At last! Space: 1999 Season Two coming to blu-ray!

Okay, this post is for a very small and enthusiastic population of our readership, but if you're part of that segment, WOW! At long last, Season Two of Gerry Anderson's oft maligned yet much beloved Space: 1999 is coming to blu-ray in 2015.

The first season was pretty spectacular, surreal, daffy and very serious. The second season saw the arrival of a new U.S. producer to "liven things up," and added new elements such as Maya the metamorph (Catherine Schell) who could transform into anything; Barry Morse was replaced with Tony Anholt, a livelier younger member of Moonbase Alpha; the wardrobe got a zingier leisure suit upgrade and the aliens and plots became even more fantastic. The first season has been out on blu for a while, and while Season Two is pretty goofy - sometimes even laughable - most fans have a real soft spot for it. And one thing both seasons of this zany cult classic have in common are sensational special effects.

Network Distributing will be releasing season two in about a year, but to whet your appetites, they are releasing a special disc of the two-part "Bringers of Wonder" episode this December. Take note that this is only a Region B release (Hi, pals in the UK), but hopefully it will also be released here in the states as well - season two in its entirety definitely is, so here's hoping.

Starring American actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain and produced by Supermarionation Thunderbirds and UFO mastermind Gerry Anderson, Space: 1999 was the next leap forward after the original Star Trek and was oh so ever a child of the seventies. If you've never seen this show, you really owe it to yourself to discover it. I can't wait for this to make its way here.

Have a taste of season two, here in the official second season trailer...