Was SHADO formed by Captain Scarlet?

I haven't seen Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions but it seems that
UFO is a sort of live action version of Captain Scarlet. Wasn't
Scarlet always protecting the earth from Martian invaders? Isn't
this, more or less, the same premise of UFO? I think that UFO was
based on the same basic ideas.

Speaking of carry-overs from old series, did you all know that
Space:1999 was originally planned as "UFO:1999." However, since they
wanted to sell the product to us Americans, where UFO was not well
known, they decided to go with an all new cast and format.

hazekel wrote:

> I haven't seen Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions but it seems that
> UFO is a sort of live action version of Captain Scarlet. Wasn't
> Scarlet always protecting the earth from Martian invaders? Isn't
> this, more or less, the same premise of UFO? I think that UFO was
> based on the same basic ideas.

Well, no, the premise of Captain Scarlet was more about Capt Scarlet
being able to come back to life every time he gets killed. I mean, he
dies in almost every ep, doesn't he? Were the Mysterons from Mars?? Been
a while since I've seen that show and I never saw them all ...

> Speaking of carry-overs from old series, did you all know that
> Space:1999 was originally planned as "UFO:1999." However, since they
> wanted to sell the product to us Americans, where UFO was not well
> known, they decided to go with an all new cast and format.

Well, actually, Space 1999 was originally going to be a SECOND SEASON of
UFO, but, alas <swoon> Weren't to be.

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--- In SHADO@y..., Yuchtar <yuchtr@e...> wrote:
> ... Were the Mysterons from Mars?? Been a while since I've seen
> that show and I never saw them all ...

One episode says that an Earth expedition to Mars found a Mysteron
base there. The Mysterons wanted to welcome the Earthmen in peace.
They aimed a telescope at the Earth men to look at them better. The
Earth men thought that the telescope was a gun, and decided to shoot
first to be safe rather than sorry. That made the Mysterons vengeful
and hostile, and they remained so. I suspect that the Mysteron power
base was small and not easily defended against serious attack once a
hostile force had reached it, so they decided by all means to stop
Man from going into space or reaching Mars again.

On 13/4/02 1:30 am, "Yuchtar" <[hidden email]> wrote:

Make that third season of UFO :)

Oh ... And BTW Captain Scarlet was set in the late 21st centry much like
Thunderbirds and Stingray before it ...

Gassy

> > I haven't seen Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions but it seems that
> > UFO is a sort of live action version of Captain Scarlet. Wasn't
> > Scarlet always protecting the earth from Martian invaders? Isn't
> > this, more or less, the same premise of UFO? I think that UFO was
> > based on the same basic ideas.
>
<< Well, no, the premise of Captain Scarlet was more about Capt Scarlet
being able to come back to life every time he gets killed. I mean, he
dies in almost every ep, doesn't he? >>

Oh my G... does this explain the basis of Kenny...?!

Carly
:-D

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