ExE: CONFLICT

Just got through this one today, enjoyable story and i agree, the ending
comes out of left field with no explanation.

I think, because this episode talks about the Space Junk, even if it blows
all the details (When they could have got it right as all the spacecraft
cataloged were launched before the episode was filmed). In fact if Apollo 8
didn't have the lunar module would the doors on the third stage be opened at
all? Also, didn't the third stages of these moon rockets hit the moon?
They propelled the Command Module and Lunar Module ahead of them but nothing
was there to stop them. I remember reading about this in the Apollo 13
book, Lost Moon. Apollo 13's third stage caused all sorts of trouble for
the stricken spacecraft because it interfered with there communications.

Anyway, I love the fact that they used this space junk as a plot point and
I've said before on the UFO list I think it's the first time in an SF show
it's ever been used. (I wouldn't count Khan's ship from Space Seed as space
junk) Babylon 5 has had scenes where they pick up the pieces from various
battles that happened during the show (They're called HAZMATS I think or
something like that)

Also the "conflict" between Henderson and everyone, while overblown and
annoying at times is wonderful in the world of TVSF where there's always the
magic reset button and the cost of our heroes mishaps are never known. Why
the heck in the X-Files is Mulder and Co allowed to run around after all
this weird stuff. Aren't there any drug dealers, murderers or jaywalkers to
investigate? How many ships and crewmen do they have to blow up in Star
Trek before someone sends them the bill?

So these two "ideas" I've always enjoyed in this story and makes the flaws
less apparent to me.

Also I made note of the name Maddox which was used in one the UFO 2 / Space
1999 incarnations for the failed second season and proto-premise that became
Space 1999. I can't remember if his first name was Steve Maddox in the
episode but it was Steve Maddox, commander of WANDER I think, wasn't it?

Now Foster, disobeying orders could have been easily explained. He hopped
in the moon shuttle to fly home to put all those books back on his revolving
bookcase. His jazzy shaggy revolving bookcase! (Sorry, slipping away again
it seems!)

Anyhow, glad I got to participate this time and to show you how happy I am
with all the discussion on Conflict I decided to write a little song about
it!

This time sing it to the tune of

Downtown as sung by Petula Clark in 1965

When you're in space and there's an alien thing that's getting in your face
you've got Con - Flict
When the general in charge decides to be a disgrace
you know you going to have Con - Flict

Just listen to the yelling of that General Henderson!
He even gotten underneath Paul Fosters sweaty skin

He's gonna lose!

Watch out for tailgating alien things
Forget the landing, don't forget your flight insurance premium
We got Con - Flict Straker is such a sight
Con - Flict Steve Maddox blows up alright
Con - Flict the UFO's coming for you

Don't hang around in space and let the space junk surround you
cause there's going to be Con - Flict!
Don't listen to Henderson he's such a twit
yelling and getting us into Con - Flict!

I wonder why a rocket blasts off the moonbase dome
One wrong button pushed and everyone is blown to kingdom come (say comb)

Kingdom Come (say Comb) (Hey, I gotta make this stuff rhyme!)

Who made that decision
Didn't the art director send the sketch for revision
It makes Con-Flict the rockets real close to us
Con-Flict, it's fun to play chess before lunch
Con-Flict, those purple haired girls look real cute!

----------instrumental break-----------

There's a ban all lunar flight and no fresh coffee
Someone's going to flip up there unless Foster brings some back
ASAP!

So maybe Mr. Powell
Your first draft includes that missing scene, where Straker and crew,
assemble some consistent solutions to
Con - Flict, Hey did I miss a scene
Con - Flict, Did I just blink or sneeze?
Con - Flict, everything's ended too fast.

Conflict, Conflict, Conflict, Conflict...

CONTENTS DELETED

At 11:30 PM 3/3/01 EST, you wrote:

><<Anyhow, glad I got to participate this time and to show you how happy I am
>with all the discussion on Conflict I decided to write a little song about
>it! >>
>
>Excellent as always. <chuckling > I'll never be able to listen to Petula
>Clark singing that song again without thinking of the UFO version, heh heh.
>
>Maybe the dirty vicar can put all Phil's episode tunes on CD? ; - )

Sure! All I need is some volunteers to sing the thing, a real recording
studio and the money to make it all work! ;-)

BTW, the Dirty Vicar is as dead as the Voidspider! Long Live the Dark
Knight! ;-)



There was a space traveler named Wright
Who liked to go faster than light
He started one day
In a relative way
And came back the previous night!

Dave Walsh
Harlington-Straker Sound Productions
[hidden email]
http://members.home.net/darqnyt/index.html

>>Excellent as always. <chuckling > I'll never be able to listen to Petula
>>Clark singing that song again without thinking of the UFO version, heh
heh.
>>
>>Maybe the dirty vicar can put all Phil's episode tunes on CD? ; - )
>
> Sure! All I need is some volunteers to sing the thing, a real recording
>studio and the money to make it all work! ;-)


Hey! I get to play the piano on these too! Unless you want to do a weird
sampling/backwards masking Eminem/Engleburt Humperdink sort of thing with a
touch of ABBA and Twisted Sister thrown in to boot!

Think we could Dr Dre to work on this? Or how about Jeff Lynn? The Dust
Brothers? Barry Manilow? Hanson?

And I MUST have my sparkling spring Water or the project is off! I AM an
arTIST you know!

I bet we could sell 2 or 3 copies of this CD...easy! (One for my
mother-in-law!)

> BTW, the Dirty Vicar is as dead as the Voidspider! Long Live the Dark
>Knight! ;-)



Anybody coming to the Space 1999 convention in TAMPA who wants to sing my
Space 1999 versions, I'll be there unless the hotel sets the piano on fire!
: -)

At 12:17 AM 3/4/01 -0500, you wrote:
I was thinking of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones! At least their
self-titled album had a UFO on the cover! ;-)

>Think we could Dr Dre to work on this? Or how about Jeff Lynne? The Dust
>Brothers? Barry Manilow? Hanson?

Let's see; As for Dr. Dre, I've found it never pays to work with rap
artists, I've never heard of the Dust Brothers, Manilow sucks, and the only
Hansons I know played hockey for the Charlestown Chiefs! ;-)

Jeff Lynne used to front for ELO, and their "Out of the Blue" album had
a space station on it, so he might be doable! ;-)

>And I MUST have my sparkling spring Water or the project is off! I AM an
>arTIST you know!

I'll put a new blue thing in the bowl for you! ;-)

>I bet we could sell 2 or 3 copies of this CD...easy! (One for my
>mother-in-law!)

Are you counting just the domestic sales or world-wide?

>Anybody coming to the Space 1999 convention in TAMPA who wants to sing my
>Space 1999 versions, I'll be there unless the hotel sets the piano on fire!
>: -)

Then why not get someone to record the UFO versions at the con as well?
Then maybe we could do a deal! ;-)



There was a space traveler named Wright
Who liked to go faster than light
He started one day
In a relative way
And came back the previous night!

Dave Walsh
Harlington-Straker Sound Productions
[hidden email]
http://members.home.net/darqnyt/index.html

Phil Merkel wrote:

> Just got through this one today, enjoyable story and i agree, the ending
> comes out of left field with no explanation.
snip

> Also the "conflict" between Henderson and everyone, while overblown and
> annoying at times is wonderful in the world of TVSF where there's always the
> magic reset button and the cost of our heroes mishaps are never known. Why
> the heck in the X-Files is Mulder and Co allowed to run around after all
> this weird stuff. Aren't there any drug dealers, murderers or jaywalkers to
> investigate? How many ships and crewmen do they have to blow up in Star
> Trek before someone sends them the bill?

Well, that is Mulder's job, to investigate the X-Files. And Kirk must
have insurance for that sort of thing .....

snip
> Now Foster, disobeying orders could have been easily explained. He hopped
> in the moon shuttle to fly home to put all those books back on his revolving
> bookcase. His jazzy shaggy revolving bookcase! (Sorry, slipping away again
> it seems!)

<snicker>
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[hidden email] wrote:

> Just for you, Phil.
>
> http://www.putney.net/bissell/cases/revbcase.htm
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ROFL!
snip

Yeah! <dance dance dance>

LOL! Thanks, Phil!

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> I am trying to figure out which one of those 'artists' stylings scares me
>the least..


Thye're all pretty scary but I've always had a special place in my heart for
Jeff Lynn. I grew up on ELO music which probably explains a lot about me!
: -) I'm actually teaching a song from Out of the Blue (The album with the
UFO on it) to my students!

> (think I write the songs )Manilow : I fund the ships that zap the ufo, it
>isn't all that egotistical Straker, no..


Ah! I'm getting a million ideas here!

>(think Dancing Queen ) ABBA : Ed's so keen, to kill aliens green, it's his
>utmost dream ,ohhhhhh ohhhhhh

He gives them to Jackson and then the aliens SCREAAAMMMM!

> (think after the loving ) Engelburt : So when things were so bleak, After
>the shoving, I slapped Foster around, and when I finished rattling his
brain,
>he was less insane and he stopped messing around..
> UH I'm not touching Enimen....

Boom! My name is, My name is, My name is (wika wika) Ed Straker!

>So, what? You didn't like the revolving bookcase url? Some people have no
>gratitude--


Sorry! I looked at the link last night and laughed my a$$ off! But I was
so sleepy after "creating" my masterpiece I had to get some sleep! I find I
have to write these comments fast after watching the episode because if too
many hours go by i get distracted and forget (Old age setting in) what it
was about. Plus the kids were absolutly crazy last night while I tried to
make the parody. I was jealous of Beethoven after awhile!

>If I don't stop now, Marc and I will have a Conflict...


Yeah, I'm gonna get in trouble too! Any other sane comments about Conflict?
How sick was the actor who played Henderson at this point? Am i remembering
this correctly? Wasn't he very sick and was a real trooper coming in for
work at all? Or am I confunsing this with another story?

>Amelia (trying to think Knight and not Vicar )

--- In SHADO@y..., Dave Walsh <darqnyt@h...> wrote:

> Sure! All I need is some volunteers to sing the thing, a real
> recording studio and the money to make it all work! ;-)
>

I'll accompany the singers on the accordion. ;)

--- In SHADO@y..., "Phil Merkel" <captphil@u...> wrote:


> Think we could Dr Dre to work on this? Or how about Jeff Lynn? The
> Dust Brothers? Barry Manilow? Hanson?

Sure as long as Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant are kept OUT of it
...

Phil Merkel wrote:

>How sick was the actor who played Henderson at this point?

Probably not terribly, given that "Conflict" was early in the series. It
was toward the end of filming that Grant Taylor's illness was so advanced
-- look at the difference in his appearance between these early episodes
and "Mindbender". It's pretty striking.

- Lisa

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