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Denise commented
> I,ve been with this group for just over a year now, and the field seems to
be about evenly divided between those who love UFO for its great models and <
special effects and those who love it for the characters. (Although there
is an occasional stray one who can't decide between Skydiver and Paul
> Foster, so there you have it!) As a fellow storyteller, I love UFO for the
characters. Anderson introduced us to some absolutely *human* people in<
UFO, and their lives very quickly came to matter a great deal to us. Set
> against the mysterious and deadly aliens, these characters became even
larger than life. I've lived with Straker, Foster, and Co. in my
imagination since I was 11. And they still intrigue me. It has been said
that UFO was the precursor of X'Files, and in a way, I suppose that's true. <
> X'Files also was insightful, intelligent, and had some really sexy lead
characters. *grin*
But Anderson didn't stop there. He added those great models (which I
thought at 11 were real) and special effects, and put them all in a setting <
that was visually beautiful. Never has science fiction been treated so
> well. Which may perhaps be why fans of UFO still love it after all these <
years.
Denise
I,d agree with you about the precursor to the X-files.I suppose the X-files however had to deal with UFO,s in a more abstract fashion in keeping with conspiracy theories and conflicting ideas about what UFO,s actually are.For instance are
UFO,s a modern scientific response (unconscious response) to the need for meaning given the relative unacceptability of traditional spiritual beliefs to most
people.Its a point of discussion that could occupy countless hours,suffice to say that I much prefer the straightforward approach taken by Gerry Anderson.
For me UFO is Romance while the X-files tries to convey a grim unknowable truth.
Despite its intelligence it lacks (for me) any appeal.Yet UFO touched on the mystery of UFO,s in many of its episodes. The government coverup premise was of course also given a much stronger basis in fact.
One of the main objections to UFO was that its characters were rather wooden.To a certain extent I think this is true,however this was more the fault of the script editor than the actors, who I think were all excellent given that the majority of the time they had to play second fiddle to models and effects and were fighting with
scripts that at times were less than a little credible.Despite this handicap however I think the storylines were generally very good , sticking tightly to the format and
maintaining a strong sense of menace in the form a faceless,mysterious and
almost supernatural Alien presence.
Regards Mark
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