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By: Freakin’ sweet! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Freakin’ sweet! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:31:00 +0000

[...] recognize almost every single thing in that picture. And what’s the first thing you notice? The Eagle, still my favorite science fiction space transport of all time. And three things from [...]

By: Freelance Minion

Freelance Minion — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:07:12 +0000

The show had many of the typical problems of TV sci-fi mixed with the worst excesses of 1970s filmmaking, but the Eagle is worthy of title best sci-fi ship ever, just because it seems so possible.

I watched the first episodes on DVD recently and it had a lot of problems (the moon can travel between star systems within a few weeks? Was the Black Sun supposed to be a black hole?) but I totally expect to see those Eagles flying around just a little after the Orion gets its shakedown.

By: CR

CR — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:08:29 +0000

Can’t belive I missed this thread before now…
Anyway, fans of the Eagle may want to check out Eagletransporter dot com for info about all the many toys & models of this popular craft. There’s also a discussion forum about Space: 1999 and, indeed, lots of other Gerry Anderson shows & British sf hardware.

By: Sneak peek: Bender’s Game | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Sneak peek: Bender’s Game | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:43:41 +0000

[...] The last movie was pretty funny (much better than the uneven first one), and this one looks like it’s back to usual incredibly intelligent and funny Futurama that I worship, in a totally scientific and secular way. The spaceship demolition derby made me laugh pretty hard… because of one of the ships shown. [...]

By: Gregory

Gregory — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:19:43 +0000

Space 1999 is what got me hooked on the sci-fi genre. I recall coming home one day from school (I was still quite a young-un) and there hanging by a thread in the back yard tree was a plastic model, already assembled by my dad, of the Eagle. Later I also acquired the plastic model of Moon Base Alpha. It had tiny 2 cm long Eagles. That show was awesome and I agree that Maia was one of the coolest characters ever on a tv sci-fi show. Space 1999 and got me watching re-runs of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and last but certainly not least STAR WARS. I’m still a big fan of sci-fi but find the literature more stimulating than the cheese on tv and in the movies these days. Check out the Coyote series by Allen Steele.

By: Alareth

Alareth — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:49:54 +0000

If you are a real fan, you might enjoy the virtual monbase tour:

http://www.space1999.net/~alpha3d/vrtours/vrmenu.htm

(I have to pimp it, the art on the walls of Dr. Bergman’s lab was done by yours truly)

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:05:51 +0000

All that and nobody mentioned that Space:1999 had one of the coolest themes ever.