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In the US, A&E Home Video is releasing "Space: 1999" on VHS (NTSC) and DVD (NTSC, Region 1 encoding), re-mastered from 35mm prints. On November 12, 2001, Carlton Video released the third and final wave of a separate UK release (PAL, Region 2 encoding), see our coverage here.

On January 30, 2001, A&E Home Video launched the first wave of "Space: 1999" releases. This was followed by a second wave on July 31, 2001, a third wave on February 26, 2002 and a forth wave on June 25, 2002. On September 24, 2002, A&E Home Video will complete their release of "Space: 1999" with their release of a "Space: 1999 Mega Set".

Each wave consisted of 2 box sets, encompassing 12 episodes ( 6 per set) DVD and 6 episodes (3 per set) VHS. A box set consists of 3 VHS tapes with 1 episode per tape priced at $29.95 (MSRP)or 2 DVDs with 3 episodes per disc priced at $39.95 (MSRP). The Mega Set consists of all 48 episodes, plus bonus features on 16 DVDs priced at $199.95 (MSRP).

The third wave and forth waves only consist of DVDs. I've questioned A&E Home Video as to whether the VHS releases have been discontinued, but the only answer I was able to get from them was a stock response directing me to purchase the DVDs from their web site.

A&E Home Video is also considering the release of the "Fanderson/Kindred Productions" "Space: 1999 Documentary" and has also shown a slight interest in the re-mastered episodes that were shown at MainMission:2000.

Currently a write-in campaign is underway to convince A&E Home Video to release the 7 minute short, "Message from Moonbase Alpha" as part of the Mega Set release. Please join the effort.

The releases are as follows:

A&E DVD Box Set 1

DVD Set 1

Release date: January 30, 2001
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Breakaway"
  • "Matter of Life and Death"
  • "Black Sun"
  • "Ring Around the Moon"
  • "Earthbound"
  • "Another Time, Another Place"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Photo Gallery of Production Stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E VHS Box Set 1

VHS Set 1

Release date: January 30, 2001
Number of tapes/episodes: 3 tapes/1 episode on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Breakaway"
  • "Matter of Life and Death"
  • "Black Sun"

A&E DVD Box Set 2

DVD Set 2

Release date: January 30, 2001
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Missing Link"
  • "Guardian of Piri"
  • "Force of Life"
  • "Alpha Child"
  • "The Last Sunset"
  • "Voyager's Return"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Photo Gallery of Production Stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E VHS Box Set 2

VHS Set 2

Release date: January 30, 2001
Number of tapes/episodes: 3 tapes/1 episode on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Ring Around the Moon"
  • "Earthbound"
  • "Another Time, Another Place"

A&E DVD Box Set 3

DVD Set 3

Release date: July 31, 2001
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Collision Course"
  • "Death's Other Dominion"
  • "The Full Circle"
  • "End of Eternity"
  • "War Games"
  • "The Last Enemy"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Photo Gallery of Production Stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E VHS Box Set 3

VHS Set 3

Release date: July 31, 2001
Number of tapes/episodes: 3 tapes/1 episode on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Missing Link"
  • "Guardian of Piri"
  • "Force of Life"

A&E DVD Box Set 4

DVD Set 4

Release date: July 31, 2001
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "The Troubled Spirit"
  • "Space Brain"
  • "The Infernal Machine"
  • "Mission of the Darians"
  • "Dragon's Domain"
  • "The Testament of Arkadia">
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Photo Gallery of Production Stills
  • Season One Trailer Gallery
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E VHS Box Set 4

VHS Set 4

Release date: July 31, 2001
Number of tapes/episodes: 3 tapes/1 episode on each
Season: Year One

EPISODES:

  • "Alpha Child"
  • "The Last Sunset"
  • "Voyager's Return"

A&E DVD Box Set 5

DVD Set 5

Release date: February 26, 2002
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year Two

EPISODES:

  • "The Metamorph"
  • "The Exiles"
  • "One Moment of Humanity"
  • "All That Glisters"
  • "Journey to Where"
  • "The Taybor"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Original Year Two promotional TV spots
  • Photo Gallery of production stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E DVD Box Set 6

DVD Set 6

Release date: February 26, 2002
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year Two

EPISODES:

  • "The Rules of Luton"
  • "The Mark of Archanon"
  • "Brian the Brain"
  • "New Adam New Eve"
  • "The AB Chrysalis"
  • "Catacombs of the Moon"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Original Year Two behind-the-scenes featurette
  • Photo Gallery of production stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E DVD Box Set 7

DVD Set 7

Release date: June 25, 2002
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year Two

EPISODES:

  • "Seed of Destruction"
  • "The Beta Cloud"
  • "A Matter of Balance"
  • "Space Warp"
  • "The Bringers of Wonder, Part 1"
  • "The Bringers of Wonder, Part 2"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Original Year Two promotional TV spots
  • BBC "Behind the Scenes" segment
  • Gallery of original pre-production artwork
  • Photo Galleries of production stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E DVD Box Set 8

DVD Set 8

Release date: June 25, 2002
Number of discs/episodes: 2 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year Two

EPISODES:

  • "The Lambda Factor"
  • "The Seance Spectre"
  • "Dorzak"
  • "Devil's Planet"
  • "The Immunity Syndrome"
  • "The Dorcons"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Rare vintage interviews with cast and crew, including Gerry Anderson, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Fred Freiberger and Brian Johnson
  • Special Effects featurette with Brian Johnson
  • Rare Blackpool "Space City" exhibit film
  • Photo Galleries of production stills
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

A&E DVD Mega Set

DVD Mega Set

Release date: September 24, 2002
Number of discs/episodes: 16 discs/3 episodes on each
Season: Year One/Year Two

EPISODES:

  • "Breakaway"
  • "Matter of Life and Death"
  • "Black Sun"
  • "Ring Around the Moon"
  • "Earthbound"
  • "Another Time, Another Place"
  • "Missing Link"
  • "Guardian of Piri"
  • "Force of Life"
  • "Alpha Child"
  • "The Last Sunset"
  • "Voyager's Return"
  • "Collision Course"
  • "Death's Other Dominion"
  • "The Full Circle"
  • "End of Eternity"
  • "War Games"
  • "The Last Enemy"
  • "The Troubled Spirit"
  • "Space Brain"
  • "The Infernal Machine"
  • "Mission of the Darians"
  • "Dragon's Domain"
  • "The Testament of Arkadia"
  • "The Metamorph"
  • "The Exiles"
  • "One Moment of Humanity"
  • "All That Glisters"
  • "Journey to Where"
  • "The Taybor"
  • "The Rules of Luton"
  • "The Mark of Archanon"
  • "Brian the Brain"
  • "New Adam New Eve"
  • "The AB Chrysalis"
  • "Catacombs of the Moon"
  • "Seed of Destruction"
  • "The Beta Cloud"
  • "A Matter of Balance"
  • "Space Warp"
  • "The Bringers of Wonder, Part 1"
  • "The Bringers of Wonder, Part 2"
  • "The Lambda Factor"
  • "The Seance Spectre"
  • "Dorzak"
  • "Devil's Planet"
  • "The Immunity Syndrome"
  • "The Dorcons"
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Rare vintage interviews with cast and crew, including Gerry Anderson, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, and Brian Johnson
  • Original Year 2 behind-the-scenes featurettes
  • BBC "behind the scenes" segment
  • Rare Black Pool "Space City" exhibit film
  • Original theatrical trailers for two reworked Space: 1999 films "Destination Moonbase Alpha" and "Alien Attack"
  • Season 1 trailer gallery
  • Original Year 2 promo spots
  • Gallery of pre-production artwork
  • Photo galleries of production stills

Anthony DiPietro, Mike Prendergast, Jerry Scott and Mike.b contributed to this article. Thanks!