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Really enjoyed reading this.
As a [b]Year 2[/b] fan (I love [b]Year 1[/b] too of course!) it’s lovely to hear John’s obvious enthusiasm for the Maya character and to read how much he enjoyed setting a novel within the confines of Freiberger’s radically altered second season format.
Exciting too to read that he’s keen to write not one but 2 new novels set within [b]Year 2[/b] along with a stand alone novel set within [b]Year 1[/b].
[u]Commission this man now![/u] :laugh:
Can’t wait for “The Whispering Sea” to arrive on my doorstep (2 copies have been ordered – one to read and the other to keep).
I guess the intriguingly titled “Black Doves” will be next on the publication list…? 😉
So exciting to see new [b]SPACE: 1999[/b] books being released! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Um, interview, link, where?
Tex
(yer KILLING me man!)
******DERP! Nevermind.
[url=http://www.captphilonline.com/powys/index.php/space1999-books/98-special-interview-with-john-kenneth-muir-on-the-release-of-the-whispering-sea]New Interview with John Kenneth Muir[/url]
[quote=”Steve F” post=3052]Really enjoyed reading this.
As a [b]Year 2[/b] fan (I love [b]Year 1[/b] too of course!) it’s lovely to hear John’s obvious enthusiasm for the Maya character and to read how much he enjoyed setting a novel within the confines of Freiberger’s radically altered second season format.[/quote]
Steve, I’m glad to see more Year 2 stories coming as well. While I prefer the Year 1 episodes overall, I always liked Year 2 more than many Space: 1999 fans seem to. I missed Victor, but liked the rest of the characters more in the second season, and always thought Maya was a great addition to the show.
I was also glad to read JKM address his first Space: 1999 book, “Exploring Space: 1999,” and what I considered that book’s shortcoming — that it seemed to spend so much time bashing Star Trek. That book was otherwise very good, and I remember enjoying it very much. Given JKM’s explanation of the timeframe and circumstances in which he wrote it, his references to Star Trek make a bit more sense. Still, it might be nice to see him revise and re-release that book. I, for one, would certainly buy a copy.
Two copies ordered here too 🙂
Incidentally I enjoyed Gordon Moriguchi’s interview too. Looking forward to the book.Simon.
Incidentally, regarding JKM’s ‘[b]Exploring Space: 1999[/b]’….I was a bit puzzled at the time about the inclusion of so many comparisons to ST:TNG. However, in the last year I’ve watched – for the first time – the first five seasons of ST:TNG (colour me impressed too) and I can certainly see now several parallels between the two shows. I’d like to see a revised edition of the book one day (there are some factual errors too as I recall), but overall not a bad book at all. And, when it was first published, quite a new departure in terms of the way it sought to be an analysis/critique of the series rather than just another (yawn) episode guide.
Sure, there was a lot I disgreed with ([i]THE DORCONS[/i] the best Year 2 episode?!! Really?!!!?) but differing opinions are the spice of life, are they not?
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