It's interesting to note that computer data paranoia
is still with us. We still have problems today in
relying totally on computer data. As the old saying
goes "garbage in, garbage out". If the data is flawed,
the analysis is flawed. Complete reliance on computer
generated analysis where humans are concerned is never
a good idea. <g> Of course, there are those who feel
the computer is infallible .. who are just a wrong as
those who want nothing to do with the machines.
The whole race thing was difficult in that ep. Even in
1970 when I watched it the first time, that bit rang
wrong. It was too 1960's in flavor, or skinhead in
flavor if you're looking at today, and unless
Schroeder was looking for a reactiong to that overt
racist hostility, it should never have been voiced.
(And the Dr. would not probably have been working for
SHADO in the first place <g>)
Mind you, sometimes writers err in their
extrapolations and think current time instead of
future time, even with guidelines.
Good analysis. Enjoyed it muchly. Agree that the
alien's shriek in this is eerie and disturbing,
especially since one was beginning to suspect the
alien's could not speak ... the sudden breaking of the
silence was a very telling moment. Mind you, why
Straker seemed to think they could speak English is
beyond me ......... (strange forshadowing of things
like Stargate where they always speak English? LOL)
Sounds like the changes in the script hurt the show
more than they helped, although I've always liked the
banter between Alec and the ladies, not professional,
perhaps, but given the stresses of their situation,
understandable. And given the era of production,
covert operatives were always on the make ... when
they had time for operations is sometimes a mystery
.... LOL
enough rambling
dragon
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