>
> > 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
>