Except it's now Space: 2099. Can't they think of something more original? And does anyone seriously believe the moon can be blasted out of orbit and go wandering the stars in the time frame to allow the Moon-base Alphans to have an adventure every week???
They're rebooting Space: 1999.
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I'm sure Gerry Anderson will cook up something.
Maybe this time, they can do it as an astroid that gets converted into a space ark to explore our galaxy.
I cooked up an idea back in my school days of a giant spaceship that was like a space age city that flied through space for new adventures I called "Travel City" The bridge was the heart of the city with a great dome around its exterior. The rest of it was the actual ship.
I have faith in Gerry Anderson. He does have some great concepts in the episodes of his series.
Maybe this time, they can do it as an astroid that gets converted into a space ark to explore our galaxy.
I cooked up an idea back in my school days of a giant spaceship that was like a space age city that flied through space for new adventures I called "Travel City" The bridge was the heart of the city with a great dome around its exterior. The rest of it was the actual ship.
I have faith in Gerry Anderson. He does have some great concepts in the episodes of his series.
Martin Landau was awesome in "Ed Wood".
It could stand an update...Space: 1999 has not aged all that well. I read that some of the people working on this (HDFilms) worked on the recent V update, which I quite enjoyed. And not just for creepy Morena Baccarin lizardy goodness. Not just, mind you 
Anyway, that bodes well!
Now, what I'd really like to see is a) the Logan's Run remake done well leading into b) a remake of the short-lived Logan's Run tv series. I loved that as a kid!
Anyway, that bodes well! Now, what I'd really like to see is a) the Logan's Run remake done well leading into b) a remake of the short-lived Logan's Run tv series. I loved that as a kid!
The one outstanding issue I have with these old science fiction classics is the lack of vision in where technology is going.
Space 1999 with its mainframe computers that spit out little ticket tapes of printouts for so long.. Only towards the end did the computer start to talk and could hear voice commands.
I laughed at Lost In Space with the Robots technology still using tubes when transistor technology was in consumer use in the 1960s and he too at times spat out ticket tapes of data.
I have to give my cast credit for creative suggestions for our AI world in the series we are working on. The actress for the voice of Andromeda wants Andromeda to be considered to be more than just a spaceship since it is artificially intelligent. So, I'm thinking the cyborgs can have a relationship with Andromeda like a calvery soldier had with his horse back in the days of the wild wild west. They treat the ship like Humans would treat a beloved pet or a soldier treats a horse they need to depend on. Like Xena treated her horse in the Xena Warrior Princess series.
Space 1999 with its mainframe computers that spit out little ticket tapes of printouts for so long.. Only towards the end did the computer start to talk and could hear voice commands.
I laughed at Lost In Space with the Robots technology still using tubes when transistor technology was in consumer use in the 1960s and he too at times spat out ticket tapes of data.
I have to give my cast credit for creative suggestions for our AI world in the series we are working on. The actress for the voice of Andromeda wants Andromeda to be considered to be more than just a spaceship since it is artificially intelligent. So, I'm thinking the cyborgs can have a relationship with Andromeda like a calvery soldier had with his horse back in the days of the wild wild west. They treat the ship like Humans would treat a beloved pet or a soldier treats a horse they need to depend on. Like Xena treated her horse in the Xena Warrior Princess series.
gotta say that this:
is way more visually interesting than this:
is way more visually interesting than this:
Yes, Wheat, I get your point.
However, the computer people can talk to can be impressive too. A ticket tape?? Really?
Ever see the mainframe computer in Colossus The Forbin Project?
However, the computer people can talk to can be impressive too. A ticket tape?? Really?
Ever see the mainframe computer in Colossus The Forbin Project?
You are aware that almost all movies & tv shows rely on a concept known as suspension of disbelief, right?
The basis for that suspension has to be reasonable - a warp drive for ST is reasonable; a moon going out of orbit and going from star to star every week is not. At least, that's how I see it.
I'm a little confused.
Space 2099 may be a fan-based series by Retcon Studios, but the Hollywood Reporter seems to be saying that it's going to be a professionally-done series. Which is correct?
Space 2099 may be a fan-based series by Retcon Studios, but the Hollywood Reporter seems to be saying that it's going to be a professionally-done series. Which is correct?
It could stand an update...Space: 1999 has not aged all that well. I read that some of the people working on this (HDFilms) worked on the recent V update, which I quite enjoyed. And not just for creepy Morena Baccarin lizardy goodness. Not just, mind you
Now, what I'd really like to see is a) the Logan's Run remake done well leading into b) a remake of the short-lived Logan's Run tv series. I loved that as a kid!
Good news?
Logan's Run 2014
Retcon Studios is just some fans who got together to make a fan
series. They are in no way connected to the TV series. They have
added "modern" special efx to the old show; they have even done
that with Logan's Run, The Martian Chronicles and Battlestar Galactica.
Jace Hall and HDFilms are prepping an official TV series. Theirs is not
a fan project.
So they are both correct. One a fan project, one a professional TV
series.
For those of you unfamiliar with Colossus - The Forbin Project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH10I1Xx1vI
The computer's voice was a good version of a synthesize voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH10I1Xx1vI
The computer's voice was a good version of a synthesize voice.
OK, but I wonder if the official TV series is going to reboot the old one or just continue with a Next Generation.
But I see now that a fan series is not a means of getting TV execs to notice your talent. I've learned a lot in the last few years.
Why? The science in ST is no more reasonable than magic. Heck, sometimes it even was magic.
But back to the OP...
I saw the vid demonstrating what the fan-based re-editing of the original series will look like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPTZaSv9Bxk
It's not something I could get behind. It's just as pointless as that re-release of digitally-enhanced Star Trek TOS discs that had cgi planets & cityscapes added. 99% of the series still looked & sounded exactly like a '60s scifi series should have... aside from those new anomolies.
Or the Death Star getting those enhanced digital shockwave explosion rings...
Someone better tell Ray Harryhausen that his stopmotion is outdated, and that it's time to replace all his classic scenes with a little bit of ILM!
A new updated original series of Space: 1999? I'd be interested in seeing that. The new BSG demonstrated how an old franchise could be modernised successfully. I had my doubts, originally, but was quickly sold on it after seeing a few episodes.
But not with this fixation of being unable to let go of the past.
I would support the idea of a wormhole bringing the moon to other star systems, and, if I was a die-hard fan, I would update certain scenes, like the typewriter that Dr Helena Russell used. That said, if I was to spend that much effort, I'd rather create my own series and hope a studio picks it up.
I just hope they don't go overboard like George Lucas.
I just hope they don't go overboard like George Lucas.
Rik, you're right - there are two versions of Space: 2099, the official one and the fan one. And the fan one doesn't seem to be getting attention (and funding) from the powers that be, so, again, you're right about fan films.
So that's how the process works. Question is, how would someone like the fan filmmaker - who has professional TV experience - approach the studios for permission to do a remake or a next-gen story.
So that's how the process works. Question is, how would someone like the fan filmmaker - who has professional TV experience - approach the studios for permission to do a remake or a next-gen story.
I know for sure, Gerry Anderson is working on resurrecting Captain Scarlet as a 3D animated series. I've seen footage on the Internet of the new Captain Scarlet. It looks very close to photo realistic.
A worm hole may work for Space 2099. I'm also thinking Dr. Kaku's string theory may be an interesting approach where the moon gets sucked into a black hole and reappears in another band of time in a parallel universe through a white hole in space.
A worm hole may work for Space 2099. I'm also thinking Dr. Kaku's string theory may be an interesting approach where the moon gets sucked into a black hole and reappears in another band of time in a parallel universe through a white hole in space.
There are exceptions (Bryan Fuller got his start by sending in Star Trek fanscripts, one of which got picked up by DS9, and things went from there), but for the most part, this is true. Fan series (and fanfic, films, artwork, etc) are exactly that...by the fans, for the fans. They're fun, a good way to practice your skills, but not the way to get "noticed" by studios. In fact, getting noticed by the studios is often the road to getting your series pulled for copyright infringement (which it is, though a lot of studios seem to be pretty easy going about fan works)!
That said, if you did do a fan series and want to use it to pitch an official remake, using that as part of a pitch to the studios might help. I would assume you'd go about that the way you'd pitch anything to a studio (though you are limited in who you can pitch to by who holds the rights). I would also assume that's where an agent would be useful, in setting up a meeting.
richy, I saw that Logan's Run bit
They've been attempting to remake it for quite some time now, but hopefully they'll follow through with this one! Hope it comes out good, but I'll go see it either way!