space represent 1999 to me be a truly excellent series . produce and create by the great gerry anderson and it be the most expensive science fiction series of it time and look it . the first season provide u with some excellent episode and and some excellent performance from the series lead martin landau and barbara bain and barry morse . some of the best episode of season one include the wonderfully dark and menace dragon domain and the alpha child and voyager return and the last enemy and breakaway and the war game and space brain and many others . the series writing be and despite the bad press it have often receive since and pretty exceptional and although there be a few let down . despite the series brilliance occasionally in the season you will see episode that suffer from poor pace the troubled spirit for example and but these episode be few in number only about 2 or 3 really and so they be easy to overlook and and all series will usually slip up somewhere . it be entirely forgivable . i mention this because i be try to be a reasonable critic to the series and and not just include all the quality i love about it . unfortunately the first season do not really take off and but a surprisingly generous i. t. c backing allow a second season to be make . i say this because i. t. c usual concern about how british programme appeal to the american audience lead certain series to have a very short life . many gerry anderson series have be affect by this and the secret service seem to be the best example . due to the marital breakup of gerry and sylvia anderson and gerry have to hire a new producer . he choose fred freiberger and ex producer of the final series of star trek . he change the series already shaky continuity completely and make the show more action orientate . this idea appeal to some and but martin landau have go on record for say that although freiberger may have help the show in some aspect and his idea be ( in the opinion of landau ) very boring compare to the way that season one have be produce . johnny byrne the series regular script editor have go on record in say ( in his word ) that season 2 be complete rubbish . and even base the story the dorcons on his dislike to the way that season 2 be produce . whatever your view on the second season ( i personally like it very much and although it take time to adjust to season 2 compare to season 1 ) some classic story be produce during it time . the metamorph introduce maya a wonderful character that can change into most form of living matter and play superbly by catherine schell and the rule of luton and the dorcons and the immunity syndrome and the lambda factor and the exile and new adam new eve and many others . the second season be arguably though and the most exciting and with upbeat music and lot of action and the flaw be that some of the script be pretty poor . although the beta cloud be a good episode in many aspect and the script be admittedly lousy . a he have do in the first season and excellent sci fi writer johnny byrne provide some of the best script in season 2 and usually much more serious than other story and obviously refuse to bow down to freiberger scooby doo action idea a freiberger himself describe it and lot of action with lot of often silly humour . the bringers of wonder despite be very excite be a ludicrous story in place and and the taybor despite have some good quality also suffer from this weakness . however overall i feel season 2 be a good season and and it be deeply sad that a third season never get past the draw board stage . however we must be grateful for what we have get . all the episode be now provide on shiny dvd for the enjoyment of all who remember or have come to like the series over it 30 year existence . season 1 provide u with lavish and menace story and often with hidden morale and example of the failing of human nature and it fight to survive in a frequently hostile environment . season 2 provide u with upbeat and excite story and explore often the most bizarre and intriguing aspect of science fiction the rule of luton for example highly evolve plant . overall an excellent series and one which belong with all of the science fiction great .