Back at the beginning of this year, in January, we
passed along word from our friends at The Digital Bits that
Space: 1999 - Season 2 on Blu-ray Disc was expected "
by the end of the year." Well, the end of the year is almost here, and one of our readers, "Steven," reminded us the other day that this title never got formally announced! So we went looking into the matter, and our contact at A&E has today passed along to us (and to The Bits) an update about this situation.
We were informed by the studio that "
the significant restoration and production efforts involved are causing the products to take longer than we, and the fans, would want," but that A&E remains hopeful that
Space: 1999 - Season 2 could be released on Blu-ray Disc format. The final quarter of next year, 2012, was mentioned as a possible timeframe (i.e., approximately a year from now). A&E also rather determinedly says that "
We feel that it is essential that the quality of Season 2 measures up in every way to Season 1," and they conclude by stating how they are not going to release a product which does not accomplish that.
So this is where it stands at the moment. We certainly appreciate the dedication to quality here, and we're certain that all of you
Space: 1999 fans do, too! We'll keep an eye out for further developments, of course, and pass them along to you when we get them. Stay tuned.
