Format
The first series of Space: 1999 used a "teaser" introduction, sometimes called a "hook" or "cold open" (this approach was used in the Mission: Impossible TV series in which both lead stars had starred, and in many Lew Grade presentations trying to break into the American market). This was followed by a title sequence that managed to convey prestige for its two main stars, Landau and Bain (both separately billed as 'starring'), and to give the audience some thirty-plus fast cut shots of the forthcoming episode. The second series eliminated this montage. The programme would then offer four ten-to twelve-minute long acts (allowing for commercial breaks in America) and finished with a short (and, in the second series, often light-hearted) "epilogue" scene.
In 2004, American science fiction screenwriter Ronald D. Moore stated the style of the first season's opening credits of Space: 1999 inspired the opening credit sequence for his acclaimed remake of Battlestar Galactica.
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