Talk:Space: 1999

message: In the References section, I think we should have a few links to speculations on alternate episode order. It'd be a handy resource for fans seeking a less jarring viewing experience. Anyone agree?
My fave thus far: 
- Eyeresist 03:56, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Episode order

message: I don't think this information should be on the episode chart. For one thing this information was not provided in most episodes of season 1, and in season 2 it's obvious the numbers were simply chosen at random (there is something like 1000 days difference between the two parts of "Bringers of Wonder"). I personally would rather see a subsection written about this, with a discussion of the inconsistencies. 23skidoo 02:14, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Days since leaving orbit

message: The cynical "War Games", said to be the highest-budgeted single episode of any TV series up to that time, was an overt commentary on humanity's combative nature. Alpha finds itself under attack by an unstoppable alien force that kills most of its population. Yet in another of the series' metaphysical twists, the Alphans are given a second chance at the end, and time is reversed to mere moments prior to the attack so that Commander Koenig (Landau) can rethink his fateful decisions.
:This doesn't sound right. I've just watched the episode and the alien states quite clearly that the attack took place within the Alphans' minds to demonstrate one possible outcome. "Time reversing" had nothing to do with it. - Motor (talk) 02:28, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, at the end it is revealed to the Alphans - and the viewer - that all the events were a hallucination engineered to alter Koenig's initial decision. Format 04:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Article error

message: The season 2 section has a rather incendiary quote attributed to Morse: "I'd rather work with grown ups." This quote needs to be sourced since there are other sources such as "The Complete Gerry Anderson" which say he left in a salary dispute. 23skidoo 03:02, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Added reference to Morse's autobiography. It was a salary dispute- the comment was his leaving remark. 82.174.133.193 08:38, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well done, thanks! 23skidoo 14:28, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Barry Morse quote

message: Re Movies- I am pretty certain none of the four ITC compilations were ever shown theatrically in Europe (and I'm sceptical they were anywhere). I believe only Spazio 1999 was ever shown in cinemas. Does anyone have any evidence of this?
: The A&E DVD release includes this information - at least with regards to Alien Attack and Destination Moonbase Alpha - as well as the theatrical trailers for both films. The extensive Space: 1999 Catacombs website also refers to Alien Attack and Destination MBA as theatrical releases. I don't know for certain if the last two films were ever released in this format since they came out after the rise of home video in America so probably went straight to VHS. This page at the Catacombs site specifically states that Destination MBA was a theatrical release. This page strongly indicates that the last two films were indeed compiled for cable TV. 23skidoo 21:23, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  ITC publicity for the first two movies does say they were intended for "theatrical release in Europe", which what I quoted in the Catacombs. In Italy and Japan, at least, Bringers Of Wonder was not shown as part of the original broadcasts (in 79 and 81) because this was after the film had been made and pulled from the ITC sales package. In Japan, Destination MBA was straight-to-video (CBS Fox Far East, 1982 - later it was shown on TV). I have pretty good information for most European countries, usually with complete broadcast histories, and I can't find anything about a cinema release ever happening. I believe there probably was an intention to release them to cinemas, but they never made it. Cable, satellite and video were easier and more profitable (the trailers were equally applicable). Martin w 08:43, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  If you haven't already done so, maybe you should pass along the correction to the Catacombs folks. 23skidoo 20:11, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am the Catacombs folks, so consider it done!  Martin w 08:58, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Movies

message: Why are there both a Bibliography and a References sub-heading?  I don't want to change it in case there's a good reason for it, but it looks tp me like a cock-up.  I'm also wondering, if they are references, why aren't references being used in context using   and  tags?  Oversight?  Cain Mosni 20:06, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, bear in mind that those tags weren't always around... -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 00:50, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bibliography ''and'' References?

message: If anyone is interested, I have set up a wiki for Space: 1999, which can be located here. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 03:41, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space 1999 wiki 

message: On a similar subject, has anyone ever counted how many Alphans were killed and Eagles destroyed? By my rough guess based on the typical death and destruction rate in an episode, they must have lost nearly 50% of their crew and several times their original complement of Eagles by the end of the second season... Mark Grant 11:13, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Continuity guide I linked to before in the 'Uniforms' section has a count of personnel killed, and I believe Eagles destroyed in each episode. Douglasnicol 12:37, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks, I'll check it out when I get home and add some info to the article. It's always bugged me that all these people got killed off but they never seemed to worry about population decline :). Mark Grant 12:41, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe it had something to do with the apparent ability of Alpha to generate new personnell out of the ether such as Tony Verdeschi. ;) 23skidoo 14:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It did seem rather funny in the Episode "The Exiles", how they say to Cantar and Zova that "they don't even allow births due to the limitations of the life support system", yet you must have more and more people dying. Douglasnicol 18:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  People killed, Eagles destroyed 

message: Actually, there is an issue with dust clouds. It's not that dust is thrown into the 'air' by the rockets, which happens on Earth or Moon, it's that the dust remains in the 'air' after the rocket thrust stops propelling it... in a vacuum it would drop straight to the ground under gravity if there was no force to hold it up. However, I think that's pedantic enough that removing the comment is probably justified... rewriting it to properly explain the issue would probably take half a page :). Mark Grant 01:35, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dust clouds 

message: Wiki is sorely lacking in Eagle information. Perhaps I'll make a page. For now, though, I've added a three image gallery showing the events leading to the nuclear explosion. I chose images that also highlight the Eagles. Come on, now. Isn't the Eagle just about the best design for a utilitarian Sci-Fi space ship ever? sinewaveTalk   21:39, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes but, in terms of utilitarian ships, I do have a soft spot for Scorpio from Blake's 7. :-)   The Eagle is definitely a good extrapolation from our current technology though, as is the Discovery from 2001: A SPace Odyssey and the Icarus 2 from the much-maligned Sunshine.  210.50.60.30 23:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eagles 

message: Does anyone know why Sylvia Anderson was against the casting of Landau and Bain? Too old? Too commercial? Americans? Format 04:43, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  "We visited them and they came to our home a few times, but I really just found them to be very different to myself and those who I had worked with earlier. Martin was a bit full of himself and to be honest I just wasn't that impressed with them. I wanted a lead who was a little different, someone who never had all the answers, was often wrong about things and was constantly questioning himself and those around him." 83.182.134.234 20:08, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sylvia Anderson and Landau and Bain

message: I have started this and I need someone who is familiar with the show to add short summaries so the article is more complete. Anyone want to help? — Moe 20:45, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[List of Space: 1999 episodes]]

message: Someone removed the Orbiter link claiming 'it's only there to promote a product'. Orbiter is _freeware_, and as far as I'm aware it's the only way to fly Space 1999 spacecraft in a simulator on a PC. I'd agree that it would be better in an article specifically about the Space 1999 spacecraft (which I don't believe exists at the moment?), but it seems a legitimate-enough link. Anyone else have an opinion on this? Mark Grant 15:53, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orbiter 

message: Google has a link to it, I wanted to confirm that Peter Duncan had been in it but some busy boy must have deleted this.Mariegriffiths 20:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space 1999 cast members deleted 

message: I've added Dragons Domain to the episode list with an entry all of its own.  At the moment its a bit rough and ready but if anyone wants to tidy it up, feel free. Douglasnicol 15:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added Dragons Domain episode summary 

message: Would anyone be interested in starting a Wikiproject on this.  I'm not really 100% on how to start a Wikiproject, but I imagine getting some interested parties would be a start. Douglasnicol 15:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Space:1999 Wikiproject?

message: I really don't think Space:1999 counts as a space opera, if you look at Wiki's definition of it...
"Space opera is a genre of science fiction that emphasizes romantic adventure, interstellar travel, and space battles where the main storyline is centered around interstellar conflict and character drama."
I wouldn't say that describes Space:1999 at all, especially the first season and not even the more action themed second season. Douglasnicol 21:34, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I agree. It is a Science-Fantasy series, with elements of suspense, supernatural and horror on the first season, and action-humor on the second. But not an "opera".Ricnun 22:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Space Opera?

message: I made a small start and integrated the Sandra Benes/Sahn info into the main article.  Now regarding the rest, could some of it go into a section called 'references in popular culture'?  This would bring in things like the Futurama episode info and so on. Douglasnicol 23:05, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia section

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Starlog.jpg

message: I am writing an article about all of the series which are in the same shared reality as this one through spin-offs and crossovers. I could use a little help expanding the article since it is currently extremely dense and a bit jumbled with some sentence structures being extremely repetitive. I would like to be able to put this article into article space soon. Any and all help in writing the article would be appreciated, even a comment or two on the talk page would help. Please give it a read through, also please do not comment here since I do not have all of the series on my watch list. - LA @ 17:40, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Looking for help writing an article about the spin-offs and crossovers of this series 

message: Regarding the novelisation of Breakaway saying that the explosion of the waste dumps was acting like a gigantic rocket motor, this dialogue is also in the episode itself. Douglasnicol (talk) 18:20, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: With regards the Harlan Ellison comments, here is a tamer version, with additional comments here and here regarding Asmiov's point of view. Just so I don't forget these! Alastairward (talk) 00:56, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Scientific Inaccuracies

message: I am profound deaf (permanent). I want to know if Space 1999 30th Anniversary megaset DVD supports subtitles or closed captions? I will not able to buy this DVD set from "Amazon.ca" if this DVD set cannot support subtitles or closed captions.
Thank you!
Danielcg (talk) 04:17, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space 1999 DVD contains subtitles or closed captions? 

message: I see no reason to introduce such garish colours into the article. Alastairward (talk) 23:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Garish is a matter of opinion. First, these are the actual colours used in the series. Second, colour is an important part of the positions these crew occupy. Since colour is not specifically discussed on this page, perhaps it should be omitted, however I think it improves the article I will leave this one to the collective community to weigh in on, or find a better way of representing it. --75.51.184.49 (talk) 23:54, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the last effort I made to reconcile those who disagree with the changes of adding section colour to the cast member names. I believe it was the most effective compromise of the reasons given for reverting the edits. While I understand and respect the need for easy navigation and legibility, I think there is also something important to be gained by identifying the characters in a group and understanding the relationship established by their specific job assignments. The most widely circulated paper today, the USA Today uses both color and tables to make things more clear. The addition of color to this chart seeks only to do the same. For instance, you immediately see that there is only one character assigned to black. At a glance you immediately understand that person is unique. One immediately understands the cast distribution without having to read and keep track of the words. A picture is presented that demonstrates the breakdown, much as if this was a breakdown of ethnicities in a specific community. One picture, in this case color, paints a thousand words.--75.51.184.49 (talk) 01:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The colors are in-universe trivia. Unless you can cite a third-party source explaining some real-world significance to these colors, then it just doesn't belong here. One person with the color black = unique doesn't mean anything -- unique how? did the producers pick that color deliberately? does it reflect something about the character's development? etc. But right now, it's inclusion is along the same lines as giving character's height, weight, eye color, etc. -- meaningless trivia. --EEMIV (talk) 02:24, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Then why bother with "section" delineation or character rank at all? There is no "real world" significance by your argument to being in the medical section or security. The character has already been identified as a doctor, or security, etc. The table should be reduced to exclude it. The colour is the section is the assignment of the character, it is all intertwined. This is no different than assigning colours in the climate table of the city of Oxford, or depicting the colours of USC's school colours when they have already been spelled out. By your argument, none of this improves navigation or understanding of any of these subjects or offer any "real world" benifit not already provided by the narrative and text. --75.51.184.49 (talk) 03:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, explaining a character's role in that table helps establish that character's context within the story. The color of their uniform or underpants or whatever doesn't. As for section: yup, you're right: there's no explanation of what sections are or why they matter, so I've deleted them, too. Thanks for the heads up. --EEMIV (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Your actions seem mostly vindictive and not to the betterment of the wiki community. Better get your correcting pencil ready for this one: Here is another example List of Governors of Ohio#Governors of Ohio, do the colors make it easier to see the groupings of party affiliations or are they merely garish distractions applicable only to in-universe politicians? --75.51.184.49 (talk) 18:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: For one thing, there's a key for those colors. For another thing, what they represent actually, ya know, matters in the real world. The color palette used on the costumes for make believe characters in make believe jobs is more appropriate for an in-universe wiki -- which Wikipedia isn't. Please read WP:WAF. --EEMIV (talk) 20:19, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: First, If I had included a key, you all would have still rejected it on the grounds of your second position. So why even bring it up? This is why I say there is an air of vindictive elitism here. Second, the colors used in that Ohio table are completely arbitrary, they don't relate to anything except the conceit that they are making the able easier to read. Really? They don't tell the reader any more information in the "real world" than a colorless chart and as some of your other editors have suggested make the table harder to read, especially on some browsers. Since you seem to tbe the only editor weighing in on this, presently we must wait for some more unbiased opinions. However, based on your recent in-universe change, please explain why I shouldn't delete the rank column from these character tables Star Trek: The Original Series#Cast. Since this is clearly NOT the real world, these ranks have absolutely no meaning in the description of the characters, which already have suitable descriptions of their positions in the series. To additionally label a fictional character Lt. Commander is totally in-universe fan stuff. In the case of Spock, he is credited as Mr. Spock. He is described as the second in command and science officer. To additionally call him Lt. Commander, without understanding the command structure of the Enterprise, is superfluous fan-boy info, particularly when the character was rarely if ever referred to in that title.--75.51.184.49 (talk) 20:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section colours 

message: If you like this series, you may put this Userbox on your userpage like this: 
--Tangopaso (talk) 20:33, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there one for the first season only? (I kid, I kid!) Alastairward (talk) 20:38, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Userbox 

message: There are way too many articles related to Space:1999. We have a list of episodes, some of which have their own articles. We have at least 11 articles on individual characters, and seven articles on various spaceships, plus two other articles on other vehicles. I've counted 25 in total and there could certainly be more. I think there needs to be a lot of trimming and merging here. How should we go about eliminating some of this unencyclopedic material? Couldn't some of this information be placed on Wikia or a fan site instead of Wikipedia? See WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:NOTTVGUIDE. Gary (talk) 20:01, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quantity of Space:1999 info on Wikipedia 

message: In Mission of the Darians, near the end of the show, a woman is lifted off of a slab and you see one of her breasts. (Cyberia3 (talk) 21:37, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That's the kind of news I'm always glad to hear.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.90.231.37 (talk) 18:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Nudity

message: I came to this page as the result of a redirect from a movie riffed by Mystery Science Theater 3000 entitled "Cosmic Princess". I looked over the article and found no reference to any such film in the article. Does anyone know what might have caused this, or any rationale for it?JIMfoamy1 (talk) 07:23, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the link so that it leads to List_of_Space:_1999_episodes#Compilation_films where information on "Cosmic Princess" can be found. Tfmisc (talk) 16:14, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cosmic Princess 

message: The Italian Wikipedia reports it is and italian-british co-production. Should we report it as well? Twilight 10:58, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Italy's RAI only part-financed the first season. It is still a British series, made and mainly financed in England, and the opening sentence should reflect this. The first season of the remake of Battlestar Galactica was part financed by Sky TV in the UK (who then screened it in the UK months before the US), but it is still an American series. 88.104.23.88 (talk) 21:03, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct. The "country" field in the infobox is for where the show originates, which is the UK. RAI in Italy only financed a minority percentage of the show's cost (and even then only for the first season), but the show was still made entirely in England and therefore it cannot be stated that it "originated" in Italy. We should certainly mention RAI's contribution to the series, but their involvement was limited. Sosai Z (talk) 20:59, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coproduction 

message: In season 2, episode 13 of the series Bones there's a mention of Moonbase Alpha. Might be nice to include in the article although it seems there's no section about such Space 1999 mentions made in other media. --31.45.79.44 (talk) 15:17, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bones tv series 

message: A good section of this article is written in UK English; it also contains US English.  It should standardize/standardise on one dialect only.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.134.2.62 (talk) 16:50, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dialect of English? 

message: Hi, where would I insert Irving Martin's compositions "Death's Other Dominion" and "Black Sun" into the Music section. Is there a need to expand the sound track info ? Afternoon Cat (talk) 02:13, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music 

message: The disambiguation information at the top says it is about the U.S. show, but the article opening correctly states it is a British show!Rogerclarinet (talk) 20:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. -- Dr Greg  talk  21:46, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  US or British 

message: In the Space 2099 section, I think something should be added to update the section with the 'leaning' that the reboot will probably never happen.
It's been a tad over two years since there was any word and even the "official" Space 2099 website no longer exists (at least as of this comment).
I don't think there's any use in "prolonging the agony" in hope for something that most likely will never happen.
Thoughts / comments ? 2600:8800:785:2A00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 07:12, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space  2099 

message: it says John Koenig for an actor that is obviously Martin Landau 188.238.75.123 (talk) 20:31, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The captions list the names of the characters, not the actors. -- Dr Greg  talk  20:41, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caption on two pictures erroneous