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[b]Zack wrote:[/b]
[quote]It’s like alpha is crossing a void where nothing is happening that is newsworthy, or their transmissions are being blocked by some evil alien or other. :-([/quote]Even if intermittent, at least we’ve been getting transmissions of [i]some[/i] kind from Alpha.
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(who remembers The Long Dark from 77 to 99–which was ended by a Johnny Byrne script)Also, although BL’s misgivings have been allayed about any changes he may introduce into “CotG,”, it’s important to remember that many, [i]many [/i]of the episode novelizations from the 70s differ greatly from the small screen. The most egregious is “The Rules of Luton,” but even “Black Sun” had a significant change, and if not for that one a good portion of the mysticism of the Alphans’ survival is lost. In Tubb’s version, Alan proposes they follow the Moon and they take the chance. On screen, it’s made quite clear that, “Something…brought (them) home.” Just a quick glance at the script-to-screen section in The Catacombs suggests that even if “Children of the Gods” had been televised, it would have differed to some degree from Byrne’s original teleplay.
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[b]blatham wrote:[/b]
[quote]Steve F. — you’ll find this interesting. I was plotting out a portion of “The Final Revolution” last night and hit a moment where I thought to myself…wow, it would be really useful if Maya could change her shape right now. I think I tapped into the mindset of FF for a moment — Maya just made it too darn easy to solve plot problems![/quote]Bill, you’re right. She did. But what people sometimes forget, is that like Twiki in “Buck Rogers”, Maya (either as a Metamorph or a woman) brings a lot of joy & happiness to the preceedings (you only have to watch “The Exiles” to see how much Maya makes the viewer smile!) she also ADDS a very important element to the series: she makes it a series you can LOVE imho. Thank God for Catherine Schell! What a wonderful actress! But putting Catherine’s undoubted talent aside for a moment, this, I think, is the ultiimate gift of Fred Freiberger. Yes, the awe, the majesty, the mystery, & in a lot of ways, the dark, unique & fascinating atmospheric horror of Year 1 was lost as a result of his involvent (& the massive budget cuts & shortened filming schedule he had to accept when he took on the job), but many of the changes he made to [b]SPACE: 1999[/b] made it accessable and likeable, good or bad, to the “mainstream” family audience of that time period. I personally, am no longer a part of that audience, but at the time, in the late 1970’s/early 80’s in the UK, Year 2 and awful episodes like “The Rules of Luton” & the much better (but massively flawed) episode “Space Warp” (both of which I have VERY clear memories of watching in “first run syndication” as you Americans would call it) as a kid bought me to the series and made me a life-long fan!
Anyway, all of this aside, the thought of William Latham, the “Peter David” of [b]SPACE: 1999[/b] writing a novel set or even partially set in Year 2… is the ULTIMATE culmination (I hope!) of our many e-mails back & forth about Year 2 & the Powys novels over the years. I can’t wait to read the Year 2 bits of “Children of the Gods”. “The Final Revolutution”, will, I’m sure, be a real page turner and be just as fascinating, provocative and breathlessly exciting as “OMEGA” & “ALPHA” were to ALL THE die-hard & extremely passionate, knowledgable [b]SPACE: 1999[/b] fans like me.
You channelling Fred Freiberger: I’m sure many a fan would shudder… whereas I just smile Bill!
The radical changes that Fred’s decisions wraught certainly weren’t all bad. Certainly, imho, the (LITERARY) Powys universe of [b]SPACE: 1999[/b] has been enriched by having Year 2 as part of its foundation. The presence of Maya (with or without her Metamorphic abilities), Tony, Alibe, Bill & Annette Fraser, Ben Vincent,
Petrov (his first name is my invention. Pease, PLEASE use it in a novel!), Ed Spencer, Stewart Jackson and what have you, in the books, only enrich & add to the continuity of the series. All of the above are characters that I hope will be mentioned & developed more in future Year 2 and Year 3 Powys novels alongside… [spoiler]…the characters that you brought back to the “Prime” Alpha from the ATAP Earth seen in “OMEGA” & “ALPHA[/spoiler].
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