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[Sci-Fi] Space:1999 is being upgraded to Space: 2099

Re: [Sci-Fi] Space:1999148; is being upgraded to 147;Space: 2099

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Jace Hall, who recently executive produced ABC’s reboot of another sci-fi franchise, the 1980s mini-series V, is executive producing the new project.

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Interesting this was posted today, of all days.
Why you ask?
Let me tell you

The Government just inked the go ahead for the first nuclear power plant to be built since 3 mile Island happened. It will be built in GA.

So yes, we'll need the moon to store our reactor waste.
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Is a person a failure for doing nothing? Or is he a failure for trying, and not succeeding at what he is attempting to do? What did you fail at today?.

So why does France have no problem powering most of their country with nuclear reactors, yet all we hear in the U.S. is how it's so terrible?

That, next to which came first, is one of the mysteries in life

Maybe it's the Coal unions, the Don't radiate our children groups? I dunno.
I have always felt that we should have more nuke plants, as they produce a different kind of pollution.

I was surprised to find out the nuke plant in Perry Oh, has just 1 reactor running. The plant cost a few billion dollars, and they only fired up one of two reactors. There was an article about it a few years ago. They said to fire up the other reactor toady, or even to modernize it would be to expensive. So it sits, fully equipped, shut down.
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Is a person a failure for doing nothing? Or is he a failure for trying, and not succeeding at what he is attempting to do? What did you fail at today?.

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From the wiki:

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Perry was originally designed as a two-unit installation, but construction on Unit 2 was suspended in 1985 and formally cancelled in 1994. At the time of cancellation, all of the major buildings and structures for the second unit were completed, including the 500-foot-tall (150 m) cooling tower. It is possible that a second unit could be constructed on the site, but current economical and regulatory conditions are not conducive to doing so (in addition to back taxes that would be due to the "abandon in place" designations on many objects in Unit 2). At any rate, the second unit would have to be re-built from the ground up to accommodate the newer reactor design that would almost certainly be installed.

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Re: [Sci-Fi] Space:1999 is being upgraded to Space: 2099

reply to lotusracer
Though I am excited by the idea having enjoyed the original, I am concerned about ABC doing it.

Watch it become Gray's Anatomy meets Dynasty on the moon, it will turn out as absurd as Defying Gravity.

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I remember watching it as a little kid. back then I never considered that the moon would have to be travelling so fast. But I loved those Eagles. I thought they were very cool. I will probably give it a go.
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To me, the Eagles were more realistic then the space shuttle.
The Eagles appeared to be able to land and lift off of a planets surface. The shuttle needs a runway to do so. Where as the Eagle was more like a VTOL aircraft. That can land and take off any place it could find room enough to land, and if the surface could support it's weight.
The framework of the Eagles reminded me of the "sky crane" type helicopters. The helicopters can lift heavy loads or carry a "cabin" for what ever purpose.

I thought a space ship built like them would have been cooler then the shuttle.
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Is a person a failure for doing nothing? Or is he a failure for trying, and not succeeding at what he is attempting to do? What did you fail at today?.

reply to lotusracer
While I wouldn't bet on this being very good or last very long, I will watch at least the first couple of episodes.

I watched the original as a kid. Heck, I even Had a Toy Eagle!

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I think that the updated story line will be that the protesters of the new plant here in GA will finally be placated when Georgia Power puts a massive ejection system under the new plant reactor vessels to eject them from Earth in the event of a catastrophic problem. One occurs, and the ejected reactor strikes the moon after it is ejected and mysteriously detonates adding additional force to the strike, thus beginning the moons odyssey. (Cue guitar solo theme music at this point in your mind.)

Any one betting that the aged Martin Landau makes an appearance in the new series?
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Re: [Sci-Fi] Space:1999148; is being upgraded to 147;Space: 2099

I'd go far a reboot of farscape or firefly. maybe even X files.

On second thought how about a reboot of VR.5 . It was an interesting show that died early. Maybe because people weren't as tech aware as they are now.

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