On Oxymorons

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>Welcome, Bryan!!
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>-- Yuchtar, the friendly Klingon
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>Now there's an oxymoron, if ever there was one.
>
>TAE

And didn't get flamed for it! When I said that last year, I got flamed.
Maybe Yuchy's getting soft... is it possible? A soft Klingon is just as
much an oxymoron as a friendly one. *grin*
Denise

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On 20 Aug 2002 at 15:42, Denise Felt wrote:

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replied to Yuchtar's welcome:
>Welcome, Bryan!!
>
>-- Yuchtar, the friendly Klingon
>
>
>Now there's an oxymoron, if ever there was one.
>
>TAE

And didn't get flamed for it! When I said that last year, I got
flamed. Maybe Yuchy's getting soft... is it possible? A soft
Klingon is just as much an oxymoron as a friendly one. *grin* Denise


She discovered it was pointless. asbestos/kevlar undies....

TAE


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See what I have to put up with, Marc???? What am I to do??


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THOU HAST BEEN FLAMED !!!!!!

HAPPY NOW?! <grrrrrrrrrrrr>

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Yuchy wrote:

> >HAPPY NOW?! (Grrrrrrrr)

Then James wrote:

>Yes<BHG>

Now Denise writes:

Yes. Thank you ,Yuchtar! It's all a matter of honor, after all.


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Alright folks, perhaps we've had enough chit-chat and flamethrowers
for the time being -- anyone got anything else to say about
IDENTIFIED, our UFO episode up for discussion? We've only got a few
days left until we move onto our next episode -- COMPUTER AFFAIR.

Marc

--- Marc asked:

> -- anyone got anything else to say about
> IDENTIFIED, our UFO episode up for discussion?

Well, Marc,

I wrote some comments one and a half years ago and maybe there are
some new members who are interested in them, too? :-) Here is what
catched my eye:

"Identified" is a typical Introduction-Episode (IMHO); they
show as much hardware and people the story can bear and let us know
why the Aliens come to Earth. And that's well done, I think. Here
is what I have noticed:

* Have a look at the escort man when he phones: he can speak into the
phone but can obviously not hear a word because of the surrounding
noise - and his helmet over his ears :-)

* In some scenes the UFOs don't sound like the UFOs in further
episodes - maybe they use different types (the new UFO Mark II e.g. :)

* I find the shot of the UFO flying above the trees great!

* BTW, what the Hell are the UFOs firing with? It looks like a Laser
or some kind of a ray(gun) but can a ray of this kind produce such an
explosion on solid ground?

* The photo of the UFO (taken by Peter Carlin) looks like a painting
to me.

* Hey, Asheya's got knock-knees ;-)

* Ever wondered what's written on the file Asheya is carrying with
her? Well, simply HARLINGTON-STRAKER PRODUCTIONS.

* Those were the days when environment-consciousness was a foreign
word... When Straker gets out of his car he throws his cigar on the
ground! Bad Ed! Fie! Today you would be called a polluter ;-)

* In this ep it looks like that Freeman should be the humorous
playboy type in the series (but, as we all know, Foster took over
that part - although he was less humorous :-)
(Oops! I can see a glare in Yuchy's eyes... I'd better run...)

* Impractical: Straker's whole office moves down like a lift -
isn't that a little bit costly? Despite the fact that everyone
outside can see the room lifting down and can therefore start to
wonder why... 8-

* Hehe, Straker must begin learning politeness some time - now he is
blowing the ashes from his desk on Freeman's trouser! :-)

* Lt. Ford did his (first) mistake - and is lying too! He explains he
is "just over two years" with SHADO but he was in "Confetti Check A-
OK", and that was at least eight years ago! But otherwise, if Ford
hasn't made the mistake, whom should Straker explain (and that's
necessary for the viewer) how SHADO works? Himself? :-)

* Shane Rimmer stars as Bill, the Seagull X-Ray pilot; he was
obviously enticed away from the CIA - you can see him as CIA Agent
in "Confetti Check A-OK"!

* As far as I can remember SID was spoken by a british TV announcer.

* The "Daily Express" Virginia Lake is reading shows the headlines
"Moongold?" and "China an Russia in new border flare-up".

* Are they really able to know where the UFO will land (the North
Atlantic in this case) when the UFO is deep in space yet, heading
for Earth? Besides, couldn't the UFO change it's course at any
time?

* Speaking of hardware: I personally like Straker's car, the
Skydiver, the Moonbase and the Interceptors, especially when they
are lifting off like dragonflies! (A girl friend of mine take this
comparison - I think it fits.) And of course I like the mobiles
(Moon or Earth, doesn't matter) too! Oh, and SID 8-)

* The three explosions of the Interceptor rockets are obviously
faded in and out.

* Seen? They use "Scotch" tapes at SHADO ;-)

* Sky 1 shots two missiles toward the UFO but only one explodes.

* Guys, this Alien will come back! I know it, because the
hospitalized Alien is performed by Gito Santana who will take the
role again in "Survival" - and then we will shoot him
properly! ;-)

* "The rapid ageing of the Alien is certainly connected with the
reaction of Earth' atmosphere on the body" tells Dr. Shroeder
- but in later eps the only one which is harmed by Earth`
atmosphere are the UFOs... or did anyone remember a wrinkled Alien
in other eps?

* The funeral scene is missing in the German TV version but not in
the German Super-8 version! But otherwise the Super-8 version left
out the scene where Gay Ellis changes her clothes... :-(

I hope this was of interest.

Christian

Christian writes:
>BTW, What the Hell are the UFOs firing with? It looks like a Laser or some
kind of Ray(gun) but can a ray of this kind produce such explosions on solid
ground?

Yes. It a matter of sudden change of temperture. I used to amaze friends by
causing rocks to explode by heating them with a gas torch. It works even
better if the rock is cold. So a ray that produces lots of heat hiting the
ground that is a colder temperture would explode the same way most probably
due to the moisture in the earth being turned to steam instantly.

>Hey Asheya's got knock-knees ;-)

How very gentlemanly of you to notice Ayshea's one minor flaw. I never did.

>Ever wonder what's written on the file Asheya is carrying with her? Well,
simply Harlington-Straker Productions.

You didn't think they would let her outside with a file saying SHADO, TOP
SECRET, DO NOT REMOVE THIS FILE FROM HQ UNDER PAIN OF DEATH! did you?

Well I see we both notice Straker blowing his cigar ashes on Freeman. You
had to wait all this time to see Gay change uniform. You poor deprived soul.
I'm sure it was worth the wait.

Another thing I remember noticing that no one else has mentioned is the fact
that Straker leave the door to his car open when he gets out and enters the
studio. Valet parking do you suppose?

James K.


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From: <[hidden email]>

> Another thing I remember noticing that no one else has mentioned is the
fact
> that Straker leave the door to his car open when he gets out and enters
the
> studio. Valet parking do you suppose?

Nah.
Nobody to remove the pole...

--Anny
;-)

Christian wrote:

>* BTW, what the Hell are the UFOs firing with? It looks like a Laser
>or some kind of a ray(gun) but can a ray of this kind produce such an
>explosion on solid ground?


The ray might be a magnetic plasma "sleeve" carrying an incredibly small
amount of antimatter. The "sleeve" ruptures when it strikes a target and
the antimatter annihilates whatever it comes in contact with.

Of course none of this takes into account the fact that the aliens still
can't hit the broad side of a barn . . .


>* Impractical: Straker's whole office moves down like a lift -
>isn't that a little bit costly? Despite the fact that everyone
>outside can see the room lifting down and can therefore start to
>wonder why... 8-


I've often wanted to see Straker's office at the end of the work day, with
the entire shift wearily piling into the office and heading home. The
elevator suddenly breaks down and everyone groans . . . until the realize
they can now peek through the files on Straker's desk computer (or play
Freecell).



>* Sky 1 shots two missiles toward the UFO but only one explodes.


And, fifteen or so miles further on, a British Airways pilot suddenly sees
something rapidly approaching on his radar. "Strewth!"

Michael

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From: "Michael Wolff" <[hidden email]>



Jee!
A multi$$$$$$$ organization would have only the boss' elevator for all the
operatives to enter the underground headquarters. Only one exit for
everybody...
Sure. I don't think I need to see all the other ones to infer that there are
more than that one. And I'm sure you can't see inside the office from
outside.
My kids in my class (who aren't the brightest by a long way as I'm in
special education) know how the 2 way mirror on one of the walls work...

Courtmartial the bunch of incompetents!
<snicker>

--Anny
8-

Thank you Anny for shining the light for those with their minds eye closed as
to Straker's window.

James K.


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I just watched IDENTIFIED on DVD again. I'm starting over for the 3rd
time this month on the first 13 episodes. (I hope the second set
comes out soon!)I love UFO--flaws and all. I hit puberty about the
time UFO aired, and quickly developed a crush on Paul Foster. Staker
was great, but Paul was the man! I still have a fondness for Michael
Billington.

I rate the shows on gadgets, outfits, alien sightings...and Foster
sightings.
5 on gadgets, 7 on outfits, 10 on aliens, and 0 on Foster. I give
IDENTIFIED a 7.

janada
femalefosterfan

Hi janada and welcome!

Paul was the man? A fondness for Michael? Femalfosterfan?
Nevertheless a 0 on Foster??? I hope you've forgotten the 1
before the 0, for there are some girls on this list who are real
Foster fans like you are obviously. And they take their fondness
verrryyy seriously :-)

Christian

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>Paul was the man? A fondness for Michael? Femalfosterfan?
>Nevertheless a 0 on Foster???

I think she meant that the episode gets a zero for the
amount of time Foster is in it. (I suspect that EXPOSED
will get a 10 on Foster)

Marc

--- In SHADO@y..., <memorymetropolis@w...> wrote:
> > was great, but Paul was the man! I still have a fondness for
Michael Billington.

Thanks for the welcome, Christian. But to be honest...I *still* adore
Michael Billington, I've got the UFO theme on my desktop right now,
and it's driving me absolutely mental that they haven't put out the
second DVD set yet!! There, I said it! ;-)

Thanks to Marc for quickly picking up on my rating system. And true,
EXPOSED and ORDEAL are definitely *10+*s on the Foster Meter!

janada
"FFF"
Foster Forever!

Hi Janada,
welcome to the group.

James K.(Ellis fan)


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