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But a good bizarre IMO. For those weird mood days.
The disco theme is good anyway.
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I recall the series from kiddy days. It was unwatchable, I didn't watch it.
The only unique sci-fi groundbreaking rule about the show was that it dared to be about NOTHING ... zilch .... big zero in the 'meanings' department. Which rendered it disqualified as true sci-fi. Not that I'm any massive sci-fi-er anyhow.
The thing depended on the sort of 'anything in a spaceship is just fab' background that worked in a very funny and kitsch way with the various puppet series. But it just couldn't cut it with real human characters. The awful 'UFO' was even worse. Anderson's mob were a 'maguffin' crew who thought sci-fi was just new guesses at technology. It din't transfer to the adult world, whereas 'Thunderbirds', which was never pretentious to start with, ironically is now adult cult material.
This music is interesting, Morricone jazz. There's theme in there if you listen. It could've been up there with Goldsmith's 'Apes' or the Waxman jazz scores. And it captures the feel of the 'cold, metallic, space' thing if you want it that way. Much more advanced than 'Apes' really, if we're honest. Interesting music, terrible show.
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SPACE: 1999 Season One has some GREAT sci-fi storys and many of them tops a lot of ST:TOS episodes (by the way: i love ST too).
For 1975 it was indeed a VERY impressive production and it has much superior storys than BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA for example (wich has only the pilot, the Kobol-story and the Pegasus-story wich were truly made well).
After big changes in the production, season two of SPACE:1999 was much more silly and much less interesting.
But the original music of SPACE:1999 is very, very good (for BOTH seasons) and Morricones music is not only terrible, it don`t fit at all (and by the way: i do love Morricone too ;-)).
You can find an italien version of the SPACE: 1999 pilot episode with that music - it truly does not work (for me).
By the way: the recent LP-release of Morricones Space:1999 music has such a great cover-artwork (far superior to the CD release and even better than the Space:1999 original LP-Album cover).
Worth alone to buy it (if you are a fan of the series).
Agree wholeheartedly. Season two broke my heart.
I'm with you two regarding Space 1999. Hard to believe anyone who was a kid when it was on hated it! My whole fondness for the Gerry Anderson product started with the puppet shows, but carried on into the live action ones because they were all so stylish and fun. And I LOVED UFO!, my favourite in many ways.
It's true Gerry's understanding of sf was not dissimilar to Irwin Allen's. All hardware and sfx, with not a ton of genuine sf thinking through it all. A shame neither of these two otherwise great showmen didn't think to hire a scientific advisor from the start. I do agree that Thunderbirds is the perfect Anderson series, as it doesn't overreach itself, and the rescues with the fabulous craft are safer ground for Gerry and co than going into outer space. But ultimately his shows are about panache, style, action and great production. On these levels they ARE great, and especially wrapped up in the wonderful music of Barry Gray. His music is one of the most iconic parts of these already iconic productions. I'm baffled anyone could say otherwise.
I'm a big Morricone fan, but there's no way Gray's music for any Anderson show can be replaced by anyone, not even the great Morricone.
Btw, the first episode Breakaway is indeed excellent, and I also like very much Dragon's Domain, a rather good monster episode in the otherwise fairly monster-less first season. I seem to recall a classical piece in this, together with Barbara Bain's icy narration, both adding to a nice dream-like feel.
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