February 27 Montreal Mirror (Vol. 18, No 37):
<<Sci-fi freaks and fans of Gerry Anderson, the genius behind such TV
oddities as the Thunderbirds and Space: 1999, will not want to miss
snatching up a copy of the boxed set of UFO. This cult British TV series
didn't last for long (one season), but it is a truly hallucinogenic,
visionary creation.
The show was set in the far off and distant future of 1980, when a moon
station had been established and when an alien race stalked the earth,
trying desperately to kidnap humans to harvest their organs. It actually
takes a fair bit of studying to figure out precisely what the threat to the
Earth and its inhabitants is, but hey, this show's very murkiness makes it a
fine precursor to the-Truth-is-out-there-but-we-really-don't-know-what-it-is
aura that hangs over The X-Files. In his excellent reference book Total
Television, Alex McNeil suggests that the series' lack of success was due to
the fact that "many of the shows seemed incomprehensible to American
viewers." I confess to thoroughly enjoying UFO's strange, almost Pinteresque
dialogue, as the gang who works at SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence
Organisation) struggle to battle malicious extra-terrestrials. And even if
you find the plots too confusing, the opening sequence (and the pop-y score
that accompanies it) as well as the set and costume design are worth a
rental, at very least.>>
http://www.montrealmirror.com/meat/vidiot.html
Locked
