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space1999-digest Wednesday, January 14 1998 Volume 01 : Number 396
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:48:53 +0000
From: Petter Ogland <petter.ogland@dnmi.no>
Subject: Re: Space1999: THANKS
> This is just a special late night thanks to Marcy and Robert. They were
> the first two people I met on the list, and they made me feel welcome
> and at home. I remember being nervous about my first post!! I worrried
> and worried lest I say something everyone had already discussed to
> death. Seems funny now.
>
> Mateo
It's nice that people feel at home on this list. Mateo. You have certainly
done your bit to make it enjoyable too. Your idea about week-by-week
episode discussion was one of the nicest things that happened last autumn.
I whish you would indulge more in the discussions, however, it would be
interesting to hear more of your thoughts concerning each episode.
Petter
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:54:21 EST
From: LKJ1999 <LKJ1999@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: A question: "your" first episode
Hi All...
Well My first episode was Breakaway. Sept. 1975. I was 12 years old.
I fell in love with S-1999 when I was 14 years old !!!
Chas P. LKJ1999
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 08:57:29 EST
From: LKJ1999 <LKJ1999@aol.com>
Subject: Space1999: A question. Eagles.
In what year one episode.
Do we see the most Eagles lift off...
Good luck All...
Chas P. LKJ1999
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 09:51:40 -0700
From: "ColdSting" <somnus@mailexcite.com>
Subject: Space1999: Videos From Columbia House (U.S.)
Greetings fellow Alphans,
Upon hearing that Columbia House is now offering videos of the Space: 1999 series,
I began to investigate how I may be able to subscribe to it.
Unfortunately, Columbia House in the U.S. does not deliver to Canada :-(
And Columbia House in Canada does not have the series available.
Does anyone out there know when/if they will have it available?
Thanks,
Jonathan Ward.
Now back to our regularly scheduled lurk mode.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 14:59:24 EST
From: LKJ1999 <LKJ1999@aol.com>
Subject: Space1999: A bigger&better S-1999
Hi All...
I just want to let the list know.
I got My new 32"XBR-48 Sony TV today. Boy is it nice!!!
Now I really can say that S-1999 is bigger better more exciting than ever !!!
By the way this Sony has component video inputs for a DVD player!
If and when S-1999 comes out on DVD. I will be ready for it!
Chas P. LKJ1999
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:23:03 +0000
From: judas@netmatters.co.uk (B J Dowling)
Subject: Space1999: My first episode
Hi folks,
Riccardo asked
> maybe someone among the fans did not start watching Space 1999
> from the Breakaway episode. Which is your very first contact with
> Moonbase Alpha?
> Mine is Missing Link, and I was only 6 years old.
>
> What about you?
I can't give this question a definite answer because of the way Space:1999
was messed about by the ITV independent stations. Space:1999 is pretty
much a constant through my childhood memories, and the earliest memory I
can recall alongside The Sweeney is Seed Of Destruction, aged around 5 or
6.
I did see those awful compilations aged about 10 or 12, and then finally
got the full episodes when they were released between 1991/2 and 1997.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:23:03 +0000
From: judas@netmatters.co.uk (B J Dowling)
Subject: Space1999: Missing Link
Hi folks,
Working like crazy, deadlines looming with intimidating speed, offline at
work... it isn't quite going according to plan at the office. Consequently
I'm shattered, and it's only Tuesday!
Thoughts on Missing Link will follow eventually, as soon as I can chill,
relax and get time to sit down and watch it.
Prentis Hancock also appears in the Doctor Who story "The Ribos
Operation" (1979). I can't say much more about Prentis or the story, I
haven't watched the video yet.
Oh, and before I fall asleep on my keyboard, a very off-topic request for
our South African based Alphans:
Can anyone tell me what the Afrikaans for "Do you speak Afrikaans?" is?
Nighty-night,
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 19:25:06 EST
From: LKJ1999 <LKJ1999@aol.com>
Subject: Space1999: Missing Link.
Hi all...
I will be watching Missing Link. Tonight! On My new 32" sony...
I will give You all the info tomorrow...
Chas P. LKJ1999
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 20:41:40 -0500
From: Patricia Embury <Patriemb@sprintmail.com>
Subject: Space1999: Missing Link rant
I know there are others on this list who really like this episode. My
post will disappoint them. I have to start off saying that this is not
one of my favorite episodes. Overall, I found some scenes to be entirely
laughable, i.e., the spinning camera effect and Koenig's nightmare
sequence with the old hag. The scene in which Koeing spins in his
quarters on Zenno saying "I am a man, not an experiment". I laughed. It
didn't ring true to me, for some reason. It reminded me of "The
Elephant Man." The writers didn't explore the
experimentation/exploitation theme as efficiently as they could have.
They touched on it, and switched the storyline to the Koenig loves (or
pretends to love) Vaana. Maybe they were trying to get across that
exploitation can take many forms, but it could have been done better.
I also didn't believe that Koenig really fell in love with Vaana that
quickly, as the novelization states. He was using her to irritate Raan
into sending him back to Alpha. Look at the way he smiled and reached
for Helena after he awoke on Alpha. The injuries irritate me also.
Again, Carter gets off with a minor concussion, while Koenig, and more
importantly the others, have more serious injuries. Granted, Victor and
Sandra weren't restrained, as Koeing and Carter were, but Carter should
have been hurt worse if you add up the force they were traveling vs the
force of impact.
There were some good things. The Eagle crash and rescue scene were
superbly done. The dim lighting on the alternate Alpha gave the
atmosphere/sense that something was terribly wrong. The misspelling of
Koenig's name on the monitor was the telltale sign that all was not
right. Barry Morse was superb. Delivering his speech about saving
himself was so out of the Victor character, you knew he had such a
mastery over the Victor character that he could deliver those lines
flawlessly. Nick Tate, Prentiss Hancock , and Clifton were very
passionate, and appropriately worked up. Carter by this time, has
become almost fanatically loyal to Koenig as Commander, and doesn't seem
to think anyone can fill his shoes. Mathias, although seemed like a
vulture, telling Dr. Russell she should remove the life support, really
wasn't. The life support removal scenes featured the best character
writing. Barbara Bain's delivery of the lines was great, she portrayed
the Doctor/family member role perfectly. I didn't care for her CPR/Code
skills left a lot to be desired! I know, I've cared for several brain
dead or arresting patients in my work. Granted, they couldn't do a real
code, because you can hurt a live person by precordial thumping them,
and in the 70's, the body of knowledge about CPR, and resuscitation
wasn't as developed as it is now. However, you don't thump someone in
asystole! She seemed to believe the cardiac monitor she doubted before,
and you don't run a code on someone with a pulse. Life support can't
and won't support someone without a pulse, which Koenig apparently had!
They never stopped to check!
Peter Cushing did well, but I couldn't help note a very sinister
undertone to his performance. I was almost reminded of his portrayal
of Governor/ Grand Moff Tarkin, as he deliveres some of his lines. I
almost expected him to say "The Alphans are a dead race, Commander, and
you, are the last one."
Sorry for the length of this post.
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:12:18
From: "Phillip C. Merkel" <captphil@unix.asb.com>
Subject: Space1999: Missing Link Collector's Item
Heres something I found in my internet journeys that I don't remember being
mentioned on this list before. I found an ad for a teleplay of Missing
Link that apparently was Peter Cushings. It has his notes and also is
autographed by him. I have not bought books from this bookseller before
and since the price is very very high I would suggest extreme caution if
you are planning on buying this item. I also am not an agent of James
Pepper Rare Books Inc and have no interest in the sale of this item.
On a related note Janet Schill forwarded me a copy of the teleplay for
Missing Link (No autographes on this one) a while back in the hopes that I
would make it available to the list as I did copies of Earthfall and The
Void Ahead (I still have a few copies of these left if you want them).
I just havn't had the time to get my act together on this and (And repay
Janet her copy expense and postage which I will do this week) give the list
a price. I should be able to get down to the printer and give you a cost
for copies sometime this week. You can email me in advance to reserve but
I'll be making this one one copy at a time so the price will be a little
higher but then I wouldn't have any extras on hand when everything is
finished.
If you decide to buy the Peter Cushing script please let the list know all
those cool notes he put in the script. It would be a real treasure to see
that up in the Cyber Museum or the cybrary.
Again at $950...Be Careful!
43. Space 1999 - Missing Link. Teleplay by Edward Di Lorenzo Iver Heath
Group Three
Productions 1974 An 88 page script for an episode of the classic science
fiction television series of drifting space colonists, consisting only of
those scenes in which Peter Cushing appears. Signed by Peter Cushing on the
title page. With Cushings very extensive handwritten annotations and notes
throughout. One page is an elaborate hand-drawn production chart in which
Cushing shows the days he worked and how much he received for the role.
Cushing plays Raan from the planet Zenno, 5 million light years from Earth,
who encounters the colonists. Raan is 508 years old, and Zennites have a
life span 10 times longer than the inhabitants of earth. Book# 2929J US$
950.00. Please
contact James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. for more information about purchasing
this book.
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. , 2026 Cliff Drive, Suite 224 , Santa Barbara
, CA ,
U.S.A. , 93109 Phone 805-963-1025 / Fax 805-966-9737 , Email
pepbooks@aol.com ... A member of ABAA
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:29:08 -0600
From: "Mark Meskin" <plastic.gravity@newrock.com>
Subject: Space1999: Missing (the boat) Link
Pat hit many of the the points about this pile o crap. Top 3 worst episode.
Only Ring are the Moon and Rules of Luton were worse. Everyone is SO out
of character. Its funny, I didn't remember this episode from my childhood,
and when I fist read the synopsis for it, I thought, Hey what a great
script idea. Then I saw it..ugh. The blurb I read filled my mind with
Koenig being found by an alien race after his Eagle crashed and then the
doctors slowly coming the realization that Koenig is really an ancient
ancestor of theirs. What we got was pure garbage. Raan's little mind
games with Koenig make no sense at all, and the cool SFx of the Eagle CM
being removed is total eclipsed by the fact that we see Koenig and Dr
Russell in the Service section! Did Koenig get cut in half when the
pressure door close as the module released? No wonder he's near death! One
last gripe, how does Carter manage to pull the Eagles nose up at the last
minute in a powerless Eagle? Methinks that with his record he's had some
supercompressed gas tanks mounted in the front of the eagle, which he can
open by pulling on cables which require no ship power.....:-) Just for
once I'd have loved to see a crash like that (with the Eagle falling from
orbit) smack the moon at high speed and leave a Huge crater. !!!!!!!!! Well
at least it would be real!
- -Mark
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:36:38 -0600
From: "Mark Meskin" <plastic.gravity@newrock.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: Videos From Columbia House (U.S.)
Perhaps you could mail them to someone in the US who could foward them to
you?
Man, this is a real stupid policy on Columbia's part.........
- -Mark
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> To: Space: 1999 <space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net>
> Subject: Space1999: Videos From Columbia House (U.S.)
> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 10:51 AM
>
> Greetings fellow Alphans,
>
> Upon hearing that Columbia House is now offering videos of the Space:
1999 series,
> I began to investigate how I may be able to subscribe to it.
>
> Unfortunately, Columbia House in the U.S. does not deliver to Canada :-(
>
> And Columbia House in Canada does not have the series available.
>
> Does anyone out there know when/if they will have it available?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan Ward.
> Now back to our regularly scheduled lurk mode.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 02:09:00 -0500
From: Allen Barnella <barnella@concentric.net>
Subject: Space1999: Looking for "Space: 1999" logo in EPS format
Hi Alphans:
Does anyone have, or know where I might find the "Space: 1999" logo in EPS format?
Fly Like An Eagle,
Allen
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