Greatly expanded, it became the international moonbase alpha we know today. Space 1999 breakaway trailer by gerryandersontv gerry. It is a prologue to disaster and mankinds most fantastic adventure. A service girl enters from the front, carrying a tray. Based on the typeface used for the title of the 1975 tv show space. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Space 1999 only through the official gerry anderson. Breakaway is big finishs featurelength audio drama reimaging of the first episode of the 1970s gerry anderson tv series space 1999 commander john koenig mark bonnar returns to his post in command of moonbase alpha in order to facilitate the launch of a probe towards the planet meta. Well, at least it did in space 1999 breakaway the first episode of the. Gerry andersons epic outer space tv series is returning after 42 years in an exciting space 1999 audio drama series from big finish productions. We have 215 space 1999 television torrents for you. Breakaway is available on cd and digital download at big finish. Ive got commissioner simmonds on a video call from earth, commander. Stories consisted of adaptations of the tv episodes as well.
Now seen as a classic of 1970s science fiction space 1999 has long been rumored for a potential reboot as either a tv show or movie. Some things that always bothered me about many science fiction shows was the fact that when anything blew up in space, it was always vaporized, that is to say, that you never saw any wreckage. The story continues in awe, which adapts the pilot episode of space. The actual story title does not appear anywhere in the comic itself, only on the cover. Appears in playlists scifi by a2brute published on 201908t03. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. The final shooting script is dated 22 november 1973. Victor the size of that explosion, assuming the waste material was completely exhausted, would have been incalculable. The alphans encounter the voyager space probe that has been wandering the cosmos propelled by the queller drive a faulty engine. After the apollo missions of the 1960s and early 1970s, space exploration was very nearly abandoned as public pressure mounted for money to be concentrated on problems down here on earth.
Gerry andersons space 1999 returns news big finish. This minidocumentary features neverbeforeheard archive clips of gerry anderson talking. Space 1999 ran for two seasons totaling 48 episodes running for around 50 minutes each. He adds scenes that were cut from or never filmed for the original episode, and introduces new material that helps link it to the larger story and smooth out inconsistencies that cropped up during the series two. Space 1999 breakaway trailer by gerryandersontv published on 20190812t08. Greek subtitles for the 70s tv scifi series space 1999 breakaway. Space 1999 is a british sciencefiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Moonbase alpha earth in the sky above it, now a distant blue dot. Watch space 1999 online full episodes of season 2 to 1. Written by nicholas briggs 3xcd download big finish. This article examines the science of breakaway and the moons journey through space while suggesting some alternative solutions. Following the probe is a fleet of alien ships from a world devastated by the drive. The screenplay was written by george bellak with an uncredited rewrite by story consultant christopher penfold. Space 1999 have you heard the new version of breakaway.
Its september th 2017 18 years after the moon blasted out of earth orbit. Absolutely love this series more are planned and being produced for later release this year. Space 1999 space 1999 book and record set breakaway 45 rpm sealed mint condition music. More recently the english actress appeared in the doctor. As earth prepares to send a probe to the newly discovered planet meta, a nuclear accident hurls the moon and the inhabitants of moonbase alpha into deep space.
Suspected radiation from nuclear waste containers threatens a deep space probe from earths space research center on the moon. Space 1999 is a landmark in science fiction television. This release contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. Breakaway starring mark bonnar, maria teresa creasey, timothy. Well be landing at moonbase alpha at twenty three three five lunar time. The main problem is that the moon is way too big and massive for the basic premise of the first space. Space 1999 space 1999 book and record set breakaway 45. He calculated the waste dumps must explode with the energy yield of 1 quadrillion one megaton bombs, or,000 times the energy of the sun. Sep 11, 2018 commander john koenig, the new commander of moonbase alpha, leads the investigation of a mysterious disease at the station and uncovers evidence of a far greater looming disaster. Audiobooks by bonnie kooymans published on 20190819t01. Breakaway is the first episode of the first series of space. The breakaway font was created by mike lynch and can be found with other cool space. Spazio 1999 is a british and italian sciencefiction television programme that ran for two seasons from 1975 to 1977.
The screenplay was written by george bellak with an uncredited rewrite by story consultant. To download mp3s, right click on the title and choose save target as from the menu, then download to your selected directory. Oct 03, 2018 zienia merton, who has died aged 72, is best known for playing sandra benes, a data analyst, in the seventies tv scifi series space. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Commander john koenig, the new commander of moonbase alpha, leads the investigation of a mysterious disease at the station and uncovers evidence of a far greater looming disaster. With martin landau, barbara bain, barry morse, roy dotrice. Check out our eagle and moonbase alpha model kits, exclusive space. The first play, breakaway, was announced 12 august 2019 with a premature advance. But, by a whisker, funding was granted for a base on the moon. This iconic 1970s scifi show spawned vast amounts of merchandise, and still has a loyal following. One of the other things that really helped to sell the realism of breakaway and space. Previous titles include zerog, the void ahead and turning point. Humanity had been storing its nuclear waste in vast disposal sites on the far side of the moon, but when an unknown form of electromagnetic radiation is detected, the accumulated waste reaches critical mass and causes a massive thermonuclear explosion on september 1999.
The alphans encounter the voyager space probe that has been wandering the cosmos propelled by the queller drive a faulty engine system. This release date has been chosen because it is 20 years to the day after the moon was blown out of earths orbit according to the original series opening titles. The people of earth are awaiting the space flight of the century, as a rogue planet named meta by earths scientific community is passing close enough to our solar system to attempt a manned landing. In the first episode of the series the adventure begins when moon base alpha is blasted into the farthest reaches of uncharted space by a cataclysmic nuclear accident. Download free tv series wallpapers and desktop backgrounds. Astronomer and space 1999 fan phil plait discusses the physics of the breakaway in a march 2012 article. Sep 17, 2019 space 1999 breakaway from hero press to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the day the moon was blasted out of orbit, big finish is releasing its first, official, space 1999 audio drama, a reworking of that infamous pilot episode that set the crew of moonbase alpha on their journey through the stars. Space 1999 centres on the plight of the inhabitants of moonbase alpha, a scientific research centre on the moon.
In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the moons far side explodes, knocking the moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of moonbase alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space. Trailer by bigfinish from desktop or your mobile device. Adaptation of breakaway, the first episode of the space. The latest 1970s genre property to receive the big finish audio makeover treatment is the hugely fondly remembered interstellar epic space.
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