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Behind The scenes- Cool Stuff to know

Kara Jakkobsen
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Can anyone give me a few cool things that insiders know about the series? I am starting to view the DVDs and would like some inside info....

PS I am a novice on UFO, just liked some reruns as a kid so I bought the DVDs.

Kara
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Marc Martin
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On January  6, "Kara Jakkobsen [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Can anyone give me a few cool things that insiders know about the series? I
> am starting to view the DVDs and would like some inside info....

Hmmm, I wonder what would be an example of "cool things"...

You might have a look at my UFO frequently asked questions page:

  http://ufoseries.com/faq.html

It hasn't been updated for years, but I would assume any information
about the series itself is probably still up-to-date.  :-)

Marc
TRT
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TRT
Hmm... I still get a buzz watching ambulances pull up outside Holby City hospital in Casualty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/xmas/galleries/743/1/




On 06/01/2014 19:36, Marc Martin [via SHADO] wrote:
On January  6, "Kara Jakkobsen [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Can anyone give me a few cool things that insiders know about the series? I
> am starting to view the DVDs and would like some inside info....

Hmmm, I wonder what would be an example of "cool things"...

You might have a look at my UFO frequently asked questions page:

  http://ufoseries.com/faq.html

It hasn't been updated for years, but I would assume any information
about the series itself is probably still up-to-date.  :-)

Marc



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Kara Jakkobsen
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THANKS!

Can you fill me in on the alcoholism issue? Rumor is that Straker was supposed to be an alcoholic in the show- justification for the stocked bar , constant drinking in the office, etc.

This ios one thing i noticed.

Mr Martin- were you affiliated with the show itself? Your knowledge is incredible!

Kara
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Marc Martin
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On January  6, "Kara Jakkobsen [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Can you fill me in on the alcoholism issue? Rumor is that Straker was
> supposed to be an alcoholic in the show- justification for the stocked bar ,
> constant drinking in the office, etc.

Well, Straker never drinks in his office -- that bar seems to mostly be
for Alec.  :-)

In a flashback episode, we see Straker drunk after his wedding, but
we don't see him drinking in 1980.

So maybe a recovering alcoholic, but I'm not sure how strong of
a case you can make for that based on what we see in the series.

> Mr Martin- were you affiliated with the show itself? Your knowledge is
> incredible!

No, just a hardcore fan.  I was only 7 years old at the time the show was
made, and living in a different country!

Marc
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Kara Jakkobsen
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BTW I read the alcoholism rumor on the Wikipedia page for Straker.I seem to recall the article wondered if Mr Bishop the actor may have had an issue with the bottle and that they writers may have keyed off of that or something.  The author's determination was inconclusive.

But whoever wrote that article surely has less info than those on this board. so that is why I brought it up.

Thanks again!

Kara
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Marc Martin
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On January  6, "Kara Jakkobsen [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> BTW I read the alcoholism rumor on the Wikipedia page for Straker.I seem to
> recall the article wondered if Mr Bishop the actor may have had an issue
> with the bottle and that they writers may have keyed off of that or
> something.  The author's determination was inconclusive.

It's seems that the most relevant line in the series about this is
when Freeman says "You never touch the stuff, do you?", which
seems innocent enough.  Which would mean that Straker just
doesn't touch the stuff so as to not compromise his judgement as
commander, or he's hiding something from Alec when he says
he has "Self Control".

Marc