Space 2099 Not A Dark Gritty Reboot Of Space 1999
It recently came out that a reboot of Space 1999, which is to be called Space 2099 was being done by the same company that brought us the remake of ‘V.’
This news was cause for concern from many fans who felt that the production company involved, which is headed up by Jace Hall fell a little short on their treatment of ‘V,’ but the producer has recently spoke up in order to address some of these concerns and it would seem that lessons may have been learned from ‘V.’
Back in the day Space 1999 was a mixture of horror and kitschiness, but had a somewhat nonsensical premise, which as viewers you simply ignored because despite that one fault. It was entertaining.
In a recent interview for io9 Jace Hall revealed a few clues as to where he intends to steer this series, and it sounds like in some ways he’s looking to stay fairly true to the spirit of the original show.
“The goal of our project is not to ‘replace’ or ‘alter’ Space: 1999 or its original memory – our goal is to wonderfully explore some of the great thought-provoking key axioms and notions that gathered and excited people around the original Space: 1999 in the first place. We are very interested in exploring the human condition through compelling individual characters against a backdrop of an epic situation.
“Space: 2099′s goal is not to attempt to re-tell the specific story of Space: 1999. We are not trying to make some “dark and gritty” version of Space: 1999. There is no reason to re-tell the Space: 1999 story since we already have Space: 1999! However, through our new story and presentation, Space: 2099 hopes to re-kindle and remind fans of those memories of a show from 35 years ago, but more importantly help bring back to all science fiction fans that sense of awe, fear and incredible spectacle that is the unknown, unexplored universe. It is important that we endeavor to bring something new and exciting to the table.”
When it comes to whether or not we’ll see the famous Eagle ships in this new show. Hall was being tight lipped, but said that he’d leave it for the fans to interpret from the posters that have been released, which as it happens features an Eagle ship. The producer also kept quite when asked how they’d address the scientific implausibility of the moon or a moon base traversing through space, but he did talk a little about how they will address the type of horror stories Space 1999 became famous for.
“We wouldn’t use the term ‘horror’ to describe any part of the focus. Instead we would choose ‘real’ as the mainstay, because reality of course can be much more frightening. In reality, things that are unknown tend to induce fear. It is a natural human reaction. The more unknown things are around us, the more anxiety it generates in general – and what could possibly be more unknown to us than the boundless, unexplored, naked universe? True fear in many forms will certainly be present, from immediate threats, all the way to some quiet but appalling cerebral implications that characters must face, because it will be a natural part of the total human experience of the story we want to tell.”
You can keep up with this new project at: www.space2099theseries.com
In the meantime if you’re feeling nostalgic for Space 1999 enjoy the following slide show complete with original music:
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