The arrival of the alphans on another planet seems to cause a change in its atmosphere, setting off pollution and poisoning of the water. Manganese trisilicate mnsio8, a valid mineral, magnesium phosphate a rare chemical, lithium an element that doesnt occur on its own, but can occur for instance in clays, titanium another element that doesnt occur by itself, but in minerals such as rutile and illmenite, found in magmatic intrusions that have undergone segregation, such as gabbros and. Richard le parmentier is named sam in the script and episode, but credited as ed malcolm the name used in script revisions. The crew of moonbase alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the moon from orbit into deep space. All these trivialities aside this new release is the dvd pinnacle for space. Next month, ill be back with a recap of one of the better season two episodes. On september, 1999, disaster strikes and the nuclear waste explodes causing a chain reaction that hurls the moon out of earths orbit and into deep space. She is featured in 23 year 2 episodes she is not in devils planet except in flashback, but is still credited. In the script this was a white mouse with zebra stripes.
All that glisters is the fourth episode of the second series of space. Koenig convinces helena and maya that their supposed rescuers from earth are really hostile aliens who want a nuclear explosion on moonbase alpha. Italian tv had coproduced the stuff so it was aired around 6pm, not a very appropriate slot to broadcast scenes of people burned alive by their commanders lasergun. The nuclear waste explodes, in a chain reaction, and the moon is hurled out of earths orbit, into space. These events were forever consigned to the alternatefuture of gerry andersons mid1970s space epic tv show, space. According to her statement in the episode the rules of luton, psychon had a peaceful and happy culture, with one race, one religion and one government. It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the yellow and the orange colors on screen, at least in some copies of episodes. Catherine schell as maya transformations space 1999 duration. February 26, 2012 if youre hungry for collectibles based on the classic original space. Finally, one of the most effective episodes of space. Alans description about his australian cattle ranch and surf boards is cut. For the uninitiated, the show saw the moon blasted out of earth orbit, and the residents of moonbase alpha, under the command of john koenig martin landau facing a.
The maya series was also intended to run for episodes a year. The expansive taybor, an intergalactic merchant arrives from hyper space on his ship the emporium. Seed of destruction is the thirteenth episode of the second series of space. Character progression and story telling can now have meaningful long arcs and significant impact. The people of moonbase alpha are suprised by the sudden appearance in their midst of a man named magus, who. The expansive taybor, an intergalactic merchant arrives from hyperspace on his ship the emporium. The immunity syndrome helena and maya landing in the glider and an alien gives an ominous message. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show space. This is due to a number of factors, including the nature of episodic television and its production at that time as compared to now, and the variance in airing dates from station to station and nation to nation. The series premise was set up in the first episode, entitled breakaway.
Helena russell, john koenig, maya, tony verdeschi, alan carter. Its 1999 and moonbase alpha has been built on the moon to safeguard the nuclear waste shipped from earth. The maya series was also intended to run for episodes a. Jan 29, 2008 over 20 years later, a seven minute film was created called message from moonbase alpha. Space 1999s top 10 scariest moments gerry andersons space.
She asserts she will stay by him until he recovers and changes into dorzak. Koenig realizes that if the taybor sold them his space ship, it would enable the alphans to fly back to earth, but the price the taybor is asking for this transaction is maya. All 8 discs 6 for episodes, 2 for extras are placed in one wide clear case instead of two like series 1. They meet zoran, the sole survivor of the last exploratory force, who tells them that the planet is controlled by an immortal being with whom koenig must parley if he and his crew are to leave the planet alive. The introduction was changedlightening its heavyhanded and stark opening credits. This episode introduces moonbase alphas resident alien maya, who has the power to transform herself into any creature at will. Another cut was maya telling dorzak about the gastronomic delights on alpha he tells her you have become very earthly, maya. Alpha needs titanium to repair its life support system and traces of it are located on the planet psychon that is near to the moon.
As filming on year two came to its conclusion, it became apparent that there would be no third season, and the series ended with the episode the dorcons. Malic tries to maneuver himself into a position of power. About adi tantimedh adi tantimedh is a filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist who just likes to writer. I got the inspiration after seeing the video shpshftr66 made on her. Finally maya becomes a bee and enters the creatures ear, discovering it to be a machine. David prowse, who, of course, is now famous as darth vader, was in the costume. An eight disc dvd box set containing all twenty four fifty minute long approx episodes of space 1999. Jun 08, 2018 space 1999 top 5 best series 2 episodes duration.
Koenig and maya fight to save moonbase alpha from deadly aliens. Had this project gone ahead, maya would have been absent from space. When producer fred freiberger came on board he set up a system where from time to time two episodes would be filmed simultaneously for scheduling purposes, specially scripted so that key regulars would have a minimal presence in one episode while taking centre stage in another. Space 1999 original series year one 19751976 24 episodes space 1999 year two 19761977 24 episodes space 1999 cast and characters. With martin landau, barbara bain, catherine schell, tony anholt. Neither past nor future, the future is the past and the testament of arkadia the link. On september, 1999, magnetic energy builds to cause an explosive chainreaction of the waste, blasting the moon out of earths orbit and off the plane. Maya was considered to be a successful character, and the producers began grooming her for a spinoff show that would run concurrently with the third series of space. The former home of a people also called psychons, most of whom died or left during the decline. Consul varda expresses the peaceful intentions of the dorcons.
The scripted ending was cut, where tony asks if the jammer can be adapted so he doesnt hear maya s voice. All episodes are listed by title on one screen instead of two. At that time, a lunar base seemed inevitable now, it seems like a forgotten dream. On the same point, if youre seeing a vidcap here, its color is not necessarily an exact match either, given similar possible variation plus potential vidcap differences. Maya was born on the planet psychon, approximately 32 earth years before the arrival of moonbase alpha. The dorcons are a race of conquerors who can live forever by transplantation of a psychon brain stem. Mentor and his daughter maya were the two who remained until the end, the former attempting to revive it through.
Space 1999 is one of televisions most influential and hugely p. The philosophical first season was revamped for an actionpacked more americanized second season before it went off the air in 1977. Mar, 2019 the highend live action work, and vast sets, combined with top notch miniature and special effects captured the imagination of a generation, with many space. A feverish maya is stricken with a fever that causes her to transform into a repulsive space monster. It is also seen in the a b chrysalis, seed of destruction, space warp, bringers of wonder part 2 and devils planet. The first science fiction work i ever saw was space. In 1999, moonbase alpha, nestled in the lunar crater plato, is a scientific research colony and watchdog over silos of atomic waste from earth stored on the moons far side. Koenig realizes that if the taybor sold them his spaceship, it would enable the alphans to fly back to earth, but the price the taybor is asking for this transaction is maya. Key roles in the metamorph, the taybor, the rules of luton, new adam, new eve, the a b chrysalis, seed of destruction, the beta cloud, space warp in alien forms, the bringers of wonder, dorzak, the dorcons. Apollo 11 at mare tranquilitatis, aka tranquility base, july 20, 1969. Schell was 32 in 1976, so presumably maya is approximately the same age. One hangar scene is an unused shot from space warp. When characters wearing these two different colors stand next to each other, the difference can perhaps be better noted. Catherine schell as maya transformations space 1999 by robyno.
When i saw this edition of season 2 and the words on the front saying remastered i had thought that all of the episodes had been remastered onto dvd. Space warp is the fifteenth episode of the second series of space. Arkadia is finished, but she, arkadia, lives on in the bodies, hearts and minds of the few of us who left before the end, taking the seeds of a new beginning. New equipment enabling john, helena and alan to return goes awry and the three land in plagueravaged 14thcentury scotland. The first series or season, often referred to as year one of 24 episodes began transmission in 1975, though production of the first episode began in 1973. Russell got a bit of a makeover that made her look prettier and less rigid. Certainly, each episode will be a new challenge or discovery, but the way that these events are handled will have longer term effect and implication on our characters and their environment. Space 1999 s02e05 brian the brain full episodes video. Space 1999 is a british sciencefiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Martin landau barbara bain nick tate play s2 e24 see viewing options. How many days on the average were you given to shoot an episode of 1999. On the planet psychon, an evilminded alien named mentor. Alien troops invade moonbase alpha, seeking maya s brain to extend their abilities and obtain immortality. The trial is by combat and the pair must face three aliens, one with.
But can he, a man of peace, really be guilty of the crimes of violence for which he is being exiled. What intrigued me is that the alphans could not seem to defeat this creature. Dorcons threaten to invade alpha unless maya is handed over to them for. The screenplay was written by fred freiberger, using the pseudonym charles woodgrove. Helena russell, barry morse as victor bergman, and catherine schell as maya, space. A feverish maya is stricken with a fever that causes her to transform into a repulsive space. The series was the last production by the partnership of gerry and sylvia anderson and was the most expensive series produced for british television up to that time. To seek out and begin again in the distant regions of space. The appearance of the colors on this page, or the colors in the episodes, may vary by monitor andor tv anyway. Onscreen menus are better here than the series 1 release. For the uninitiated, the show saw the moon blasted out of earth orbit, and the residents of moonbase alpha, under the command of john koenig martin landau facing a struggle to survive.
Heres an upbeat update on that long, longdelayed space. Space 1999 dorzak the universal plague warning system and the commander checking out asteroids for possible colonization. Breakaway is available on cd and digital download at big finish. In the second series commander koenig and his team are based in a gigantic underground complex located on a planet in the far flung reaches of space. This first episode of the season, produced by fred freiberger, introduces maya to the regular cast. The stunning visuals captivate and transport the viewer into another dimension. Whilst koenig and maya are exploring a planet called luton,which is lush in vegetation, she picks a flower and he helps himself to some fruit. Following the detection of a defect in an eagle, tony verdeschi is forced to leave john koenig and maya on a prospective home planet for the alphans, whilst he. In trek we know fed space, klingon space, romulan space, know the dominion is this side of the galaxy, the borg on that side, etc, etc. Jun 20, 2014 space 1999 another time another place, space 1999 alpha child, space 1999 alien attack, space 1999 a matter of balance, space 1999 all that glisters, space 1999 a matter of life and death, space. The probe changes into a dorcon ship, and maya freaks out. Maya, the last known psychon, is traced to moonbase alpha by the dorcons, who threaten the alphans with destruction unless maya is handed over. Actor name, character name and profession, number of episodes. According to the rules of luton, psychon had a peaceful and happy culture, with one race, one religion and one government.