonderous universe that's explored in different ways. The diversity of styles and ideas are it's greatest strength. It's always a wild ride.

Two really good episodes, four not-so-good episodes.......2004-11-25

Missing Link - I didn't care for this one at all. Koenig is captured by some aliens that think humans are the "missing link" in their evolutionary chain. There's a whole lot of standing around talking in cheap acid-trip looking sets. The premise isn't interesting or believable. The ending is really dumb.

The Guardian of Piri - The moonbase crew goes to the planet Piri and lays around acting really stoned. Only Koenig seems immune to the powerful LSD trip that affects everyone else. Kind of like Woodstock if you dressed everyone up in Moonbase uniforms and didn't have any bands playing. Pretty stupid overall. The worst part was watching the Moonbase crew having a party before they left Alpha, like a bunch of 9 year olds at a birthday party looking forward to watching the clown show.

Force of Life - A truly excellent episode. A man who works in one of the reactor rooms is taken over by an alien spirit and starts killing people and consuming Alpha's power. Some great nightmarish sequences and marvelous sets. One of my favorites of the whole series.

Alpha Child - Not very good. Alpha's first child is born and grows up rapidly. A lot of scenes of the Alphans giddily playing with the kid, rather neauseating. The ending was somewhat good, but ultimately unsatisfying.

The Last Sunset - Another great episode. Alpha gets an atmosphere, and Barbara Bain is stranded when her Eagle crashes. Another of my favorites of the series.

Voyager's Return - I didn't like this one at all. The Voyager space probe was launched from earth, but something went wrong with it's drive system and it ended up killing a bunch of people. Now it returns with angry aliens in hot persuit. The doctor who built it just happens to be on Alpha, but everyone hates him because of the previous accident. There are a lot of Nazi overtones in this for some reason (the doctor has a heavy German accent and is treated as some sort of horrible criminal). Doesn't really make sense - do the family memebers of the victims of the space shuttle disasters hate and want to beat up the people who work at NASA? It was an accident for pete's sake. Everyone acts very out of character and I found the whole thing rather painful to sit through.

Overall, a real mixed bag. I give it 4 stars on the strength of the two good episodes, which is being very charitable.

Great fun with human puppets!!.......2003-12-09

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, responsible for Thunderbirds, turned their attention of using the same principals of their puppet-shows, but use live actors instead of the puppets, and the result was UFO. Okay the series has some flaws, but die-hard fans loved it. Their next entry was Space 1999. Again, maybe not high brow, and some special effects were low brow..lol, but it was still great fun.

This is the second set of episodes of the Earthlings trapped on the moon now travelling through space due to an accident. With the Oscar winning Martin Landau and this then wife, Barbara Bain, heading the cast they were well acted and rather nifty tales.

This set has Missing Link, where Landau is captured on planet Zenno, where humans appear to the be missing link; The Guardian of Piri, another planet where the Alphans try to land, but run into the Guardian, and once you gaze into its lights you are lost. Force of Life, (starring the wonderful Ian McShane) as a technician that is invaded by a heat-seeking life form; Alpha Child - the first child is born on Alpha Moonbase, but soon the joy turns to fear as the child shows strange powers; The Last Sunset - Suddenly the Moon has atmosphere...but how did this happen?; Voyager's Return. A space probe launched from Earth to acquire information comes back to moonbase with terrible repercussions.

So pop a bunch of popcorn and have a fun evening!

Space: 1999 at its best.......2003-06-13

In this set are some of the most complex and chilling episodes of the series. One of my favorites is the "Force of Life" episode, because it is so heavy on concept and doesn't rely on the gratuitous actions sequences that would come to be the norm in the second season. "Guardian of Piri" asks and answers the age old question, wherein lies the ideal life? "Missing Link" features an excellent performance by Peter Cushing and examines the extremes of human nature-can these extremes be bridged somehow? The second disc contains more action oriented episodes. "Alpha Child" concerns and outside menace brought onto Moonbase Alpha. "The Last Sunset" transforms the moon into a breathable planet. "Voyager's Return" is a fable about the hubris that often goes with the quest for knowledge, and the consequences that must be paid when you allow that quest to become unstoppable. These are all very solid episodes from a series that should've been so much greater than it ended up being.

This DVD set has some good episodes.......2002-07-27

One of the best episodes of Space: 1999 that I remember seeing as a child was The Last Sunset, which I did not see again for more than 25 years. I liked this episode as a kid, and I enjoyed watching it again on this DVD set. I thought that the story of having the moon develop an atmosphere like earth's was very interesting. Another episode that I remember as a kid was Alpha Child. I think that the most interesting part of the story was that the first child of Moonbase Alpha grew up and became an adult at an unusually fast rate, and was temporarily deaf and was incapable of speech for part of the episode. There was a certain sense of awe and wonder about this episode, the child was very enigmatic, and so was the story.

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Space: 1999 Set #1 Volume 2

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Product Description

This is Volume 2 of the Season 1 series and is part of Set #1 (a 2-volume set). Contains three episodes: "RING AROUND THE MOON" - A probe from the plant Triton immobilizes the journeying moon in a ring of light, drives technician Ted Clifford mad, and then abducts Dr. Russell. When Helena is later returned to the moonbase, the Alphans soon realize that she has become a living 'link', transmitting vital data about Alpha and he Earth to the aliens. Koenig and Eagle pilot Alan Carter attempt to confront the aliens and thwart their plans before the final transmission can be sent, and the implanted probe in Helena is ignited, thus destroying her. "EARTHBOUND" - Humanoid aliens bearing gifts make an emergency landing on the traveling moon. After learning of their sorrow-filled sojourn, Koenig grants them aid and rest, and learns their destination is Earth! Their leader, Captain Zantor (played by Christopher Lee), make a dramatic offer -- one Alphan man return with them. Zantor would like to have Dr. Russell go along, but Koenig assigns Main Computer to make an unbiased choice. Will everyone agree? "ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE" - The moon is struck by a spectacular shower of color and light. Regina Kesslann, screaming that she has seen two moons, has obviously been affected by this cosmic disturbance. Only she posses the knowledge that the Commander and Alan Carter are dead. The fabric of time has been torn asunder leaving the Alphans with no place in which to die.

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The Protectors - Seasons 1 & 2

Manufacturer: A&E Television Networks
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

All 26 episodes from the first season + All 26 episodes from the second season, on DVD for the first time.
An exciting, live-action thriller from producer Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space: 1999).
Starring Robert Vaughn (The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Bullitt), Nyree Dawn Porter (Jane Eyre) and Tony Anholt (Space: 1999).
8 DVDs

ASIN: B000SKNBJY

Product Description

Season One: The world is a messy place, full of devious minds and dastardly deeds. Which is exactly how THE PROTECTORS like it. Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn) is a London private eye with an affinity for high-profile clients. The Contessa di Contini owns an Italian detective agency specializing in fine art crimes. Paul Buchet is a suave young Frenchman who always seems to have the inside scoop. Working for any government, company, or individual that can afford their services, the trio jets across Europe, unraveling convoluted mysteries and thwarting international villains. Produced by Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space: 1999), THE PROTECTORS marked Vaughn's return to the small screen after the success of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. This DVD collection includes all 26 episodes from the first season, digitally re-mastered and presented in their original UK broadcast order. Season Two: When the law fails you, The Protectors wont. Unflappable American Harry Rule, beautiful Brit Contessa di Contini and suave Frenchman Paul Buchet return for another action-packed season of hi-tech sleuthing, international espionage and juicy romance. Based in London, Rome, and Paris, these three super detectives operate a secret agency, jetting around the world hiring out their services to those in need. Employing a variety of specialized skills ranging from expertise in arts and antiques to Judo and Bond-like gadgetry, The Protectors pit their wits against evildoers everywhere. No job is too small or too large for these intrepid heroes--governments are saved, innocent prisoners are sprung, spies are apprehended and glittering, rare jewels are recovered. Starring Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and filmed on location in some of the most exciting cities around the world, The Protectors is yet another TV cult classic from A&E and the creators of The Secret Service, Thunderbirds, and Space: 1999. This DVD SET features all 26 thrilling episodes from The Protectors popular second season.

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