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Ah Space: 1999... The British answer to Star Trek that once took its own shape, went thru "redesign" only to end abruptly. Such a shame nobody ever pick this se

by pndy 3y ago

Ah Space: 1999... The British answer to Star Trek that once took its own shape, went thru "redesign" only to end abruptly. Such a shame nobody ever pick this series ever again. A small trivia: there was this educational tv series in Poland created in the early 80s and aired in the end of that decade called "Przybysze z Matplanety" (Visitors from Matplanet). The series explored mathematics for grade and high school. The main characters named Pi and Sigma were traveling in Eagle Transporter - at least that's how their ship look on the outside. A slightly repainted model is seen in the intro and few times in the show: https://youtu.be/CnJcZv9DnAA?t=87 https://youtu.be/CnJcZv9DnAA?t=87

leptons 3y ago
There should be a remake, I'd watch it (psst.. Netflix, if you're watching). And I'd like to see a spin-off showing what happened on Earth when the moon suddenly got ripped away, I imagine it would be a disaster movie. The tidal waves alone from loss of tidal forces would wipe out all the coastlines of everyplace everywhere.
- arp242 3y ago
  > The tidal waves alone from loss of tidal forces would wipe out all the coastlines of everyplace everywhere. As I understand it, we have tides because while the moon is fairly small with fairly low gravity, it's comparatively close to us so the moon's gravitational pull between one side of the earth is larger than on the other side, creating a kind of "sloshing effect" that we call tides. The sun also does this, but less because it's further away (inverse square law). Not a scientific analysis, but intuitively, it seems to me that stopping this wouldn't really be a calamity? There would probably be huge effects for ocean currents, climate, wildlife, and all of that, but no Emmerich-type spectacular calamities. Things will just stop "sloshing" and that would be that.
  - leptons 3y ago
    In the story the moon is suddenly ripped away from the earth. The water that is pulled towards one side of the planet due to the moon would suddenly be released instead of the gradual ebb and flow of the tides, all the tidal water would rush into other parts of the world. Then there's altering the Earth/Moon gravity system which would likely knock Earth off its regular orbit causing all kinds of calamity. I have no idea how any of this would play out. I am not a scientist.
- pndy 3y ago
  There is an attempt in Space: 2099 but it seems it stuck in development hell since 2012. And frankly, considering what happens in scifi and media overall for last couple of years maybe it's for the good. I don't know to whom such remake should be given so it wouldn't end as yet another streaming pulp full of cgi and poor writing done to satisfy some company's CEO wicked goals of keeping up modern corporate image. But if anything I think, situation on Earth shouldn't receive own spin-off - simply because it would end pretty fast. This should be an integral part of the whole series; story could initially show the situation on Earth and subsequently move action permanently to the Moonbase Alpha with occasional visits back home to see how things develop. Dunno if you're familiar with RDM's Galactica but action there jumps between Caprica and the ship for some time.

by pndy 3y ago

leptons 3y ago

There should be a remake, I'd watch it (psst.. Netflix, if you're watching). And I'd like to see a spin-off showing what happened on Earth when the moon suddenly got ripped away, I imagine it would be a disaster movie. The tidal waves alone from loss of tidal forces would wipe out all the coastlines of everyplace everywhere.

arp242 3y ago
> The tidal waves alone from loss of tidal forces would wipe out all the coastlines of everyplace everywhere. As I understand it, we have tides because while the moon is fairly small with fairly low gravity, it's comparatively close to us so the moon's gravitational pull between one side of the earth is larger than on the other side, creating a kind of "sloshing effect" that we call tides. The sun also does this, but less because it's further away (inverse square law). Not a scientific analysis, but intuitively, it seems to me that stopping this wouldn't really be a calamity? There would probably be huge effects for ocean currents, climate, wildlife, and all of that, but no Emmerich-type spectacular calamities. Things will just stop "sloshing" and that would be that.
- leptons 3y ago
  In the story the moon is suddenly ripped away from the earth. The water that is pulled towards one side of the planet due to the moon would suddenly be released instead of the gradual ebb and flow of the tides, all the tidal water would rush into other parts of the world. Then there's altering the Earth/Moon gravity system which would likely knock Earth off its regular orbit causing all kinds of calamity. I have no idea how any of this would play out. I am not a scientist.
pndy 3y ago
There is an attempt in Space: 2099 but it seems it stuck in development hell since 2012. And frankly, considering what happens in scifi and media overall for last couple of years maybe it's for the good. I don't know to whom such remake should be given so it wouldn't end as yet another streaming pulp full of cgi and poor writing done to satisfy some company's CEO wicked goals of keeping up modern corporate image. But if anything I think, situation on Earth shouldn't receive own spin-off - simply because it would end pretty fast. This should be an integral part of the whole series; story could initially show the situation on Earth and subsequently move action permanently to the Moonbase Alpha with occasional visits back home to see how things develop. Dunno if you're familiar with RDM's Galactica but action there jumps between Caprica and the ship for some time.