GSP4 Space Probe - HD Screencaps - anyone help??

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> Also, they interviewed Gerry Anderson about the film JOURNEY TO
> THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN, and in it, he talks about George Sewell
> leaving UFO because the American ITC office didn't like his
> looks (or should I say, his complexion?). The main point of this
> was that Gerry could never bring himself to tell George the
> real reason they didn't want him back... although I'm sure
> I've seen this reason already appear in print -- probably
> in an interview with Sylvia Anderson? I've seen so many
> conflicting stories about why George left, I've never
> known who to believe...
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> Marc
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> A couple of years after he died?? He only died a couple of months ago. I heard and I believe he said, when there was a break in filming when it was moved between studios, he had other commitments, so he couldn't return.
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> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Briscoe
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
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> The story about George not being asked back to UFO because of his looksonly emerged a couple of years ago after he died. Perhaps while he was still alive it was more diplomatic not to mention this publicly. George was a fine actor but I do feel the Alec Freeman character was lacklustre and I can understand a desire to replace the character for this reason but not on the grounds of appearance. I'm not sure if the producers quite knew what to do with the Freeman character or if George was really comfortable in the role, although his performances were still good. I do think Straker had much better interplay with Wanda Ventham in the second block. Gary Raymond was excellent as Colonel Grey in "The Man Who Came Back" and I wonder if he would have been a better choice as the SHADO number two from the start? Maybe though George and Freeman would have shone more if the first block had the better quality of writing and direction of the later episodes.
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> Alan
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> --- On Wed, 1/4/09, David Richards <dcr_au@...> wrote:
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> From: David Richards <dcr_au@...>
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 10:26 PM
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> Well that sucks - a bit of character to a person instead of plastic Kendoll
> uniformity and banality - and they ditch a fine actor.
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> How petty and superficial.
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> From: SHADO@yahoogroups. com [mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Marc
> Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 11:55 PM
> To: SHADO@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
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> > What exactly was wrong with George's complexion (in the eyes of the
> > deadheads at ITCAmeraica) ?
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> The phrase that I've seen is "pock-marked face".
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> I'm still not sure when this ITC America comment was made -- was it
> made very early on, and was the reason for bringing in Mike Billington?
> Or was it made later, and was the reason for bringing in
> Wanda Ventham?
>
> Marc
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> A couple of years after he died?? He only died a couple of months ago. I heard and I believe he said, when there was a break in filming when it was moved between studios, he had other commitments, so he couldn't return.
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Briscoe
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
>
>
> The story about George not being asked back to UFO because of his looks only emerged a couple of years ago after he died. Perhaps while he was still alive it was more diplomatic not to mention this publicly. George was a fine actor but I do feel the Alec Freeman character was lacklustre and I can understand a desire to replace the character for this reason but not on the grounds of appearance. I'm not sure if the producers quite knew what to do with the Freeman character or if George was really comfortable in the role, although his performances were still good. I do think Straker had much better interplay with Wanda Ventham in the second block. Gary Raymond was excellent as Colonel Grey in "The Man Who Came Back" and I wonder if he would have been a better choice as the SHADO number two from the start? Maybe though George and Freeman would have shone more if the first block had the better quality of writing and direction of the later episodes.
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> Alan
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> --- On Wed, 1/4/09, David Richards <dcr_au@...> wrote:
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> From: David Richards <dcr_au@...>
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 10:26 PM
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> Well that sucks - a bit of character to a person instead of plastic Ken doll
> uniformity and banality - and they ditch a fine actor.
>
> How petty and superficial.
>
> From: SHADO@yahoogroups. com [mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Marc
> Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 11:55 PM
> To: SHADO@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
>
> > What exactly was wrong with George's complexion (in the eyes of the
> > deadheads at ITCAmeraica) ?
>
> The phrase that I've seen is "pock-marked face".
>
> I'm still not sure when this ITC America comment was made -- was it
> made very early on, and was the reason for bringing in Mike Billington?
> Or was it made later, and was the reason for bringing in
> Wanda Ventham?
>
> Marc
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> The story about George not being asked back to UFO because of his looks only emerged a couple of years ago after he died. Perhaps while he was stillalive it was more diplomatic not to mention this publicly. George was a fine actor but I do feel the Alec Freeman character was lacklustre and I can understand a desire to replace the character for this reason but not on thegrounds of appearance. I'm not sure if the producers quite knew what to dowith the Freeman character or if George was really comfortable in the role, although his performances were still good. I do think Straker had much better interplay with Wanda Ventham in the second block. Gary Raymond was excellent as Colonel Grey in "The Man Who Came Back" and I wonder if he would have been a better choice as the SHADO number two from the start? Maybe though George and Freeman would have shone more if the first block had the better quality of writing and direction of the later episodes.
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> Alan
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> --- On Wed, 1/4/09, David Richards <dcr_au@...> wrote:
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> From: David Richards <dcr_au@...>
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009, 10:26 PM
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> Well that sucks - a bit of character to a person instead of plastic Ken doll
> uniformity and banality - and they ditch a fine actor.
>
> How petty and superficial.
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> From: SHADO@yahoogroups. com [mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf OfMarc
> Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 11:55 PM
> To: SHADO@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: RE: [SHADO] George Sewell
>
> > What exactly was wrong with George's complexion (in the eyes of the
> > deadheads at ITCAmeraica) ?
>
> The phrase that I've seen is "pock-marked face".
>
> I'm still not sure when this ITC America comment was made -- was it
> made very early on, and was the reason for bringing in Mike Billington?
> Or was it made later, and was the reason for bringing in
> Wanda Ventham?
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