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1999 Foretold

"Sci-fi programme makers of the past decided that 1999 had a portentous ring to it and created a whole series around the date. It was a dark vision.

The storyline was that up on the moon we had built the first permanent colony, but on the dark side we have been dumping nuclear waste.

A chain reaction takes place, resulting in an explosion of cosmic proportions which blows the moon, and the Alpha base, off into the unknown and dozens of adventures.

Space: 1999 was ham-acted, the sets looked like Airfix mixed with egg boxes and the monsters would have a Dr Who make up artist blush with sheer embarrassment.

But somehow Commander Koenig, the alien shape shifter Maya and their companions managed to capture the imaginations of millions of youngsters.

So much so that there are umpteen web sites dedicated to the show. Call in on http://www.space1999.net/ and have a look."

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