# Space: 1999

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Space: 1999 and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended mainly for its production design and visual style, which people say outshines the weak plots. Caveat: critics say the plots are illogical, and season two is weaker than season one.

## Why people recommend it

- Striking production design and visual style (3 comments): "The actual plots of Space1999 were pretty laughable but I don’t think the production design has ever been beaten" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054705)) "The whole aesthetic, from Alpha's styling to the clothing, is simply gorgeous" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054022)) "I was so amazed by the design that I only realized how rotten the plots were" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46085461))
- Solid first season (2 comments): "I really liked the first season, but season 2 seemed to a been a bit worse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053700)) "The first sesason was solid for its time, a sort of twilight zone in space" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46056122))

## What people warn about

- Plots are weak and illogical (3 comments): "The actual plots of Space1999 were pretty laughable but I don’t think the production design has ever been beaten" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054705)) "I was so amazed by the design that I only realized how rotten the plots were" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46085461)) "The plots are also extremely illogical and incoherent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46055343))
- Second season is weak (2 comments): "You REALLY have to pick through the dung of second season to find a few "well, that bit was alright" moments." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46069521)) "I really liked the first season, but season 2 seemed to a been a bit worse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053700))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire.md): 166 recommend
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5.md): 86 recommend
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley.md): 52 recommend
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Space: 1999", https://hackerapproved.com/p/space-1999/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).