Re: Over-analyzing this thing?
Posted by
James Gibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Conflict-tp1510316p1510361.html
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:15:07 -0700 (PDT)
Susan Smith <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Does anyone else think that all of this talk about one
> or two of only 26 episodes, 35 years after they aired,
> may constitute wildly over-analyzing the situation?
>
> What I mean is, this show is pretty straightforward.
> Trying to discern minor subtle personality differences
> between characters that even the writers of the show
> could not have possibly fathomed is a little absurd,
> is it not?
>
> I can see how fans of some show such as "Dark Shadows"
> with 1200+ episodes can glean little things out that
> others may not know, but I can't see that with UFO.
>
> In short, I think you folks are just looking for
> things that are simply not there.
>
You're absolutely right, Susan, and although it's fun to
analyse the scripts for clues about personalities and
relationships, it does require suspension of disbelief,
and it's well worth remembering that almost none of the
conclusions we reach were actually intended by the writers,
so - well said.
James