Of course, while this is among the biggest of the Space: 1999 mysteries, there are plenty of others questions that bugged me even when I was a kid. And, of course, the exterior shots of Moonbase Alpha didn't exhibit any evident damage of the sort, either. While this was logical, I still wondered why nobody ever mentioned them again or discussed their reasons for moving their control operations downstairs. The simplest and most logical one was that Main Mission had been destroyed (presumably in an attack by hostile aliens - on Space: 1999, there was pretty much no other kind), while the aforementioned characters were on duty. Since no one was offering said explanations, I had to make one up myself. What I couldn't just roll with - and desperately wanted an explanation of - was what happened to Victor, hot-headed Paul and creepy cyber-worshiping Kono, and why everyone was hiding in a tiny, windowless closet underground instead of running things from the gorgeous Main Mission set. As a kid, I could roll with the new costumes, Maya, and the newly-open (and kinda disturbing) romantic relationship between Koenig and Dr. When Space: 1999 returned for its second season, there were a great many changes in look and overall tone of the show. And being fans, we wanted explanations that made sense within the context of the show itself.įor example: what ever happened to Victor Bergman? And, frankly, most people probably didn't.īut those of us who really followed the shows - and not just watch them casually - usually did care, and when characters disappeared without explanation, or whole formats suddenly, inexplicably changed, it left us with questions. Thing is, back then, the people who made these shows seemed to think that no one would really notice the changes, or wouldn't care. It was rare enough for a genre show to even get a second season, and for the few that somehow managed that feat, drastic changes were almost inevitable.
The "Second Season Curse" is extremely familiar to those of us that grew up during the Space: 1970 era. Especially on science fiction shows, which had a tendency to burn out fast on the networks and often experienced game-changing behind-the-scenes shifts in personnel and dramatic mid-course re-toolings. But back in the 1970s, these changes were just made, and loyal viewers were left to wonder just what the hell happened. Nowadays, producers are likely to try and explain these changes within the context of the show itself, often building whole stories and arcs around them. Quite often, due to the vagaries of television production, a series will make substantial changes in its format and cast as it goes along.
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