still a hopeless romantic

Hi, I just wanted to let the group know I feel much more energized
now. Thank you Pam for your kind interest in my health. I'm sorry the
whole UFO2 deal lost momentum. I think I'll contact Mr. Anderson
myself soon and thank him for the inspiring work he's done over the
years. As I recently wrote to Marc Martin, I think a live-action
Captain Scarlet major motion picture should interest the money men in
Hollywood. I make no apologizies for being a romantic. Also, I'm sure
Ed Bishop would still look commanding on the small screen.

Dear Stephen - hope this e-mail means you're doing well health-wise again!
While Capt Scarlett could be of interest to $ men, I think UFO has an even
stronger premise and I'd more inclined to "push" that idea. I did e-mail Mr.
Anderson (at his fanderson site) and the other gentleman who'd attempted the
1996 UFO reunion program. I've been telling my friends here in Canada that
UFO was a "precursor" of sorts to certain aspects of the X-Files, trying to
get them interested in accessing the web sites devoted to the show, and I'm
hoping to get the Space Channel here in Canada as a Xmas gift from my hubby
so that if they start re-running UFO I'll be all ready for it.

Please don't apologize for being a "romantic"!! I feel that those who love
and respect the original UFO series would cheer to see UFO resurrected, and
I agree - Ed Bishop could still play Straker with a very commanding
presence! I saw film captures of him from a Highlander program a couple of
years ago and he still looks "the part." If William Shatner and Leonard
Nimoy could play Kirk and Spock respectively in advancing age (and wisdom),
I'm sure Mr. Bishop and Mr. Billington could do so.

I have a personal question to ask Stephen - what is your take on UFO slash?
I find it appalling, but some UFO fans seem to adore it. Any feedback?

Thanks, Pam McCaughey
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>From: "Stephen Greaney" <[hidden email]>
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>Subject: [SHADO] still a hopeless romantic
>Date: Tue, Nov 14, 2000, 9:35 PM
>

Hi, I just wanted to let the group know I feel much more energized
now. Thank you Pam for your kind interest in my health. I'm sorry the
whole UFO2 deal lost momentum. I think I'll contact Mr. Anderson
myself soon and thank him for the inspiring work he's done over the
years. As I recently wrote to Marc Martin, I think a live-action
Captain Scarlet major motion picture should interest the money men in
Hollywood. I make no apologizies for being a romantic. Also, I'm sure
Ed Bishop would still look commanding on the small screen.

<<<< Hi. My name is Karen, and I'm new to the List, so please excuse my
ignorance, but I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to fill me in
what's mentioned above. Are these just dreams and hopes or a very real
possibility? All I can say is I'm hoping very much indeed that the hopes and
dreams WILL become a reality!!!

By the way, I agree that Ed Bishop would still look commanding on the small
screen!!

There's nothing wrong with being a hopeless romantic. After all, it's our
dreams which keep things alive in our hearts and minds and very often it's
thanks to us that those dreams really do become a reality in the end!!

I'm really looking forward to being able to share my enthusiasm and
dedication for the show, Mr Anderson, and the cast and crew with other like
minds. It sometimes feels like I've been waiting my whole life to be able to
find a List like this! Thanks for having me "abaord"!!

Another hopeless romantic.....Karen


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Pam McCaughey said:

Dear Stephen - hope this e-mail means you're doing well health-wise again!
While Capt Scarlett could be of interest to $ men, I think UFO has an even
stronger premise and I'd more inclined to "push" that idea. I did e-mail Mr.
Anderson (at his fanderson site) and the other gentleman who'd attempted the
1996 UFO reunion program. I've been telling my friends here in Canada that
UFO was a "precursor" of sorts to certain aspects of the X-Files, trying to
get them interested in accessing the web sites devoted to the show, and I'm
hoping to get the Space Channel here in Canada as a Xmas gift from my hubby
so that if they start re-running UFO I'll be all ready for it.

Please don't apologize for being a "romantic"!! I feel that those who love
and respect the original UFO series would cheer to see UFO resurrected, and
I agree - Ed Bishop could still play Straker with a very commanding
presence! I saw film captures of him from a Highlander program a couple of
years ago and he still looks "the part." If William Shatner and Leonard
Nimoy could play Kirk and Spock respectively in advancing age (and wisdom),
I'm sure Mr. Bishop and Mr. Billington could do so.

I have a personal question to ask Stephen - what is your take on UFO slash?
I find it appalling, but some UFO fans seem to adore it. Any feedback?

Thanks, Pam McCaughey

<<<< Hi Pam, Hi Stephen, I hope you don't mind me (Karen) responding to
your messages, but I found what you said to be particularly intriguing.

I agree with you entirely that UFO would make a more interesting idea than
Captain Scarlett, especially considering the connections that it has with
X-Files etc. But it would HAVE to have the original actors playing the roles
to make it work!! Captain Scarlett's success would wholly depend on choosing
the correct actor to play the role, and I do think that would be practically
impossible, all things considered.

Perhaps it would interest everyone to know that UFO is currently being shown
again here in Germany. Dubbed into German, unfortunately, but mostly uncut
(for a change). It's part of their "cult TV evening", which also includes a
showing of
"Space 1999". I find it fascinating, and definitely a sign of the times (when
people seem incapable of creating anything new and of value but are searching
for really quality, unique shows from the past), to discover that the cult
evening have record audiences and that both the series have acquired a whole
new fan following. Definitely a sign, I think, that a new series of UFO, or
even a film, would be a huge success!!!

On the subject of UFO slash, may I ask you, Pam, why you find the idea
appalling? I've read a lot of stories in the past, and find them fascinating.
As long as they're well written, and are dealing with the love aspect of a
relationship and not simply sex, then I find them an interesting and valuable
addition to fandom. However, though I accept and enjoy reading such stories,
I do not find any hint at all in the series that such a relationship between
any of the characters coduld be possible. (In comparison to the strong hints
in the original Star Trek series, and in the old 1970's cop series Starsky &
Hutch.) I find the possibility of Straker and Foster being together a
fascinating one, but...?

I, too, would be very interested in hearing of any comeback and reactions to
your comments. And to mine!

Peace.....Karen

Hi Karen - thanks for logging on! Please check out Marc's UFO site
especially - It's SUPER! Cram-packed with all kinds of goodies! It took me
days and days to check out everything Marc has compiled on his site!
http://ufoseries.com if you haven't yet been there!

There was an attempt in 1996 to do a UFO2 series or movie, which
unfortunately did not come to fruition. The series premise is, in my humble
opinion, a precursor in many ways to today's X-Files and I feel the
storyline, characters and ideas are very interesting. One thread of comment
on this site has been how many of UFO and Star Trek's techno-gadgets have
been developed in the "real world" - items such as cordless phones, Delorean
autos (the gullwinged cars), video-conferencing, - UFO and Trek -
communicators, hypo-sprays for medications, tricorders, etc.

I've been e-mailing Mike Billington, Gerry Anderson and the fellow who first
tried to put the reunion series together recently - I just found these sites
myself about 3-4 weeks ago! Mike's site is available on a link through
Marc's site in What's New, I think.

Please make yourself at home!

Pam McCaughey