Commentary on S19

Commentary

Space: 1999 (S19) is a science fiction television series originally produced in the Mid-1970s and which is in rotation on the Sci-Fi Channel, the BBC in Britain, Bravo elsewhere in Europe, Nickelodeon in Australia, Canal D in Quebec, and Space: The Imagination Station elsewhere in Canada. It is an interesting and entertaining series which boasts an active fandom since its initial broadcast. Fan fiction, numerous Web pages, an Internet mailing list, fan clubs, fanzines, and other written publications exist, as well as conventions.

(Please excuse the differing format of the pages listed below: some are designed as separate webpages; some are simply links to parts of Thread Pages where I had some longer commentary.)

General
Overview Premise and Theme
Main Characters/Cast A very brief list of main characters and a couple guest characters.
Character
Studies
In-depth analyses of -- and speculation about -- four of the aliens the Alphans met:

"Zantor of Kaldor — Involuntary Reductions"
"Arra of Astheria — The Great Purpose of Mutation"
"Mentor of a Doomed World ... and His Insane Psyche"

"The 'Immunity Syndrome' Being — I Am I"

Episode
Analysis /
Speculations A 'Brief' History of Piri?

My commentary and fictional speculation on the creation of the Guardian of Piri and subsequent disappearance of the Pirians. If you don't care to see lengthy 'historical' speculation on how the Pirians doomed themselves, and prefer the episode pretty much 'as is,' don't follow the link. And don't say I didn't warn you :-). I only intended to write a few comments on this great episode, but ended up going way beyond that.
Maya

'She'll Be Crushed!'
What Does It Mean? In 'Rules of Luton', when Maya was trapped as a bird in a cage, Koenig shouted this line. But what does it mean? I have some speculation on this aspect of her metamorphic ability.
Maya's Intelligence in
Unintelligent Forms In several different notes in this 'Thread Page', I look at the question of how much intelligence Maya actually carries over to her transformations, and present some thoughts on that question. My speculations are, of course, only one way to view this — there are other views as well.
Filming a Metamorph Analysis of Filming Techniques Used to Transform Maya in Space: 1999.

Alphan Life Oh, the Stress of
Being an Alphan!
Where Did the
Alphans End Up?
Comparative
Analysis Apples/Oranges?
Year One, Year Two,
and Interpersonality A partial analysis of character, personality, and relationships in the two seasons.
Apples/Oranges?
Star Trek, Space: 1999,
and Resident Aliens
Ratings, ITC,
Year 2 Changes,
and Freiberger Many fans make Fred Freiberger out to be the man who destroyed both Space: 1999 and Star Trek (the original series). Perhaps it's true, but I do not think it is that simple.
Other Year Two
Top / Bottom Five My favorites and least favorites of the second season, at least as of 03/97.

General Overview	Premise and Theme
Main Characters/Cast	A very brief list of main characters and a couple guest characters.
Character Studies		In-depth analyses of -- and speculation about -- four of the aliens the Alphans met: "Zantor of Kaldor — Involuntary Reductions" "Arra of Astheria — The Great Purpose of Mutation" "Mentor of a Doomed World ... and His Insane Psyche" "The 'Immunity Syndrome' Being — I Am I"
Episode Analysis / Speculations	A 'Brief' History of Piri?	My commentary and fictional speculation on the creation of the Guardian of Piri and subsequent disappearance of the Pirians. If you don't care to see lengthy 'historical' speculation on how the Pirians doomed themselves, and prefer the episode pretty much 'as is,' don't follow the link. And don't say I didn't warn you :-). I only intended to write a few comments on this great episode, but ended up going way beyond that.
Maya	'She'll Be Crushed!' What Does It Mean?	In 'Rules of Luton', when Maya was trapped as a bird in a cage, Koenig shouted this line. But what does it mean? I have some speculation on this aspect of her metamorphic ability.
Maya's Intelligence in Unintelligent Forms	In several different notes in this 'Thread Page', I look at the question of how much intelligence Maya actually carries over to her transformations, and present some thoughts on that question. My speculations are, of course, only one way to view this — there are other views as well.
Filming a Metamorph	Analysis of Filming Techniques Used to Transform Maya in Space: 1999.
Alphan Life	Oh, the Stress of Being an Alphan!
Where Did the Alphans End Up?
Comparative Analysis	Apples/Oranges? Year One, Year Two, and Interpersonality	A partial analysis of character, personality, and relationships in the two seasons.
Apples/Oranges? Star Trek, Space: 1999, and Resident Aliens
Ratings, ITC, Year 2 Changes, and Freiberger	Many fans make Fred Freiberger out to be the man who destroyed both Space: 1999 and Star Trek (the original series). Perhaps it's true, but I do not think it is that simple.
Other	Year Two Top / Bottom Five	My favorites and least favorites of the second season, at least as of 03/97.

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