Search - Space 1999, Set 3 on DVD

Some of the best episodes of "Space: 1999" on one DVD!

James A. Cole | 06/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This much-anticipated dvd release features several of the most popular episodes of the first season of "Space:1999" (a British-made series which aired from 1975-76 on American television) - one of the best (and most underrated) sci-fi series ever made. Among the episodes - "War Games", which is filled with great battle scenes, the near-destruction of Moonbase Alpha by a hostile alien planet, and which has a surprise ending; "The Last Enemy", which has a strange "battle of the sexes" theme unlike anything else that's been shown in sci-fi. As the episode begins the Moon is approaching a two-planet solar system. The two planets have been at war for centuries, but since their orbits are on opposite sides of their sun they can't get a clear shot at each other. The blue, female-dominated planet (filled with Xena types in tight black outfits) sends a huge warship to the Moon. It lands near Alpha and begins shooting at the enemy red planet, which is controlled by men (the Captain Kirk planet). Well, the male-dominated planet returns fire and Moonbase Alpha is caught in the middle. Commander Koenig must find a way to end this war of the sexes before Moonbase Alpha is destroyed in the crossfire. In "Death's Other Dominion" the Alphans discover a frozen planet that's occupied by the survivors of a deep-space Earth mission that vanished years earlier. The leader of the survivors is friendly at first, but he turns out to be a mad scientist (are there any other kind in science fiction?) who is bent on making humans immortal, no matter what the cost. And in "Collision Course" the Moon is on a collision course with a huge pink planet that will almost surely destroy the Moon when they collide. The Alphans come up with a plan to avoid the collision by using nuclear weapons to blast the planet out of their path. But Commander Koenig is kidnapped by the alien planet's Queen, who informs him that he must allow the collision to take place. Koenig then turns against his own people and halts the explosion...making the collision a certainty. If you're a fan of sci-fi and you're tired of the usual bland sci-fi fare that's produced these days, then you'll find these episodes to be delightfully different and creative. If you're already a fan of "Space: 1999" then this is probably the DVD set you've been waiting for!"