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Natasha Bell

disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

Hi everyone,

If I angered or offended anyone with my UFO comments I would like to
appologize as it was certainly not my intent. I am a Science-
Fiction fan and UFO is one of my all time favorite series. I love
the characters and the entire concept behind the show. The concept
for UFO is as ingenius in my view as that for Battlestar Galactica;
they are stories that can be told over and over and expanded on.

First and foremost, UFO is entertainment. But like ALL good Science-
Fiction is has a root in science, and roots in fantasy. It wouldn't
work without it. I am certainly not "trying to drag UFO through the
mud", but to speculate on what could have been done better (or
worse).

The sad part is that there was so few good Science-Fiction in the
late 1960's. I'm just nineteen, and perhaps the older members here
are familiar with shows I am not from that ear. UFO was one of the
best, as was Invaders (which I also love). That straight pinky was
just too cool!! There were some others, but the one most people
associate with this time is Star Trek. The characters were great,
but the special effects *shakes head*, UFO is much better in that
respect.

I guess my favorite Science-Fiction film from that period is 2001: A
Space Odyessy. UFO didn't have the budget that MGM gave 2001 to
work with. Speaking of clumsy computers, Kubrik got it wrong as
well with HAL9000. The world of UFO is actually much closer to
realty than the near utopian world of 2001; and the totally utopian
world of Star Trek.

Claire, I'm not the Tasha you're thinking of as I'm not married.
sorry.

Hugs,
Tasha :-)

davrecon-3

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

----- Original Message -----
From: "Natasha Bell" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: [SHADO] disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

> Hi everyone,
>
> If I angered or offended anyone with my UFO comments I would like to
> appologize as it was certainly not my intent. I am a Science-
> Fiction fan and UFO is one of my all time favorite series. I love
> the characters and the entire concept behind the show. The concept
> for UFO is as ingenius in my view as that for Battlestar Galactica;
> they are stories that can be told over and over and expanded on.
>
> First and foremost, UFO is entertainment. But like ALL good Science-
> Fiction is has a root in science, and roots in fantasy. It wouldn't
> work without it. I am certainly not "trying to drag UFO through the
> mud", but to speculate on what could have been done better (or
> worse).
>
> The sad part is that there was so few good Science-Fiction in the
> late 1960's. I'm just nineteen, and perhaps the older members here
> are familiar with shows I am not from that ear. UFO was one of the
> best, as was Invaders (which I also love). That straight pinky was
> just too cool!! There were some others, but the one most people
> associate with this time is Star Trek. The characters were great,
> but the special effects *shakes head*, UFO is much better in that
> respect.
>
> I guess my favorite Science-Fiction film from that period is 2001: A
> Space Odyessy. UFO didn't have the budget that MGM gave 2001 to
> work with. Speaking of clumsy computers, Kubrik got it wrong as
> well with HAL9000. The world of UFO is actually much closer to
> realty than the near utopian world of 2001; and the totally utopian
> world of Star Trek.
>
> Claire, I'm not the Tasha you're thinking of as I'm not married.
> sorry.
>
> Hugs,
> Tasha :-)
>

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Hey Tasha, it's me.....

I, for one, love the chance to counter punch with other people on the
science, ideas, and shortcomings of the show, that's what I find fun
here.... so ignore those crusty ol' sourpusses and keep it comin'.....

You're only 19 ??? Figured you were 30 something the way you wrote!
8-0

Aysea's pink outfit..... Rrrrooww!

....Sorry, don't be offended....

Dave H.

starfire05

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

In reply to this post by Natasha Bell

In a message dated 16/02/04 07:04:51 GMT Standard Time, [hidden email]
writes:

> so ignore those crusty ol' sourpusses and keep it comin'

yeah, Tash - don't let us ol 'sourpusses' put you off - just thought we had a
right to air our grievances too that's all, but maybe not.

Claire

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Stuart

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

In reply to this post by davrecon-3

I don't know how some one who claims to be a fan can do nothing but
tear the show apart.

jamesgibbon

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

In reply to this post by Natasha Bell

"Natasha Bell" wrote:

> First and foremost, UFO is entertainment. But like ALL good Science-
> Fiction is has a root in science, and roots in fantasy. It wouldn't
> work without it. I am certainly not "trying to drag UFO through the
> mud", but to speculate on what could have been done better (or
> worse).

I'm not personally in the least offended, indeed I myself have
occasionally attracted criticism for over-enthusiastic nitpicking.

But to address your comment about what could have been done better,
'more realistic' isn't necessarily 'better'. If a situation such
as UFO is based on ever did arise, I've no doubt that a secret base
wouldn't be established under a film studio. As you say, (if we
decided to fight them at all - and the casualties from UFO
incidents as shown in UFO appears to be considerably lower than
those from road accidents) then existing military infrastructure
would be used. Aircraft carriers and army bases are more secure
than film studios, and military vehicles coming and going from them
attract no raised eyebrows.

But that wouldn't make for a great TV programme, would it?

Natasha Bell

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments (to Stuart)

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--- In [hidden email], "Stuart" <stuart@i...> wrote:
> I don't know how some one who claims to be a fan can do nothing but
> tear the show apart.

Hi Stuart,

I think your critism is overly harsh. I love UFO, it is one of my
all time favorite Sci-Fi series.

I don't really know what you mean by "...fan can do nothing but
> tear the show apart." because I did nothing of the sort. Perhaps
I have my own vision of how UFO should have been. I would have
loved it to concentrate more on the characters personal lives than
it did. I guess that is why I love the episode Confetti Check, A-
OKAY.

The character's seem like all such straight arrows, completely
dedicated to the task. I would have loved to have had a scene where
Col. Foster is cooking in the kitchen and comes up with a solution
for something that was eluding him. Perhaps Commander Straker
shaving one morning in his bathroom grumbling because he worked a 16
hour day and just got to sleep and has to get up again. How about
Gaye chatting with Nina over dinner on the Moonbase that the vending
machine is out of hose, or which one of the pilots is the cutest. I
would have loved to have seen these little human touches which go on
in everyday life.

I'm sorry Stuart if I offended you, but I do take offense at your
comment about me being a fan. However, your vision of UFO doesn't
necessarly have to match mine.

Hugs,
Tasha :-)

Natasha Bell

Re: disappointment or anger at my UFO comments

In reply to this post by jamesgibbon

--- In [hidden email], James Gibbon <james.gibbon@v...> wrote:

>
> But to address your comment about what could have been done better,
> 'more realistic' isn't necessarily 'better'. If a situation such
> as UFO is based on ever did arise, I've no doubt that a secret base
> wouldn't be established under a film studio. As you say, (if we
> decided to fight them at all - and the casualties from UFO
> incidents as shown in UFO appears to be considerably lower than
> those from road accidents) then existing military infrastructure
> would be used. Aircraft carriers and army bases are more secure
> than film studios, and military vehicles coming and going from them
> attract no raised eyebrows.
>
> But that wouldn't make for a great TV programme, would it?

Hi James,

That is exactly why I love that aspect of UFO. The idea to put this
ultrasecret HQ under a public place like a film studio is nothing
less brilliant! I love the cat & mouse games Straker and the others
have to play to get to work.

I love the sequence where Commander Straker comes to work. He gets
out of his car, walks to the door. "Good Morning Sir".. "good
morning"... "Good Morning Sir"... "good morning" .... and finally
arrives in Mrs. Elands office and she says.... "Good Morning" :-)

The built in blind is what I love about UFO. Everything is hidden,
and nothing is really what it seems to be.

Tasha :-)