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Robert E. Wood’s recently published “[b]Destination Moonbase Alpha[/b]” gives a few details.
From page 460 of “[b]Destination Moonbase Alpha[/b]:” “The Return Of Victor Bergman”, Screenplay by Robert E. Wood and Barry Morse. Directed by Robert E. Wood.
Plot: A Moonbase Alpha Status Report, recorded by Professor Victor Bergman in the year 2030.
Details: This fan-produced short film features actor Barry Morse reprising his role of the Professor following Year One. The footage was filmed in Cleveland, Ohio in 2002, following a performance of Morse’s one man stage play [i]Merely Players[i]. ”
The cast list includes flashback footage of Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Nick Tate and Anton Phillips.
Any more information would probably ruin the effect of seeing Morse as Bergman again. Just the idea is thrilling enough.Also, I can recommend “[b]Destination Moonbase Alpha[/b]” as a very enjoyable and comprehensive read. 35 years on, there may not be alot that any 1999 fan doesn’t know about the show,but Wood’s book benefits from many first person quotes from cast and crew, good organization and an obvious affection for the material.
I purchased both “Earthbound” and “Earthfall” from Startrader.co.uk about two years ago. Startrader was also selling both novels on ebay at that time. A recent visit to their website did not show either book listed, but it might be worth dropping them a line to see if they’ll have them back in stock.
I found both novels worth the read. “Earthfall” stands as a good alternate universe retelling of 1999.The novelizations of “Exiles” and “Immunity Syndrome” contained in “Earthbound” are interesting from a ‘what might have been’ perspective.
Hope that helps.Another excellent Alphan adventure. Again beautifully printed and delivered quick by LuLu.
What an enjoyable ride Powys Media has provided for the last few months. Congratulations to all involved! Don’t stop now!Again with the quick shipping from Lulu, what is it with these people? “Born For Adversity” ordered Wed 2/3, shipped Fri 2/5, delivered Wed 2/9. Another nicely bound and printed copy. Finally…Year 3! Yea!
I ordered my copy of “Shepherd Moon” Thursday 1/28; it was shipped on Friday 1/29 and delivered Tuesday 2/2. It is a thing of beauty. You’ve made a great choice with Lulu.
The arrival of a new “Space:1999” novel takes me back to 1975. In our mid-teens my friends and I embraced the Alphans because we knew they were us. This was our future. Even though NASA wasn’t going to the moon anymore by ’75, we had gown up during the era of continual manned space exploration. There was no reason not to believe that a Moonbase was possible by the end of the century. More than that, “Space: 1999” was completely ours. We were second generation “Trekkies” who dismissed the Irwin Allen kiddie leftovers from the ’60’s. “ Space:1999” was new, clean and state of the art. It was the first new hard sf of the 1970’s. As teenagers, the hostile environment s that the Alphans faced were an understandable alternative to the certainty of Federation space. Our lives were uncertain, awash in complexities that we barely understood, guided by mysterious unknown forces.
For those reasons (and I’m sure others) “Space:1999” has remained important to me, central to the way I judge all televised sf. Many thanks for reviving the story of Moonbase Alpha and moving it forward. I look forward to “Born for Adversity” and “Omega” with an excitement I thought long lost.
