Space: 1999
As a kid, Space: 1999 inspired me - and sometimes scared me.
Back in the days, I watched as many episodes as possible, religiously waiting for the next episode to be aired.
I don`t recall watching the first episode. I have now, thanks to the Internet.
Here is what I noticed:
- the first season was aired in 1975
- it was a co-production of the British ITC and the Italian RAI and this might explain why it was aired in Italy
- as a teenager my US friends had never heard of it, now I know why (1)
- the moon was shot off orbit by the explosion of the nuclear waste stored there from earth
- handheld communicators were small, black and white, TV like screens that also acted as remote controls
- lunar gravity seemed to be valid only outside the base, inside the base it was earth like gravity
- I watch it in English now. I don`t think I spoke one single English word then
(1) unreal that back then I could not Google for it and show it to my US friends.