Posted by Murray Smith on May 11, 2006; 3:33pm
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Hello-tp1508065p1508073.html

James and Nat,

Thanks for your replies. You're right, James; 'Men in Black' was nearly
_three_ decades later. :)

Nat, I'll be interested in reading what you have to say about 'The Square
Triangle'; because I think that the plot is excellent, particularly the
conclusion, which I won't give away. :) I don't rate it as high as I could,
however, because of the guest stars' acting.

I'd certainly urge you to watch 'The Responsibility Seat', because it
encapsulates the SHADO idea of 'realistic' leadership, Alec Freeman and
Paul Foster having to deal with a crisis while Straker is away. In terms of
the Kirk idea of leadership, when 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' began,
the idea was to have Jean-Luc Picard stay on board ship, while Will Riker
would do the heroic stuff on the relevant planet, something that didn't
last long.

I agree that it was a pity there was not more time to find out about the
aliens and what they wanted. It reminded me of the series 'Odyssey 5',
which stopped after one season, at the end of which things were starting to
make sense.

I saw Peter Tuddenham at a convention some years ago. He was very nice, and
gave us all a taste of his computer voice. :)

I know the purple wigs are silly; but I suppose they're no more silly than
horsehair wigs on the heads of some judges. How does one try to explain
that strange Earth custom to an alien? :)


Murray