>
> As far as I know, there is no 'official' explanation of why the relationship
> between Straker and Henderson turned so antagonistic aside from it added to
> the tension between the characters so writers would have something to work
> with. A couple other ideas to toss into the ring - Henderson was expecting
> Straker to allow him to be an advisor and have a hand in running SHADO -
> something that would not have been good for the organization in the long run
> - and as time went on Straker went more and more against Henderson's ideas.
> It's also possible that Henderson had his own pet space projects and felt
> that SHADO was doing a good enough job keeping the aliens at bay that more
> space projects should be funded - but not if Straker had his way. (The
> tension in Conflict seemed very territorial - both men had astronauts in
> space and in a real sense Straker was telling Henderson that his
> (Henderson's) team wasn't cutting it in terms of keeping things safe.)
>
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> Just some thoughts - VBG
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> From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> David Penn
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:11 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [SHADO] Starker/Henderson Relationship Question
>
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>
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>
> Hello,
>
> I just joined this group at the suggestion of Marc Martin regarding a topic
> I posted at Fanderson. He thought my question might be a good topic of
> discussion here. This my original post, to which I will add soome additional
> info:
>
> "I recently pulled out some Dinky toys from storage to display in my "geek
> room".
> Amongst them are the SHADO 2 Mobile and Interceptor. this prompted me to
> watch
> some episodes of UFO, which I haven't done in a few years.
>
> Watching them again reminded me of a nagging question I've had since seeing
> the
> series in it's entirety decades ago. Has anyone heard of an official
> explanation
> of the change in the relationship between the characters of Straker and
> Henderson? During their brief scene together in "Identified" they are
> obviously
> superior and subordinate, but they seem to work without friction as a team.
> In
> the flashback scenes of "Confetti Check A-OK" they get on well, and
> obviously
> respect and admire each other. However, in every other episode, their
> relationship is barely tolerant at best, and downrght antagonistic and
> hostile
> the rest of the time.
>
> Obviously, the change occurs after the formation of SHADO, when Straker is
> put
> in command and Henderson is at the IAC. As shown in the episodes, many of
> the
> disagreements stem from funding for SHADO. Henderson takes a positive
> delight
> in denying Straker's requests and hindering his objectives. Since SHADO is
> partially Henderson's idea, the expense of the operation can't be his only
> motivation. There's something more personal lurking beneath. But unless I've
> just completely missed or forgotten about it, we're never really given an
> on-screen explanation for the change.
>
> Anyone got any information or ideas?
>
> Davidp"
>
> Some ideas were the natural antagonism between those who control the money
> and those who spend it, and the idead that perhaps Henderson turned bitter
> of not being given command of SHADO. It was pointed out the original draft
> of "Conflict" did not include Henderson, and the production team decided to
> bring him back as a foil for Straker.
>
> While I agree that these are all plausible motives, I still feel that there
> is/was a missing piece of the story. Since "Conflict" came closely after
> "Identified" in production order, the hostility seems quite believable.
> However, when we later get to "Confetti Check A-Ok" it's obvious thate's
> been a significant rift.
>
> I also suggested that if they had written Henderson as the father of Ed's
> estranged wife, Mary, and that he had been against the union, his
> disapproval of Straker would make a lot of sense ( especially given the way
> things turned out ).
>
> If there had been a second season of UFO, I wonder if they would have
> addressed this issue ( although since Grant Taylor's health was declining,
> they would have had to re-cast him with another actor ).
>
> Any thoughts, ladies and gents?
>
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