As I sit here typing away on my iMac after telling Alexa to turn the lights on, it becomes clear to me that the future I was anticipating in those far off summer holidays of 1971, has been well and truly exceeded. Gerry Anderson’s tv shows were the window into the future for me and my pals in those days of yore. The standout show for us was
Thanks for the quotes Steve! Although it sounds as if I'm taking the piss I genuinely love UFO – one of those rare series that actually gets better as it goes on. Timelash is stunning – ingenious concept and the action never lets up. And Mindbender is as nutty and (literally) fourth wall-breaking as anything Patrick McGoohan dreamed up in The Prisoner.
Loved it (when I could find it shunted around the ITV schedule), more serious yet also more preposterous than Space 1999. I prefer the vehicles on UFO though. I bought the (Australian?) boxset a few years ago but haven’t dared watch it in case it destroys my memory of it.
I think I've probably seen it when it was repeated, but can't really recall it at all, although the pictures you posted look familiar. However, I recently got the box set for free, and am even more eager to get to watching it now!
Those dark helmets scared me. My excuse is that I was 6 years old. Thanks for the photos and videos -- now I'm going to have to watch some episodes on Amazon Prime. Those silver outfits imprinted on my brain and I still like them. The purple, identical haircuts, not so much.
Thanks for the quotes Steve! Although it sounds as if I'm taking the piss I genuinely love UFO – one of those rare series that actually gets better as it goes on. Timelash is stunning – ingenious concept and the action never lets up. And Mindbender is as nutty and (literally) fourth wall-breaking as anything Patrick McGoohan dreamed up in The Prisoner.
Loved it (when I could find it shunted around the ITV schedule), more serious yet also more preposterous than Space 1999. I prefer the vehicles on UFO though. I bought the (Australian?) boxset a few years ago but haven’t dared watch it in case it destroys my memory of it.
I think I've probably seen it when it was repeated, but can't really recall it at all, although the pictures you posted look familiar. However, I recently got the box set for free, and am even more eager to get to watching it now!
Those dark helmets scared me. My excuse is that I was 6 years old. Thanks for the photos and videos -- now I'm going to have to watch some episodes on Amazon Prime. Those silver outfits imprinted on my brain and I still like them. The purple, identical haircuts, not so much.
I love all of the Gerry Anderson shows, and SF in general, but somehow I never got to see this one. Must fix that!