Journey to Where
| "Journey to Where" | |
|---|---|
| Space: 1999 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Tom Clegg |
| Written by | Donald James |
| Original air date | 18 September 1976 |
"Journey to Where" is the fifth episode of the second series of Space: 1999 (and the twenty-ninth overall episode of the programme). The screenplay was written by Donald James; the director was Tom Clegg. The final shooting script is dated 18 February 1976, with amendments dated 2 March, 4 March, 11 March, 17 March, 18 March, 22 March and 25 March 1976. Live-action filming took place Thursday 1 April 1976 through Wednesday 14 April 1976.
As the Moon drifts through empty space, a woman's voice is heard calling 'This is a neutrino transmission. Calling Moonbase Alpha by neutrino transmission.' The mysterious signal is heard over every channel throughout the base. John Koenig and the senior staff are amazed—this communication is specifically intended for them. When the signal is acknowledged, the woman identifies her place of origin as Space Station One, Texas City, planet Earth. As the community rejoices, Koenig is suspicious. How can they be certain this signal is actually from Earth?
After this reality check, the senior executives review the facts. A neutrino transmission is an advanced method of communication which can cover billions of miles in an instant. A neutrino beam from Earth focused on the Moon could provide this miraculous two-way contact. Theoretical experiments had just begun in 1999. As their years in space would translate into the passage of decades on Earth, there would have been ample time for research and development.
Another voice—male, with an American Southern accent—introduces itself as Doctor Charles Logan, Texas City's senior space scientist. He tells them the year on Earth is 2120. This fantastic statement is followed by an even more astounding announcement—the technology now exists to teleport the Alphans back to Earth. Time is of the essence as communications will be cut off by a galactic eclipse in seventy-two hours. Making extensive astronomical calculations, Maya determines a massive star cluster is moving between the Moon and Earth's position; all contact will be blocked for nearly a century.
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