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In reference to the message posted to Denise, I've read a few interesting
things about male characters in other cult TV shows (if UFO is a cult, can I
be High Priestess?). For instance, I have a book about the production of the
Man from UNCLE in which the original producers stated they "on purpose" gave
99% of the romance stuff to Napoleon Solo. Their reason? The fan mail and
the depth of female keenness over Illya Kuryakin (aka David McCallum) was
such that the fans didn't want him with any other woman on the screen (they
wanted to keep their fantasies for themselves I guess). I was also
discussing some of this with the File 40 moderator who mentioned David
himself in an interview years ago said he "played" Illya in such a way that
Illya's sexuality was "in question." Now I cannot verify that. But, I
suppose the book with the producers' comments can at least suggest that the
character was so popular that women did entertain their own fantasies, and
the producers wished to cater to that segment of the show's fandom.
In the case of UFO, I'm sure a good many of us have had our own fantasies
(grin) about Straker, Carlin, Foster, Waterman, et al, and perhaps the
Andersons followed a similar formula. I like to see 'em lonesome and blue!
That way I get to feel terribly sorry for them......*SIGH*...... I also like
to work by the rule so many other TV shows utilized - don't pair off the
leading actors/actresses so you can subject them to a bunch of romantic
entanglements as the series progresses. It used to be quite a joke among
Trek fans to see how many of Kirk's conquests died, were killed off, married
off to other planetary rulers, etc. But, look at Stargate, Earth: Final
Conflict, most of the Trek incarnations post-TOS, etc - most of them
continue the same pattern.
However, in fan fiction, esp if a show is no longer in production, there is
a lot more freedom to expand the characters, and many writers do choose to
give the characters lives outside the mainstream of the show's s-f premise.
This permits the exercise of imagination (vbg) where Straker & Company is
concerned!
Pam
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