{"id":338,"date":"2022-11-14T01:31:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T01:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eagle1.space1999.net\/?p=338"},"modified":"2022-12-20T04:49:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T04:49:03","slug":"an-official-space-1999-eagle-transporter-documentary-seems-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagle1.space1999.net\/index.php\/2022\/11\/14\/an-official-space-1999-eagle-transporter-documentary-seems-so\/","title":{"rendered":"An Official Space: 1999 Eagle Transporter Documentary? Seems so."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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November 6th, 2022 the Facebook Space: 1999 “Fandoms” Group Page admin had an impromptu video session; one of the guest speakers was Jeffrey Morris, or better known as \u201cFuture Dude\u201d. He is an award-winning writer, director, producer, entrepreneur and production designer; his company’s website is FutureDude.com. He has been working towards reenergizing Space: 1999 in one form or fashion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There hasn\u2019t been too much interest in entertaining the notion of hanging with a bunch of survivors after an apocalyptic event as the stored nuclear waste blowing the moon out of the Earth orbit. As near and dear to us fans the classic 1975 show and it\u2019s premise of demise, the world itself here in reality has learned a lot scientifically. Anywho, Mr. Morris wants to pursue a documentary referencing \u201cFor the Love of the Eagle\u201d. The focus will be about the cultural phenomenon surrounding Alpha Moonbase’s main mode of travel: the Eagle Transporter, and why fans love it so much to this day. He wants to have it completed by 2025 for the celebration of the show\u2019s amazing 50th Anniversary. 19 Dec 2022 update by Mr. Morris: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe also closed a deal with New York-based production company Zero Point Zero (makers of SOMEBODY FEED PHIL, PARTS UNKNOWN with the late Anthony Bourdain, and MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION with David Letterman) to co-produce and develop THE EAGLE HAS LANDED \u2014 a theatrical documentary about the Eagle Spacecraft from Space:1999. This will be followed by a limited series about other cool sci-fi influences from my formative years for streaming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Eagle Transporter (for better or for worse) is a significant science fiction space ship icon and a real star of the show. We fans have traveled to just about all of the upcoming planets or heavenly bodies that have been travelling in deep space during its 2 year production run. A great many kits and toys have been produced these last few decades (no, I\u2019m not going to go into the various ones, the inaccuracies, the green paint, the wheels or any of that; it\u2019s been extensively covered). Fans and collectors cannot seem to get enough of this iconic, realistic and aesthetically pleasing craft. For how pleasing it is to gaze upon, there is a lot of appreciation that went into the functionality of this dynamic moon craft. Sure, there are limitations, technologies and sheer absurd qualities that were used for our vehicle in its run during the show\u2019s 48 episode run back at the mid-seventies, but what a ship it is. Most of the other science fiction shows did not produce a ship that is so iconic and has almost 50 years of staying power; there is truly something to be said about the Eagle Transporter from Space: 1999. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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