Gerry Anderson Primer: UFO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders. UFO was Gerry Anderson's first foray into live action, and would later be succeeded by Space:1999.
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Are you familiar with UFO? What are your thoughts on the series? Let us know!
I thought that the series overall was good, but I got the impression that the crew were uncomfortable initially making the series. David Lane once said, "directing artists was a totally different thing for me, terrifying. I used to have a nice little spot on the way to work where I'd get out [of] the car, be sick and carry on and hope that a bus would hit you on the way."
The episodes shot in MGM studios in Borehamwood were very slow paced and the way the scripts were written, especially with the scenes in SHADO HQ, it would be easy to replace the live actors with the puppets they replaced. The latter ones, shot at Pinewood Studios were much better. The episodes were of faster pace and were more entertaining as such.
Having said all that, Ed Bishop was terrific as Commander Ed Straker. It's not surprising that entire episodes were written to put his character through the wringer emotionally and physically, he rose to the challenge each time. I have two episodes in particular that I love to rewatch, Reflections in the Water and Subsmash
Watched this for the first time last month after buying the blu-ray boxset and really enjoyed it, some episodes were a bit slow, but it looked fantastic, despite some questionable wardrobe choices!
It was so good that a remake just wouldn't be the same, much as the modern revisualisations of older films are. Besides who would replace Ed Bishop and Gabrielle Drake?
They should bring it back 👍
Ed Bishop was a great actor, RIP
This show was so far ahead of its time. Even now you don't often see a sci fi show with depth like this. And the theme song is an earworm to be sure.
Earworm, yes. Be in my head all day. I'm overcome with nostalgia too.
Ahead of it's time😭😭😭😭
It was set in 1980-a 1980 where people wore horrible sixties futuristic suits and drove gull wing pink panther cars and grooved out to get back by the Beatles.
It was OF it's time, not ahead of it
@@aw-h3875 considering I was watching it back in 1972 and was a kid it seemed that way to me. Back then there was no sci fi on tv that came close other than old Star Trek episodes. I guess we are looking at it from a different perspective
@@Spaceflightlover2010 Objective perspective v nostalgic perhaps.
Seriously this was out of date in 1969 let alone 72.
And have you forgotten Dr Who?
No offence to you personally I'm just critical of the show.
Lol and good wishes my friend.
@@aw-h3875 no offense taken. I guess when I say it was ahead of it’s time, some of the special effects were pretty good for the time filmed. I agree the mod clothes and the “futuristic” ambience was Austin powers level cheesy, yes.
Ed Bishop commented in an interview, when asked what he would change about the series looking back, "the smoking, I wish we had left out all the smoking."
I'm 60 ,and U.F.O. is still my favourite , Jerry Anderson made our childhoods totally amazing.
Godspeed Jerry
It was a brilliant show. Way ahead of its time. It deserves lots of support as something very special.
UFO was one of the best TV shows ever ! Gerry and Sylvia at their absolute best
Best intro ever.
Watched UFO as a kid (im 53 now) but it was not till about 8 years ago that i watched it on DVD from beginning to end and realized how good it is in characters story and special effects. of course it looks dated now but that dose not really matter the acting and stories rise above that it is a masterpiece of classic science fiction. I think the very underrated Ed Bishop steals the show with his portrayal of Cmdr Straker , he should have had a far more prominent roles given his amazing acting range.
One thing that struck me was the amount of people lighting up cigarettes. I know that sounds odd but it stands out now as smoking isn't seen on TV very much.I agree with what you said though, an unsung classic.
@@taffwob ahh the good old days were you can go get a cheeseburger fries and a shake sit down at the restaurant table and light up and enjoy the meal🤔🤔😞😞😭😭🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
Yes you are quite right. The sad part is that so many smokers did not realize that their habit did harm to others who never smoked. Second hand smoke is as deadly as actually smoking, and now vaping is killing more people.
The Mega set dvd? Cool. I have that one, too!
Watch the bluray or copies there of, excellent quality.
This show certainly deserved another season. Loved it as a kid, and still do. The cars, moonbase, the great intro, SID, Skydiver, all great stuff. It's very unfortunately that it seems impossible to put on such a show now. Watched it on a local station in the USA in the 1970s.
I loved this show when I was a kid, and I still love it at age 58.
What struck me about the series was it's darkness. There was something fascinating about the unremitting darkness of the UFO world, it really recaptured the grimness of war, probably coming out of peoples' memories of living through WW2. The whole motivation and character of the aliens was always mysterious and never fully explained. There was definitely a hint that they were very closely related to us in some way, perhaps they were visitors from our own future, or perhaps they 'seeded' our planet. I will always consider UFO to be a truly unique and original series despite being built on the 'alien invasion' cliche.
The lack of answers was one of the greatest things about it!
Just watching and enjoying it all. I'm 70yrs old.and.watched them with my son who's now 49 yrs old
Where did these wonderful actors x puppets go .how.we need them now .pure magic. Thankyou for putting them on .mums and dads sat with the children together. Wonderful. Xxx. Linda Bellamy UK
I am a huge fan of UFO and always watched it as a nine/ ten year old back in 1971/1972. Absolutely adored the program, still a fan even now.
UFO is one of the best if not the best, Science Fiction series I have ever seen. The intro is amazing, the cast is more relatable than what you see from Star Trek, and I love how this series foreshadowed a few outcomes that happened in the real world!
I wrote about this groundbreaking series many years ago and glad to see how UFO still holds up to this very day!
Hello from Toronto Canada . This was the best program on television . It was soooooo good ! If I ever see it on any TV station I watch it . It surprises me that there has not been the continuity of this fantastic series . If this series were to be continued at the present time it would receive a landslide response of UFO series enthusiasts . MAKE THE UFO SERIES AGAIN ! ! ! IT IS FANTASTIC ! ! !
It was THE best. Straker was my hero. And the music !!!.......Magnefique !!!
i watched it as a kid, I'm now 59, i loved it! i even recorded the shows on a panasonic tape recorder to listen to them over and over. this was years before vcr. wished it would have gone on for a few more seasons.jerry anderson was WAY ahead of his time!!!
I used to do that too. As you say it was long before home VCR.
But at least there are dvds around now to bring back all those memories
When I was a kid I loved this show. Great theme! Great composer.
Anderson's concepts in _UFO_ were _way_ ahead of their time, such as the 'aliens' using an oxygenated liquid to enable breathing and also protect against acceleration. But it was also the very human stories that made you think; the idea that the 'aliens' being partially lobotomized humans that still had a spark of individuality left to them, despite the _real_ alien's best efforts, made them more than two-dimensional stock space opera villains. I still recall, after all these decades, the episode with Col. Foster and an 'alien' helping each other to survive on the Moon, and the tragic ending of that episode still haunts me. I was in my mid-teens when I saw the series on our side of the Pond in the 1970's, and I realized quickly that this wasn't a 'kiddie' show, it had genuine depth, and Anderson deserved more credit than he got.
Had the series on DVD for years and now have the Blu-ray boxset. Still holds up after 50 years.
I have the DVD set. Is it worth getting it again on BR?
The sound of Silence, that episode still gives me the chills now & I'm 60,
It really was a show ahead of its time. There’s some amazing storytelling in that series.
Just bought all seasons on Bluray, its like it was made yesterday! The quality is crystal clear.
Gabrielle Drake looks even better than I remember ❤️
I live in the US and watched this from canada. I still LOVE THIS SHOW! The subject matter fit in with the times. The shows had great plots. I liked it so much, I bought the dvd for series 1. Loved it when it was on tubi. Watched many episodes again. The show still holds up well.
Kive???? Try live!!!!
We did not get UFO on any of our 4 channels in early 1970. I put up a large VHF antena. Then one night late I caught the show from a station about 100 miles away. As I watched on my little B&W tv I was blown away by great stories and interesting characters.
Ah yes there was a weird retro late night thing going on in the mid to late 80s either bbc2 or was it ITV late at night..
0:53 when i went to bed as a child (56 now) i often enter the bunk bed same way as the space-pilots .. i was lucky to have the lower bed....
man, good old times...
Crikey, I could have written that, me too.
I loved this show. Watched it as a pre-teen and it left a lasting impression on me. I own the entire set on DVD.
One of my favourite Gerry Anderson shows fantastic models great costumes and hair of course. Definitely ahead of it time that's for sure.
I admit that at first it was another Gerry Anderson series, that was enough to bring me to watch it. And besides all of the great effort invested in it, I have to admit that it was the Neru jackets that locked it in for me. I was a child of the sixties and wore them. I miss that jacket.
UFO and Space: 1999 are Gerry Anderson gems. The HD remasters of these shows have made these shows better than ever.
UFO has always been my favourite TV show . As a child (I'd be about 8 years old) l used to be allowed to stop up until the first ad break . Think it was on on a Wednesday at 9pm on ATV . Remember being disturbed by the aliens contact lens being removed at the very beginning , still am actually .
I adored this series.Saw it as a kid, and have rewatched the whole thing three or four times since then. Always thought it would be a great premise to reboot.
A brilliant show and a lifelong favourite of mine! So many superb elements including in the little details and recurring features. For example I've always loved the ways the pilots of the interceptors and Skydiver leap into the chutes and slide down to their craft. It'd be great to have something similar as a more exciting alternative to going down the stairs!
best show he ever did
I’m 57 and the sound effect made by a UFO in space still creeps me out to this day.! I loved the tv series in Canada, and remember making make-shift tubes we could slide down on our way to rocket ships to intercept UFOs! I have recently decided to make my way through the series again on DVD to see what I missed. I rank UFO, Space 1999 and The Prisoner (albeit not sci-if related) to be my most favourite tv how… testament to both the genius of British Television production of the era and early-70’s childhood obsessions with space, nuclear war and a future forward-thinking society at the time.
Absolutely Amazing series. I was a kid! I had a cassette player,yes cassette player where I recorded the open audio. Shaped my Life!
Gabrielle Drake lives up the road from me. 8-)
I'll bet she would be interesting to talk to.
She had a brother called Nick Drake who was a song writer/musician who killed him self at the age of 26 not realising how popular his songs would become. He wrote a brilliant haunting song called River Man th-cam.com/video/idcaRTg4-fM/w-d-xo.html
Also from me give a Kiss to Her. She was so busty
@@markcpt.b7487 She's 75 now
@@Dan_druft And your point !!!!!
Brilliant! The characters were real with realistic problems - love and death. The episode in which the son of Straker is dying in hospital was very moving. It was unusual to see drama of such depth in a Sci Fi series.
It was heartbreaking when Ed's ex-wife Mary blames him for their son's passing.
A brilliant opening sequence to the episodes.
Like all the Anderson series it gets you ready for the adventure that is to come.
It was a FAB way to get all Anderson fans involved.
Fond memories of UFO back in the day and still enjoy it now.
Kill Straker, Ordeal, Exposed were my favorite episodes. In Kill Straker I loved the quick cutting of UFO and moon shuttle as it bears down on Paul and his co pilot
My favourite episodes are the Psychobombs, The Long Sleep and Reflections in the Water
Watching it in the 70s (I was quite little at the time) and much of it went over my head. But that UFO sound really stuck in the head. Fast forward a decade, the fashions, back-projection and hair really dated the show. But it was still pretty exciting stuff. That opening theme and montage with the quick cuts still gets the blood pumping today, fantastic score, and those opening beats. It was a pity the visuals of the interceptors and their 'nukes' never quite matched the scale (UFOs at near light speeds being hard to hit so dropping a nuke in their path seemed both bonkers but practical). It was actually that part of the show which inspired us to make our own PC game featuring SID (the game was a circular variant of missile command with samples from the show), it was really a testbed for a graphics library we made and a bit of fun. The concept still has legs, the idea of a super secret military organisation defending earth against extra solar threats is still pretty compelling. And Strakers car. That car.
I slightly disagree. I still think it looks quite fresh even today. More so than Space 1999. This is one show I'll keep watching if it's on a channel one evening, I did watch them all again on ForcesTV during the last run.
@@spankysmp Yes I agree Space 1999 never quite made it for me it was a sort of crossover with Dr Who the aliens were so corny.
God, i wanted that car. Lol! Straker pulling up outside Shado HQ in the opening titles is my strongest memory of the show....that and of course those girls with the purple hair. :)
@@daverage4729 Nowadays the female officers from Moonbase could walk down 5th Avenue wearing their silver uniforms/purple wigs, and no one would even notice.
Sylvia Anderson once explained that the wigs were meant to be used as a kind of uniform thing since it wasn’t like there was tons of of water to wash your hair on the moon- the purple part was because she liked it
I loved this show since it was introduced in 1972 to the United States... we had just gone thru UFO flaps in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The campy British UFO series light the fires of the pre-teens & teenage boys imaginations in the U.S. The concept of "alien abductions & organ harvesting" were introduced... really scary for that time when I was 12-13 when I watched this series. I am 60 years old and look at series with fondness... it makes me sad how many of the series actors dies of cancer from smoking
I loved this as a kid. Brilliant series.
I watched this show a few times, and I don’t mind saying it’s a very intriguing series. Such a shame it wasn’t more popular in the USA.
What is puzzling is that the series was distributed worldwide in the fall of 1970, except for the U.S. We didn't get distribution here until the fall of 1972.
@@dalethelander3781 That is strange because in interviews it was said that the series was aimed at U.S audiences that's why the cars are left hand drive and they drove on the right, the opposite of here in the U.K where it was filmed
@@jarrodfurminger8821 Well, Abe Mandell is no longer with us, so we can't ask him his reasoning.
Damn!!! How did I ever miss this show growing up. I lived in New York, watched all the original Star Trek episodes. I remembered and loved the series "The Invaders" starring Roy Thinness. I would have been 14 when this was rolled out in 1970. How did I not know about this show?
But.... did see Super Car, Fireball XL5 etc, also "Planet Patrol". The puppets didn't allow me to enjoy them in a serious way.... The medium was too distracting for television... for teenage boys where I come from.
I'm watching it now at age 64.... appreciate and love it. :-).... crazy awesome, on so many levels.
So glad your enjoying this. I`ve been obsessed with this show since 1970.
UFO is one of my all time favourite Gerry Anderson shows. It’s a shame Gerry wasn’t able to do a second series due to it being reliant on how successful it performed in US tv ratings.
Watching it right now on Forces TV.
Loved UFO. Didn't realise as a kid just how dark it was which was probably why I loved it.
U.F.O. has been my favorite Sunday's show I was a kid when broadcast-ed by RAI in Italy. I am now 57 and... still passionate with it.
The theme music which is also used throughout each episode in different forms is dramatic, upbeat & sensual
I live in Borehamwood, the old MGM studios is now owned by the Hertsmere Council, ive had the privilage of working in the studios which are historical in themselves.
As a little kid this show wowed me and scared the crap out me but I wanted more and still do!
Especially when the ufo was chasing the car down the winding road at just above treetop level and when they look out the car windows, they can only catch glimpses of the ufo behind the passing trees, but enough to know, this was probably it for them.
This was my favorite of all Gerry's shows. Just binged the whole season and soooooo wanted more! I've enjoyed it in my 60s as much if not more than in my teens. Ahead of it's time and/or timeless, You-Fo had it all.
I always thought the Iron Sky franchise in many ways is what a 21st Century UFO series should look like. They certainly owe this highly original puoneering series a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Me and my parents met George Sewell in the queue at the Odeon Leicester Square. It was the first week of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I said Hello and he said hello back.
It's a close run thing but Barry Grey's intro theme has it over Thunderbird's & even the Joe 90 Stereo Re-Mix. This was a fantastic series based upon a really good plot line and still holds up today.
The episodes stuck in my head till now. Today’s tv are so much bleeding boring.
I LOVED THE SHOW when I SAW THE SHOW IN THE 70's and still do.!!! PLEASE REMAKE IT DIGITALLY.
@Paul Badger yea but where I have seen bits and pieces on TH-cam nothing like a series or who to contact.
I remember watching UFO every Saturday night after watching the football results on World Of Sport.Saturday night UFO was the highlight of my weeks viewing.
High Quality production from the 1969~1970 >>> Gerry Anderson was an Extraordinary SciFi Master TV producer/director indeed! Thank You So Much for the High Quality Tribute too! Stay Safe & May All the Good Ones will Meet Again in Heaven Base Alpha! 🕯🙏🌷🌿🌍
UFO was always my favourite tv show , couldn't wait for the following week when back on tv. It's the noise of the UFO flying even today and I'm 64yrs old, makes my spine Tingle with excitement and anticipation - just brilliantly made !! Thank you so much for making this programme.
And that end theme was the icing on the cake
I remember some very dark episodes particularly one where Ed Straker goes on an acid trip, this was shown late at night.
And Forsters hungover delerium in the gym!
This was my favorite show a boy in the 70’s I’m 54 yrs old now your taking back Gerry
UFO, Space 1999 and Thunderbirds...Gerry Anderson made my Saturday mornings and afternoons. Happy days :)
RIP Ed Bishop
I watched u.f.o. when was a kid too I'm 57 now , wish it could be rebooted , but only if it's done properly, it would be a fitting tribute to the Late Great Gerry Anderson.
UFO! ( Pronounced U~FO in the series! ) One of my favourite TV series back in the 1970s ... Still looking ahead of its time in 2020! Great production & acting quality! ♥️🌷🕯
The cat with ten lives, reflections in the water and long sleep some of the strongest visually striking episodes
I loved that show when I was a kid (I'm 58 now), and I still get a warm rush of nostalgia when I watch it.
One of the many truly great Anderson sci-fi series. Takes me right back to my childhood. Terrific memories!
Una serie increíble y única en su tiempo, hecha con gran estilo en su concepto de moda futurista.
GREAT series.
As a young lad, I loved it.
I loved this show especially the space suited helmet that filled up with green liquid..I tried to replicate this as a young kid..it didn’t work ..lol
As kid living in New Zealand this was my favourite show, I still have a die cast model of an interceptor.
chrisw unfortunately no and I didn’t even know they made the UFO but stands to reason of course that they did.
I have the series on DVD, I have two novels which are episode adaptations. The purple wigs are anti static to prevent headaches caused by the electrical equipment on Moonbase.
Good explanation for the wigs! :)
Good thought on the wigs, but that wouldn't explain why none of the men wear them...
So the static caused by electrical euipment on the moon is some type of magic static that doesn't exist on Earth & require employees to wear wigs when working around electrical equipment in SHADO HQ?
The costuming for both UFO and Space:1999 was Rudy Geinrich, who was famous for his 1964 design of a one-piece, topless bathing suit-- the Monokini. The wigs were his idea and (if I recall correctly) were kept to give the women of the moon base a slightly otherworldly appearance.
@@richardbell7678 The wigs do serve to add some color to the moonnbase scenes.
Greatest TV theme music ever.
Nothing else compares.
coor wissh , core wish , that sound of the ufos terrorfied me when i was a child! great show! recommend it to all retro-scifi nerds out there! the girls costumes were racy for the time also
Cool series. I was about 12 years old as ist entered German Television in 1970. Still thrilled, now 62 🤗
I had a Interceptor toy back in the day just watch reruns brought back a lot of memories sitting there with the family good times I'm now 58 years old
Loved this show. My favourite of the Garry Anderson series and, other than some of the tech (computers, in particular), the one that holds up best, I think
I own the blu-ray series and love it! Although Space: 1999 is my favorite of the Anderson shows, I truly appreciate the depth and tense atmosphere of UFO that bled into the first season of Space: 1999. As a kid I remember watching UFO and Space: 1999 back to back, not fully realizing both shows were produced by the Andersons, but thinking how uncanny both shared the same music cues and general 'vibe.' Also, until the hi-definition DVD and blu-ray extras came out, I had no idea the initial production of Space: 1999 was originally slated to be the second season of UFO. It's very interesting how these shows changed and we developed. At any rate, I'm grateful for the hi-definition 5.1 surround releases that have brought out the clarity and grand production of these shows. Aside from a handful of TV series made during the last 40 years, nothing rivals the scope or production of UFO and Space: 1999.
A shame it died out. I enjoyed watching it then SPACE: 1999. I now have a copy of the seasons episodes.
One thing clearly inspired by UFO was the computer game "X-Com: Enemy Unknown". That game and its sequels are available on Steam. In the first game, you are directing earth-based interceptors against UFOs and sending out armed recovery teams to collect the alien artifacts for investigation and research.
The Game "X-Com: Enemy Unknown" even inspired its own remake, the game "UFO: Extraterestrials", which is set on a human colony, not on earth, but has the same themes of intercepting and investigating alien incursions.
You are correct. Julian Gollop, the creator of X-COM, cited the UFO series as a massive influence on the project.
Was looking for an Xcom comment. Lol
En France nous avons découvert la série UFO très tard (1990), mais je la connaissais depuis 1971 grâce à un roman photo édité en langue française et des albums de vignettes qu'il fallait acheter chaque semaine... Heureusement, j'ai pu voir loe film "Doppelganger" au cinéma peu après sa sortie. J'avais reconnu les costumes d'astronaute d'UFO... Je suis toujours fan d'UFO et de toutes les séries de Gerry Anderson. Notamment Space : 1999 diffusé en même temps que chez vous. Mon plus beau souvenir. UFO est très étonnant et a gardé son charme étrange. Je voudrais trouver la série en blu-ray et VERSION FRANCAISE pour en finir avec mes vieilles VHS ! J'ai quand même réussi à trouver tous les CD des musiques de Bary Gray et autres compositeurs de l'oeuvre du regretté Gerry anderson. La Grande-Bretagne a fait aussi bien, sinon mieux que les américains ! Pas seulement dans la science fiction, mais aussi dans les séries policières et espionnage (The Avengers, The Protectors, The Prisoners et d'autres dont je ne connais pas le titre original).
I lived in LA in the early 70's and was only 7 or 8 years old, but I remember watching UFO. When it came back on a few decades later, I started watching it all over again. I also saw the movie, which at the time was very haunting to me, called " Journey to the Far Side of the Sun", which I would never forget. I guess I was not one of those kids who played " Cops and Robbers" or " Cowboys and Indians". I always had a make-shift space helmet and ray gun on and ended up getting into Astronomy, buying telescopes learning astro-photography (and of course researching anything UFO's) by the time I was 16. UFO, Journey to the Far Side and Space 1999 were a big reason for it. There were other movies, 1950's and 60's era mostly, that scared the BeeJesus out of me too but UFO has always been my fav to go to. Wish there would have been a few more series. Sure I really got into Star Trek in syndication, but I think UFO was just my kind of freakie deakie, if you know what I mean. Loved the girls. Best episodes- Reflections in the Water, Confetti Check, Kill Straker, Destruction, Mindbender, Survival, A Question of Priorities, Identified and of Course, Exposed! Thank you Mr Anderson for setting me on the path.
So far ahead of it’s time! Loved this on Sundays as a kid. It sparked the imagination, drove curiosity about the moon and stars and the tech was really cool. Thankfully we have the tapes.
I really and truly love this TV series .UFO Rules! I especially love the opening theme music as well as the incidental music
I first watched this series in 1971 in Germany. Loved it. It wasn't until the DVD box set came out that I was able to watch the original English version.
This UFO tv show and The Thunderbirds were my favourite shows when I was a kid. Mainly because of the fantastic music themes!! The intro theme of UFO is so exciting!!!
Now 51....... I love UFO.. been out in the middle east for years, this was on my laptop and constantly watched.......
Anyone else notice that the SHADO HQ is now Holby City Hospital in the BBC tv series
One of the best series ever.
My favourite Gerry Anderson series it's being shown on forces tv now got them all on record love it
I grew up with UFO and Space:1999... When the show arrived on Italian TV (RAI at the time). Brilliant and fantastic show at the time. What a nostalgic time... And now I'm old. Gerry Anderson was light years ahead. Today a show like this would rock!
Sir..your production content and style are superb!!! I grew up with all of Jerry And Sylvia 's supermarionation series so I am very familiar with all the details...but for those who never had the opportunity to enjoy these series... your videos are the most excellent way of introducing them to new fans.! ! !
Great programme, much more polished than space 1999
Loved it then and love it still. Collected all the models and cards and all airfix models in the early 70s. 🤓👍
The most interesting aspect for me to the UFO was the interception control. It has very strong vibes of functionality and practicality. In fact it reminds me of Soviet Ground Control Interception for their fighter aircraft, down to the point of calculating weapons impact point.
Used to watch this faithfully every Thursday night at 8pm. Was and still is one of my favorite shows. Had the Dinky die cast metal Moonbase interceptor and the SHADO mobile. Still have plastic model kit of Sky 1. Never could get the Dinky alien UFO and could never get the Bandai Skydiver 1 kit.
Thank you for bringing this to Blu-Ray.