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Space: 1999: Space Brain (1976)
Space Brain
Stop the foam !!lol..long ago interview perhaps separately they weren't in the same room they were much older Mr Morse Had gray hair so did Martylooked like he was in his 70's in this interview ..wrinkle under the eyes Barbara looked tired , but still looked very much like Dr Russell maybe the older version she portrayed in the epiode Another time ,Another Place,but Barbara Bain, Barry Morse and Martin Landau was interviewed for a documentary about Space 1999. I guess talking about their memorable moments .. and all were talking about the foam scene from Space Brain Mr Landau admitted it was what Fire fighters used to put out fires and they had to go in that stuff.Mr Morse with a twinkle in his eye could mistaken it for fairy soap commercial.what was so funny is that the machine making the foam was making so much noise you couldn't hear the director yelling stop the foam !!!stop the foam!!! but the foam kept coming ...no one heard him over the loud machine (my guess that's why the music was so load in those scenes to cover the machine engines)... Martin Landau said..the foam post to only came up to their chest, but it covered them up completely the set had very high ceilings and the foam filled the room..they were slipping and sliding and they were all cracking up laughing under the foam...I like the episode one of my favorites
... Now the goofs. I notice in the eagle The commander was entering that had two different numbers on the doors, when the doors open up as John ran in the door separated open one door panel to the left had the number 9 on it and the other door panel had a number 4 on it ..but if you freeze frame the doors as john ran in... the door to the back of the eagle had the number 3 on it ( I never heard of a eagle 94 / 3 before lol. I assume it was just the same eagle when john went in to supposely eagle 3 to defuse the charges , because it's number on the door said 3 what made me tkae a closer look was because. I was looking and saw #3 on the doors of the other eagle with the nuclear fuses and I thought mistakenly at first John's eagle had the same number and I know all the eagles are numbered with a separate number so then I went back and saw not just 2 goofs, but 3 goofs in the scene boy that was funny .. also I did find it odd that if the foam post to crush things like it did the eagle why didn't it crush the people who fell in it..just curiousand finally when the on board computer on the eagle crashed why did it effect Kelly ???he was linked to the main computer on Alpha not the eagle but when the eagle computer failed Kelly collapse WHY??? was Victor right???was the brain responsible of really distorying Alpha??? we will never know
still one of my all time favorite episodes
Space: 1999: Missing Link (1976)
Lack of what Peter Cushing is famous for
I did find the episode very chatty..Peter Cushing should had more to do than spy on his daughter..If he wanted the real Koenig .he should had manifest himself into anything..he was the king of the old Horror films.certainly they could have done more with his interaction with John...was Koenig dreaming when he had those ghastly creatures on him???was he doing this on his own because of lack of food he refuse to eat??..John spent most of the time walking in a robe???he should have been hooked up to machines for experiments ..it was tooo much empty air to fill...on moonbase Alpha when John soul came in and no one was on Alpha.why did he look like he just walking around like he's gonna buy the place..when he saw Vanna why didn't he yell stop???or when she was disappearing tell her to wait..he said nothing except try to call Paul knowing no one was on ALpha..why didn't he yell where am I ???where is everybody??...After Helena unsuccessfully shock John's brain to start up..and all seems lost and she is gonna pull the plug..didn't anyone notice he was smiling?????if he was brain dead.. why is he smiling???..overall so much more could have been done..even Raan could have used Helena as leverage for cooperation....too much filler where action could have been
Space: 1999: Black Sun (1975)
Boring duo
I agree with the previous critic..the premise was good , Aliens giving the moon an atmosphere was very good..it involved more of the main characters..even though John and Helena should took advantage of their time they had to themselves..but sliding windows??since when does something built on anything with out a atmosphere needs pull down windows???I guess when you get 1 million to 1 odds that a alien race will give them a atmosphere I guess....not really a Sarah or Paul fan she screams to much and he is too serious..not a chemistry between the both of them Alan and any beautiful woman would made better pairings to be stuck and starving. I would have picked Helena and John to be stuck with Alan and anyone than Paul and Sandra ..The episode would have shine more if there was a alien on the planet grabbing Alphans...hmmmm ..other than that the concept worked..but it soon falls flat..because of the concentration of paul and Sandra the boring duo..
Space: 1999: Dragon's Domain (1975)
Tony and the Monster
When I saw this when I was 10 and ...over 30 years later I still rememberthe episode.even after all the years gone by..this episode stood out..I remember vaguely about the monster that sucked up people whole and spit them out as a burning skeleton remains..I didn't remembered that monster.. As for the episode I was amused that John was not a commander\ in part of the episode he was Victor's equal actually..that was amusing..Cellini ..for the life of me ..on why he didn't use the ax and hit the monster in the eye..It took John to realize this after seeing his best friend the man he went to bat for and lost his job on Alpha and rank for him being sucked in the bales of the beast..I did wonder however..why didn't the monster spit Cellini out..the monster did not take long to spit out his comrades???Cellini body never came out despite having time to do so..before it was killed by John...another observation if all those ships were there and there were people or other life forms on them...then why were there only the crew that died on Celleni ship..Question: did the monster appear on every ship???and once it detects a life forms that's the ship it goes to???If not.. where were the rest of the explorers bones there It should have been piles and piles of skeletons in that ship then...over all the monster itself I found it scary, since that was one of the episodes I remembered as a grown up...why is it called Dragon's Domain instead of The Spider's web. Some of the titles were ..dumb ,but I can say for sure It was one of the best memorable episodes of my youth at of season 1..In fact all of season 1 had good monsters/villains in it...that what was missing in season 2 all except the monsters from Bringers of Wonders
Space: 1999: Breakaway (1975)
What might have been..
Martin Landau made a convincing Commander ...I couldn't believe that they were thinking about putting Robert Culp as the leading man..no disrespect of the Late Mr Culp but I can't see him in that role he just wouldn't have been a good fit...Mr Landau his wife Barbara Bain made a good head nurse, and the rest of the characters did will to form what was Space 1999 crew..Love Barry Morse (Victor) John's confident..to bad the network/show PTB wouldn't give him the price he wanted to stay on the show. I felt season 2 lost something without the voice of reason/wisdom of Victor..As for the pilot the beginning of it all.It was a build up to the moon blowing out of earth orbit..the writers did forget how to sometime have the crew not look soo serious..Helena was stiff.robotic like at times..but this was the 1975..shoot My show to was Starsky and Hutch. I love that show..almost 29 years later they are now playing it on TV again and the acting Is sooooo bad even though I never missed a episode when I was a TEEN. I even sneak down stairs, when everyone was a sleep to watch it during a school night. I didn't think the acting sucked at all I thought the show was awesome .now I can not bare to watch It because of what I didn't notice when I was young How bad the acting really was...so back in 1975 the acting was that at the time..so getting back to my review of Space 1999 overall It was a great beginning..a heck of a imagination to have the moon blow out of orbit to begin their adventures..so thumbs up..except Simmons. I am glad he gets it eventually in another episode his fate couldn't happen to a nicer guy.. So finally In my opinion they should have tried and made a season 3..we will never know if the 3rd try was the charm to the show.. a show that had promise, but was let down by terrible writing and plots and the to drastic change in main characters, Victor, Paul and Kano..to name a few..not taking any thing from Maya or her Boyfriend Tony..but the change of the core characters that centered around John and Helena was too noticeable..due perhaps money problems and cost cuts..I still think they should have gave it one more go ..maybe even gotten Roddenberry involved in it to save the show..but as the old saying goes if..If or buts was candy and nuts what a party we would have..I wish they had the What Ifs and Buts...
Space: 1999: Alpha Child (1975)
Body snatchers
This episode showed some promise..don't know how the Alien Jarad was a child in Alphan clothing, but A merge with silver booty shorts and top as a man..anyway there was a intense scene when Jared allowed or made John take the laser from his hand and Had John turn the Laser on himself..I think it would have been better if Helena was made to shoot John and John last breath was made to shoot Helena then they would immediately be taken over by the king and queen of their race..they soon realize they are wrong they stopped their children from taking over alpha and with one last kiss they return John and Helena bodies alive and well or if the aliens who was chasing them returned John and Helena back alive as they did the mother and return the Baby back as the new born.....The death scenes: it appear Victor was already gone and should have been taken over by one awaiting alien... as everyone was dying ..Jared was just talking about what will happen to them what he's gonna do etc. etc. If I was the dying ones I would wanted to die even quicker, because his talking was agonizing to hear.....John seemed to be the last one to fall while the others were already on the floor..I guess he is the captain of his ship and would be the last hold out
Space: 1999: The Full Circle (1975)
Caveman John
I liked this episode ..Sorry but I like the handsome commander and he had nice looking legs anyway..I believe a long time ago Barbara Bain in a interview said how she hated how her character was made up as the cave woman she thought they purposely made her ugly as the cave woman. I admit she wasn't her best.. I guess I understand why caveman John would like Sandra.. now to bad wigs on the cave dwellers especially the female bad bad hair pieces..I am little confuse about John the caveman going out through the exit Victor and Alan came through..so how did John appear as himself on the other side of the cave as if he came out of the other exit to the cave???....I assume they all came out on the other side as cave dwellers.. so How did john come out that exit when he clearly came out another?? I saw the episode 5 more times lol and I figured when caveman John ran out of the cave he went right into the mist and ended up on the other side as John himself..anyway John was the leader of a 40.000 thousand years old of a tribe of caveman and woman..did the first landing crew have anyone, before john and Helena came in as the leaders of the pack???...I think the story would have been more enhance if John the caveman was taken to Alpha he was injured severely Victor could have taken him to alpha and got info on the 40.000 year old caveman John nursed him back to health and returned him back to the planet.. better yet Victor figure out how their landing crew turned into cave dwellers..pushed all in the mist out come the normal crew ,but John can not be changed yet, because he still injured and still on alpha or he is awake as caveman John and running amok on alpha..and time is running out to return John back to his normal self ,before the moon leaves orbit..but they are pondering how to get John the caveman back with such a injury or to find him on alpha if he was awake running around and if they don't bring him back he will be a caveman forever ..now that would've been a story.. as for John's head injury that was a really big goose egg on hi temple but when he was taken to alpha and awaken he had no signs of the injury??/did the injury fade away the furthere John was away from the palnet??or did someone forget he had the injury ???and finally why did Sandra try to kill the commander anyway??? hit him pretty darn good with that rock several times knowing it was somehow the commander..did Sandra tell that part of the story to John and Victor or did she leave that part out..it was not clear in the episode
Space: 1999: The Rules of Luton (1976)
John and Maya
The Monsters especially the transporter one was so fake..and why did all of them wear tennis shoe type shoes they are mutants why didn't the bird type monster have bird feet??he had canvas shoes on ,anyway I like the scenes with John and Maya you finally found out the history of John and Maya..John wife was killed and he was orphan?? I guess... he had no siblings or mom and dad..would had been nice to hear why he was alone what happen to his parents etc...the fight scene with john when he was injured by the mountain spear held by the transporter being... John post to have been stabbed with it in his shoulder , but look closely the monster missed ..John turned away from the blow of the spear rock it hit the tree instead along with a part of the lining inside John's jacket it never hit John's shoulder ,but john was injured and bleeding from a wound from the rock spear that hit nowhere near were the wound was..and why on 3 occasion did john slipped and stepped in mud and dirt and rocks, after telling Maya to watch her step the aliens are tracking them ,but he was the one leaving his foot prints all over the place..as for Maya in the cage. I would understand if it was a well made cage/steel ,iron etc. and if Maya did change back into herself.. I could understand why Maya would get crushed by her transformation, because she had no where to expand..but this was a cheap chicken wire made cage whether she was in it or not she could had transformed and came out of the cage as she did with or without help from John ..the Luton god let the last creature go..Why?? he claim the creature defeated John and Maya yet one had to die to have their freedom..and as far as the plants they were alive killed even the dinosaurs off on the planet along time ago how come they let john and Maya run around when they could just easily grabbed them???..John kept his arm free from debri ,when he promise Maya he will not get any dirt in the wound..but Maya kept using water from Luton..if Luton kills any thing alive why didn't May or John realizes that the water to them can be contaminated and infected his wound???
Space: 1999: Devil's Planet (1977)
Prisoner Koenig
I to Like the episode, however they could have done more to enhance the episode..what accent did that interrogator have again???As for Keonig he was good he was not afraid to give a beautiful woman a punch in the jaw and the women can take a punch..the head of the amazons was stupid to not intervene or stop the commander from going in the complex unhindered, that was her ultimate downfall..another thing why does all costumes/clothing have to have boots??? The chase/hunt with John Koenig was interesting, but it would have been more if the evil queen actually caught John and gave him a thrashing of her electric whips Alizia even though she knew John was dangerous to her controlling her prisoners it would seem if John did get caught in the hunt.. Alizia would have tortured not kill John she went to to much trouble to kidnap him..., but to teach him a lesson about who is in charge probably do it infront of the other prisoners.,But krill would ask the alien (John)did he tell the truth about their home planet and even in a terrible weaken state he stand firm everybody is dead.Alizia of course would slash him again unconscious, later Krill would have came back awaken John given him water and ask again... John again would tell him yes everyone is dead, convince the Alien was telling the truth Krill would have cut him down or something and the interrogator would come in .realizes it was the right thing to do to let john go back to his people Enter Alizia and again we get the scene from the trans-beamer...Alizia attraction for John was her downfall, that very long kiss he gave her before John escape..her face expression was I like that fight in him look..... I think ..save john from death and let him go,because she felt sorry for what There was a lot of possibilities as Imention..other brothering things When John was locked in with the otherprisoners and soon there is a fight John was winning then for some oddreason John jumped into the pipe..did he think he could jump that highoff the ground to avoid it??he got whacked in the stomach doing thatthe prisoners were about to hang john with something no larger than a blind fold how on earth were they going to hang john from the ceiling with that ?? It barely fitted around John's neck... I found it strange some of the female guards knew that their home planet was deadly..they had to hear John and Alizia conversation they weren't deaf..but when they all converge on John and they were told ... they seem to have the look of Oh my god everybody is dead on their home planet???..but if you saw it when the interrogator was telling the Amazon queen only she and her and now John knew that their home planet was dead...Another puzzling thing..why does John's stunt double does not resemble him in the slightest ?? either he's balding episode:War Games) the stuntman that post to be john after he got shot by the alien laser was balding on the top.. John has great hair of thick hair little trim in the back and a little gel in the front he had some uncontrol poof hair in this episode , anyway when
the stunt double went crashing after the blow of the gun you can clearly see a baling spot on top of the stuntman's head.. In this episode John's stunt double hair is to dark almost black and thinner than John's hair .. John's hair is brown and the stunt double ear stuck out john ears are not sticking out in another episode:.The Guardian of Piri.. John stunt double was very noticeable in the fight scene with Alan on the eagle. I was wondering where is John???lol,But of course I can watch all the episodes over and over again and find something wrong in all Just one more thing What with the undecaying bodies on the deadly planet 2 came down I assume the same day that's all fine and good they wouldn't have decomposed , but what about the others.Alizia just didn't start using the Trans-beamer yesterday, but you have us to believe the rest of the dead boies should have decomposed by now???what happen to all the rest of the trans-beamers prisoners..all that was seen and they couldn't get far if the nerve agent worked so quickly ..it should have been lots of bones everywhere, why didn't the last prisoner who was set free didn't notice all the bodies around the trans beamer would you go out there if you saw them???, but with all the errors /bloopers ...I loved the show and wished it had been successful for a 3rd season....Martin Landau said in a long ago interview he would have came back for the 3rd season..but by this time Barbara Bain and him was having a falling out and probably if there were a 3rd season would not have came back..several years after Barbara and Marty separated and then divorce some say after space 1999.. Mrs, Bain couldn't find a job because of the show ,but soon to be ex Landau got roles..and that was that
Space: 1999: The Bringers of Wonder: Part 1 (1977)
The many deaths attempts on Koenig
I would wish the commander would have said something more suitable then burning grandma's wig or singing a song that for one was bad and 2 not a song I think John wouldn't sing anyway It would also help if we knew what he was seeing in the eagal..other then that I like the episode..the globs of dripping mucus was very cool monsters..there are bloopers in this episode #1 why didn't the intern just shoot the commander he was helpless (I know then it would be the end of alpha with out the commander) remind me of the old batman shows the joker, the riddler etc..always leave batman and or robin or both tangling above acid or ready to be swallowed by a giant clam, but they never stay to make sure that their plan ever killed them... same happens here the walking jelly fishes seemed to keep trying to kill Koenig but never stay to make sure they do it right..what was the reason to get the intern back up he never got near the commander again..and why does anyone think it is strange someone tried to kill the commander and thought nothing of it??I guess because mind control.there was one thing that would make the reason why everyone saw human and John saw monsters would have been more realistic if when the Jellyfish glow worm came into kill Koenig his shadow cast a human shadow instead of the jelly fish shape it should have shown ....overall The Bringers of Wonders was very entertaining.....Better be your own man then live in someone elses dream
Space: 1999: End of Eternity (1975)
John and Balor
I really enjoyed the episode..even though Years later old cut pictures show what John really looked like after the the horrific attack by Baxter to John's Face ..the pictures show a bloody gory scene with John face covered with blood and blood splatter everywhere projected from John's wounds every time Baxter hit John in the face with such impactfrom the plane and soon 30 years later there is a uncensured cut scene which was more tame,then the later still pictures would indicate how violent and gory the scene really was if they kept that scene in the episode... the cut version has Balor opening the door he comes in looked at his handy work Baxter latest work Baxter then goes to see what happened to John in the original Balor just walked over and you just see John's bloody hand, The cut scene that you can now see on the web does show John on the floor with Blood pouring out of him onto the floor around his head ..due to such graphic content it was cut from the original scene ..I was wondering why a lot in this episode John Koenig kept saying to Balor he had to kill him to get alpha, but Balor wouldn't... I alway thought was John immortal when Balor regenerated his injuries after the Baxter attack ..a book has been out since the episode.. Balor returns for revenge on Koenig and no John was not immortal ,but was made one by Balor...anyway I always think that Balor had special plans for Koenig and this episode should been a part 2 to explore more deeply Balor obsession of John
Space: 1999: The Lambda Factor (1976)
Keonig a sensitive
I like the episode, however I think having John Koenig afraid of something more evil ,than having the explanation he thought up the ghost, because he felt guilty about leaving his best friends to die because they caught a deadly virus with no cure was a cop out..John Keonig running away from ghost?? and these ghost did nothing except repeat: You killed us John Keonig you left us to rot..why would John go into to a complete mental breakdown and curl himself into a tight ball on the floor for that ???now it would have been more interesting if John imagine himself having the virus, that killed his BBF's , that he begins to sees himself in the mirror his face rotting away or if the Ghost threw him around a bit throwing him against the wall making it look like he was going mad or maybe just having him being thrown around not seeing the ghost would have been even better to enhance the episode and made it more believable of John's fears BUT better still if John imagine and is haunted and tortured by Balor now that would have been awesome....also the showdown.. I would had both throwing things with their minds at each other and then have John finally win at the end instead of a stare down who will blink first I wanted more action.....and why did John looking very comfortable being comforted by Helena after a exhausted battle with his ugly ghost finale suddenly bolt up like as if to say did I leave the water running????..we all know they both love each other more in season 2... so that reaction was just out of place and ruin the mood ,they should have done more to have John keep his mental ability powers and have him learn to retrain his mind to use his new found gift even in secret to use them at another time...overall It was Entertaining
Space: 1999: New Adam New Eve (1976)
the seduction
I like the concept of the Adam and Eve's..the God like magician it turn out to be..was okay..I was waiting for his fake mustache to fall any minute looked like the glue was coming off one side of it..and like Rules of Luton and The Seance Spector.. there were signs them seeing what if John and Maya got together..in Rules of Luton at one point you thought any minute they would kiss and if they did would they bring that guilt back to face their true loves I wanted to see if Helena and tony was jealous and hiding it from them always suspicious did something else happen.....in this episode John and Maya kiss was very hot and damn it was interrupted ....there was nothing between Helena and Tony not even a ember uneventful..but John and Maya..I could see them together..But John had chemistry with any woman he was with
Space: 1999: Seed of Destruction (1976)
Seed of Destruction had promise
I love it ..and yes they did not take advantage of the evil John ..which Mr Landau played very well.. I wanted to see more ..maybe the evil John try to be physical with Helena sexually ..the torment of the real John as he was force to watch...or had the evil reflection took over John's body and alpha can't destroy the alien without killing John and doing the almost violent sexual encounter with Helena or even Maya but the encounter was stopped because the real John is fighting to get free from the alien's hold and only John and his love for Helena and vs versa causes the Alien to let loose John and be defeated ...I mean they had everything to make this episode explosive ..as for bloopers if you can call it a Blooper.. But what a blooper it was when the camera showed the evil John image coming out of the mirror.. well um that old adage still stands when a woman is so close to a man and says..is that a your hand in your pocket or your just happy to see me ?..so if you look back at that clip , when the reflection of john came out of the mirror and um he was packing more than a laser and his carrying case his um package was VERY visible .. the camera showed how very well endowed our commander was thanks to those tight skin tight pants they wore ..that was my best part of the entire episode...no it wasn't, but it got me looking closely on every episode and some episodes not just John packages are noticeable but not as clear as John's is in the clip... .. I liked the episode ..but they could have done so much it should had been a 2 part episode.they even could have had the evil john slowly take what makes John human as long as the evil John was still on Alpha..lots of possibilities that wasn't explored..Another blooper as itt were when the Alien mirror was finally called out and the real John put the sonar on to break the mirror alien why did it look like it was a shattering flat mirror instead of the mirror John start cracking like glass and it breaks apart instead of it shattering like a regular mirror when the evil john was a 3 -d image of John and he should have broken into pieces from the form it took..not make it look like it was a flat screen mirror that shattered..I guess special effects was not that advance in the 70's