What Was New

• See the Carlton brochure; thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado.

• The Catacombs are now in stasis. I am moving and I may have limited internet access for a while. The site will remain online, and there will be irregular news updates on this page.

• New Video DVD and VHS releases now included in the Merchandise Guide. You can now preorder them through Amazon.com (note: non-US DVD and VHS players will not play these without modification). Thanks to Gordon Moriguchi.

• Force Of Life episode guide updated with new images (check the "images" pages under "links").

• Currently available merchandise updated: the Carlton DVDs are due for release in the UK 12th April 2001.

• Currently available merchandise updated: the A&E New Video DVDs due for release in the US 30th January 2001 may be preordered from Amazon.

• Barry Morse profile updated with clarification of why Morse was not in Year 2, thanks to Bob Wood.

• The Lambda Factor episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Dragon's Domain episode guide updated with some sharp eyed chess observations, thanks to Patrick Zimmerman.

• The Bringers Of Wonder publicity pictures updated with new shots

• The Bringers Of Wonder part 1 and part 2 episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Derek Wadsworth interview added, thanks to Jerry Scott. This originally appeared on the MoreSpace campaign website.

• The Seance Spectre episode guide updated with new pictures. Check the last "images" page (under "links") for some fabulous publicity shots.

• Remember Friday 20th is the date of The Exiles

• Brian The Brain episode guide updated with new pictures. Check the last "images" page (under "links") for some fabulous publicity shots.

• Yasko character guide updated with new pictures in the Character Guide.

• Barbara Bain profile updated with a new picture of Barbara circa 1975.

• Main Mission 2000 page updated with yet more links.

• Currently available merchandise updated with DVD news (new Carlton schedule for UK)

• Main Mission 2000 page updated with a few more links.

• Jackets images added in the Continuity Guide.

• Kate character guide updated with new pictures in the Character Guide.

• Currently available merchandise updated with DVD news (new A&E schedule thanks to Mike Prendergast)

• Main Mission 2000 Images updated with a few more pictures.

• Capt Phil's Main Mission 2000 Images added (thanks to Phil Merkel).

• Models Guide menus revamped, and two new features added: behind the scenes photos and the rocket gun prop (shots taken at Main Mission 2000).

• 2001 To 1999 added; a four page photo guide showing how 2001 A Space Odyssey influenced Space 1999.

• Reference Library updated with many articles that formerly appeared in the Cybrary (mostly in interviews and press). Thanks to Robert Ruiz.

• Main Mission 2000 convention coverage is up! Note there is a second page of pictures.

• Just minor revisions this week; next week is the Main Mission 2000 convention. Look out for a convention report the following week.

• UK readers: remember The Taybor and Mr Thunderbird on Sunday 27th, and Thunderbirds on Sept 3rd (see below).

• Newsflash: Space 1999 is being shown on Channel 5 in the UK on Sunday 27th August at 12:40pm (episode is The Taybor), followed by Joe 90 and Stingray. The documentary (8pm-9pm) titled "Mr Thunderbird" covers the career of Gerry Anderson. Interviews include Martin Landau. This is part of their themed "sci-fi weekend". Thunderbirds begins on BBC2 on September 3rd.

• Moonbase Guide added to the Continuity Guide. A comprehensive guide to Moonbase Alpha. Includes Virtual Moonbase Alpha, a 2D representation of Moonbase Alpha with over 30 rooms.

Warning: these are graphics intensive pages and may be slow to load.
Virtual Moonbase Alpha requires Internet Explorer 5 or Netscape 6 (60% of you use IE5; the remainder with NS4 and older browsers may not be able to view some sections).
Thanks to Roberto Baldassari!

• Sunday 20th August is 342 days after the Moon left orbit- the day of The Metamorph

• Currently available merchandise updated with news of Jim Small's new Kaldorian spaceship kit, and one of the two BT Phonecards available again (I've added pictures of the card and the presentation leaflet).

• Another convention with 1999 guests: Cult TV, 27th - 30th October 2000, Torquay UK. Guests include Brian Johnson, Martin Bower and Sarah Douglas (and Jaz Wiseman, who is the person responsible for the "extras" on Carlton's ITC DVDs and should have the latest information on the release schedule)

• Filming section revamped with pictures of re-used props, scenes and on screen errors.

• Texas City buildings feature updated in the Model Gallery.

• Devil's Planet buildings feature updated in the Model Gallery.

• Costumes feature added to the Model Gallery.

• Infernal Machine tanks feature added to the Model Gallery.

• Moonbase Alpha model feature and Alpha buildings models updated with new photos in the Model Gallery.

• 2001 A Space Odyssey short guide added.

• Eagles model feature (also Eagle 1, Eagle 2 and Eagle components) updated with new photos in the Model Gallery.

• Year 1 publicity brochure and Year 2 publicity brochure features added to the Merchandise Guide.

• Transcripts revised.

• Currently available merchandise updated with news that the next Carlton releases on DVD may be Captain Scarlet and UFO. At this stage it looks likely Space 1999 will be released first in the US, although the UK will probably have the complete set of episodes first.

• Space Dock added to the Model Gallery.

• Model Mooonbuggies added to the Model Gallery.

• Doppelganger guide added to Gerry Anderson Productions list.

• Mooonbuggy and another props page added to the Model Gallery.

Space: 1999 Homeward Bound

The classic 1970s SF television series Space: 1999 will be released on VHS and DVD video on Jan. 30, 2001. A&E New Media will release re-mastered episodes of the show, starting with two VHS packages of three videos each, priced at $29.95, and two DVD packages with two discs each, priced at $39.95.

Subsequent releases will follow in the summer and late fall of 2001. Six collector sets will appear by the end of 2001. The company hasn't determined which of the series' 48 episodes will appear on video.

Space: 1999, which ran from 1975 to 1977, told the story of the inhabitants of a lunar colony accidentally sent on a dangerous journey through space after a massive thermonuclear explosion hurls the moon out of Earth orbit. The series starred Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell and Brian Johnson.

• End Of Eternity episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Eagle viewscreen and microscope props page added to the Model Gallery.

• Dorzak episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Good luck to the MoonBound One convention this weekend in Italy

• Space Brain episode guide updated with new pictures.

• On Location page added.

• Space Warp episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Evening Post article from 2 Jan 2000 added.

• Carlton are releasing Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds on DVD on September 11th 2000. Space: 1999 and other Anderson series should be released on DVD next year.

• Guardian Of Piri episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Mission Of The Darians episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Currently available merchandise updated with news: Carlton have told me Space 1999 may be released on DVD some time in 2001. Thunderbirds should be released on DVD in July, although this may change. Thanks to Jo Seed at Carlton and Wes Sargent.

• The Beta Cloud episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Eagle links updated with new links to Eagle models by Jeff Lee, J. Broz, Staffan Vilcans and Rafael Barreto.

• Alpha Child episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Voyager's Return episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Eagle Guide revamped and greatly expanded.

• Carlton will release several ITC series on video and DVD in the next few months, led by Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds. The prospects of Space: 1999 on DVD are better than ever.

• One Moment Of Humanity episode guide updated with new pictures.

• The A B Chrysalis episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Eagle remote control feature added.

• Essential Services hatch feature added.

• Collision Course episode guide updated with new pictures.

• War Games episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Main Mission multi-function hatch feature added.

• Seed Of Destruction episode guide updated with new pictures.

• The Dorcons episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Fan clubs updated with new details for Destination Alpha and the Out of Orbit club.

• The Exiles episode guide updated with new pictures.

• Black Sun episode guide updated.

• Earthbound episode guide updated.

• Missing Link episode guide updated.

In all of the above, you'll find dozens of new pictures, many of which are linked to larger images.

• Journey Through The Black Sun title images added.

• Alien Attack title images added (large page- 430kb), and Alien Attack episode guide updated with images of the additional scenes.

• Stunt performers updated with information on stunt arranger Joe Dunne (thanks to Mathew Dunne, his son, for the information).

• Links to the Cybrary have been removed, as that site no longer exists. Two short guides that were in the Cybrary are now in the Catacombs: the Operations Guide and the Models Guide.

• Message From Moonbase Alpha page updated with photos (thanks to Tim Mallett, Chris Bentley and Andrew Frampton)

• Book critics updated with comments from David Pringle's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (perhaps the only review to think the special effects were "ultra-cheap").

• Space 1999 around the world updated; a line about Kosmos 1999 in Poland added (thanks to Robert Korzeniewski for the information).

• Currently available merchandise updated; latest information from Comet including the AB Hawks, the Warp 1:72 Eagle and accessories and the Warp Eagle hanger.

• Reference Guide updated with the following recent UK magazines:

MODEL & COLLECTORS MART (Dec 1999); "Breakaway: Revisiting Space: 1999" by Peter Halliday and Brian Dowling p148-150 (4bw + 10bw of convention)

MODEL & COLLECTORS MART (Jan 2000); "Space: 1999 Collector's Guide" p160-164 (21bw of merchandise)

SCI-FI & FANTASY MODELS Number 41 (Jan 2000); "AB forty four inch Eagle- a preview" by Simon Roykirk p17-18; "More Pads; More Power" Jim Small garage kit reviews by Simon Roykirk p38

• Space Warp episode guide updated; and there's a special hangar sequence photo guide.