Want to re - view 1970s classicSpace 1999 , but afraid to slog through those gooey plots full of woo - woo and aliens with eyeliner on their foreheads ? Now you could see the show ’s good bits , with updated effects , inSpace 2099 .
A Space 1999 fan namedEric Bernardhas boil down most instalment of the first three time of year of the show into soft - to - see chunks of 2 - 3 transactions each . And he ’s bring more effect , attempted to create better continuity , and even edited dialogue so that everybody says they ’re in 2099 instead of 1999 . Essentially , he ’s made the show addictively watchable again .
Bernard has even given the laughable premise of the series a slightly - less - laughable account . If you recall , the original serial begins when radioactive garbage on the Moon explodes and sends the Moon hurtle out of orbit into space – along with Moonbase Alpha and its over 200 inhabitants . Bernard has exchange the first episode ’s deed from “ Breakaway ” to “ The Void Ahead , ” and added into the storyline a inscrutable “ null ” that open up and sucks the Moon through speedily . Yes , this actually makes slightly more sense than what happens in the show , where the Moon pass so fast that within three episode , the role discuss how it would take 70 yr to get back to Earth from the rapscallion planet . OK maybe the void thing makes just as much sense . But the point is , it sound cool .
you’re able to see Bernard ’s re - imagining of the pilot film above . Here is the original pilot ’s net 10 mo :
For each sequence , Bernard supply a short , helpful plot summary and explains what he ’s shift to modernize it . For the pilot , he writes :
This installment bear several modifications the major one being at the important moment when the second nuclear waste dump explodes . This consequence now creates a breach in the fabric of distance draw the moonlight into its vacancy and propulsing it into an uncharted area of the creation . At the end , the determination to outride on Moonbase Alpha is now a more obvious one and John Koenig alone assume obligation . sports fan will also point out that the travel tube has been adapted to search more accurate with the actual studio apartment place and that the Meta signal has been removed to be re - used in another context later in the series .
If you like the original show but ca n’t hold to rewatch it due to the painful sensation , or if you think it ’s still a damn hunky-dory show but you ’d like to see it modernized , you must mark outthe Space 2099 serial .
viaSpace 2099
Thanks , Avery Battles !
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