UFO Episode Discussions -- COURT MARTIAL

Hi all,

With things being so hectic for me recently, I forgot to
move our UFO episode discussions along to the next episode...

COURT MARTIAL

So, does anyone have anything they'd like to comment
on about this episode?

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

> Hi all,
>
> With things being so hectic for me recently, I forgot to
> move our UFO episode discussions along to the next episode...
>
> COURT MARTIAL
>
> So, does anyone have anything they'd like to comment
> on about this episode?

Well it's on Sci Fi in the UK this Sunday! That's all for now.

Sheila

Still UFO Crazy crazy crazy crrraaazzzzy!

Marc, still waiting to hear from you about the coffee
mug possibility.
Jason
--- Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Hi All,

Okay, our 2 weeks are up for discussing the UFO episode
COURT MARTIAL. Next up is...

CLOSE UP

So, anyone got any comments they'd like to make on
this episode?

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

Hi Marc,

Well, this is an episode you either love or hate -
usually hate...

No real interaction between the regular characters
(which is what you really 'tune in' for)... totally
about the technology (such as it is)...

Satellite follows 'u.f.o.' back to home planet...
where ? end shots of series seem to suggest '10th
planet' of solar system rather than somewhere halfway
across the galaxy... ditto for the months taken for
photos to be transmitted back to Earth...

My least favourite episode (but then, I don't like
sci-fi anyway, and much prefer people-based drama to
kiddie space cadet soap opera)

end of rant (for now !),

Andy

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Marc Martin wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Okay, our 2 weeks are up for discussing the UFO episode
> COURT MARTIAL. Next up is...
>
> CLOSE UP
>

We have an expression in England .. not sure if it means
anything in the US - 'After the Lord Mayor's show' ..


James :)

>Satellite follows 'u.f.o.' back to home planet...
>where ? end shots of series seem to suggest '10th
>planet' of solar system rather than somewhere halfway
>across the galaxy... ditto for the months taken for
>photos to be transmitted back to Earth...

I think the end credits sequence is supposed to
be symbolic -- the final planet shown *is* the
Alien planet, but it's not really that close
to the Earth & moon...

(although, as a kid, I thought it was supposed
to be Mars)

Also, according to the UFO "writers guide" (published
in old issues of Fanderson's "FAB" magazine), the
Alien planet is supposed to be in the Alpha
Centauri solar system (the nearest solar
system to our own)

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

After the Lord Mayor's Show means nothing here Jimbo.

Care to enlighten us. I have a bet with Amelia on this one.

James K.

James wrote:

> After the Lord Mayor's Show means nothing here Jimbo.
>
> Care to enlighten us. I have a bet with Amelia on this one.
>
> James K.
>

Well traditionally after the Lord Mayor's show, since there
would be a lot of horses involved, there was a lot of, er,
'manure' to clean up afterwards! So the expression has come
to represent any situation where something really good is
followed by something that's quite bad. Often used in
sporting journalism when a team has a good result one week
then gets hammered the next, but appropriate here as well.

So it's my roundabout way of saying, after discussing a great
episode - Court Martial - it's time to talk about a real
stinker - Close Up.

Who wins the bet? :)

James

So far its a tie.

James K.

Project Barry with Dolores Mantez will be the next new ISOSHADO event
for October 2001 in Italy.
News at: http://www.isoshado.org

--
Angelo Finamore / ISOSHADO
--

Angelo, you guys at ISOSHADO are blessed getting visited by Gabrielle and
Dolores in the same year. Tell the truth whom in your organization sold
their soul.


James K.(the very jealous)

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Straker was definately flirting with Lt Ellis, but then who can blame
him? Whether you like this episode or not you certainly get some nice
views of Lt Elis less the wig (but short skirt and trim figure) - one
of my first crushes I think ? As we used to say 'One for the dads' ?!.

What I always thought about this episode was if the Aliens were more
advanced why didn't they detect the probe and why not just blow it
up?.

JPS

Andy Lovie <[hidden email]> wrote:-
> ... Satellite follows 'u.f.o.' back to home planet... where ? end shots of
> series seem to suggest '10th planet' of solar system rather than somewhere
> halfway across the galaxy ...

A planet of our Sun that far out would be an iceball and far too cold for UFO-
aliens or anything else to live there.

The Dan Dare space series that was written in tne Eagle comic in England in
the 1950's started with a policy to stay within our Solar Systam, and so had
to put humanoid aliens in sone unlikely places (e.g. Saturn's moons, and
Triton (a satellite of Neptune)) before its writers realized that they had to
allow an FTL drive into the story and go to other stars.

--- In SHADO@y..., finamore@s... wrote:
> Project Barry with Dolores Mantez will be the next new ISOSHADO
> event for October 2001 in Italy.
> News at: http://www.isoshado.org


Wow! makes me wish I lived in Italy. Unfortunately I will be traveling
to Texas in preparation for operative training, er PhD work, that
month.

Nina was actually my favorite of the Moonbase ops. Strictly business,
no nonsense, but very personable once you got to know her. She also
wore her purple wig much better than Ellis or Harrington. Be sure and
put up lots of pictures for us!!

Hi all,

So, does anyone have anything left to say about the UFO episode CLOSE
UP? If not, then we should turn our attention to the next UFO
episode up for discussion -- CONFETTI CHECK A-OK!

Marc

So - since it's been so quiet - does anyone have anything to say
about this episode? Here's the description from Marc's site to
refresh your memory:

CONFETTI CHECK A-OK -- After a SHADO operative has a baby, Straker
recalls his own marriage of ten years ago. His marriage starts out
happily enough, but becomes strained as he spends all of his time
away from home working on the creation of SHADO. How can he make his
wife understand that he's being faithful without compromising SHADO's
security?

For one, does anyone recall where the title came from? I haven't
watched it lately (can't stand the ex-Mrs. Straker) but I can't
recall the meaning right off the top of my head.

Bill


--- In SHADO@y..., Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> So, does anyone have anything left to say about the UFO episode
CLOSE
> UP? If not, then we should turn our attention to the next UFO
> episode up for discussion -- CONFETTI CHECK A-OK!
>
> Marc

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>For one, does anyone recall where the title came from? I haven't
>watched it lately (can't stand the ex-Mrs. Straker) but I can't
>recall the meaning right off the top of my head.

Mary checks Straker's head for confetti after they headed out
from the wedding reception.

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