Space precinct was released on dvd in the uk but, is out of print, it was released on dvd in north america on 23 november 2010. There were episodes with some pretty engaging plotlines though there were a few low points but this doesnt overshadow my opinion of the series which is a police series in outer space. I caught up with him in 2011 to chat about his work on gerry andersons space precinct, the 1990s copsandaliensinspace television show. As brogan and haldane are under investigation for murder after a chase ending in a shootdown and the death of the perp.
Documentary premiere lifts the lid on space precinct amid. A pilot film had previously been made with shane rimmer, but it took almost ten years to get the concept to the screen. It was spawned from an old copsinspace idea that he had come up with shortly after terrahawks had ended in the mid 1980s, which at the time had resulted from a failed pilot film called space police. Anderson is doing a remake of captain scarlet but hes more likely to remake ufo or space. The man in charge of the station house is captain rexton podly, an old, large, gruff creon. Set in the year 2040, the series followed lt patrick brogan ted shackelford originally a new york cop, who transfers to demeter city, on. The series is set in the year 2040 after 15 years as a new york street cop, lt. Also shown below is the original harry mask from space police the pilot film of. A recycled in space police procedural, created and produced by gerry anderson that ran from 1994 to 1995. He and his family relocated to bowling green, kentucky during 1953.
In 2040, cops fight crime among humans and aliens in demeter city. Mar 14, 20 space precinct was conceived as a cop series set in space, where instead of the usual runofthemill baddies, youve got aliens as baddies. Unfollow space precinct dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The dvd production company have been a little lazy and left all of the us advert thats english for commercial in. Many us stations scheduled the show in late night time slots, which resulted in low ratings and contributed to its cancellation. Last night, at the prince charles cinema in london, i attended what was rather grandly called the world premiere screening of space precinct legacy, a 90minute documentary on the troubled making of the space precinct series space precinct was conceived as a cop series set in space, where instead of the usual runofthemill baddies, youve got aliens as. Apr 27, 2016 trailer to one of my favourite gerry anderson productions done in the style of the force awakens. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with supermarionation marionette puppets containing electric moving parts. Oct 03, 2001 the precinctas station house floats in space, miles above demeter city.
Left from space precinct the head mask of officer beezle as played by actor tom watt. Space precinct is a british television series that was first broadcast from 1994 to 1995 on sky one and later on bbc two from 1995 to 1996 in the uk, and in firstrun syndication in the united states. Today, we are taking permanently offline and moving exclusively to publishing on social media. It seems that there was a lot of subpar work, exaggerations. Interestingly, the building that was used in the film got torn down in the late 80s, but the actual building at at 778 driggs avenue where the 1971 shooting took place, is still standing today. I had become very friendly with the magic camera company, courtesy of derek meddings, so automatically defaulted to them for this kind of work. Volume 1 10 years before brogan arrives on altor, follow lt fontane and sergeant podly as they battle the darker side of demeter city. Steven begg space precinct interview david sisson models. Brogan and his partner jack haldane must adjust to living in another solar system, and investigating crimes being. Complete series dvd 01438167542 moviesfrom scifi legend gerry anderson space 1999, thunderbirds, ufo, this specialeffectsfilled series chronicles the adventures of two cops from earth battling a rogues gallery of. Space precinct all space precinct book books cbf19 cd comic book comic strip cruiser dvd gerry anderson hoodie kids mens mug mugs series soundtrack space precinct tshirt tshirt womens featured best selling alphabetically. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Space precinct had a small group of core actors and actresses who worked on the production as various alien characters, of which rob was one. Space precinct documentary archives gerry anderson news.
He and his wife and two kids have to adjust to life in this new. Patrick brogan ted shackelford is appointed commanding officer of space police precinct 44, an intergalactic police corps fighting organised crime on alien worlds. Brogan and his partner jack haldane must adjust to living in another solar system, and investigating crimes being committed by aliens as well as humans. There are some predictable aspects but all characters get a chance to shine which is important. Space precinct was a 1990s scifi cop show from veteran tv producercreator gerry anderson thunderbirds, ufo, space 1999. Space precinct i thought looked promising, it was an interesting little yarn with some interesting concepts and i liked the characters very much.
Popular videos space precinct space precinct topic. Creature effects designer neill gorton with the morgo head for the episode flash. The picture below is beezle wearing his police hat, the hat was a very generous gift, thanks jamie. As of july 2017 space precinct is available in the us on streaming service amazon prime. Space precinct legacy, the story of one of gerry andersons most underrated and ambitious scifi shows, will premier at londons prince charles cinema on march 20, and tickets are available from the premiere will be attended by jamie anderson, gerry andersons son, and the cast and crew of space precinct. A new 90minute documentary about the making of space precinct premiered at the prince charles cinema in central london on wednesday th march. Garth decides to return to cypress corners, but he is recruited into the interark police force by an officer intending to take a flight to assist in resolvi. Watch space precinct free tv series full seasons online. A rather sad space precinct legacy for thunderbirds producer. A horrific black market operation, snack trafficking run by the worst that demeter citys criminal underworld has to offer, is threaten. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The space police name had already been registered by another company, so andersons programme eventually emerged in 1995 as space precinct. The show is set in demeter city on the planet altor and follows lieutenant patrick brogan ted shackleford knots landing, a former new york cop, who is transferred to demeter citys precinct 88.
The screening of space precinct legacy was followed by a question and answer session hosted by the director paul cotrulia and series composer crispin merrell, who also scored an original soundtrack for. Space precinct 2040 vivid imaginations action figure. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast high quality legal movies and tv television shows. Things start to get hinky when witnesses start changing their original statements supporting the pair, and slomo the only one with an unalterable.
Space precinct space cops figuren fantastic toys and merchandise folge 241. Though shortlived, this british sciencefiction series from the legendary creator of space. Podly is hard but fair, and expects the best out of his officers at all times. The magic camera companys motion control stage, with the talon princess model secured in position ready for filming for the episode the snake. Jan 08, 2018 a still from the 1973 film left, compared to an official 1971 police photograph right of the hallway where serpico got shot. Space precinct for sale in uk 27 used space precincts. The full sized police cruiser, looking much more ready to be filmed.
A rather sad space precinct legacy for thunderbirds. Trailer to one of my favourite gerry anderson productions done in the style of the force awakens. Complete series dvd 01438167542 moviesfrom scifi legend gerry anderson space 1999, thunderbirds, ufo, this specialeffectsfilled series chronicles the adventures of two cops from earth battling a rogues gallery of alien criminals in the year 2040. An exnypd cop and his rookie partner investigate crimes against aliens and humans on the planet altor while adjusting to life in a strange new world. Steven begg has been in the film industry for nearly 30 years, working on television shows, commercials and major feature films. In the year 2040, two veteran earth cops fight to bring intergalactic law and order to a crimeridden alien world where the bad guys arent just bad. Nov 29, 20 space precinct 2040 was one of his last big endeavors but was unfortunately plagued with problems. A complete checklist of the space precinct 2040 vivid imaginations action figure toy series to help you complete your collection. A still from the 1973 film left, compared to an official 1971 police photograph right of the hallway where serpico got shot. Gerry anderson, the hugely influential creator of ufo and space. The idea for space precinct predated the series by nearly a decade. In 1986 anderson produced space police, a pilot film that featured anderson regular shane rimmer as. The complete series, which recently hit the dvd shelves on november 23. The show began airing in 1994 and was cancelled after its first season.
A horrific black market operation, snack trafficking run by the worst that demeter citys criminal underworld has to offer, is threatening humans across the city. Yet, despite all the money spent, the ratings were only average, which i suspect had more than a little to do with the terrible time slots the show was. It was released on dvd in north america on 23 november 2010. With ted shackelford, rob youngblood, simone bendix, nancy paul. Yet, despite all the money spent, the ratings were only average, which i suspect had more than a little to do with the terrible. Which caused patrick to have an existential crisis. Space precinct 2040 was one of his last big endeavors but was unfortunately plagued with problems. He was interested in films from an early age, particularly the westerns of howard hawks and john ford, as well as 1950s lowbudget horror films such. Space precinct is a british television series, first broadcast from 1994 to 1995 on sky one and on bbc two from 1995 to 1996 in the uk, in firstrun syndication in the united states. When a veteran new york cop transfers to a new precinct the demeter city police department.
Lets go to space with gerry anderson thunderbirds, captain scarlet, space 1999 and his short lived series space precinct. In november 2018, the complete series was rereleased as a dvd box set in region 2, by network dvd. There are two main alien races on this planet the tarns and creogs which make a most of the police force with a few human cops in the mix. The most recent life action scifi tv series from gerry anderson space precinct was inspired by the 1986 pilot episode of space police, a failed project that was shelved until 1991 year during which the concept was reprised. The ones for space precinct are on the final disk, so ill focus on those first. This series is set in the future where a cop is posted on a police precinct that floats in space and is orbiting the planet altor. I had worked on a lot of feature films between terrahawks and space precinct and knew the only way to get decent motioncontrol space shots was to use 35mm film. Now a lieutenant with the demeter city police force on the planet altor in the epsilon eridani system. Will there ever be another series of space precinct and does anyone know. Space precinct is a britishamerican television series that was broadcast from 1994 to 1995 on sky one and later on bbc two. The extraterrestrial adventures of former nypd detective patrick brogan, now a lieutenant with the demeter city police force on the planet altor. We have an exclusive dvd clip from the new home video release space precinct. It failed to generate sufficient american ratings for a second season to be authorized. Space precinct was created for both us and uk distribution but was unable to find a tone to satisfy both markets.
Things start to get hinky when witnesses start changing their original statements supporting the pair, and slomo the only one with an unalterable memory is mysteriously put out of action. As a result, space precinct was often scheduled in latenightearly morning time slots. Space precinct behind the scenes with sfx director steven begg. Dec 08, 2010 home theater forum gives space precinct 3 stars. Space precinct was released on dvd in the uk but, as of 2015, is out of print. It is was good to see the old tv show again but with this boxset being a us import. It centred on the adventures of new york cop brogan, transferred to take care of trouble on a distant planet filled with cops and baddies wearing prosthetic heads. One of them, samina, is an officer at the 38th precinct. Rentbuy movie space precinct 2040 dvd now family video. Space precinct, made back in the early 1990s, was gerry andersons last major television series.
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