Posted by bryan legg on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/show-s-setting-in-1980-s-tp1504848p1504896.html

I thought UFO did great as far as vehicles went. Space 1999 did greatwith Moonbase Alpha and the eagles. In UFO the computers were not futuristic enough because no one knew what computers would be like in 1980. On Space 1999 the computer dispaly was completely unintelligible. Even in Yr 2. Maya still had to read computer cards. I did a close up on the computers display once and it was silly. But I still love both shows and plan to watch them as much as possible. When I was in high school one of my teachers said that to watch science fiction you have to be willing to suspend yourbelief. That is what i do. I love the stories not the technical aspects.  

Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I wrote the question because I was looking a pic of Strakers car
> which to me still looks futuristic by today's standards.

Yes, but back in 1969, the Anderson's didn't know that the show
would still look futuristic in 2004! They overestimated how
fast many things would change.

On the flipside, look at those banks of computers in SHADO, with
their paper printouts. Those don't look very futuristic in 2004...

Marc



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