As a kid I loved (and often was frightened by) Space 1999. The Gerry and Sylvia Anderson British series will be reimagined by ITV Studios America and HDFilms as Space 2099 according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The original series followed the crew of Moonbase Alpha. A nuclear waste accident blew the moon out of Earth’s orbit and across space. Commander Koenig and Dr. Helena Russell (real life married couple Martin Landau and Barbara Bain) and the crew encountered alien races and bizarre phenomenon over two seasons.
My favorite character was Maya. Catherine Schell played the shapeshifting alien who joined the second season. The Princess from Psychon became the science officer and love interest for Tony (Tony Anholt) the head of security.
My favorite alien monsters (they gave me nightmares as a kid) are in the two parter The Bringers of Wonder. The Alphan saw them as human visitors but Koening and Maya could see the truth. I describe the aliens as a cross between Sigmund the Sea Monster and a pile of Garbage covered with strips of raw bacon.
Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, David Prowse, Brian Blessed and Sarah Douglas were among the notable science fiction genre stars who played guest roles in the series.
I’m pretty excited about this reboot news. I always hoped a publisher would create a comic book tie-in to go with my Eagle spaceship toy. Thanks to Dark Horizons for the story. I got so excited I searched for the season two opener with the cool theme song. Check it out and dig the 70’s Sci Fi groove:
THIS IS SO COOL!!