3 ms·

Then, it got syndicated, a couple of years ago, and I tried watching it again. Same here, but not because sets or effects, but plots and jargon. Some of the id

by narag 3y ago

Then, it got syndicated, a couple of years ago, and I tried watching it again. Same here, but not because sets or effects, but plots and jargon. Some of the ideas are interesting. But the whole premise was shocking even for my child self.

shiroiuma 3y ago
The initial premise, as ridiculous as it was, wasn't really more ridiculous than other sci-fi of the time. There's lots of sci-fi movies and TV shows in the 60s and 70s with hilariously bad depictions of basic physics. Don't forget, the 70s were the time when typical American cop dramas showed cars exploding into fireballs whenever their wheels left the ground. Some bits of tech seem a little silly though, such as the remote-control doors and the computers that spit out paper receipts and don't have proper screens. Almost a decade previously, Star Trek at least got those correct, and computers in the 70s already had screens, so I'm not sure why they screwed that up so badly. The sets on Space:1999 look fantastic (esp. in HD), but they don't really make that much sense.
- narag 3y ago
  I didn't really understand much of Star Trek or the series of that time, like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel or Mission: Impossible. I loved the imagery, the diving or space scenes and the gadgets, but the plots were impenetrable. Space: 1999 appeared a few years later and I not only understood what was going on, but had devoured a fat Astronomy book so I also had a decent idea of the distances involved. The episode with Ian McShane was great anyway.
- sandworm101 3y ago
  The cop dramas in the 60s/70s we almost infomercials pedaling very specific messaging. Some was aimed at police in an attempt to educate the myriad of forces on the law (Dragnet) while others educated the public. The explosive nature of car crashes mirrored the "educational" nature of contemporary traffic safety films. (I would provide links to youtube but such films are too gruesome, showing actual dead bodies.)
- em-bee 3y ago
  and it isn't more ridiculous than the wandering earth movie today. at least rocks hurling through space do exist. that it and many other shows were so much more unrealistic a decade after star trek is really the weird thing. like for example jason of space command with james doohan. it's absolutely cringe

by narag 3y ago

shiroiuma 3y ago

The initial premise, as ridiculous as it was, wasn't really more ridiculous than other sci-fi of the time. There's lots of sci-fi movies and TV shows in the 60s and 70s with hilariously bad depictions of basic physics. Don't forget, the 70s were the time when typical American cop dramas showed cars exploding into fireballs whenever their wheels left the ground. Some bits of tech seem a little silly though, such as the remote-control doors and the computers that spit out paper receipts and don't have proper screens. Almost a decade previously, Star Trek at least got those correct, and computers in the 70s already had screens, so I'm not sure why they screwed that up so badly. The sets on Space:1999 look fantastic (esp. in HD), but they don't really make that much sense.

narag 3y ago
I didn't really understand much of Star Trek or the series of that time, like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel or Mission: Impossible. I loved the imagery, the diving or space scenes and the gadgets, but the plots were impenetrable. Space: 1999 appeared a few years later and I not only understood what was going on, but had devoured a fat Astronomy book so I also had a decent idea of the distances involved. The episode with Ian McShane was great anyway.
sandworm101 3y ago
The cop dramas in the 60s/70s we almost infomercials pedaling very specific messaging. Some was aimed at police in an attempt to educate the myriad of forces on the law (Dragnet) while others educated the public. The explosive nature of car crashes mirrored the "educational" nature of contemporary traffic safety films. (I would provide links to youtube but such films are too gruesome, showing actual dead bodies.)
em-bee 3y ago
and it isn't more ridiculous than the wandering earth movie today. at least rocks hurling through space do exist. that it and many other shows were so much more unrealistic a decade after star trek is really the weird thing. like for example jason of space command with james doohan. it's absolutely cringe