From: owner-space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net (space1999-digest) To: space1999-digest@buffnet4.buffnet.net Subject: space1999-digest V3 #198 Reply-To: Sender: owner-space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net Errors-To: owner-space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net Precedence: bulk space1999-digest Wednesday, September 22 1999 Volume 03 : Number 198 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 22:52:35 +0100 From: "Nick Abadzis" <nick@nabad.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Space1999: Last milestone? - ---------- From: "Nick Abadzis" <nick@nabad.demon.co.uk> To: bcpgd@space1999.com Subject: Re: Space1999: Last milestone? Date: Wed, Sep 22, 1999, 10:51 pm Actingman wrote: >> > I am adrift. Nick Abadzis wrote: >> How about 2001?! Robert C. Gilbert wrote: > i asked him that, too! > Well, it is the next, big, signifigant SF date to roll round, eh? :) Then 2010, I guess... (remember 1984?!) Nick *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:49:09 -0500 From: "Jeff Doyle" <jeffd@tranquility.net> Subject: Re: Space1999: MESSAGE FROM MOONBASE ALPHA I just read it too, and I second Robert's opinion. Good work! I am very impressed. Jeff Robert wrote: > I just read it. It gave me chills worse (better) than anything I've > experienced before in this life! The bit about it being the Meta Probe > was ingenious!!! Good Job Johnny! I wish I could have been at > Breakaway! *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 16:05:41 -0700 (PDT) From: powysbooks@webtv.net Subject: Re: Space1999: The New Series From speaking with Johnny Byrne after the video presentation, I was led to understand that the new series would probably begin on Terra Alpha in a possible three part episode or mini-series that would show how Terra Alpha turned out to be a mistake, and how a faction of the Alphans would plan to go back to the Moon when (and if it returns to the vecinity). This idea was teased in the video by saying that the decision to settle was "hotly contested." Some people would decide to stay behind. That would be the end of that story line effectively as the series would follow the exploits of the new Alphans 25 years after settling on Terra Alpha. Johnny told me that he purposefully left the dating on the video vague...yet I seem to remember that Sandra said 20 years had passed when they encountered Terra Alpha. Johnny said I was mistaken, and I haven't had time to read the script to see. Anyway, this new series would eventually lead up to Children of the Gods which takes place centuries later when the Alphans have again settled on a planet and founded a civilization, and proven that they have retained their basic humanity, thus fulfilling Arra's prophecy. My problem with this timeline is that when the Moon returns Koenig will be about 80 years old! This is assuming he was 35 when Breakaway took place, add to that 20 + 25 years = 80. I suppose it isn't THAT old, but it would mean that the characters in the new series would have to be the children of the original Alphans. Mateo To everything that was, to everything that will be. *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:34:24 -0400 From: "Clif" <brclif@digital.net> Subject: Re: Space1999: can't find Space:1999 dolls Ulp, time to draw up the divorce papers... ; ) - --Clif ...I have a sinking feeling > they got thrown away....NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!! > > Colleen Bement *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:45:05 -0400 From: "Clif" <brclif@digital.net> Subject: Re: Space1999: The New Series > My problem with this timeline is that when the Moon returns Koenig will > be about 80 years old! This is assuming he was 35 when Breakaway took > place, add to that 20 + 25 years = 80. I suppose it isn't THAT old, but > it would mean that the characters in the new series would have to be the > children of the original Alphans. > Well, seeing Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi proved to me that portraying age is not a problem for him. - --Clif > *********************************************************** > *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:49:20 -0400 From: "Belvox" <belvox@bbsi.net> Subject: Re: Space1999: can't find Space:1999 dolls > >How the hell did you manage to *throw them away*?! More to the point... have >you found 'em yet? Probably the cleaning woman has past ;-) Brisons le silence Site anti-pedophilique http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8423 Les divagations d'une webmestre non solitaire. http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/9639 *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:54:13 -0400 From: "Belvox" <belvox@bbsi.net> Subject: Re: Space1999: The New Series >place, add to that 20 + 25 years = 80. I suppose it isn't THAT old, but >it would mean that the characters in the new series would have to be the >children of the original Alphans. hummm i wonder how will look like the child of Maya and Tony ;-) Kiss x Liliane *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 22:35:30 -0400 From: "Phil Merkel" <captphil@unix.asb.com> Subject: Space1999: Various website 1999 letters, some usenet letters I was pretty surprised when two of the email newsy digests I get didn't mention Space 1999. First, Science Fiction Weekly, which DID mention Marcy's Cyber Museum site a few months ago missed the 9/13/99 opportunity in their weekly site update. But this week there was an encouraging letter which may prompt more talk on the site. I sure hope they do a report on the Breakaway convention! Anyway here's the letter, since I'm reposting it here I'm leaving off the writers name and email but will include the link to the site if you want to respond to him, you can do it from there. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------ How About A Space 1999 Revival? didn't see what I wanted in the TV listings this fall. In this era of "retro" TV, where every show ever made seems to be making a comeback ( CHiPs 99? Come on, folks...), I was saddened to see a milestone slip past. This year (and if I remember correctly, this month) a nuclear weapon is due to explode on the dark side of the moon, sending it out of orbit and into the depths of space. Sound familiar? Yup, Space 1999. Those of us that grew up with the staff of Moonbase Alpha still occasionally remember it fondly. As far as I can tell, though, there seem to be no plans to revive the series--not even on TV Land (where I thought it would be perfect). Now, those that enjoy "harder" SF laughed at this show. It wasn't exactly a paragon of scientific virtue. All right, so it was cheesy, big time, but it did have a lot of fun with its subject matter, and showed the boundless optimism of the time frame it was made in. So here's to Space 1999, and the date by which everyone figured we really would have a permanent base on the moon. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue127/letters.html And here's a thread from the Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.sf.fandom This newsgroup usually posts from hardcore SF fans, I like to read it since many of the posters are people I run into at fannish conventions. I don't go to that many media related conventions and now that Babylon 5 is gone I think my circuit of fannish conventions will have nothing media related to talk about! Anyway, here is a minor thread from there for your amusement! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------- Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:50:49 +0100 Lines: 10 X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b4 Xref: iad-artgen.news.verio.net rec.arts.sf.fandom:42971 I don't know.... you wait twenty five years for the moon to blow up and shoot out of orbit and it bloody well doesn't happen... Thank you, Gerry Anderson... Thank you very much!!! Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:25:32 -0400 I was very disappointed. And I stayed up till midnight just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:16:32 +0100 I managed to miss: Securicor calling to deliver an unexpected package (still don't know what it is, they aren't coming back while Friday) The gentle click-whooosh sound the downstairs loo door makes when the younger spaniel opens it to get into the hidden rubbish bin (and the following sequence of "Dig through bin until I find something interesting. Spread stuff I don't want throughout downstairs of house. Knock bin over, if possible into toilet. Wedge myself so securely in that the door can swing shut behind me. Realise I am trapped and whine LOUDLY until somebody lets me out. Slink away.") Himself sneaking off to work for the day with the book I hadn't finished yet Lunch And then I fell asleep for most of the afternoon out of sheer pissed- off-ness. What a shame it didn't happen, it would have rounded off my day quite nicely! - -- Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 99 15:14:56 GMT September 13th. was my birthday and I was/am down with a terrible flu/cough. I alternatively sweated and shivered the whole night. Not one of my better ones. I much prefer the one I spent at Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom right after Magicon. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------- And last I sent off an email to TV Barn, which used to be called The Late Show News which is an email newsletter which gives the guest lists for the week for various US Late show programs like David Letterman, Later and Politically Incorrect. I use this to find out if my favorite author, Harlan Ellison is making appearances. He is a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect and also had been on the Tom Snyder show a lot. They also have a TV history line up and sadly 9/13/99 was not mentioned. But they were happy to mail me back! Here is the email and my original! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------- Thanks Phil! Hope 13 was lucky for you.... >Just wanted to drop you a note on how much I enjoy the Late Show News TV >Barn and give you a bit of Science Fiction trivia. > >As a fan of the TV show Space 1999 the date September 13th 1999 holds a >special meaning. On the first episode of the series (The premise being the >moon was unbelievably blasted out of Earth's orbit and sent moving through >space) a tremendous explosion takes place on the 13th of September 1999 thus >giving the show its premise. > >Each week the credits would scroll the date September 13th 1999 would flash >up on the screen. Space 1999 first premiered in September 1975 and was an >early example of syndicated Science Fiction. Kind of like the model Star >Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 have >followed in the 1980's and 1990's. > >And here it is 9/13/99! Better check the sky tomorrow night! ; -) > >Thanks again for the great work and info on Late Show News, errr I mean TV >Barn! *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:44:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennie <mag7scoundrel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Space1999: Sci-Fi Fantasy & Model INtl. #39 - --- Floyd Resler <fresler@zoomtown.com> wrote: > > > JTRD1@aol.com wrote: > > > Has anyone been able to find this magazine in the > states? Someone had a copy > > at the convention, but I have not been able to > find it anywhere in the USA!! > > > > There is a store in Cincinnati that carries it. I > have been checking with them > every week for its arrival. So far, it hasn't come > in yet. > > Floyd Hi Floyd, I'm in Cincy and I was wondering which store this would be? I may want to check it out. Jennie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:04:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennie <mag7scoundrel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Space1999: Wooden acting - --- Floyd Resler <fresler@zoomtown.com> wrote: > > I'm glad you brought that up because something > happened in "The Metamorph" > that I thought was totally out of character for > Russell. When one of the > security guys was killed when he shot Mentor's > image, Helena screamed. I > thought it was out of character. > > Floyd I don't know about that - she lets out a pretty good scream in War Games! Jennie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:13:25 +0800 From: "Glen Mcbride" <gmcbride@nortelnetworks.com> Subject: RE: Space1999: Various website 1999 letters, some usenet letters For what its worth, I checked my TV guide upon return from the Con and noted that Nick @ Nite did indeed run a special on Sept 13th for S1999. For those not here in Australia, Nick at nite has run S1999 intermittently for the past 2 years, indeed Nick at nite here is very heavily Gerry Anderson biased, they run/have run over the course of the last 2 years: Space:1999 UFO Stingray Captain Scarlet Joe90 and these are the ones I can remember offhand. presently S1999 runs one night per week at 10:30pm. Australian list readers can get Nick at nite via Foxtel and Austar - -----Original Message----- From: Phil Merkel [mailto:captphil@unix.asb.com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 12:36 To: Space 1999 Email List Subject: Space1999: Various website 1999 letters, some usenet letters I was pretty surprised when two of the email newsy digests I get didn't mention Space 1999. First, Science Fiction Weekly, which DID mention Marcy's Cyber Museum site a few months ago missed the 9/13/99 opportunity in their weekly site update. But this week there was an encouraging letter which may prompt more talk on the site. I sure hope they do a report on the Breakaway convention! Anyway here's the letter, since I'm reposting it here I'm leaving off the writers name and email but will include the link to the site if you want to respond to him, you can do it from there. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------ How About A Space 1999 Revival? didn't see what I wanted in the TV listings this fall. In this era of "retro" TV, where every show ever made seems to be making a comeback ( CHiPs 99? Come on, folks...), I was saddened to see a milestone slip past. This year (and if I remember correctly, this month) a nuclear weapon is due to explode on the dark side of the moon, sending it out of orbit and into the depths of space. Sound familiar? Yup, Space 1999. Those of us that grew up with the staff of Moonbase Alpha still occasionally remember it fondly. As far as I can tell, though, there seem to be no plans to revive the series--not even on TV Land (where I thought it would be perfect). Now, those that enjoy "harder" SF laughed at this show. It wasn't exactly a paragon of scientific virtue. All right, so it was cheesy, big time, but it did have a lot of fun with its subject matter, and showed the boundless optimism of the time frame it was made in. So here's to Space 1999, and the date by which everyone figured we really would have a permanent base on the moon. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue127/letters.html And here's a thread from the Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.sf.fandom This newsgroup usually posts from hardcore SF fans, I like to read it since many of the posters are people I run into at fannish conventions. I don't go to that many media related conventions and now that Babylon 5 is gone I think my circuit of fannish conventions will have nothing media related to talk about! Anyway, here is a minor thread from there for your amusement! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------- Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:50:49 +0100 Lines: 10 X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b4 Xref: iad-artgen.news.verio.net rec.arts.sf.fandom:42971 I don't know.... you wait twenty five years for the moon to blow up and shoot out of orbit and it bloody well doesn't happen... Thank you, Gerry Anderson... Thank you very much!!! Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:25:32 -0400 I was very disappointed. And I stayed up till midnight just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:16:32 +0100 I managed to miss: Securicor calling to deliver an unexpected package (still don't know what it is, they aren't coming back while Friday) The gentle click-whooosh sound the downstairs loo door makes when the younger spaniel opens it to get into the hidden rubbish bin (and the following sequence of "Dig through bin until I find something interesting. Spread stuff I don't want throughout downstairs of house. Knock bin over, if possible into toilet. Wedge myself so securely in that the door can swing shut behind me. Realise I am trapped and whine LOUDLY until somebody lets me out. Slink away.") Himself sneaking off to work for the day with the book I hadn't finished yet Lunch And then I fell asleep for most of the afternoon out of sheer pissed- off-ness. What a shame it didn't happen, it would have rounded off my day quite nicely! - -- Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Sept 13th 1999 Date: Tue, 14 Sep 99 15:14:56 GMT September 13th. was my birthday and I was/am down with a terrible flu/cough. I alternatively sweated and shivered the whole night. Not one of my better ones. I much prefer the one I spent at Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom right after Magicon. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------- And last I sent off an email to TV Barn, which used to be called The Late Show News which is an email newsletter which gives the guest lists for the week for various US Late show programs like David Letterman, Later and Politically Incorrect. I use this to find out if my favorite author, Harlan Ellison is making appearances. He is a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect and also had been on the Tom Snyder show a lot. They also have a TV history line up and sadly 9/13/99 was not mentioned. But they were happy to mail me back! Here is the email and my original! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------- Thanks Phil! Hope 13 was lucky for you.... >Just wanted to drop you a note on how much I enjoy the Late Show News TV >Barn and give you a bit of Science Fiction trivia. > >As a fan of the TV show Space 1999 the date September 13th 1999 holds a >special meaning. On the first episode of the series (The premise being the >moon was unbelievably blasted out of Earth's orbit and sent moving through >space) a tremendous explosion takes place on the 13th of September 1999 thus >giving the show its premise. > >Each week the credits would scroll the date September 13th 1999 would flash >up on the screen. Space 1999 first premiered in September 1975 and was an >early example of syndicated Science Fiction. Kind of like the model Star >Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 have >followed in the 1980's and 1990's. > >And here it is 9/13/99! Better check the sky tomorrow night! ; -) > >Thanks again for the great work and info on Late Show News, errr I mean TV >Barn! *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** *********************************************************** Online Alpha - The Space: 1999 Mailing List To unsubscribe: send email to majordomo@buffnet.net and in the body put unsubscribe space1999 (or space1999-digest) *********************************************************** ------------------------------ End of space1999-digest V3 #198 *******************************