Author: Ed Straker
Gerry Anderson: Identified Commentary – Part 1
(Time: Screen Action at start of the commentary by Gerry Anderson) 00:10 (Opening Sequence. Typewriter) UFO was made in 1970. That’s thirty years ago. I had made some nine television series for Lew Grade all featuring puppets and we were beginning to drown in our own product and Lew one day said to me ‘Gerry, I think the time has come for you to turn to live action’ And so…
Ed Bishop: Sub-Smash Commentary – Part 1
0.10 (Opening sequence) That was our resident alien that we had there , he was in every episode that they required an alien. Gito Santana and it was great to go out to have lunch with him . He’d sit there with his eyes y’know and he’d be talking about his agent or ten percent. Or whatever. This is a fantastic opening. Really grabs you. This incidentally is one of…
Back in the Saddle
It is with relief that I can inform our readers that the recent action by our enemy forces met with only limited success. After extensive re-configuration of our adiestator systems and off-world tamardilitors we were able to fletarate the programme and regain control. We regret any distress caused to our readers and assure you that all steps are being taken to ensure that this unfortunate incident does not occur again….
Dragon*Con by Anthony Taylor
I’m Anthony Taylor, author of The Future Was Fab: The Art of Mike Trim, and I’ll be appearing at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA (USA) September 2-5. There will be some UFO and Gerry Anderson related programming at the convention I’d like to help spread the word about. At 10:00 a.m. on Friday Sept. 2, I’m hosting a panel on UFO in room A703 of the Marriott Marquis hotel. The panel…
UFO-Movie postponed another year!
Matthew Gratzner and Avi Haas, the producers hoping to bring a UFO-Movie to the silver screen, have stated on their website: ‘This is a BIG film and it takes time to prepare a project of this magnitude. Like you we are huge fans of the original series and want to do it justice.’ With that statement the movie is being postponed another year, release date now says 2013. Sounds like…
Random Thoughts of Respect
Respect. It’s a short word. Two syllables. A noun. The dictionary defines it as: 1. an attitude of deference, admiration or esteem. 2. The state of being honoured or esteemed. In this month’s editorial I wish to pay my personal respect to those actors, who over the years, were involved in Gerry Anderson’s productions, in particular UFO. As the years pass by, those of us who remain dedicated still honour…