SPACE:1999 - The Movies:

Spazio 1999 DVDs (Passworld Video)

1. SPAZIO 1999 - Attacco alieno

2. SPAZIO 1999 - Oltre lo spazio tempo

3. SPAZIO 1999 - Cosmic Princess

4. SPAZIO 1999 - Destinazione: base lunare Alpha

http://www.dvd.it

Ekmar

Spazio 1999 DVDs (Passworld Video)

1. SPAZIO 1999 - Attacco alieno
(Alien Attack)
€ 12,99
http://www.dvd.it/page/dett/arti/462604/nv/DVD/spazio_1999_-_attacco_alieno.html

2. SPAZIO 1999 - Oltre lo spazio tempo
(Journey Through The Black Sun)
€ 12,99
http://www.dvd.it/page/dett/arti/643419/nv/DVD/spazio_1999_-_oltre_lo_spazio_tem\
po.html

3. SPAZIO 1999 - Cosmic Princess
(Cosmic Princess)
€ 12,99
http://www.dvd.it/page/dett/arti/622642/nv/DVD/spazio_1999_-_cosmic_princess.htm\
l

4. SPAZIO 1999 - Destinazione: base lunare Alpha
(Destination Moonbase Alpha)
€ 12,99
http://www.dvd.it/page/dett/arti/622643/nv/DVD/spazio_1999_-_destinazione%3A_bas\
e_lunare_alpha.html



Ekmar

A few weeks ago I posted a message about the SF book Pushing Ice and how
it reminded me of many aspects of 1999. I tracked down the author's
website and e-mailed him with my observations, and below is his reply,
which he's happy for me to pass on. It seems we have fan.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Alastair Reynolds
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:56 PM
  Subject: Re: Pushing Ice/Space 1999

Hi Michael

As you'll have gathered, I'm a bit behind on my
correspondence. Sorry about that, and thanks for your
patience.

>
> I read and thoroughly enjoyed Pushing Ice over Xmas.
> I was very struck
> by some similarities between the book and the 70s sf
> TV series Space
> 1999 (which enhanced my enjoyment). I've never
> e-mailed an author before
> but am very curious about whether this was a
> conscious influence on you?
> While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an
> epic sf feel about
> it - which is what started me reading the type of
> books you are now
> writing.

You might be onto something there. It certainly wasn't
a conscious influence, but - hey - I loved Space:1999
when I was a kid, and I can't deny it must have shaped
my imagination in certain ways. In Wales, we only ever
got the first series, by the way - I never saw the
second one. But I was pretty mad on it. I had the
annuals, two Dinkey Eagle models (one of which I won
in a competition) and I built the Airfix models of the
Eagle and Hawk vehicles. And I guess the central hook
of PI - the idea of a small group of people getting a
ride out of the solar system - is not unlike the
predicament of Moonbase Alpha. I was at that blissful
age where I was too small to question the scientific
details (indeed, I took the science as gospel) yet old
enough to more or less appreciate the storylines.

When I was a kid, incidentally, I was absolutely
scared shitless by one episode of Space: 1999. There
was some kind of abandoned spaceship with a
multitentacled alien in it that used to pull people in
and barbecue them, before spitting them out again.
Really got to me, that did - couldn't go near a dark
cupboard for ages!

best,

Al

*Rubs hands together gleefully*
So Dragons Domain claimed another victim!
I wonder if someone was to send him the DVD, would Alistair manage to
resist the temptation!! I doubt it...



--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Turner " <michael-
turner@...> wrote:
>
> A few weeks ago I posted a message about the SF book Pushing Ice
and how
> it reminded me of many aspects of 1999. I tracked down the author's
> website and e-mailed him with my observations, and below is his
reply,
> which he's happy for me to pass on. It seems we have fan.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alastair Reynolds
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:56 PM
>  Subject: Re: Pushing Ice/Space 1999
>
> Hi Michael
>
> As you'll have gathered, I'm a bit behind on my
> correspondence. Sorry about that, and thanks for your
> patience.
>
> >
> > I read and thoroughly enjoyed Pushing Ice over Xmas.
> > I was very struck
> > by some similarities between the book and the 70s sf
> > TV series Space
> > 1999 (which enhanced my enjoyment). I've never
> > e-mailed an author before
> > but am very curious about whether this was a
> > conscious influence on you?
> > While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an
> > epic sf feel about
> > it - which is what started me reading the type of
> > books you are now
> > writing.
>
> You might be onto something there. It certainly wasn't
> a conscious influence, but - hey - I loved Space:1999
> when I was a kid, and I can't deny it must have shaped
> my imagination in certain ways. In Wales, we only ever
> got the first series, by the way - I never saw the
> second one. But I was pretty mad on it. I had the
> annuals, two Dinkey Eagle models (one of which I won
> in a competition) and I built the Airfix models of the
> Eagle and Hawk vehicles. And I guess the central hook
> of PI - the idea of a small group of people getting a
> ride out of the solar system - is not unlike the
> predicament of Moonbase Alpha. I was at that blissful
> age where I was too small to question the scientific
> details (indeed, I took the science as gospel) yet old
> enough to more or less appreciate the storylines.
>
> When I was a kid, incidentally, I was absolutely
> scared shitless by one episode of Space: 1999. There
> was some kind of abandoned spaceship with a
> multitentacled alien in it that used to pull people in
> and barbecue them, before spitting them out again.
> Really got to me, that did - couldn't go near a dark
> cupboard for ages!
>
> best,
>
> Al
>

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Turner "
<michael-turner@...> wrote:

> While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an
> epic sf feel about it -

Deeply flawed?  Please explain, scientific accuracy aside.

Personally, and this is just how I label things, "deeply flawed" would
be a series I would not be watching...

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "(NERV) Jerizimy Talent"
<lainavi@...> wrote:
>
> --- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Turner "
> <michael-turner@> wrote:
>
> > While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an
> > epic sf feel about it -
>
> Deeply flawed?  Please explain, scientific accuracy aside.
>

IMHO, that's enough to warrant the term "deeply flawed".  When the
whole premise of the show is a scientific impossibility, that's
pretty fundamental.

HOWEVER...if you can get past it (and I have), the rewards are
great.  In spite of the big science boo-boo, "Space: 1999" was
distinguished by great performances, visuals and writing.  It's
entertaining and that's what counts.

Mike

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "(NERV) Jerizimy Talent"
<lainavi@...> wrote:
>
> --- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Turner "
> <michael-turner@> wrote:
>
> > While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an
> > epic sf feel about it -
>
> Deeply flawed? Please explain, scientific accuracy aside.
>

IMHO, that's enough to warrant the term "deeply flawed". When the
whole premise of the show is a scientific impossibility, that's
pretty fundamental.

HOWEVER...if you can get past it (and I have), the rewards are
great. In spite of the big science boo-boo, "Space: 1999" was
distinguished by great performances, visuals and writing. It's
entertaining and that's what counts.

Mike
==================================
At least the Alphans, unlike the folks in that other show ( wink wink),
didn't try and turn the galaxy into their vision of Utopia. You know,
where the two-legged critters from the blue planet turn up, and disaster
and evil are turned into wisdom and harmony?
Flawed? Oh yeah.






                                      S.

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--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, slinter@... wrote:
>
> At least the Alphans, unlike the folks in that other show ( wink
>wink),


I'm still a huge fan of "that other show" too, and wonder why there is
a need to put one down in favor of the other.

Mike

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <cellojammer@...> wrote:

> IMHO, that's enough to warrant the term "deeply flawed".  When the
> whole premise of the show is a scientific impossibility, that's
> pretty fundamental.

Nahh.  That would leave out SO much great/classic SF, including the
world of literature.  I loved the moon being blown out of Earth orbit,
very Jules Verne/H.G Wells.

> HOWEVER...In spite of the big science boo-boo, "Space: 1999" was
> distinguished by great performances, visuals and writing.

Exactly.  If the performances, visuals and writing were sub-par, then
it would be deeply flawed.

NOT because the moon leaves Earth orbit because of a nuclear
explosion, not becuase the Eagles couldn't really fly in an
atmosphere, not because the moon comes into a new planetary system
every other week, not becuase there's sound in space...

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "(NERV) Jerizimy Talent"
<lainavi@...> wrote:
>
> --- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <cellojammer@> wrote:
>
> > IMHO, that's enough to warrant the term "deeply flawed".  When the
> > whole premise of the show is a scientific impossibility, that's
> > pretty fundamental.
>
> Nahh.  That would leave out SO much great/classic SF, including the
> world of literature.  I loved the moon being blown out of Earth orbit,
> very Jules Verne/H.G Wells.
>

I think so because it presents a HUGE target for critics of the show,
and even as a fan I have to say that such criticism is not
unwarranted.  It's a stumbling block many have to get past before they
can appreciate it.  Considering the relatively small size of the active
fanbase, I believe it's been a credibility issue with real
repercussions.

Mike

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:54:56 -0000 "Mike" <cellojammer@...> writes:
--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, slinter@... wrote:
>
> At least the Alphans, unlike the folks in that other show ( wink
>wink),

I'm still a huge fan of "that other show" too, and wonder why there is
a need to put one down in favor of the other.

Mike
=============================
Not putting it down. Hence the winking. ;)




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <cellojammer@...> wrote:

> IMHO, that's enough to warrant the term "deeply flawed". When the
> whole premise of the show is a scientific impossibility, that's
> pretty fundamental.

Nahh. That would leave out SO much great/classic SF, including the
world of literature. I loved the moon being blown out of Earth orbit,
very Jules Verne/H.G Wells.

> HOWEVER...In spite of the big science boo-boo, "Space: 1999" was
> distinguished by great performances, visuals and writing.

Exactly. If the performances, visuals and writing were sub-par, then
it would be deeply flawed.

NOT because the moon leaves Earth orbit because of a nuclear
explosion, not becuase the Eagles couldn't really fly in an
atmosphere, not because the moon comes into a new planetary system
every other week, not becuase there's sound in space...
==============================
Planetary system each week? Like the ones they encountered in Black Sun,
Earthbound, The Infernal Machine, Force Of Life, Space Brain, Voyager's
Return, End Of Eternity, Ring Around The Moon, Dragon's Domain, Journey
To Where, The Taybor, Seed Of Destruction, The Beta Cloud, Space Warp,
The Bringers Of Wonder, say when...
Have the Eagle's been wind-tunnel tested? merely curious.
Certain other Sci-Fi has been known to have "sound in space".



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--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <cellojammer@...> wrote:

> I think so because it presents a HUGE target for critics of the show,
> and even as a fan I have to say that such criticism is not
> unwarranted.  Considering the relatively small size of the active
> fanbase, I believe it's been a credibility issue with real
> repercussions.

Naah.  S99 is unique among SF shows I've always felt, with more of a
hard-metaphysics SF approach that was more akin to SF lit than other
TV shows.

The other shows with a "big fan base" (and mind you I love both DW
original ST) like Dr. Who/ST have a more easily accesible/pop-SF
mainstream sensibility than S99.

Sure, anal retentive critics and close-minded trekkies (especially at
the time the series premiered, with it's big marketing blast and
publicity blitz, which temporarily eclipsed the memory of ST) who hate
anything non-ST used the scientific stuff as an easy target, but
anybody who can't get past that to acknowledge the fantastic sense of
wonder, amazing production design/cinematography/music/direction/sfx
etc...well....

It's their loss.

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, slinter@... wrote:

> ==============================
> Planetary system each week?
> Have the Eagle's been wind-tunnel tested? merely curious.
> Certain other Sci-Fi has been known to have "sound in space".

I'm not defending these criticisms, just noting some common
non-important "deep flaws." cited by those dismissive of the series.

This whole thread started because I just found it very odd to start a
conversation/letter to someone mentioning a show I take it the writer
is something of a fan of, with
"...some similarities between the book and the 70s sf TV series Space
1999...While the show is deeply flawed, it's always had an epic sf
feel about it."

I mean, how about "some similarities between the book and the 70s sf
TV series Space 1999...The series is one of my favorites, and it's
always had an epic sf feel about it."

The way it was originally written makes the writer seem defensive or
like it's a guilty favorite or something.

The author he was writing to hadn't said anything negative about it to
provoke that sort of intro, so I was just wondering...

Of course, even if the writer of the book had said negative things
about the show, I would respectfully disagree in my response.

Besides, "deeply flawed" is a sweeping brush, as it didn't even
specify "it's deeply flawed scientific premise," and comes across as
making it seem like the writer to the author of the book thinks the
whole series is "deeply flawed."

What we really need is to hear from the original poster and what he meant.

Agreed.

Hi all,

Not sure you caught the Fed Ex SuperBowl Ad ("Moon Office"), but it
features a rendition of an updated Eagle (well, IMO).

I upload a screen grab of it to the Yahoo!Groups OnlineAlpha Photo
section under the "Misc" folder.

Check it out!

(You will need to log into your Yahoo account to access the Photo
section).

The complete ad (which features the shuttle for a split second) can be
seen on the FEDEX.com Web site (choose USA as your location)

Enjoy!

1999 Lives,
Anthony

Yes,  I saw that ad and thought exactly the same thing. Too many
similarities to be a mere coincidence!

Edwin


*******************************
Anthony wrote:

Hi all,

Not sure you caught the Fed Ex SuperBowl Ad ("Moon Office"), but it
features a rendition of an updated Eagle (well, IMO).

I upload a screen grab of it to the Yahoo!Groups OnlineAlpha Photo
section under the "Misc" folder.

Check it out!

(You will need to log into your Yahoo account to access the Photo
section).

The complete ad (which features the shuttle for a split second) can be
seen on the FEDEX.com Web site (choose USA as your location)

Enjoy!

1999 Lives,
Anthony

Yeah, I saw that in the Superbowl commercial and though "probably just
my overactive imagination".  After seeing the screen capture (thanks,
ATD) it's too close - I'd have to vote probably some closet Space:1999
fan(s) running the Lightwave program in production.  Very well done,
by the way!

Cheers,
Joel

--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "atd1999" <atd2003@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Not sure you caught the Fed Ex SuperBowl Ad ("Moon Office"), but it
> features a rendition of an updated Eagle (well, IMO).
>


Here it is on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1aibNSYY2I

Mike

I keep meaning to coment on this and other points recently raised
particularly S1999 revisualised, however as a Brit Dark Shadows from
what i understand never was originally shown over here or at least
never made itself felt as it did in the States.

When the SF channel started over here Dark Shadows new and old was
shown. The new version with Ben Cross and ex The Invaders..David
Vincent himself. At the time with the new version with its obvious
bigger budget i wish it had continued to reimagine old Dark Shadows
plot threads!!

Kerry


LaShawn,
Interesting that you should mention that Yesta from Dorzak was the same
actress that played in Dark Shadows
(see The Catacombs:

So what would i do revisualise S.1999. I think whoever wrote that the
1999 in the title would have to be dropped as the year has been and
gone is absolutly right, however i think i would hate to hear Space
2100 as the Channel 5 Moves moved the year to...even though the way
the Space programme moves it might take that long till there is a
moonbase simular to Alpha actually on the moon!!!

UFO2/1999
As some know i want to make 1999 costumes for 12inch figures this
year and subsequently some sets to photograph them against that I
wondered whether it was worth trying to create something from the
original prproduction drawings that linked UFO 2 to 1999 like the
mess hall and the Commanders sunken office with the plant seen in the
fore ground.

Main Misson/Control Centre
When it comes to the second season Control Centre over Main Misson I
have a problem as i like them both although with the second season i
am always reminded of unused artwork for Alien's Nostramo's Bridge
that bares a resemblance to this part of Alpha. I like the tightness
on complactness of Control Centre over Main Misson. However the
almost total parinoid nature of so much of the second season summed
up best in the form of Tony Versherchi almost says an underground
complex was pre-ordained..

So what esle could be done..

If Main Misson/Control Centre returned to the surface you do have the
problem of defence against attack...should the windows of the suface
part of Alpha have shutters that close imemidatly when there is an
explosive decompression? Should we hear Commander Adama's voice for
example from the original Galatica  saying Positive shield now' as a
large metal plate seals off the large windows in Main Missons
Balcony? Or does Main Misson's Tower, like Stingray and Doppleganger
sink into the ground on a huge elvator when there is a risk to health
and safety?

Eagles
As we know the series showed of many forms of spacecraft in which
Earth Spacecraft had the particulay Eagle Beak...so what would happen
if Ron Moore did get hold of them is a question that has to be asked.
It is generally felt in the circiles i move in that the redesigned
Viper is  not so bad..okay it is more streamlined and not so blocky
but that's okay, so if the Eagle retained its esentual shape and
parts would that be so bad? If the design was revoultionary then that
is another matter entirely!!!

If you talk redesign then there is someone who i think should face
the death of an English Traitor which is to be Hung Drawn and
Quatered and that is Jonathan Frakes for what he did to the
Thunderbirds craft.  Yet when you look at TB1,they did a modernising
on and a good job of slightly updating and streamlining the design
worked..but were Frakes went drastically wrong and the same would
apply to R Moore with Eagles was what Frakes allowed to happen to
Thunderbird 2. TB 2 is as much an icon as an Eagle is in design that
what we saw made me want to vomit! Redesign is fine but there are
something you do not touch!

Kerry

Not sure i like the design at all but you can see something of an Eagle
in it...although I see something more of the cargo carrier from Space
Above and (back of)beyond which fan rumour has it owed something of
it's design to Thunderbird 2 but the comand model of that craft to a
Eagle

However, as costume maker the Spacesuits in this FedEx advert are from
the new re-imagined Ron Moores: Battlestar Galatica which i have always
wondered whether they in turn came from in one of the last episodes of
the first season of Seaquest, when they first discover the Alien craft
under the sea!

In 1999 a friend of mine sent me pictures I nolonger have of a
Builder's Merchant's Calender for their customers which feature
reasonably accuartly basicly drawn Eagles with a moonbuggy on a pooly
drawn lunnar surface. Along the side of the Eagle Passenger pod read
the firms name. I believe there was a dilog box coming out of the Eagle
head that read about the delivery of some bricks!!!!

Kerry






--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <cellojammer@...> wrote:
>
> --- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "atd1999" <atd2003@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Not sure you caught the Fed Ex SuperBowl Ad ("Moon Office"), but it
> > features a rendition of an updated Eagle (well, IMO).
> >
>
>
> Here it is on YouTube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1aibNSYY2I
>
> Mike
>

Kerry,  Jonathan Michael Reiter here...   The New Dark Shadows was preempted
into cancellation by the Persian Gulf War back in the early Nineties...   I
happen to agree with you...
Jonathan Michael Reiter
jmr
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Kerry (a bloke!) and Sharon
   To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:36 AM
   Subject: [OnlineAlpha] Re: Dark Shadows coming up fast on Space: 1999 on Top
10 Vote-in list


   I keep meaning to coment on this and other points recently raised
   particularly S1999 revisualised, however as a Brit Dark Shadows from
   what i understand never was originally shown over here or at least
   never made itself felt as it did in the States.

   When the SF channel started over here Dark Shadows new and old was
   shown. The new version with Ben Cross and ex The Invaders..David
   Vincent himself. At the time with the new version with its obvious
   bigger budget i wish it had continued to reimagine old Dark Shadows
   plot threads!!

   Kerry

   LaShawn,
   Interesting that you should mention that Yesta from Dorzak was the same
   actress that played in Dark Shadows
   (see The Catacombs:






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JMR

Do you know anything more about this pre-empt into cancelation as I
am curious to know more was it anything to do with a programme
dealing with or having the subject of death as it main subject matter
might be deamed upseting to soldiers families of those in the Persian
Gulf that saw this cancelation?

I say this as with the first Gulf War there a musical track by German
Group(?) Berlin was banned from being played on the airways over here
for much the same reason,however subsequently the RAF has now adopted
that track as part of the music they now play. Also there was to be
an exhibition at one of the big three museums in London on Exhibition
Row on the subject of death our perception of it that was cancelled
with a view to being arranged at a latter date. I went to it at it's
latter date and it was half of what had originally been planned with
the museum having sought and previous arranged displays having not
been able to be arranged to be reshown at that latter date.

Kerry




> Kerry,  Jonathan Michael Reiter here...   The New Dark Shadows was
preempted into cancellation by the Persian Gulf War back in the early
Nineties...   I happen to agree with you...
> Jonathan Michael Reiter
> jmr
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kerry (a bloke!) and Sharon
>   To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:36 AM
>   Subject: [OnlineAlpha] Re: Dark Shadows coming up fast on Space:
1999 on Top 10 Vote-in list
>
>
>   I keep meaning to coment on this and other points recently raised
>   particularly S1999 revisualised, however as a Brit Dark Shadows
from
>   what i understand never was originally shown over here or at
least
>   never made itself felt as it did in the States.
>
>   When the SF channel started over here Dark Shadows new and old
was
>   shown. The new version with Ben Cross and ex The Invaders..David
>   Vincent himself. At the time with the new version with its
obvious
>   bigger budget i wish it had continued to reimagine old Dark
Shadows
>   plot threads!!
>
>   Kerry
>
>   LaShawn,
>   Interesting that you should mention that Yesta from Dorzak was
the same
>   actress that played in Dark Shadows
>   (see The Catacombs:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

This is probably old news but I thought I'd share it just in case. A friend
from Scotland just got me this set of ITC Shows from the '70s, including
single episodes of 'The Prisoner', 'The Saint', etc. The set includes an
episode of 'The Adventurer' with a new intro by Catherine Schell. Oddly
however, Catherine isn't in this episode of the series! Hopefully they will
release the entire series so we can see her in action.

However, on the same set she does appear in an episode of a series - whose
name I'm afraid escapes me - with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in a good
guest starring role.

Barry also appears on the set in an episode of 'The Zoo Gang', a very cute
series with a great concept (retired spies striking out on their own). I'm
pretty sure this series was filmed before Space and was filmed on location
in France or Spain - nice locales.

Anyone else see these?

Lindsey

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The series is "The Persuaders" - I rented the entire series last year - but
can't recall off the top of my head the CS episode!

Haven't seen the others myself except the Prisoner and an episode of The
Saint.

Anthony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lindsey Ipsen" <krytenssparehead@...>
To: <OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:14 PM
Subject: [OnlineAlpha] Catherine Schell and Barry Morse


> This is probably old news but I thought I'd share it just in case. A friend
> from Scotland just got me this set of ITC Shows from the '70s, including
> single episodes of 'The Prisoner', 'The Saint', etc. The set includes an
> episode of 'The Adventurer' with a new intro by Catherine Schell. Oddly
> however, Catherine isn't in this episode of the series! Hopefully they will
> release the entire series so we can see her in action.
>
> However, on the same set she does appear in an episode of a series - whose
> name I'm afraid escapes me - with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in a good
> guest starring role.
>
> Barry also appears on the set in an episode of 'The Zoo Gang', a very cute
> series with a great concept (retired spies striking out on their own). I'm
> pretty sure this series was filmed before Space and was filmed on location
> in France or Spain - nice locales.
>
> Anyone else see these?
>
> Lindsey

In a message dated 2/10/2007 12:43:19 PM Central Standard Time,
krytenssparehead@... writes:
However, on the same set she does appear in an episode of a series - whose
name I'm afraid escapes me - with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in a good
guest starring role.
That was the ITC series "The Persuaders"

"The Zoo Gang" aired in early 1974


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

The Zoo Gang
Was set and i believed and filmed in the South of France 'Canes' way like some
of the early Persuaders stories and predates 1999. I believe it ran for one of
two seasons I know i watched some of the first when it was originally shown!

The Presuaders episode I am afraid i don't know it's title either...but the plot
centre's arround and Brett cannot exactly remember how he wakes up to disscover
that he is married to CS and his playboy days are over!!! Needless to say it is
a con...but exactly what type of con escapes me.

I think also we were suppose to be in Sweeden that week but really the backlot
of Pinewood Studios!!!

Kerry

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--- In OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com, "Lindsey Ipsen"
<krytenssparehead@...> wrote:
>
> This is probably old news but I thought I'd share it just in case. A
friend
> from Scotland just got me this set of ITC Shows from the '70s,
including
> single episodes of 'The Prisoner', 'The Saint', etc. The set
includes an
> episode of 'The Adventurer' with a new intro by Catherine Schell. Oddly
> however, Catherine isn't in this episode of the series! Hopefully
they will
> release the entire series so we can see her in action.


Hi,

The Adventurer is out on DVD already from the same company, and I've
been using those DVDs to compile an episode guide which contains
plenty of pictures of Catherine and Barry...

http://www.thevervoid.com/media/adventurer/aventurer_menu.htm

I'm also two episodes into a guide to 1999 season 2:

http://www.thevervoid.com/media/1999/1999_menu.htm

Both guides are stalled at the moment thanks to a broken DVD drive...

Hi Lindsey,

As "bradleyholden2001" already said, the complete series of "The Adventurer" is
available on
DVD in a box set from the UK. If you have a multi-region DVD player, then go
ahead and
order it. Catherine has some good parts in a number of episodes, and Barry is
lots of fun
throughout the series. The show itself isn't generally very highly regarded, but
I always find it
a guilty pleasure to watch! (And the bonus features include some great
interviews - including
Barry, Catherine, and Stuart Damon.)
By the way, I've been LOVING "bradleyholden2001"'s episode guide to "The
Adventurer" at;

http://www.thevervoid.com/media/adventurer/aventurer_menu.htm

It's a blast!

"The Zoo Gang" - Yes, an excellent little series, and I hope it gets a DVD
release soon, too!
Happy viewing,
Bob