Posted by Marc Martin on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/New-in-the-SHADO-Library-tp3037403p3065987.html

> Got it in one Marc. CCAOK did not tell us, I watched it again this
> weekend just to be sure. As I said before, it's all specualtion and
> conjecture and each viewpoint has pros and cons associated with it.
> I could make a case for or against each idea that has been put
> forward here. I do think it's an open ended issue. :)

Yes, I just watched CCAOK as well... I still say that 1972 is
a perfectly reasonable assumption for when Johnny was born.

We know from many episodes that it took 10 years for SHADO to
be up and running.

We know that SHADO is up and running in 1980.

Therefore, SHADO's approval (and Straker's wedding) must have
taken place in 1970.  

So the first part of CCAOK takes place in 1970.

We hear that it will takes months for Henderson to recover from
the car crash.  And we see that he does recover.

We hear that it will take months for SHADO HQ to be constructed.
And we see that it is constructed.

We hear that it takes 6 months of training for the initial
batch of recruits (and some of this overlaps with SHADO HQ
construction).  The meeting in Nina's apartment is after
that 6 months of training.  When Straker says "the worst
is over", he is referring to what the recruits must
go through, not that SHADO is almost up and running.

Mary gets pregnant, but when she falls down the stairs,
she does not appear to be 9 months pregnant.

So 1972 seems reasonable to me for Johnny's birth.

Of course, realistically it would have taken longer
to progress that far, but if we are being realistic,
SHADO wouldn't be up and running until 1995.  :-)

And I think Straker's treatment of Ford as recent
recruit to SHADO is still inconsistent with him
being part of the first batch of recruits.  With
Ford's tenure, he should actually be in charge
of something by 1980...  :-)

Marc