A&E DVD Review

Thanks for the URL Mark.  It was a delight to read.  I'm  glad I bought the
set!  I've also have a full set of video tapes for years, and I must say the
DVD's are easier on the eyes to watch.  I'm disappointed that this reviewer
didn't have even one 5 out of 5 rated episode though!!  As a die-hard UFO fan
for thirty years, I have to say there are several 5 out of 5 episodes in my
eyes.
 
Mary

Which ones?

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> Thanks for the URL Mark. It was a delight to read. I'm glad I bought the
> set! I've also have a full set of video tapes for years, and I must say the
> DVD's are easier on the eyes to watch. I'm disappointed that this reviewer
> didn't have even one 5 out of 5 rated episode though!! As a die-hard UFO
fan
> for thirty years, I have to say there are several 5 out of 5 episodes in my
> eyes.
>
> Mary

Kill Straker, for one.
MindBender, for another.
I have my personal faves that admitedly have some problems that would
probably keep it from getting a 5/5, but those two seem pretty durned
perfect to me!

:-)

-- Y



Anthony D wrote:

> Which ones?


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Of course, neither one of them are in the set he reviewed...
AT

Yuchtar wrote:

>Of course, neither one of them are in the set he reviewed...

I would have thought that A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES would have
merited a "5 out of 5" rating. But perhaps that's just me...

Marc

It's not just you, Marc. This guy states his only previous UFO
experience was with the Dinky toys, so its obvious his first pass on
watching the show was not focused on studying the characters. AQOP is
definitely a 5 out of 5.

Marc Martin wrote:
>
> >Of course, neither one of them are in the set he reviewed...
>
> I would have thought that A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES would have
> merited a "5 out of 5" rating. But perhaps that's just me...

[hidden email] wrote:

> Of course, neither one of them are in the set he reviewed...
> AT


And that wasn't the question .....


Marc Martin wrote:

> I would have thought that A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES would have
> merited a "5 out of 5" rating. But perhaps that's just me...

Hmmmmmm, yeah, but that's a hard one to watch - my guy won't even watch
it (too painful)

-- Y

Yikes Anthony! Which ones mentioned in the review aren't a 5 out of 5 would
be easier to answer. I'm not sure you really want my opinion , but I'd say
"Exposed" and "Conflict" are definitely a 5; "A Question of Priorities" still
tears my heart out to watch...an obvious 5; "Court Martial" and "Closeup"
offer what I think is really important insight into human interaction in
SHADO.

Mary

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Which ones?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Veres, Mary" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:27 AM
Subject: [SHADO] A&E DVD Review


> Thanks for the URL Mark. It was a delight to read. I'm glad I
bought the
> set! I've also have a full set of video tapes for years, and I
must say the
> DVD's are easier on the eyes to watch. I'm disappointed that this
reviewer
> didn't have even one 5 out of 5 rated episode though!! As a
die-hard UFO
fan
> for thirty years, I have to say there are several 5 out of 5
episodes in my
> eyes.
>
> Mary




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Hmmm, yes, Exposed is great, QOP, obviously, and I've always enjoyed
Court Martial immensely ... Conflict is a great character ep, but has
some technical problems and Close Up is just stupid, in my opinion. (I
know the gus like that one for the close up of Gabby's leg - LOL)

-- Y

"Veres, Mary" wrote:
>
> Yikes Anthony! Which ones mentioned in the review aren't a 5 out of 5 would
> be easier to answer. I'm not sure you really want my opinion , but I'd say
> "Exposed" and "Conflict" are definitely a 5; "A Question of Priorities" still
> tears my heart out to watch...an obvious 5; "Court Martial" and "Closeup"
> offer what I think is really important insight into human interaction in
> SHADO.
>
> Mary


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I see the quality of "Close Up" in the interaction between Gay Ellis and
Straker. The apparent friction between them sparks my curiousity. Is it
territorialism or chemistry? I think we are lead to believe it could be
either!

Mary




Hmmm, yes, Exposed is great, QOP, obviously, and I've always enjoyed
Court Martial immensely ... Conflict is a great character ep, but has
some technical problems and Close Up is just stupid, in my opinion.
(I
know the gus like that one for the close up of Gabby's leg - LOL)

-- Y

"Veres, Mary" wrote:
>
> Yikes Anthony! Which ones mentioned in the review aren't a 5 out
of 5 would
> be easier to answer. I'm not sure you really want my opinion , but
I'd say
> "Exposed" and "Conflict" are definitely a 5; "A Question of
Priorities" still
> tears my heart out to watch...an obvious 5; "Court Martial" and
"Closeup"
> offer what I think is really important insight into human
interaction in
> SHADO.
>
> Mary






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Excellent observation Mary!!
...I think I tend to lean toward the territorialism (for want of a
better word).

As far as 5 out of 5 episodes in season one goes...
My list is:
Identified
Computer Affair
Exposed
The Dalotek Affair
A Question of Priorities
The Responsibility Seat
Court Marshal
Close Up

I rate them on the entertainment value... and the emotions that I
(still) experience every time I watch the episode.
I don't give a 'dead rats arse' about the technical accuracy or minor
plot errors.

I don't consider there to be a bad episode amongst the season one
titles!! They are all (still) good to watch... again and again!!

IMHO ;O)

Jaime
http://jaime.net


On Saturday, October 12, 2002, at 10:49 am, Veres, Mary wrote:

> I see the quality of "Close Up" in the interaction between Gay Ellis
> and
> Straker. The apparent friction between them sparks my curiousity. Is
> it
> territorialism or chemistry? I think we are lead to believe it could
> be
> either!
>
> Mary

Hi All :)

I have to agree with your choices Jaime. At the risk of repeating myself, I
do prefer the first production block of episodes - I really love their
sinister ascetic, cleanliness and austereness, compared to some of the more
'wacky' second series episodes. I of course love 'UFO' and everything about
it, I just think the initial 'batch' of episodes have a quality that is
somehow lost in the second - although their are some gems in the second.

My episode choice is practically identical, except for the inclusion of Sub
Smash, Conflict,

I find choosing a preference amongst UFO episodes rather like choosing ones
favourite sons and daughters - they're all 5's or at least 4's...

I can 'just about' remember UFO when it first appeared, and I was hooked (if
not besotted) as were all my 'chums' at school. I think it's great that
there is such a wonderful amount of interest and material in series now. At
one point it was just about impossible to get any information connected with
the series.

Re Conflict, I especially like the short scene where Straker is seen lying
back planning his strategy, and is seen stubbing out the cigar almost
signifying that he has arrived at a solution. Great Stuff!

Someone queried whether Miss Ealand knew what she was looking for. I think
it is obvious that Straker had taken her into his confidence, and that she
was instructed to look out for Sky 1, and that was the signal that Straker
relied on to initiate his reaction plan. I always liked the trusting,
professional relationship between Straker and Miss Ealand - there is a
certain indefinable quality there.

Best to all,

Griff

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From: Jaime [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 3:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [SHADO] A&E DVD Review


Excellent observation Mary!!
...I think I tend to lean toward the territorialism (for want of a
better word).

As far as 5 out of 5 episodes in season one goes...
My list is:
Identified
Computer Affair
Exposed
The Dalotek Affair
A Question of Priorities
The Responsibility Seat
Court Marshal
Close Up

I rate them on the entertainment value... and the emotions that I
(still) experience every time I watch the episode.
I don't give a 'dead rats arse' about the technical accuracy or minor
plot errors.

I don't consider there to be a bad episode amongst the season one
titles!! They are all (still) good to watch... again and again!!

IMHO ;O)

Jaime

thanks you Yuchy
if it was any
closer we could see the laundry marks on her knickers<g>
James K.



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Errrrrr, what? <looking around> Who's knickers? Not mine! (I'm not
wearing any)

-- Yuchtar, the confused Klingon ...


[hidden email] wrote:
>
> thanks you Yuchy
> if it was any
> closer we could see the laundry marks on her knickers<g>
> James K.



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Yuchtar wrote:
> Errrrrr, what? <looking around> Who's knickers? Not mine! (I'm not
> wearing any)
>

Just as well, really. If Klingons wore underpants, I'm pretty
sure they wouldn't wash them very often ;-)

Which is odd really, as I often find Klingons in my underpants.


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Sent: 14 October 2002 12:40
To: [hidden email]
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Yuchtar wrote:
> Errrrrr, what? <looking around> Who's knickers? Not mine! (I'm not
> wearing any)
>

Just as well, really. If Klingons wore underpants, I'm pretty
sure they wouldn't wash them very often ;-)





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Yuchtar I was refering to your mentioning Gay's leg in Close Up.

James K.


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Oh. <snicker> Okay.

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> Yuchtar I was refering to your mentioning Gay's leg in Close Up.
>
> James K.



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> It's not just you, Marc. This guy states his only previous UFO
> experience was with the Dinky toys, so its obvious his first pass on
> watching the show was not focused on studying the characters. AQOP is
> definitely a 5 out of 5.

Thirding!
But I can understand people finding it hard to watch...
It's so sad, it can tear one's heart out...

--Anny
:-(