Space: 1999
Ranked 37 of 60 TV series by recommenders
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.
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.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Striking production design and visual style
“The actual plots of Space1999 were pretty laughable but I don’t think the production design has ever been beaten”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “The whole aesthetic, from Alpha's styling to the clothing, is simply gorgeous”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “I was so amazed by the design that I only realized how rotten the plots were”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” Solid first season
“I really liked the first season, but season 2 seemed to a been a bit worse”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “The first sesason was solid for its time, a sort of twilight zone in space”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Plots are weak and illogical
“The actual plots of Space1999 were pretty laughable but I don’t think the production design has ever been beaten”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “I was so amazed by the design that I only realized how rotten the plots were”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “The plots are also extremely illogical and incoherent.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” Second season is weak
“You REALLY have to pick through the dung of second season to find a few "well, that bit was alright" moments.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques” “I really liked the first season, but season 2 seemed to a been a bit worse”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space: 1999 – Special Effects Techniques”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Space: 1999This page | 11 | 4 | 73% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They really like Space 1999 however.”
“a horrible pile of pseudoscientific TV crap”
“I was so amazed by the design that I only realized how rotten the plots were”
“You REALLY have to pick through the dung of second season to find a few "well, that bit was alright" moments.”
“Space 1999 had resources and star power. It should have kicked ass and taken names. And it just ... didn't.”
“The first sesason was solid for its time, a sort of twilight zone in space”
“It took me 50 years, but I've finally started watching and rewatching classic and great old sci-fi”
“The plots are also extremely illogical and incoherent.”
“For the time, it was OK. Audiences needed the time to digest some of it.”
“I’ve been rewatching it recently and thought the first season was awful.”
“The actual plots of Space1999 were pretty laughable but I don’t think the production design has ever been beaten”
“The whole aesthetic, from Alpha's styling to the clothing, is simply gorgeous”
“I really liked the first season, but season 2 seemed to a been a bit worse”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.