People by Last Names: LBibliographies. NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at. Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest. UFO Series Frequently Asked Questionsfrequently asked questionsby Marc Martin, last updated 1. June 2. 00. 5Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the 1. British. science fiction television series UFO. I have attempted to answer questions which are introductory in nature. If you have any comments or. FAQ. please contact me at marc@ufoseries. Watch 1,150 movies free online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries and other films, created by some of our greatest actors, actresses and directors. Permission is granted to freely copy and distribute this FAQ, on the conditions. What's New? All updates from the previous version are highlighted in red. Questions. What is "UFO"? What is the basic storyline? What is the appeal of UFO? Is UFO available on video/DVD? What are some other ways I could see UFO? In finance, a foreign exchange option (commonly shortened to just FX option or currency option) is a derivative financial instrument that gives the right but not the. The System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the U.S. government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use this site for FREE to.
Why do the women on Moonbase wear purple wigs? What about Straker - - is that a wig or Ed Bishop's real hair? Is there more than one Skydiver? Why do the Interceptors have only one missile? What did the Aliens want? What can you tell me about those futuristic automobiles? Why does everyone drive on the wrong side of the road? Why do several of the regular characters suddenly disappear? Are there any bloopers in the series that I should look for? How can I get a UFO episode guide? What is the correct episode order? Why did UFO only last a single season? Was it poorly received? Is UFO related to SPACE: 1. Anderson production? What is "INVASION: UFO"? Whatever happened to the cast members? What kinds of UFO merchandise has been released? ![]() Where can I get UFO videos, merchandise, and collectibles? What fan activity has there been? Where are there UFO discussions & files on the Internet? Questions & Answers. What is "UFO"? UFO is a 1. British science fiction television series about a secret military. Earth from Alien invaders. The series was created. Gerry & Sylvia Anderson, who previously created the "Supermarionation". TV series in the 1. THUNDERBIRDS, FIREBALL XL- 5, etc.), and would later. SPACE: 1. 99. 9. UFO was filmed in 1. September. 1. 97. England and September 1. America. The series ran for only a single season. What is the basic storyline? The series is set in what would have been ten years in the future - - the early. It had been discovered that Aliens are coming to Earth and kidnapping people. A secret military defense organization named SHADO ("Supreme. Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation") is set up and is just becoming operational. SHADO's main headquarters is secretly hidden beneath a London film studio, and. SHADO personnel double as film studio employees as a cover. SHADO also has a. Moonbase") and a fleet of submarines ("Skydiver"). Incoming UFO's are detected by an Earth orbiting satellite ("Space Intruder. Detector", or "SID"). An initial interception attempt is made in space. Interceptors launched from Moonbase. A second attempt is made in the Earth's. Sky One") launched from Skydiver. Landed. UFO's are tracked down with ground Mobiles. SHADO is run by the extremely dedicated Commander Ed Straker. His seconds in command. Col. Alec Freeman, Col. Paul Foster, and Col. Virginia Lake. Moonbase is often. Lt. Gay Ellis or Lt. Nina Barry. The episodes are typically about SHADO's attempts to thwart the Alien's plans. Alien's various ploys to disable SHADO or kill its commander. Recurring themes. SHADO security, keeping SHADO properly funded, and the effect. SHADO's operatives. What is the appeal of UFO? UFO. appeals to different people for different reasons. Some fans love the. SHADO's futuristic ground, air, and space. Others love the character of Commander Ed Straker, whose. There. are many other good reasons to like the series, including great. Is UFO available on video/DVD? In the past few decades, various episodes of UFO have been released on home. However, in 2. 00. UFO was completely remastered and. DVD in England, America, France, Italy. Japan! Plus during 2. UFO on DVD in Germany and Australia! In England, Carlton Visual Entertainment released UFO on DVD in. The remastering job is stunning, and. These DVDs also include a. Gerry Anderson. (IDENTIFIED) and Ed Bishop (SUB- SMASH), lots of never- before- seen. SHADO and it's main characters. Although this is being marketed as a Region 2 DVD, the discs are in. Region 2. countries with the PAL video standard (e. Australia). In America, A& E Home Video released UFO on DVD in two large sets, and then later repackaged these discs in a "UFO Megaset". These sets use the same superb transfers seen on the British set, and. Gerry Anderson & Ed Bishop commentary. In addition, they include commentary from Mike Billington and. Alan Perry on KILL STRAKER and Sylvia Anderson and Wanda. Ventham on TIMELASH. They also include the few short deleted scenes. British set, plus additional goodies - - raw audio from the SID. KILL STRAKER, and a. TIMELASH. However, it. British set, like the. It does include some photo galleries, but unfortunately. In France, TF1 Video released all 2. UFO in one large box set. This set can be viewed in English with French subtitles. French. Unfortunately, the video & audio quality is rather poor. MPEG encoding has. This set does not contain any commentary tracks, but it does. Ed Bishop & Sylvia. Anderson (both from 1. INVASION: UFO, and merchandise galleries. In Italy, Cult Media released UFO in two large sets. The. English mono, Italian mono, and Italian 5. Extras include animated menus, behind- the- scenes. Gerry Anderson and Ed Bishop (subtitled in Italian), merchandise. Italian UFO compilation movies. The first set came in two different versions, a standard and a deluxe. The deluxe version included an extra disc with the. INVASION: UFO, a 3. Ed Bishop. and 5 minutes of footage from Italian UFO conventions. In. Japan, Tohokushinsha released UFO in two large sets. The episodes. Japanese or. English audio. This set is unique in that the English audio is a. Each set comes with a small color booklet. Unique. SHADO Secret File" (in. Japanese), a 6. 0 minute Fanderson "UFO Documentary" (English with. Japanese subtitles), and the graveyard sequence from THE SQUARE TRIANGLE. They also include some of. Prior. to the DVD releases, episodes of UFO had been released on home video. England, America, and Japan. In England, many of the episodes were. VHS tape, and all 2. In America, only 8 episodes were ever. VHS tape in the 1. In Japan, several episodes. VHS tape in the 1. See FAQ#2. 2 for suggested sources. What are some other ways I could see UFO? In. the 1. 99. 0's, there were isolated instances of UFO being broadcast around. BBC2 in the UK, the Sci- Fi Channel in. America, and also on channels in Australia, Japan, Germany. Italy, and New Zealand. However, there haven't been reports of. UFO being broadcast in the past few years, so the DVDs appear to be the only option for. Besides, with the DVDs the episodes are uncut, and the picture quality can't be beat. Why do the women on Moonbase wear purple wigs? The purple wigs were simply part of the women's Moonbase uniforms. Wigs were very popular in the late 1. Sylvia Anderson envisioned that wigs. Sylvia designed the Moonbase outfits and. There have been attempts to give the wigs some sort of scientific explanation. Moonbase. command sphere equipment. However, besides being rather farfetched, these explanations. Col. Foster never needed any protection while he was in. Moonbase! 7. What about Straker - - is that a wig or Ed Bishop's real hair? Ed Bishop has dark hair, so his hair was initially bleached for the first few episodes. However, to prevent damaging his hair with repeated bleachings, he was given a blonde. Ed Bishop owned the Straker wig. To get a better idea of what Ed's real hair looked like at the time UFO was made. DOPPELGANGER, aka JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN. And Ed Bishop was not the only male wearing a wig on UFO, as George. Sewell (Col. Alec Freeman) and Michael Billington (Col. Paul Foster) also wore wigs. Several episodes were made before Michael started wearing his wig, so you can spot. Is there more than one Skydiver? Yes. Skydiver 3 and Sky 4 are featured in the THE PSYCHOBOMBS episode. However. this episode and a statement in CONFETTI CHECK A- OK about a "fleet of submarines". Skydiver One is often referred to as simply "Skydiver", implying. Of course, one might suppose that there was only one. Skydiver in SHADO's early days and more were built later, the fourth being operational. THE PSYCHOMBOMBS. However, this was never mentioned in the series. Why do the Interceptors have only one missile? The one- missile Interceptors have been criticized by many fans as not being very. UFOs to make it past Moonbase. Incidentally, while the series was in pre- production, the original intent as described. Interceptor missile would break apart into. UFO would hopefully. However, the special effects in the series do not really support this. What did the Aliens want? The reason the Aliens kept coming to Earth pretty much remained a mystery. In. IDENTIFIED, Straker theorized that the Aliens might be a dying humanoid race which. Earth to extend their own lifespans using human. In ESP, one of the characters who seems to be speaking for. Aliens confirms that their planet is dying, and they mean no harm to the people. Earth. However, in THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES, some doubt is introduced as to whether the. Aliens are humanoid at all, as the remains of an Alien body appears to be 1. Dr. Jackson theorizes that the Aliens may not be humanoid at all, but. This theory backed up in this episode as the Aliens appear to have. However, the Alien's behavior in some episodes remains confusing. Like when they. planted bombs in THE LONG SLEEP, or tried to wipe out all life on Earth in DESTRUCTION. This is simply not consistent with their previous statements that they wish no harm. Earth, nor is it consistent with a race that requires a large supply. What can you tell me about those futuristic automobiles? Straker's and Foster's futuristic automobiles were originally designed by Derek. Meddings for the movie DOPPELGANGER (aka JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN), and. UFO. Life- sized clay models were built by German auto. Alan. Mann built the cars for 8.
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