Posted by carly ward on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Confetti-Check-A-OK-Little-late-sorry-tp1505550p1505576.html


--- In [hidden email], "Hemmings, R.K." <rkh@l...> wrote:

>
> Sorry, April, but I agree with James. UFO *was* REALLY
> dark, and all the better for it.

Yes - which is why it was so difficult to position for transmission I
suppose. Not really a childrens' show... but produced by the
puppetmaster. Not really an adult show... because it's scifi which
revolves around shooting down ufos... did the Invaders pre-date ufo?
Can't remember. That was obviously adult but it wasn't focussed on
spaceships, was it?

Sitting here with the informed hindsight from watching tv for the
past 30 years, the premise of ufo could have been better served by
the writers - or better writers? They did develop some interesting,
ambiguous - dark - situations and 'Triangle' was one of
them. 'Closeup', for me, was another. But for whatever reason the
writers didn't / couldn't develop them as well as they might have.
(Or as well as we wish they had!)

UFO with a Straczynski-style arc / vision anyone? :-D

Carly