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others. Led by Commander John Keonig (Martin Landau) each new show allowed the space adventurers to meet new alien life forms, most of which were bad.

There was a massive illusion that surrounded Space 1999 and that was that people assumed that it went on for longer than it did, with shows being screened for years despite the fact that only two series featuring 48 episodes were ever made. Yet the series was spread out over more than a year, and commonplace on TV until the mid 1980's.

Space 1999 was quite flawed, with a limited amount of crew, more people died than actually were on the moonbase at the start of the series, with only one new character being introduced. Add to this the fact that characters just disappeared and were effectively forgotten when they left the show. But the flaws were acceptable Space 1999 although dated through fashion, still has stories that are so fresh they look like a product of today.

Battlestar Galactica

Starting as a movie and through popularity adapting into a TV show, running for two years (before it was axed then redeveloped) the original story followed an army of rebels trying to escape an evil force known as the Cylons. They have a goal and that is to travel through the galaxy in search of a mythical planet known as Earth.

Regarded as a classic of the 70's there were only ever 24 episodes of the original show, featuring a decent cast including Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Jane Seymour, Ed Begley Jr., and Patrick Macnee as the narrator.

The show's adventures chiefly surrounded Apollo (Richard Hatch) and Starbuck (Dirk Benedict), although its massive cast allowed others to shine. The show was confusing in its timelines, because it was never evident where in time it was sent, you get the impression it spawned from way in the future, but the first redesign of the show was set in 1980.

The stories were never memorable, though frequently Gallactica was seemingly irreparably damaged, only to be repaired before the 45 minute episode was up. Due to limitations and the frequent implications that the show ripped off other science fiction classics the shows final episodes were very much the same, the result the viewers simply stopped watching.

Fantasy Island

Running for a massive 158 episodes Fantasy Island was a strange place off maps that we earthlings understood; it was a holiday resort that nobody knew the location of. Guests paid a massive sum of money in order to visit the island where their wildest dreams could come true.

The island

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