Anyone remember a '70s show called UFO? It took place in the '80s and was about some elite guys who fought evil aliens in spinning UFOs.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Aug 16, 2005 9:21:30 am PDT #8568 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ginger - Aug 16, 2005 9:21:58 am PDT #8569 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I watched Time Tunnel when it first ran, but I don't remember anything about it except for the psychedelic time tunnel and an overwhelming impression of cheesiness.
Was The Tripods based on the John Christopher books?
Volans - Aug 16, 2005 9:24:02 am PDT #8570 of 10002
move out and draw fire
I've never seen Time Tunnel, but a friend used to say that going down the escalators to the DC Metro (esp Rosslyn or Wheaton stops) reminded him of the Time Tunnel image.
tommyrot - Aug 16, 2005 9:26:16 am PDT #8571 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've never seen Time Tunnel, but a friend used to say that going down the escalators to the DC Metro (esp Rosslyn or Wheaton stops) reminded him of the Time Tunnel image.
Oh, me too.
DXMachina - Aug 16, 2005 9:31:29 am PDT #8572 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Anyone remember a '70s show called UFO? It took place in the '80s and was about some elite guys who fought evil aliens in spinning UFOs.
Yup. It was Gerry Anderson's first attempt at a show using human actors instead of marionettes. Truth be told, the marionettes were better actors.
Nilly - Aug 16, 2005 9:33:47 am PDT #8573 of 10002
Swouncing
Was The Tripods based on the John Christopher books?
Yup, but only the first two.
I first knew about the tv show, as a kid. There were two separate shows, one for each of the first books. I had no idea there is a book. The second show ended when the second part of the book did, all in the middle. We were crashed. When we discovered that not only there's a book, but also that it was translated into Hebrew so that we can actually read it, and finally find out how everything ends, we were so happy, that had we been a wee version of Angel, we would have immediately become a wee version of Angelus. Um, not unlike his puppet in "Smile Time", probably. But our noses wouldn't come off.
P.M. Marc - Aug 16, 2005 9:34:51 am PDT #8574 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, I got Holocausted out during the 50th anniversary stuff while I was in Jr Hi. I think the current parallel would be the Vietnam era. Kids learn next to nothing about it in school
Kind of OT, but DebetEsse, you were IB, right? What did you guys have to focus on for 20th century world history? (We did a lot on WW1, a bit on the events leading to WW2, and then a lot on the Cold War and Vietnam. We had The End of the European Era and Where the Domino Fell as our main texts senior year.)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 16, 2005 9:41:55 am PDT #8575 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yup. It was Gerry Anderson's first attempt at a show using human actors instead of marionettes. Truth be told, the marionettes were better actors.
Damn, DX beat me to it. They did learn their lesson on the casting for Space: 1999. Pity that the writing didn't improve, though.
Gudanov - Aug 16, 2005 9:43:34 am PDT #8576 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Truth be told, the marionettes were better actors.
I dunno, the marionettes were pretty wooden.
Aims - Aug 16, 2005 9:45:43 am PDT #8577 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
And they have all these strings attached to their performance.......