Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!

While scanning the net for remote UFO pics - I ran across a web site devoted
to the 1960's "Hot Pants style clothing." The photo gallery included shots
of Gabrielle Drake in her famous outfit change and others as seen in UFO.
Worth a look at the sixties style and LOOK of UFO.

Gordon

Here is the link:

_http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-girls.htm_
(http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-girls.htm)

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AAAHHHH!

....Did you see Raquel Welch!!! I always keep forgetting how AMAZING she was until each time I see her again....

And did stewardesses really dress like that on the airlines???

Dave H 8-0


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----- Original Message -----
From: [hidden email]
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:39 PM
Subject: [SHADO] Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!


While scanning the net for remote UFO pics - I ran across a web site devoted
to the 1960's "Hot Pants style clothing." The photo gallery included shots
of Gabrielle Drake in her famous outfit change and others as seen in UFO.
Worth a look at the sixties style and LOOK of UFO.

Gordon

Here is the link:

_http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-girls.htm_
(http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-girls.htm)

There are many nostalgic shots in the Gallery

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Thanks for the link! Even though I think I just suffered a minor
heart attack, it was worth it (LOL)...

--- In [hidden email], harada357@... wrote:
>
> While scanning the net for remote UFO pics - I ran across a web
site devoted
> to the 1960's "Hot Pants style clothing." The photo gallery
included shots
> of Gabrielle Drake in her famous outfit change and others as seen
in UFO.  
> Worth a look at the sixties style and LOOK of UFO.
>  
> Gordon
>  
> Here is the link:
>  
> _http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-
girls.htm_
> (http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-
girls.htm)
>  
> There are many nostalgic shots in the Gallery
>
>
>
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for
> FanHouse Fantasy Football today.      
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>

I was searching Gabrielle Drake images when these came up - I about fell over.? It looked like a Silvia Anderson Fashion Show!??

Your welcome for the link.? Marc just posted a link with new Moonbase Girls from a photo website.

Thanks for those Marc!

Harada357?


-----Original Message-----
From: nafofu <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 5:08 am
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!






Thanks for the link! Even though I think I just suffered a minor
heart attack, it was worth it (LOL)...

--- In [hidden email], harada357@... wrote:
>
> While scanning the net for remote UFO pics - I ran across a web
site devoted
> to the 1960's "Hot Pants style clothing." The photo gallery
included shots
> of Gabrielle Drake in her famous outfit change and others as seen
in UFO.
> Worth a look at the sixties style and LOOK of UFO.
>
> Gordon
>
> Here is the link:
>
> _http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-
girls.htm_
> (http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants/hotpants-
girls.htm)
>
> There are many nostalgic shots in the Gallery
>
>
>
> **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up
for
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> (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)
>
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> Marc just posted a link with new Moonbase Girls from a photo website.

I did? Must be getting senile, as I don't recall posting anything
like this...

Marc

There was a link to a MEDIA website in england.? The shots looked like there were posed during backsatge shooting on the moonbase set.? The web site sells 8x10 stills.? Remember it now?? Gordon?


-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 7:20 pm
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!






> Marc just posted a link with new Moonbase Girls from a photo website.

I did? Must be getting senile, as I don't recall posting anything
like this...

Marc





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> There was a link to a MEDIA website in england.? The shots looked like
> there were posed during backsatge shooting on the moonbase set.? The web
> site sells 8x10 stills.? Remember it now?? Gordon?

Ah yes... but that was 4 months ago, when I was a young man... :-)

Marc

???? The months fly by - has it been four months already?

?????Talk about being old...I tried to show my children this GREAT Sci Fi series called UFO.? They are 13yrs,?16yrs,?and 17yrs.? They were not impressed.? They do not understand why "Dad" likes those 1960 and 1970's shows.? They did get a laugh during the party scene when Paul was "getting groovy?dancing with the ladies" and later woke up in a UFO.? The hair styles, side burns, and clothing, were just too overwelming for them to pay attention to the story.? THAT is when I felt OLD.???

???? They also said that the ALIENS were not that scary...why did the?Aliens only use a chrome machine gun and not "ray guns"...and my son asked if the UFO's are so "advanced"...how come they missed so many laser shots at the SHADO vehicles?? They did not buy my answers.? My daughter asked if the organization of SHADO is so secret they can't tell anyone - why do all the planes and tanks have the words "SHADO" on them?? I told her she should not ask so many pointed questions and just get back to TEXTING her friends.? They tried to watch it with me.? In the end - I just have to watch the series alone.? My wife?can't make it through a single episode.? The quickest way to get alone time in my house is to put on an episode of UFO.? I just can't explain to them why exactly I love this show so much.

?????Purhaps it?came?along at a very impressionable time of my life.? I had discovered Science Fiction when UFO came out and the Anderson Shows were the BEST TV had to offer.? I loved UFO the best of all TV Sci Fi.? My next love was Space 1999.? As the years past - Babylon 5, Star Trek ENTERPRISE, and others were good - but they were not Anderson.? I have been waiting for UFO-2 updated series.? Remakes are not always bad.??

I still watch UFO about once a month.? I have scene every DVD ten times over.? I still look for more pictures and stills on the web.? I read the Shado POSTS every day.? I still enjoy every episode of UFO.? I think I?always will.? :)

Gordon?????????


-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 7:29 pm
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!






> There was a link to a MEDIA website in england.? The shots looked like
> there were posed during backsatge shooting on the moonbase set.? The web
> site sells 8x10 stills.? Remember it now?? Gordon?

Ah yes... but that was 4 months ago, when I was a young man... :-)

Marc





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Gordon,
Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
Robin

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Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious... I swear it was ALL we
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished... I remember re-living the show the
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables...

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In [hidden email], "Robin" <mastomy1@...> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi All,

> ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
> skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
> pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

Sorry, of course I meant the UFO episode 'Close Up'...

Regards,

Griff

--- In [hidden email], "Griff Wason" <griff@...> wrote:

>
> 1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
> every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
> video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
> every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
> to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
> watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
> slot...

So true. We watch thongs so differently now.


> I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
> sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
> of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
> gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
> years... how things have changed

UFO wasn't repeated in New Zealand for about 7 years after the initial
screening I think. I still find it amazing that I can now carry around
every episode in pristine condition on a portable player. Simply
unthinkable way back when and I try not to forget how precious UFO was
when,a s you say, it was a such a fleeting joy. Like many here I
remember desperately recording episodes on audio cassettes to retain
some of it and writing down what was happening as it was screened the
second time around so the tape would make some sense later. OMG the
pressure! Is the cassette recorder working? Is it actually recording
anything? Why can't I write faster? To this day, listening to as
opposed to watching Close Up just feels the right way to enjoy it!

SAVING UFO -

???? When VCR's first came out - I managed to record reruns of UFO in syndication and captured most of the episodes on video tape.? Unfortunately the series was being aired on a secondary TV station (Houston Channel 39) BEFORE cable.? I had to rig Aluminum extensions to my "hoop" Antenna and "rabbit ears" were sticking out the top of my TV.? I was desperate to get the episodes.? This was before cable and the transmission was grainy and faded from time to time on broadcast stations.? The quality was horrible - but I cherished those recorded UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.? The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to crumble like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply shredded.? Then - UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand that they will only last seven to twelve years before they degrade.? I burned back up copies last year just in case.? I wish there was a permanent medium that could preserve the data forever.?

As a Fan I collected all the written and photograph media on UFO I could find.? Then came the internet - and finally the UFO Shado website!!? YES my prayers were answered!? UFO was alive and well on the net.????

???? Gordon


-----Original Message-----
From: Griff Wason <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56 pm
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!






Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious... I swear it was ALL we
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished... I remember re-living the show the
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables...

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In [hidden email], "Robin" <mastomy1@...> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

are u from Houston Tx -- Lst time I saw was back in my Louisiana day on
Public Television -- glenn

In a message dated 8/6/2008 5:42:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:




SAVING UFO -

???? When VCR's first came out - I managed to record reruns of UFO in
syndication and captured most of the episodes on video tape.? Unfortunately the
series was being aired on a secondary TV station (Houston Channel 39) BEFORE
cable.? I had to rig Aluminum extensions to my "hoop" Antenna and "rabbit ears"
were sticking out the top of my TV.? I was desperate to get the episodes.?
This was before cable and the transmission was grainy and faded from time to
time on broadcast stations.? The quality was horrible - but I cherished those
recorded UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.?
The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to crumble
like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply shredded.? Then -
UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand that they will only last
seven to twelve years before they degrade.? I burned back up copies last year
just in case.? I wish there was a permanent medium that could preserve the
data forever.?

As a Fan I collected all the written and photograph media on UFO I could
find.? Then came the internet - and finally the UFO Shado website!!? YES my
prayers were answered!? UFO was alive and well on the net.????

???? Gordon

-----Original Message-----
From: Griff Wason <_griff@griffwason.griff_ (mailto:[hidden email]) >
To: _SHADO@yahoogroups.SHA_ (mailto:[hidden email])
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56 pm
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!

Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious..sinister, thought-p
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished.recorded disected, refurbished.<WBR>.. I
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables.ei

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In _SHADO@yahoogroups.SHA_ (mailto:[hidden email]) , "Robin"
<mastomy1@..m> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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[hidden email] wrote: are u from Houston Tx -- Lst time I saw was back in my Louisiana day on
Public Television -- glenn

In a message dated 8/6/2008 5:42:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

SAVING UFO -

???? When VCR's first came out - I managed to record reruns of UFO in
syndication and captured most of the episodes on video tape.? Unfortunately the
series was being aired on a secondary TV station (Houston Channel 39) BEFORE
cable.? I had to rig Aluminum extensions to my "hoop" Antenna and "rabbit ears"
were sticking out the top of my TV.? I was desperate to get the episodes.?
This was before cable and the transmission was grainy and faded from time to
time on broadcast stations.? The quality was horrible - but I cherished those
recorded UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.?
The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to crumble
like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply shredded.? Then -
UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand that they will only last
seven to twelve years before they degrade.? I burned back up copies last year
just in case.? I wish there was a permanent medium that could preserve the
data forever.?

As a Fan I collected all the written and photograph media on UFO I could
find.? Then came the internet - and finally the UFO Shado website!!? YES my
prayers were answered!? UFO was alive and well on the net.????

???? Gordon

-----Original Message-----
From: Griff Wason <_griff@griffwason.griff_ (mailto:[hidden email]) >
To: _SHADO@yahoogroups.SHA_ (mailto:[hidden email])
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56 pm
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!

Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious..sinister, thought-p
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished.recorded disected, refurbished.<WBR>.. I
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables.ei

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In _SHADO@yahoogroups.SHA_ (mailto:[hidden email]) , "Robin"
<mastomy1@..m> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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Not sure of yourself there? Maybe was on a bit too much of the sauce as you were doing all of this and can't really remember it for sure? The world's longest binge? .... from way back in the rabbit ears days to the advent of common DVD releases of UFO?
Dave H ;-)


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----- Original Message -----
From: [hidden email]
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: [SHADO] UFO - Gabrielle Drake - and Rabbit Ears


SAVING UFO -

???? When VCR's first came out - I managed to record reruns of UFO in syndication and captured most of the episodes on video tape.? Unfortunately the series was being aired on a secondary TV station (Houston Channel 39) BEFORE cable.? I had to rig Aluminum extensions to my "hoop" Antenna and "rabbit ears" were sticking out the top of my TV.? I was desperate to get the episodes.? This was before cable and the transmission was grainy and faded from time to time on broadcast stations.? The quality was horrible - but I cherished those recorded UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.? The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to crumble like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply shredded.? Then - UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand that they will only last seven to twelve years before they degrade.? I burned back up copies last year just in case.? I wish there was a permanent medium that could preserve the data orever.?

As a Fan I collected all the written and photograph media on UFO I could find.? Then came the internet - and finally the UFO Shado website!!? YES my prayers were answered!? UFO was alive and well on the net.????

???? Gordon

-----Original Message-----
From: Griff Wason <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56 pm
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!

Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious... I swear it was ALL we
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished... I remember re-living the show the
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables...

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In [hidden email], "Robin" <mastomy1@...> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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----- Original Message ----
From: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 August, 2008 3:45:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] UFO - Gabrielle Drake - and Rabbit Ears


are u from Houston Tx -- Lst time I saw was back in my Louisiana day on
Public Television -- glenn

In a message dated 8/6/2008 5:42:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
harada357@aol. com writes:

SAVING UFO -

???? When VCR's first came out - I managed to record reruns of UFO in
syndication and captured most of the episodes on video tape.? Unfortunately the
series was being aired on a secondary TV station (Houston Channel 39) BEFORE
cable.? I had to rig Aluminum extensions to my "hoop" Antenna and "rabbit ears"
were sticking out the top of my TV.? I was desperate to get the episodes.?
This was before cable and the transmission was grainy and faded from time to
time on broadcast stations.? The quality was horrible - but I cherished those
recorded UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.?
The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to crumble
like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply shredded.? Then -
UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand that they will only last
seven to twelve years before they degrade.? I burned back up copies last year
just in case.? I wish there was a permanent medium that could preserve the
data forever.?

As a Fan I collected all the written and photograph media on UFO I could
find.? Then came the internet - and finally the UFO Shado website!!? YES my
prayers were answered!? UFO was alive and well on the net.????

???? Gordon

-----Original Message-----
From: Griff Wason <_griff@griffwason. griff_ (mailto:griff@griffwason. co.uk) >
To: _SHADO@yahoogroups. SHA_ (mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups. com)
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:56 pm
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Gabrielle Drake on the "Hot Pants" Web site!!

Hi All,

Still being fixed in the hospital, but thanks for all the kind emails,
have kept me cheered up.

Yes, I have this problem too. I don't have kids, but I have shown UFO
(managed to get them to watch 2 or 3 episodes) to my nieces and
nephews, who are very normal, decent, and typical bright kids of 2008,
they just don't 'get it' at all either. Alex says the 'look' and the
craft are 'cool' in a kind of retro way, but not very practical, and
Amy said, "it must have been cool in its day when you were growing
up"... neither meant this in a bad or patronising way, it's just that
kids today seem very cynical.

I was just a young kid at school when I heard my friends talking about
this fantastic new show. It was SO different, colourful, fast acting,
sinister, thought-provoking, mysterious.. sinister, thought-p
talked about at school. I missed many episodes, and had to 'catch up'
by listening to the 'versions' being talked about when going back to
school on the next Monday... Getting any information about it was
HARD. Countdown comics, the 2 novels bought for my birthday, but for a
7 year old hard to read...

1970 was of a time when a new feature film was shown at the pictures
every few months, and there was time to digest what you had seen... no
video recorders, so you had to extrapolate and record in your mind
every last detail, and that's why UFO and many other TV series seemed
to be slightly different that what was remembered years later, when
watching a programme was as simple as popping a video or DVD into a
slot...

I remember the frustration of sharing a TV with my brothers and
sisters, and trying to get peace and quiet so I could absorb as much
of UFO as possible when it was shown... If I missed a beat, it was
gone. I didn't know whe the show would be shown again... months,
years... how things have changed shwn shows are repeated on demand,
recorded disected, refurbished. recorded disected, refurbished. <WBR>.. I
next day at school, and everyone giving different versions of what had
happened and what it meant.

UFO was of a certain time, and many if most of the people on this post
shared that time, that special moment in time, when there was time, to
watch, absorb, be thrilled, scared, excited, ... those times weren't
so cynical and 'what's next' as they are today... but then I was 7!

UFO and indeed pretty much ALL the Anderson show made a huge
impression on me that has lasted right until now... I don't think
there has been anything like it before or since... I'm sorry that
kids/people today live in a world where it is hard to emulate that
simple excitment... The world has changed, people has changed. In many
ways I have not. UFO burns bright inside me, and still manages to
rekindle that simple feeling... wonder and excitment... I still get a
thrill when the opening credits start...

My wife just understands it's one of 'my things' doesn't 'get it'
either, but still looks out for any collectables. ei

I don't mind being retro... if it keeps the kid alive in me.

Best to all,

Griff

ps. Gay Ellis is definitely wearing tights/pantyhose with her silver
skirt in the scene in Indentified when Straker is giving her a
pep-talk in the leisure sphere over coffee...

--- In _SHADO@yahoogroups. SHA_ (mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups. com) , "Robin"
<mastomy1@.. m> wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat. My 20 year old son sat
down once with me and watched part of "Identified" before getting up
and leaving. (At least I didn't have "Lost In Space" on - I admit I
purchased the 2nd season. I can't believe today, that I actually
watched that show week after week...) The problem isn't you, it's
them. Today's kids don't appreciate shows that have real dialog that
actually contribute to character development - and contain no bad
language. I also enjoy reading stories in the SHADO library - another
thing today's kids don't enjoy doing. Keep the faith - there's nothing
wrong with you! Long live SHADO!
> Robin
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:34:19 -0400
[hidden email] wrote:

> SAVING UFO -
>
>
> UFO episode VHS tapes like GOLD - until I finally put them to rest.
> The tapes were so old and worn - the magnetic tape was starting to
> crumble like egg shells.? If they went into a VCR - the tape simply
> shredded.?

Interesting! I have tapes from 1981 which are fine; no noticeable
degradation of picture quality. But I haven't watched them all that
often.

> Then - UFO was finally released on DVD.? Now I understand
> that they will only last seven to twelve years before they degrade.

I think that's quite a pessimistic prognosis. If you look after them
I'm sure they'll last a lot longer than that.

James

> Interesting! I have tapes from 1981 which are fine; no noticeable
> degradation of picture quality. But I haven't watched them all that
> often.

I recently went through some very old videotapes (pre-1985) in order
to transfer anything interesting to DVD. Some of the tapes still
played fine, while others were so loaded with dropouts that they
were unwatchable.

Marc