Posted by Matt on
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Cultural differences have absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. You would think that after six thousand some years of global conflict we would have learned that lesson by now.

UFO had a relatively small following in every country it was shown, had it been a super hit, I'm quite sure Gerry and the crew would have pushed forward with season two. The ratings were high enough that a second season was under consideration. I would speculate that the show has more fans now than it did during its first run. I have personally introduced UFO to many of my friends, and almost all of them enjoyed it. I don't know how UFO was shown abroad, but here in the United States, it did not get prime time slots on the big three networks. I suspect some of that had to do with the misconception that Gerry Anderson only did children's shows, and UFO was anything but.

As to gritty sci-fi, the 2004 remake of Battlestar Galactica made UFO look tame in my eyes. Of course one has to consider the thirty some years of evolution in the entertainment industry.