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From: kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter)
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Subject: Re: Space: 1999
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Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 20:44:55 EST
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> Space: 1999 wasn't really that bad. I actually enjoyed some of the programs.
> 
> Cheryl Nemeth

*** Damn it Helena, DO SOMETHING! ***

   No it wasn't, of course there was nothing else on at the time.
Unfortunately, what I thought was the best of all their episodes was the
one I think was entitled 'War Games' in which Moonbase Alpha gets attacked
by what appears to be an earth attack fleet and gets totally wiped out.
They then wake up and find it's all a dream being caused by the planet
they're approaching.  Loads of special effects.
   The only thing I really had a hard time with, other than the fact the
moon must have been traveling at hyper-speed or falling into space warps
right and left) was the alien women character in the second season who
could change her shape into anything.  I can't remember her name (something
like Myra) but she was played by Catherine Schnell.  I just cannot accept
that a 110-120 pound person can change into a 200lb panther and then into
an insect!  Something about conservation of mass and energy.  If mass and
energy are truly the same then a 300lb monster would have no energy left and
a tiny fly would have so much it probally couldn't contain it.
   I did like the designs of the Eagle Transporters and the Hawk attack ships,
I thought they looked quite realistic and the concept of the cargo modules
made sense, although you probally had to be carefull about fancy manouvers
if you wern't carrying a cargo section as it must have strengthend the
entire framework.

-- 
Kevin Thompson   {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin

"It's sort of a threat, you see.  I've never been very good at them
  myself but I'm told they can be very effective."