Re: Photo Galleries

Hi all,

Well, it appears that the thumbnails are the preferred option...

I've now updated the "Straker & Foster" and "Behind the Scenes"
photo pages with galleries:

http://ufoseries.com/straker/
http://ufoseries.com/behindTheScenes

Marc

Marc;
Looks great.
Steve Christensen


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Hi All :)

I was just watching 'Computer Affair', and although I must have seen it n
times over the last x years, I just realised I don't fully understand a
certain sequence.

When the 3 UFO's are hurtling in towards Earth, the Interceptors are sent
out to destroy them, only they only manage to get 2 of them. Astronaut
Mathews is killed when his interceptor is on a collision course with the
remaining UFO.

Question: Does the UFO actually collide with the Interceptor, destroying it
and the pilot? Or, does the UFO fire upon the hapless interceptor, or... ?

On watching the episode and the subsequent enquiry (including at the end
Straker's new report that stated 'had Gay Ellis employed normal SHADO
procedure, they would have lost all 3 interceptors') it is implied that the
interceptor was destroyed as a result of a collision... But, surely at the
speeds involved, the UFO would have surely been destroyed as well (even if
it was the slightest and briefest touch)... or, am I being too picky.

I suppose the UFO was damaged on landing in Canada, but it didn't seem to be
too serious, as the alien did manage to land the UFO however abruptly...

Just wondering.... any ideas/observations?

Best to all,

Griff

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

> Question: Does the UFO actually collide with the Interceptor,
destroying it
> and the pilot? Or, does the UFO fire upon the hapless interceptor,

Good question.
According to SID the situation is described as..
"Impact confirmed,Interceptor One Destroyed".
This would imply collision with the UFO, but it is seen a
short time later trying to avoid Skydiver apparently still intact.
After being hit by Skydiver it finally crashes but the Alien
occupants seem to be none the worse for wear exchanging shots
with the SHADO mobile crew.
If what SID says is correct, the UFO should have crashed
immediately, but it's survival does not support what SID said.
Having the UFO fire on Matthew's Interceptor and destroying it
would have been the best way to explain the later scenes,
but the UFO flies in filling the screen then an explosion
is seen.

Also in "The Responsibility Seat" when Alec Freeman is in charge,
SID gives us another Red Herring. Three UFO's approach and two
are destroyed by the interceptors, the third one surviving and
according to SID it changes course, but still apparently heading
towards Earth. Later SID announces a stationary sighting in Earth's
atmosphere, but it turns out to be a weather balloon much to Alec
Freeman's embarrassment.
As far as I can gather the fate of the third UFO is not disclosed
during the rest of the episode.

It just goes to show you have to take what SID says with a grain
of salt, except when he reported...
"I've been hit, I ' v e b e e n h i t I
I I I i i i i i i"

Kevin.

The only way that I can think of, is similar to comets. As they are
traveling extremely fast, they have shockwaves that proceed it. Hale-Boop's
was visible thru telescope's.
Hence the interceptor could have been destroyed by a similar shockwave
proceeding the UFO. The shockwave could have destroyed it and the UFO having
very minor damage.
Now this is just a theory. But one that seem's more likely then a direct
impact between two objects.

Steve Christensen

--- In [hidden email], "Steve Christensen" <christensensteve@h...>
wrote:
> The only way that I can think of, is similar to comets. As they are
> traveling extremely fast, they have shockwaves that proceed it. Hale-Boop's
> was visible thru telescope's.
> Hence the interceptor could have been destroyed by a similar shockwave
> proceeding the UFO. The shockwave could have destroyed it and the UFO having
> very minor damage.
> Now this is just a theory. But one that seem's more likely then a direct
> impact between two objects.

That would have been my answer too - though this would seemingly contradict the
production notes about the Interceptors firing ahead of the UFOs and the blast
shockwave in their trajectory destroying them. If the UFOs deployed some form of
protective field (surely necessary at superlight velocities) then we have a clear
contradiction...

Shaqui

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.
.

What if it was not the actual "Shock Wave" that destroyed the UFO but something that is natualy created by the nukes blast, that would overload the sheilds.
If I remember my basic physics correctly, don't nukes throw off six diffrent forms of Hard Radation, not to mention EMPs, heat, light and a buch of sub atomic particles like quarks.
Perhaps the UFO sheild or exterior of the craft is made of something that has a natural weakness to one of these effects.
Useing a Trek comparison, the Sheilds transmited a certain percentage of any impact to the ship as Sympathic Virbation. Perhaps the UFO sheilds function in the same manner, and something in the nuke is able to cut thru the sheilds as the nuke used in Balance of Terror was able to get through the Enterprise's shields.
Or maybe we are all barking up the wrong tree and the UFOs don't have energy sheilds.
They uses superfast sensors, tied into the nav system to avoid anything bigger then a grain of sand. Or perhaps these sheilds can only be deployed at speeds beyond that of light.
Who knows what kind of Quatom Physics the Aliens have come up with over there.

Shaqui <[hidden email]> wrote:
--- In [hidden email], "Steve Christensen"
wrote:
> The only way that I can think of, is similar to comets. As they are
> traveling extremely fast, they have shockwaves that proceed it. Hale-Boop's
> was visible thru telescope's.
> Hence the interceptor could have been destroyed by a similar shockwave
> proceeding the UFO. The shockwave could have destroyed it and the UFO having
> very minor damage.
> Now this is just a theory. But one that seem's more likely then a direct
> impact between two objects.

That would have been my answer too - though this would seemingly contradict the
production notes about the Interceptors firing ahead of the UFOs and the blast
shockwave in their trajectory destroying them. If the UFOs deployed some form of
protective field (surely necessary at superlight velocities) then we have a clear
contradiction...

Shaqui

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Hi All,

I'm beginning to feel old... Even though I was only 5 when UFO was made...

Anyway, yesterday was Peter Gordeno's (Captain Carlin's) 65th birthday....

Happy Birthday, Peter

Best to all,

Griff