ITV 4 - "Flightpath"

Hi all,

"Flightpath" was edited five times that I saw :-O  

A brief edit at the end of Roper's telephone conversation with the
blackmailer, following his nearly being blasted away by Carol with
the shotgun

Almost all of the scenes of Roper and Carol driving home after dinner

All of the scene in which Straker is seen working on the problem
with the sliderule – included a brief clip of Roper in the car

Carol alone in the bedroom pacing then sitting down flipping through
a magazine – included the shot of the SHADO security officers
reporting their ETA at Roper's house

Roper in the Moonbase airlock, as it depressurises and he steps out
onto the lunar surface – included scenes inside the control sphere


No improvement on the transmission quality :-( The soundtrack was
really bad!


Not much to say about this ep, except I like it; one of those where
you feel like a fly on the wall. Straker's a coldhearted smartass;
Alec is gloriously human and makes this ep work. Roper's wig is a
scream :-) I don't know why Alec Freeman would think showing Roper
a picture of Carol dead would "twist his arm" – wouldn't it have
done the opposite?  

There are some interesting differences in the original script – the
UFO doesn't get destroyed and it is possible an alien should've
killed Carol, rather than Dawson. Carol is being unfaithful – well,
who can blame her really, I should think it's true she married Roper
for his money and that rather lovely house, at least from the
outside…… ;-D


Sarah

Agreed, Roper's wig was a bit obvious. However, since 1979, when I see this episode I keep expecting Roper to put a trilby on and shout "Terence!" when things get a bit rough.

It is annoying that shows are cut to ribbons just so ITV can squeeze more adverts into them. Odd how when they brag about what you can see on ITV2, 3 or 4 they forget to add: "Oh, we're showing prints that we bought from a car boot sale last week so the picture and sound quality will be non existent and we've cut them to bits to put more ads in and if you don't like it, tough!"

Sorry, felt a rant coming on... I'll stick with the DVDs.

moonbasegirl <[hidden email]> wrote:
Hi all,

"Flightpath" was edited five times that I saw

No improvement on the transmission quality :-( The soundtrack was
really bad!



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--- In [hidden email], MICK DICKENS <docmed03@...> wrote:

> Agreed, Roper's wig was a bit obvious. However, since 1979, when
>I see this episode I keep expecting Roper to put a trilby on and
>shout "Terence!" when things get a bit rough.

:-D But he did *alot* of stuff way before even UFO - he was the
mute servant to Julius Caesar in the classic epic "Cleopatra" and
also had a recurring role in the "St' Trinians " film series. Is he
still alive? :-)
 
   
> It is annoying that shows are cut to ribbons just so ITV can
>squeeze more adverts into them. Odd how when they brag about what
>you can see on ITV2, 3 or 4 they forget to add: "Oh, we're showing
>prints that we bought from a car boot sale last week so the picture
>and sound quality will be non existent and we've cut them to bits
>to put more ads in and if you don't like it, tough!"


Is there anybody who actually watches adverts anyway? I have to
admit, with one or two exceptions, the edits made to UFO episodes
haven't detracted from the story overall. But ITV 4's idea of where
to cut to the commercials is annoying - especially since UFO was
made with advert breaks in mind, but they never use them! :-O

It's been interesting to compare the finished episodes with the
original scripts though (thanks Marc!) and I have to wonder whether
any of the scenes desribed were actually shot and whether they still
exist? Probably not :-(  


> Sorry, felt a rant coming on... I'll stick with the DVDs.
 

So glad to know I'm not the only one! Everyone on this list seems so
well-behaved........... >:-D


Sarah

> It's been interesting to compare the finished episodes with the
> original scripts though (thanks Marc!) and I have to wonder whether
> any of the scenes desribed were actually shot and whether they still
> exist? Probably not :-(

Some of the scenes were definitely shot -- Fanderson has published
photos on the set where Roper goes through his security check,
and also of Lt. Harrington coming down to find Roper in his
quarters (on the inflatable bed).

But as to whether they still exist... I agree -- probably not.

Marc

IMDB shows George Cole's DOB as April 22, 1925. No death date, so I"m assuming he's still alive. : )

Jeff

moonbasegirl <[hidden email]> wrote:
--- In [hidden email], MICK DICKENS wrote:

> Agreed, Roper's wig was a bit obvious. However, since 1979, when
>I see this episode I keep expecting Roper to put a trilby on and
>shout "Terence!" when things get a bit rough.

:-D But he did *alot* of stuff way before even UFO - he was the
mute servant to Julius Caesar in the classic epic "Cleopatra" and
also had a recurring role in the "St' Trinians " film series. Is he
still alive? :-)




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