A&E Spring Sale - UFO on best-selling list!

Marc Martin wrote:
>> Why is UFO not rebroadcast? Too expensive?
>
> Uhh, it *is* being broadcast -- in the US, it's being
> shown on Family Room HD, and in the UK, it's being
> shown on ITV4.

Thanks for the info. I subscribe to a lot of US channels from here but
can't get Family Room HD.

> Thanks for the info. I subscribe to a lot of US channels from here but
> can't get Family Room HD.

Yes, it's mostly available via the Dish Network.

> From the Wikipedia description of Family Room HD, UFO doesn't exactly
> sound like a "family-friendly" type program match, what with all the
> body organ-stealing, violence and complicated adult interactions.

Yes, it's probably not a good match, but you couldn't ask for a channel
to show UFO more frequently... they show it about 4 times a day, every
day! And they've been doing this for years!

Marc

UFO is copyrighted 1969-70; was shown in the UK 1970-1, and the USA (I believe) 1972-3.

Rick

Jeffrey Nelson <[hidden email]> wrote:
Hi Wendy!

How SURE are you of that timeframe?? Everywhere I've read says basically, "UFO was filmed in 1969-70, and began broadcasting in September 1970 in England and September 1972 in America."

But I too remember watching UFO BEFORE the fall of 1972, here in Milwaukee. I remember it was either the fall of 1970 or 1971, on Sunday afternoons (either on PBS, or one of the 2 smaller UHF stations, can't recall). I was always stuck watching UFO on the little 12" black & white TV on the 'snack bar' in our kitchen, while the parents watched football on the color TV in the living room. We moved to a new home in June 1972, and got rid of the B&W TV just before we did. So I HAD to be watching before the fall of 1972. But the almost zero info I can find on the internet says I must be mistaken (but I SWEAR I'm not).

Jeff

[hidden email] wrote:
I recall that the show began in September 1970 and was on Saturday at
6:00pm in New York (WOR, channel 9). It ran repeats for at least 2 years and
served as a lead in for several forgettable ITV Sc-Fi shows.

In a message dated 4/18/2008 3:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

Note that UFO was not a summer replacement everywhere in the USA.
In my area, it was shown on Sunday nights at 7pm on the local ABC
affiliate, and it started airing in September with the rest of
the shows.

Marc

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I remember seeing it in the summer (can't recall '71, '72, or '73) for the first time. Then again, in my area, it may have gotten a new time slot for the summer and that may have been when I first discovered it, but it may have run the prior Sept.-June season before I was aware of it. Growing up with four older sisters I didn't always get first crack at the television.
Brian C.

Jeffrey Nelson <[hidden email]> wrote:
Hi Wendy!

How SURE are you of that timeframe?? Everywhere I've read says basically, "UFO was filmed in 1969-70, and began broadcasting in September 1970 in England and September 1972 in America."

But I too remember watching UFO BEFORE the fall of 1972, here in Milwaukee. I remember it was either the fall of 1970 or 1971, on Sunday afternoons (either on PBS, or one of the 2 smaller UHF stations, can't recall). I was always stuck watching UFO on the little 12" black & white TV on the 'snack bar' in our kitchen, while the parents watched football on the color TV in the living room. We moved to a new home in June 1972, and got rid of the B&W TV just before we did. So I HAD to be watching before the fall of 1972. But the almost zero info I can find on the internet says I must be mistaken (but I SWEAR I'm not).

Jeff

[hidden email] wrote:
I recall that the show began in September 1970 and was on Saturday at
6:00pm in New York (WOR, channel 9). It ran repeats for at least 2 years and
served as a lead in for several forgettable ITV Sc-Fi shows.

In a message dated 4/18/2008 3:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

Note that UFO was not a summer replacement everywhere in the USA.
In my area, it was shown on Sunday nights at 7pm on the local ABC
affiliate, and it started airing in September with the rest of
the shows.

Marc

**************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car
listings at AOL Autos.
(http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

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I think I remember watching it in '72 or '73, then it was on Saturdays at 7pm in upstate NY.

Unfortunately, the thing that p'd me off was - that was frequently the time we were driving home from Grandmother's house many weekends (a 2 hour trip), and I had to keep missing them....

Dave H.


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Hi Wendy!

How SURE are you of that timeframe?? Everywhere I've read says basically, "UFO was filmed in 1969-70, and began broadcasting in September 1970 in England and September 1972 in America."

But I too remember watching UFO BEFORE the fall of 1972, here in Milwaukee. I remember it was either the fall of 1970 or 1971, on Sunday afternoons (either on PBS, or one of the 2 smaller UHF stations, can't recall). I was always stuck watching UFO on the little 12" black & white TV on the 'snack bar' in our kitchen, while the parents watched football on the color TV in the living room. We moved to a new home in June 1972, and got rid of the B&W TV just before we did. So I HAD to be watching before the fall of 1972. But the almost zero info I can find on the internet says I must be mistaken (but I SWEAR I'm not).

Jeff

[hidden email] wrote:
I recall that the show began in September 1970 and was on Saturday at
6:00pm in New York (WOR, channel 9). It ran repeats for at least 2 years and
served as a lead in for several forgettable ITV Sc-Fi shows.

In a message dated 4/18/2008 3:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

Note that UFO was not a summer replacement everywhere in the USA.
In my area, it was shown on Sunday nights at 7pm on the local ABC
affiliate, and it started airing in September with the rest of
the shows.

Marc

**************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car
listings at AOL Autos.
(http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

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