Hi guys...
I'm a big fan of Space:1999 and I know there are a bunch of other fans here too (collectors of the CTVT figs and all).
I know some folks hate remakes, but I was wondering what your thoughts are on any kind of revival/remake of the series...If done in the right way, a remake can be great, especially if it keeps the main premise intact and pays respects to the original.
I love the first season the most...The desperate, claustrophobic atmosphere of Moonbase Alpha and the mystical, strange and even horrifying aspects of some of the episodes. The second season had a few bright spots and a few interesting episodes, but over all...I found it to be a pale imitation of the first.
Do you think the series could be remade successfully (like Battlestar Galactica)? Probably with a new title, of course (you could hardly call the series Space:1999 now, without being laughed at)...Like "Moonbase Alpha"?
I think it could be as successful as BG is...With great writing, acting and a great atmosphere, it might even be better. I'm not a fan of Battlestar...In any of it's forms/incarnations, but I know a lot of folks like the new series as much as the old.
Maybe with Star Trek now in great need of a rest and series like Star Gate on it's last legs (a series I loved in it's SG: SG1 form, but I find boring in it's SG: Atlantis form)...Maybe it's time for a return to the moon?
I'd like to see the basic premise (and darker tone) kept intact as well as many of the characters (self-sustaining moonbase staffed with Earth scientists, astronauts and technicians, that are somehow sent on a journey through space, all the while fighting to survive...Trying to not kill each other as they careen through the cosmos, encountering aliens and mysterious space phenomena...Perhaps guided by some Mysterious Unknown Force?)...
Updating is certainly needed...Can't have a modern series with the cast wearing bell-bottomed pajamas and platform-heeled boots, now can we? The Eagles should be kept mostly intact as they are marvels of design and very recognizable. They look very much like near-future Earth spacecraft and definitely something we could actually build.
I don't really see a revival/continuation of the original as being a viable course of action...Especially with current generation knowing little or nothing of the original series...A fresh remake might be the better road to take to capture the interest of viewers outside the scope of original S:1999 fandom.
Any thoughts or ideas about what you'd like to see or not see?
Best.
Dana
BTW...I'm not too keen on the looks of the new Bionic Woman series coming out...It just seems like a gutting of the old to make the new...I hate when remakes are done this way.
I'm a big fan of Space:1999 and I know there are a bunch of other fans here too (collectors of the CTVT figs and all).
I know some folks hate remakes, but I was wondering what your thoughts are on any kind of revival/remake of the series...If done in the right way, a remake can be great, especially if it keeps the main premise intact and pays respects to the original.
I love the first season the most...The desperate, claustrophobic atmosphere of Moonbase Alpha and the mystical, strange and even horrifying aspects of some of the episodes. The second season had a few bright spots and a few interesting episodes, but over all...I found it to be a pale imitation of the first.
Do you think the series could be remade successfully (like Battlestar Galactica)? Probably with a new title, of course (you could hardly call the series Space:1999 now, without being laughed at)...Like "Moonbase Alpha"?
I think it could be as successful as BG is...With great writing, acting and a great atmosphere, it might even be better. I'm not a fan of Battlestar...In any of it's forms/incarnations, but I know a lot of folks like the new series as much as the old.
Maybe with Star Trek now in great need of a rest and series like Star Gate on it's last legs (a series I loved in it's SG: SG1 form, but I find boring in it's SG: Atlantis form)...Maybe it's time for a return to the moon?
I'd like to see the basic premise (and darker tone) kept intact as well as many of the characters (self-sustaining moonbase staffed with Earth scientists, astronauts and technicians, that are somehow sent on a journey through space, all the while fighting to survive...Trying to not kill each other as they careen through the cosmos, encountering aliens and mysterious space phenomena...Perhaps guided by some Mysterious Unknown Force?)...
Updating is certainly needed...Can't have a modern series with the cast wearing bell-bottomed pajamas and platform-heeled boots, now can we? The Eagles should be kept mostly intact as they are marvels of design and very recognizable. They look very much like near-future Earth spacecraft and definitely something we could actually build.
I don't really see a revival/continuation of the original as being a viable course of action...Especially with current generation knowing little or nothing of the original series...A fresh remake might be the better road to take to capture the interest of viewers outside the scope of original S:1999 fandom.
Any thoughts or ideas about what you'd like to see or not see?
Best.
Dana
BTW...I'm not too keen on the looks of the new Bionic Woman series coming out...It just seems like a gutting of the old to make the new...I hate when remakes are done this way.
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