Posted by mps137 on
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But as I understand it the set of Moonbase Alpha was originally
designed as the Moonbase for a second series of UFO not specifically
for Space 1999 which ws was Anderson came up with as a way of making
use of the set after UFO got cancelled.

Moonbase Alpha looked more like a base that could take on an Alien
invasion far more than the original Moon base in UFO could.

It is quite possible that Moonase Alpha would have been set in the
21st Centurt as there was no reason for the second series of UFo to
jump ahead a few years (to allow new characters into the show)

Martin
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> legg bryan <bslwrsf@y...> wrote:
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> All of the following is just my opinion. By the time G and S thought
of everything that would go into the show 11 yrs into the future would
be plenty of time to come up with the futuristic hardware. It also
allowed them to do flashbacks because 10 yrs is not a bad time frame
for actors playing themselves. Makeup can hide alot of flaws. When
they did Space 1999, it was set 24 yrs in the future. The eagles and
Moonbase Alpha should have become reality but technology and budget
cuts made sure it would not happen. You have to remember that it took
another nuclear war to make the people of earth realise how important
life is in that universe. Moonbase Alpha came into being because the
leaders of the world made peace and there was a free flow of
information to make Alpha a reality.