Posted by apecalypsenow on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Hi-to-everyone-Let-s-fix-the-bloopers-tp1508454.html

Hi,

I'm Colonel Apecalypse... a new member of SHADO. Quite frankly, I'm
Italian, and I've become a fan of this series (even if I'm still a
neophyte by a technical standpoint). My very first approach was in
2003, when a local TV channel aired some episodes... and I was
HOOKED forever by the '60ies design!

Lately, I purchased the Italian movies in DIVX format... I'll scan
the covers as soon as I can. You will like them, sure as hell!

Since I hate BLOOPERS, and can't really conceive that this fantastic
series gets a few ones... let's fix them through reasoning! Let's
show to the world that U.F.O. is a perfect product!

These are my "chops" (attempts) by the way:  


There are a few. Probably the most noticeable is in THE LONG SLEEP,
when Straker refers to a "Miss Ross". The original script gave
Catherine a last name of "Ross", but this was changed to "Fraser"
prior to filming -- unfortunately, one occurance of "Ross" managed
to slip by everyone involved in the production!

SURNAME... WAS SHE MARRIED OR DIVORCED? THAT COULD BE HER EX-
HUSBAND'S SURNAME...

In IDENTIFIED, Lt. Ford tells Straker that he's been with SHADO for
two years. Yet, during a flashback in CONFETTI CHECK A-OK, we see
that he was with SHADO ten years ago!

HE QUITTED SHADO AFTER SOME TIME, THEN RE-JOINED IT TWO YEARS
BEFORE...

In REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER, there is a major battle at the end, and
4 Interceptor missiles are shown to be fired, which is somewhat
surprising, since there are only 3 Interceptors with 1 missile each!

NEW EXPERIMENTAL INTERCEPTOR BEARING A TWO MISSILES SET.

In CONFETTI CHECK A-OK, there is a shot of Straker's futuristic car
pulling up to General Henderson's office. The problem is that this
is a flashback scene, and was long before Straker had a futuristic
car!

????? HE GOT THE PROTOTYPE AROUND THAT TIME! IS IT POSSIBLE?

In THE SQUARE TRIANGLE, an Interceptor attack on an incoming UFO is
called off, yet when they show the Interceptors about to return to
Moonbase, their missiles have already been fired!

WHO KNOWS? THEY FIRED THEM. JUST TESTING THE PYROTECNICS.

In COMPUTER AFFAIR, Astronaut Mark Bradley and Gay Ellis have dinner
together and are drinking a 1984 vintage wine. While not technically
a blooper, many fans regard this as a mistake, as this episode seems
to be early in SHADO's history, which would put it in the 1980-1981
time frame.

IS THIS 'HISTORY' A *CANON* BY THE WAY? MAYBE THE SERIES IS
DEPICTING A LONGER SPAN OF EVENTS... 1980-1984. MY GUESS

ARE OTHER BLOOPERS OUT OF THERE? HOPE NOT! PLEASE, TELL ME
MY "FIXES" ARE CORRECT, AND CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE NO MORE BLOOPERS.

MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE... HOPE TO BE WELCOMED AND ANSWERED.


T.C.