UFO chat

Hi to all,

At last I have finally received Vol 5-8.

I may be a little slower than the rest of you but I waited until it was
cheaper from Amazon (£32.97)than on Ebay.

In my teens when UFO was on its second showing in the UK, (starting with
'The man who came back',in 1974, (was it ever shown the first time around
?)) I taped all the episodes shown on to cassette tape (no videos then!) and
played them constantly, until I knew the dialog word for word.

In the mid 1980's, the Granada region restarted showing UFO again and I was
on the case with videos, fantastic...

Granada transmitted the whole series over nearly two years if I remember
correctly, at various very late night time slots, I always sent them letters
when they stopped showing UFO to ask that they continue and they were true
to their word.

The biggest shock was watching 'The Long Sleep' for the first time, I never
knew it existed, after 18 years it was like finding a forgotten episode !!
(not an April fool this time..)

It may not be the most interesting bit of information but at least I did my
bit in the 80's to keep it on the TV !

Regards
Keith

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I also just recently rediscovered UFO. This is a great group to belong to.
I was 10 when i saw it and got in trouble because it was on at 3am. All i
could remember was the theme song, the cool vehicles, and the walk of one of the
female techs in the opening credits. Please let me know when you are online
or give me permission to put you on my buddy list so we can chat. I was mad at
Staker when he let his son die in Priorities but i changed my mind when i
realised the transporter was carrying the mobiles and it was only a tv show.
Sometimes i get carried away but the show was cool for its time. bryan


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I was also 10 when UFO was broadcast in Spain. The problem was it was
at 3 pm, and I was bound to go to school!

Exactly like you, I was fascinated with the hardware, with Straker,
with the back of Ayshea walking through the headquarters, and with
Gabrielle Drake.

I only saw some episodes. I remember very clearly the first one, the
one in which Paul Foster was abducted, the death of Straker's son,
the hallucinations thereof in "Mindbender", plus several others, such
as "Court Martial" and "The Long Sleep". This one was not censored in
Spain: we haven't then the slightest idea of what LSD was! It
captivated me.

Some years latter, they released a movie made up of three
episodes: "The Cat with Then Lives", "Time Slip" and other I don't
remeber which it was. I remember Time Slip also fascinated me, all
the time worried about the drug Straker took, and wondering why he
has left behind Virginia Lake...

I think the reason he left Virginia Lake behind is because it was the 1970's.
Most Sci fi shows are geared to males and male heroes than females and
female heroes. Gerry Anderson did have respect for his wife and partner so some
females had greater roles. Leaving Lake behind because she had been knocked out
made since at the time. Look at Buffy today. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. SHe
is blond, petite, and deadly with a sword or any type of weapon. She also
has super strength and speed. SHe runs through her town not in a vehicle. But
Buffy is in the 1990's and 2000's. bsl


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