The Anatomy of What Not to Do to a TV Series
By Ken Parker
As a 10 year old I fell in love with
Space: 1999. Not sure if it was all the cool explosions or
just the thrill of exploring outer-space with the men and women of
Moonbase Alpha. I might also have been scared out of my mind but had
to watch the next episode. I watched both seasons of the series and
loved it all. If you were to ask Space: 1999 fans about the
show, one of the topics of discussion that always comes up is the
differences between season 1 and 2. Shows often will go through
changes but Space: 1999 underwent a massive explosion of
changes.
The following article will take a look
at the changes, why they were done and what went wrong with these
changes. In a future article I will look at continuity specifically
for Space: 1999 and how that ties into fandom and the recent
books and comics adapting new adventures from the series.
