Don't think I have seen space 1999. I am waiting for a good scifi to come out againt to watch. BSG is over, there is no new star treks, and the reimaged docter who season is yet to even come out in england......
Space 1999 was made back in the '70s, but you can get it on DVD from Neflix--16 discs plus 'extras.' It was weird (I like weird) and had a good helping of the weak-actors-with-weak-dialog problem that plagues so many SF shows still, but it's worth at least a bit of a watch for folks interested in the larger genre.