Die Crew der Mondbasis Alpha muss ums Überleben kämpfen, nachdem eine massive Explosion den Mond aus dem Orbit in den Weltraum wirft.Die Crew der Mondbasis Alpha muss ums Überleben kämpfen, nachdem eine massive Explosion den Mond aus dem Orbit in den Weltraum wirft.Die Crew der Mondbasis Alpha muss ums Überleben kämpfen, nachdem eine massive Explosion den Mond aus dem Orbit in den Weltraum wirft.
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- WissenswertesBarry Morse (Professor Victor Bergman) made attempts to rejoin the series while pre-production for season two was underway, but incoming producer Fred Freiberger was against him returning, preferring a younger cast. An explanation of his absence was included in the episode The Metamorph (1976), but ended up being edited out of the finished cut. Dialogue indicated he had been killed due to a faulty spacesuit.
- PatzerWhenever anyone uses a commlock, a communications column in a hallway, or a comm terminal in a room they never set a channel for the call they make; they simply activate the device and it automatically connects to whomever the caller is looking to speak to.
- Zitate
Prof. Victor Bergman: [last message before evacuating Alpha] We are Mankind. We came from planet Earth, and we built this base, called Alpha, to learn more about space. But human error blasted this Moon out of the Earth's orbit. And so, we have traveled the Universe searching for a place to live. Now, we can no longer live here, and we go to face an uncertain future on the planet that has nearly destroyed us. You, whoever you are, who find this empty vessel of Alpha, come and seek us out, if we still exist. Come and teach us all you know. Because, we have learned many things, but most of all, we have learned we still have much to learn.
- Crazy CreditsDuring the first season, excerpts for each week's episode were incorporated into the opening credits, more specifically the "This Episode" section, which was something of a Gerry Anderson trademark.
- Alternative VersionenA number of syndicated and video-released TV movies were created by editing together assorted episodes. These are: Alien Attack - Die Außerirdischen schlagen zu (1976), _Destination Moonbase Alpha (1976) (TV)_,Black Sun - Der Todesplanet greift ein (1982) and Cosmic Princess (1982).
- VerbindungenEdited into Alien Attack - Die Außerirdischen schlagen zu (1976)
If you like ST:TOS, Dr. Who, in general any sci-fi from the 60s or 70s, this will be familiar territory for you, and I think a happy place to visit.
One thing I didn't see mentioned that fascinates me about the show: most of the alien planets & landscapes were *hand painted* by guest abstract artist--and they amaze. When combined with model work far superior to UFO or Thunderbirds, the alien vistas were, for wont of a better word, painterly.
Some of it is campy. The acting is inconsistent. Sometimes the science is bad & there are too many 'psychic' episodes, but I have the entire series and it's one of my favorite possessions.
Slightly related, incredibly obscure reference that won't help anyone: Once a friend of mine met a fellow who was a big Peter Hammill fan, who had never heard the VDGG album 'Still Life' but had just bought it and was carrying it around. When he gleaned this from the gentlemen, he told him, "My god man, why are you just standing there--go home and listen to that CD!" If you are a fan of (as these things go) smart, complicated, visually striking vintage SF TV & you haven't seen Space 1999--go and buy it & watch it--you're in for a treat--and there are enough episodes you can spend pretty much 48 hours straight with it before you run out of content... I'm a little envious of you.
- rob-stafford3
- 23. Mai 2006
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