UFO on UK Sci-Fi Channel in May 2001

Hi All,

The UK Sci-Fi Channel's "Coming Attractions" page indicates that UFO
will be broadcast in May (not February):

http://www.uk.scifi.com/tvhighlights.htm


And I see that our 2nd round of episode discussions is getting off to
a poor start... not a single comment yet on our first episode
IDENTIFIED?!!

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

Hey, how bout that Ed guy in Identified? That uniform and the blond hair
and the briefcase - cool stuff!

8-D

Okay, how bout this: any military types know what the ribbons and
insignia stand for? I know the flight wings and Bird Colonel insignia,
but what's that thing on his right breast? Tiger thinks he recognizes a
longevity ribbon, a commendation ribbon and perhaps a marksmanship
ribbon? But he's not sure. And there are no clusters on any of the
ribbons I can see in the pictures. (yeah yeah - must watch the ep -
tonight - promise!)

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>Hey, how bout that Ed guy in Identified? That uniform and the blond hair
>and the briefcase - cool stuff!

At the recent Fanderson "Century 21" convention, someone from the
audience asked Ed Bishop a question, something like "What is it like
to be the coolest guy on television". Ed was a bit surprised at this
question, as he thinks of Straker as being a "hardass" and quite
unlikable. However, I do think that the scene near the beginning of
IDENTIFIED where he drives up to work in his cool car, in his cool
white suit & sunglasses is probably *the* scene that qualifies him as
the coolest guy on television.

--
Marc Martin, [hidden email]

Marc wrote:

>However, I do think that the scene near the beginning of
>IDENTIFIED where he drives up to work in his cool car, in his cool
>white suit & sunglasses is probably *the* scene that qualifies him as
>the coolest guy on television.

I don't think the term 'cool' was used yet in those days (in that
particular meaning) - or was it?
Not quite a comment about Identified, but your comment got me curious, Marc.

CU

Lieve



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--- In [hidden email], Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote:
>
> And I see that our 2nd round of episode discussions is getting off
to
> a poor start... not a single comment yet on our first episode
> IDENTIFIED?!!
>

Hi Marc!

Well, as a matter of fact, I watched my video last weekend and
made some remarks about this ep but I must translate it and therefore
it will take a little time... {:-] But it's coming soon, Marc! I
swear... well, better not :-)

CU Christian

> >However, I do think that the scene near the beginning of
> >IDENTIFIED where he drives up to work in his cool car, in his cool
> >white suit & sunglasses is probably *the* scene that qualifies him as
> >the coolest guy on television.
>
> I don't think the term 'cool' was used yet in those days (in that
> particular meaning) - or was it?
> Not quite a comment about Identified, but your comment got me curious,
Marc.


When I was a kid growing up in California, the term 'cool' was reflective of
the way Marc used it to describe Ed 's appearance and the car. I believe the
slang term of 'cool' even goes back to my parents teen years.

I hope to watch Identified this weekend and submit my comments.


Ron

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Hey Rob - DNA fingerprinting did start in the 1980's and don't forget the
UFO story supposedly takes place in the 1980's - nice slither out of that
one! Pam
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>From: Rob Hemmings <[hidden email]>
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: [SHADO] IDENTIFIED
>Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2001, 8:29 PM
>

If you want explosions, go talk to the people over at volition.com. (I.
think that's the addy for the game company.) Just found out my almost
16 yr old is the exofficio manager of disinformation for them.

Just think what Meddings could have done with the CGI power these game
companies use.

"Hemmings, R.K." wrote:

Lieve wrote:
I believe it was used as long ago as the '50s in the USA at least
- it was almost the entire premise for the TV programme 'Happy
Days' :)

Sorry to join in the thread so late - just got back from holiday
in Hong Kong, where it's a lot warmer than London is this
evening.

James

I agree with James - the term "cool" has been around for many years. Beat
writers like Jack Kerouac were considered "cool" for their way of dressing
and living, their inattention to societal expectations, etc. As James
commented about "Happy Days" - the Fonz was the "coolest" dude on TV!

As for Straker being "cool" even his surname is unusual (I've never heard it
before or since UFO anywhere) and I wonder if it was "created" for the show
by the Andersons, the same way Roddenberry believed he was creating the name
"Spock" for one of his characters (it was only after the show went on the
air he learned about the now famous pediatrician Benjamin Spock. Roddenberry
reportedly liked "Spock" because it was one syllable and it "sounded"
strong.

Pam

In message <[hidden email]>, Pam McCaughey
<[hidden email]> writes
>
>As for Straker being "cool" even his surname is unusual (I've never heard it
>before or since UFO anywhere) and I wonder if it was "created" for the show
>by the Andersons, the same way Roddenberry believed he was creating the name
>"Spock" for one of his characters (it was only after the show went on the
>air he learned about the now famous pediatrician Benjamin Spock. Roddenberry
>reportedly liked "Spock" because it was one syllable and it "sounded"
>strong.

Well, Pam, I did hear the name Straker rear its wonderful head in 1974
(2 years after I first watched UFO) and I was in Portsmouth, England,
visiting the H.M.S. Victory. I was given a history lesson: The first
man to assist Lord Nelson after being shot was a Captain Straker.

I also think a few people on this list could tell you about the number
Strakers they have seen (Carly? Sheila?)
--
Suzanne Sutherland
La Grande

Suzanne wrote:

> I also think a few people on this list could tell you about the number
> Strakers they have seen (Carly? Sheila?)

Yes there are at least 2 Strakers in the current issue of Who's Who a UK
publication.

Sheila

"A dEdicatEd Ed Strakerite"

"Sheila Holton-Brown" wrote:
> Suzanne wrote:
>
> > I also think a few people on this list could tell you about the number
> > Strakers they have seen (Carly? Sheila?)
>
> Yes there are at least 2 Strakers in the current issue of Who's Who a UK
> publication.
>

Yes, it is an English name, not common but I've seen it a few
times. But what IS a Straker exactly? Most English names
ending in 'er' refer to a historical trade, eg people called
Cooper are descended from someone who used to make wooden
barrels for a living.

James