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From: appatel@kcl-cs.UUCP (ZNAC343)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.startrek,net.tv
Subject: Re: SPACE 1999.
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 20:30:16 EDT
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Space 1999 has not been well recieved in the UK, mainly because the TV companies
played the series down alot,they only repeat the second series now (The worst in
my opinion) and when they do repeat the series, it is put on at awkward times.
The series, in my opinion, relied to heavily on special effects and did not
concentrate on the characters and plot as heavily as they should have to make ita very good series.If handled correctly the series could have become a cult 
series (almost as much as STAR TREK).But it was very badly handled and then to
compound matters the show brought in Fred Freiberger to produce the show (after
he had cocked up the third series of STAR TREK),and they bought in a shape
changing alien????? (some may say "what about Garth in 'Whom Gods Destroy'",but
he never changed into a non-human form). This really killed of the series in
alot of fans eyes and did not help encourage new people to watch and like the
series.

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