Posted by M Michael on
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Matt the idea of Straker's son John never died
intrigues me also. I wrote a short miniseries outline script for it in the
1990's. It's around here somewhere. It seems like I remember sending
Albert Hasting a copy of in Australia years ago in the 90s. Great guy.
Let's see it went like: John Straker has now
taken over the command of SHADO. The Shado base has now moved on to the Moon
and/or Mars. The Alien's are not really from another world, but from our
future. This would explain how they could use our bodies as Dr. Jaskson ever
changing and evolving theory suggest. This would solve the problem of bacterial
and other bio problems between species. Com. Gay Ellis was still around and she
help Straker raise John. She became his mother so to say. Paul Foster was
killed. Alec Freeman now has Gen. Henderson's position. Also push around the
idea that Gay was Straker’s love child from his High School/college days. This
is why he had a fatherly interest in her.
I think I had the
story opening with Com. John Straker waiting in a field where his father Com.
Straker going with the Alien's in one of their time craft (UFOS) when he was
younger. Com. Straker had been contacted to meet with a group of Alien's earlier
who were in revolt with the Alien's who were coming back in time to use us for
body parts. The rebel Alien’s wanted Com. Ed Straker to go to the future to
hopefully stop their assault.  John is
waiting for his father's return at the exact time his father gave him 20 years
in the past when he left to go with these Alien's. The Craft returns and Com.
Ed. Straker jumps out of the craft looking no older than when he left 20 years earlier.
Yelling for his son, now Commander John Straker to run!
Sounds like a Fringe episode
now. Anyway even though I had changed some concepts from the original show it
explained aspects never seemed to fit for me. It was a fun experiment.
Martin Michael
 

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Subject: [SHADO] Re: Starker/Henderson Relationship Question
 

   
 
This is how I saw Henderson and Straker. I posted this on Deb's SHADO forum about a year ago.

The constant conflict over SHADO finances by the irresistible force (Straker) against the immovable object (Henderson) is a staple in the UFO universe. Their battles over the monetary situation, is the stuff that legends are made of.

In fact, I see these two men as being much more alike than either of them care to admit. I do believe that under the surface they have mutual respect and even admiration for one another, but that relationship is constantly strained by the very real needs of SHADO against a very real limit in financial resources. I see their battles as more of a stress relief than real adversity. The one exception would of course the episode Conflict where they both seemed to be on the opposite side of the coin. In the end, they realize how much they have in common. Straker offering to walk him to his car was very telling, at least to me.

In Timelash, Henderson called Straker SHADO's most vital piece of manpower, with told me that his opinion of the Commander was still in the stratosphere despite the differences that the two men endured. He reaffirms that opinion in Mindbender when he mentions Straker's dedication as being a monkey on his back. The statement was, in fact, a backhanded compliment.

Henderson is really in a much more difficult position than Straker, as he has to justify the enormous expenditures, both operational and capital, to the international community that is supporting the IAC. It's a given fact that very few people outside the IAC would have knowledge of SHADO's existence and Henderson is in a never ending battle of securing resources through countless black projects and creative accounting. (Why do you think the government pays ten thousand dollars for a toilet seat?)

Mike, I have to admit being quite intrigued by your idea of Henderson being responsible for Mary's marrage to Rutland, however, the concept that John did not really die, but was hidden would make a hell of a story plot bunny. *grin*

Matt

   
     

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