Re: UFO ANNUAL 1972
Posted by
TRT on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/UFO-ANNUAL-1972-tp4023946p4023949.html
It was a reference to the second series of UFO which ‘morphed’ into Space:1999.
UFO Series 1 was originally broadcast in the UK mainly in 1970/1971, matching the 1971 Annual (traditionally released just in time for the Christmas market and bearing the date of the incoming year as was common in at least the UK publishing tradition).
The 1972 Annual would, therefore, have been for UFO Series 2, which as we all know materialised as Space:1999. However as that was broadcast in 1975, I suppose the joke would work better if it was the UFO Annual 1976 that was being released.
Having explained the joke though, it is no longer a joke (if it ever was).
On 19 Aug 2020, at 15:30, Shado-cabinet [via SHADO] <
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Hi TRT
Please forgive the stupidity & ignorance of a 'newbie' like myself but I was wondering is the joke you made, is it a reference to some Fanderson publication called 'UFO-series 2', or are you just joking about the fact that 'Space:1999' was borne out of a proposed 2nd season of UFO that got rejected by the US TV executives? . The reason why I am asking is that there are continuation novels made by Powysmedia for Space 1999 called 'season 3'. I am just wondering have Fanderson done something along the same lines for UFO. I certainly do hope so - [btw sorry for asking about this :( ] ?