Posted by Deborah Rorabaugh-2 on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Anouska-Hempel-was-in-UFO-and-Space-1999-tp3128136p3131003.html

Just as a thought - maybe one of the reasons these characters are so
misunderstood is that Sheybal and Ventham were sometimes so subtle in their
performances. It's a sideways glance rather than a frown, a stillness where
someone else might emote large. And sometimes those things are hard catch on
the small screen.

Plus we never did get any background on why and how Jackson 'changed sides'
to become a SHADO doctor/researcher rather than Henderson's spy.

I suspect one of the other 'problems' is that the writers didn't have a good
one phrase handle for either character - Straker was 'the boss, all
dedication', Freeman was 'SHADO's conscience and Straker's counter-weight';
Foster was 'the young brash buck on Straker's side'. But Lake didn't seem to
have a quick niche and Jackson went from 'eyes and ears of the world' to
'wild theory guy with a touch of Doctor McCoy'.

 

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From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Matt
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 3:50 PM
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Subject: [SHADO] Re: Anouska Hempel was in UFO and Space 1999

 

 

I think Jackson and Lake were two of the most misunderstood characters in
the series. Jackson had deep sense of humanity and spirituality, and Lake
had a warmth that was not readly apparent on the surface.

I love some of the looks that Virginia gave Ed!

The series is full of these subtle hints, it really set the bar to a new
height.

--- In [hidden email] <mailto:SHADO%40yahoogroups.com> , "Deborah
Rorabaugh" <momkat@...> wrote:
>
> Since I had to go through all the DVDs for the frame caps, there are some
> really subtle things in some episodes. Jackson gets such a bum rap
> sometimes, but if you watch him in Reflections, you can see his
disapproval
> of Straker's actions towards Anderson. Foster just seems to go along with
> dosing Anderson up, but you KNOW Jackson's not good with it but he's going
> along with in anyway. *grin*
>
> And maybe that's one of the reason's UFO has had such lasting power - some
> of the performances were so superbly nuanced. The little double takes from
> the operatives when things were getting weirder than usual, Jackson's 'mad
> doctor' mode. Foster's 'get back to your seat' look. The little things
that
> make it feel like you know these people.
>
> And Lake's glares in Straker's direction. *grin* How can you not love a
> woman who obviously cannot believe Straker just said something so asinine?
> *grin*





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