Space: 1999 - the 40th Anniversary Celebration

The television series SPACE 1999 got mixed reviews in the UK and US when it was released in 1975. In the rest of the world, however, it was a great success, and later it has been known as a cult series. Why was it so poorly reviewed when released? Why did it become so popular later on? These are som [...]
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The television series SPACE 1999 got mixed reviews in the UK and US when it was released in 1975. In the rest of the world, however, it was a great success, and later it has been known as a cult series. Why was it so poorly reviewed when released? Why did it become so popular later on? These are some of the themes discussed by Online Alpha in their second Episode by Episode commentary and discussion of SPACE 1999. In contrast to the first ExE commentary and analysis from 1997-98, the discussants now spend more time considering the political environment that shaped the creation of the series and thus make an important step towards discussing and debating ideas and concerns articulated by the growing body of academic and scholarly literature on SPACE 1999.