Monday, June 18, 2012

Television and Cinema Verities #24



"If there were a Space:1999 movie, the script would have to be better than any show we ever did, or else there's no sense in doing it.  That's a simple fact, because to get people to pay for things, there would have to be a wonderful script. Otherwise, it's mindless to do something like that.  To do a mediocre script after all this time and have it sort of lie there is not my idea of keeping the series intact.  That's my genuine answer."


- Martin Landau, on the subject of a Space:1999 revival.  From the June 19, 2000, during a telephone interview I conducted with him.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:35 AM

    John that must have been an interesting interview with Martin Landau, very cool. A SPACE:1999 movie should have happened before the year 1999 like his other series MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE did and has made sequels still.

    SGB

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi SGB,

      I loved getting the opportunity to speak with Mr. Landau. Such a gentleman and great talent. I wish we did have a "wrap up" Space:1999 movie in the 1990s. I agree that it would have been perfect...

      best,
      John

      Delete

Happy LV 426 Day! The Return of Alien (1979)

It is quite difficult to believe, but in 2024, Ridley Scott’s  Alien  (1979) turns 45 years old.  Perhaps the most amazing thing about  Alie...