Oops, dont know how I missed this string before, sorry I guess
someone beat me to this question. I too am thrilled that my favorite
show is coming back! I am a bit worried though. In recent years
several classic Sci-fi shows tried to resurface. I cant stress enough
the importance of keeping the original magic of the show and not
changing the format too much. At least keep the UFO's and Skydiver
somewhat the same. Reading polls I see that many of you find the
hardware your favorite aspect of the show.
I do realize that the show has to be updated somewhat for the current
times HOWEVER, attempts to do so of late have been disastrous. The
only show that has managed to cross the barrier has been Star Trek.
But notice they kept the same cast in the movies, the Enterprise
looked much the same but sleeker and up dated, yet still the same
ship etc. Now then to the disasters. The Invaders was another
popular show with a cult following that demanded a resurrection. I
was there when the news came THE INVADERS IS COMING BACK, WITH ROY
THINNES, etc. The same excitement here was there with the movie and
hopes of a new series. Unfortunately Thinnes had little more then a
cameo in the series. Gone where the neat Invader ships, the cool way
they disintegrated, Thinnes's draw for the show. The movie bombed
with fans, other then Thinnes's short appearence as Vincent the movie
didnt even remotely resemble the old series. Bomb number 2: Lost in
Space- Again due to a great amount of fan interest a movie finally
surfaced, and again the original cast only had cameos. The script
was poor and the hardware only gave us brief glimpses of what was,
the magic was gone, and that as they say was that.
If UFO 2 also chooses to take a new direction and abandon much of
what made the show magic for the original fans, then they better hope
the new audience really goes for it. It is good to note that Phillip
is a big fan of the original series and hopefully he will demand much
of the same high quality production values, scripts and acting that
Gerry and Sylvia gave us before. The key is to give us more of the
same but tweak it a bit so it doesnt look dated. I hope this one is
as promising as I think it will be!
> >That's very interesting! But what does it mean for the
> >possibility of a DVD release ..? Does it mean that Carlton
> >don't know have the right to release UFO on DVD? Or have
> >they merely given (or sold, presumably) Phillip permission to
> >use their copyright for a limited time?
>
> That's a good question! I assume that Carlton still holds
> the copyright on UFO, but I've asked that question of Helen,
> and she'll forward it to Ed Bishop, and perhaps eventually
> we'll get a 2nd or 3rd-hand reply!
>
> --
> Marc Martin, marc@u...
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