who among u and who have see the series and accept it for what it be without reservation and have not dream of rid shotgun with alan carter in the cockpit of an eagle and lend a help hand to dr. russell in the medical section and sit in conference with professor bergman and commander koenig a they contemplate the mystery and menace of the unknown and or simply plant yourself at one of moonbase alpha computer terminal and pore over it various database and just so that you could broaden your own horizon . space represent1999 open all those door for me and and far more besides . a rare jewel among show of the science fiction genre and which still have the courage to try even when it fell short of the viewer expectation .