Posted by James Gibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Revealling-the-set-tp1507074p1507080.html

On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:13:59 -0000
"rchrd_cmbs" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> In one episode Straker goes crazy and smashes through his office set
> revealling the cameras and we then get to see the framework set of
> skydiver and moonbase, we see everything which somewhat loses the
> magic and mystery of the show, does anyone know why this was done? why
> they decided to expose the behind the scenes images, of the actual UFO
> sets, i found it most surprising and equally disapointing!
>

Yes, I totally agree, Richard. It's meant to represent a hallucination
of course; the episode you're referring to is 'Mindbender'. However, no
viewer can possibly have watched it without thinking "well, that's the
actual Moonbase set" and so on; the magic and illusion of UFO is
deconstructed before our very eyes. It was an original idea, but one
which failed. Although it's well-regarded by some fans, it's actually a
rather poor episode.

James

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