SHADO HQ/Harlington-Straker Film Studio.

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SHADO HQ/Harlington-Straker Film Studio.

Kevin Lazenby-3
I can`t agree with the comment that an ultra secret military base below a
film studio is illogical and impractical.

There are a lot of things that are covered by very high official secrets:
who`s to say that such bases, in the same vein as SHADO HQ, don`t exist.
The only people that do know, are on a 'need to know' basis. We could
argue for ever & a day that such places don`t exist in 'real life', but we
wouldn`t know any better, unless a person does know about things & breaks
the Official Secrets Act.
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Mark Rogers
Hi, all.

In regard to Kevin's comment:

>I can`t agree with the comment that an ultra secret military base below a
>film studio is illogical and impractical.

I think my problem with this is that Straker is head of both the studio
and head of SHADO; I mean, there are only so many hours in the day...

--
Mark.
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Mark Rogers
Hi, folks!

r.e.:

>Remember he comes across as a
>hands-off kind of guy, (you see this in Conflict ) and only infrequently does he
>watch a screening like he did in Reflections or meet his actors like in
>Mindbender.
>Amelia

Hi, Amelia.

As you say, the show's creators address the issue of Straker's double
role in the series (There's also Howard Byrne's significant: "You're a
hard man to pin down, Ed Straker," in MINDBENDER) - and make it work, I
agree, but...

I just feel that it's a flaw in the show's concept - born out of
necessity, according to FANDERSON, because the first idea proved
expensive (I'm sure you know about the Pentagon-style secret base
thingy?).

As it is, the Film Studio thing is fun, and well exploited in the show
(COURT MARTIAL is another story which uses it well), but, realistically,
when your staff have got the fate of the world in their hands, and are
fighting an enigmatic adversary, burdening them with the problems of the
film industry seems unnecessarily distracting...

--
Mark.
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Scott McIntyre
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I actually found it amusing that no one noticed an entire building
descend into the ground whenever Straker wanted to go into SHADO HQ.

Scott



--- In [hidden email], Mark Rogers <mark@h...> wrote:
> Hi, all.
>
> In regard to Kevin's comment:
>
> >I can`t agree with the comment that an ultra secret military base
below a
> >film studio is illogical and impractical.
>
> I think my problem with this is that Straker is head of both the
studio
> and head of SHADO; I mean, there are only so many hours in the
day...
>
> --
> Mark.
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jamesgibbon
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"Scotty Boy" wrote:
> I actually found it amusing that no one noticed an entire building
> descend into the ground whenever Straker wanted to go into SHADO HQ.
>

Hello and welcome, Scott,

The entire building doesn't descend, just Straker's office. The
exterior stays where it is, a bit like a lift shaft.
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screwedmorethenonce
I don't know. Considering some of the other strange things that have occured at H-S, painting Strakers car green, man hunts, cat hunts and the like, would a sinking building be all that odd?

James Gibbon <[hidden email]> wrote:"Scotty Boy" wrote:
> I actually found it amusing that no one noticed an entire building
> descend into the ground whenever Straker wanted to go into SHADO HQ.
>

Hello and welcome, Scott,

The entire building doesn't descend, just Straker's office. The
exterior stays where it is, a bit like a lift shaft.






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Re: SHADO HQ/Harlington-Straker Film Studio.

Scott McIntyre
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Really? I never realized that. I guess that's because
of the lack of exterior shots of it happening (and why
would they show us a shot of a building doing
nothing?). Cool.

I found Straker to be the most fascinating character,
perhaps because they gave him more to do. His personal
life is a shambles, filled with tragedy because of his
dedication to SHADO. As such, he's become quite cold,
but does allow his human side to peek out in moments
of quiet. Ed Bishop really brought him to life.

Scott

--- James Gibbon <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The entire building doesn't descend, just Straker's
> office. The
> exterior stays where it is, a bit like a lift shaft.
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SumitonJD
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Sorry for the triple no message but the computer is acting really weird
tonight!

Okay what I was going to say was"Painting Straker's car green?" Which
episode was that? Or has someone been inhaling the the glue while building their
model of Skydiver, or Moonbase?

Welcome Scott! Don't mind the insanity. It grows on you after awhile<g>

James K.


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