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Definitive evidence that only properly trained professionals should create science fiction shows for television.
 
This British TV series was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the creators of ''[[The Thunderbirds]]'' and other "Supermarionation" fare, being produced by [[Lew Grade]]'s [[ITC]]. It originally aired in the UK between 1975 and 1978, and reached the US not long afterwards in syndication. It consisted of two seasons, each with a different approach; season one was slow-paced and cerebral, whereas season two had more "monster of the week" episodes. Its premise was simple: on September 13th 1999, a ridiculously small explosion blows the moon out of its orbit and accelerates it to a velocity sufficient to send it hurtling out of the solar system and travel interstellar distances in improbably short times.
 
Somehow, during this catastrophic event the 300 persons crewing Moonbase Alpha avoid getting smeared into jelly by the sudden acceleration; once things settle down a bit, they make the best of bad situation by surviving for at least three years with no visible means of support. They also deal with all the usual [[Sci-Fi|skiffy]] hackery -- [[Aliens and Monsters]], mysterious events, the works -- without much thought to any serious science (or, often, common sense) in the resulting plots.
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