Close Encounter 

This is the same Alien who just killed Foster's friend. In another episode 'A Question of Priorities' an Alien rebel lands in Ireland and tries to help SHADO. So many great story possibilties cut off after only 26 episodes.

FandersonUfo - I think I'll have to watch UFO as an adult. I'm a massive fan of Blake's 7, and I'd like to think that UFO could give me as much pleasure (although Blake's 7 would be hard to top!). Thanks for these uploads.

My pleasure sir. If you're in the UK I would suggest the new Network Blu-Rays of the complete series. My uploads are fan edits but I do try my best not to disturb the original story lines. I watched it many years ago when I was young and foolish and missed out on a great deal that I can only now appreciate.

IMO UFO topped Blakes 7. There was a 60's film called Beach Red, I'm pretty sure the story line for this UFO episode was taken from it. www.imdb.com/title/tt0061389/

It had exactly the same effect on me at the time.

Speaking of Reimagined Series - they could have dialed "Deus Ex Machina" ...uhm.... "Deus Ex Six & Baltar" down by about 80% to make it bearable in later seasons. Or, at least, s really strip Tricia Helfer ...

Frack a bunch of Toasters!🤖

You're right, it hasnt, still as good now as it was then.

I agree. But also a missed opportunity. Imagine if the Alien had been brought in alive. He could have become a SHADO asset and ally, expanding the scope of the show.

of what?

I think I nearly cried when I saw this episode as a kid.

@@NOOne-im5vgAnthony Chinn played the Alien, he also played a SHADO operative in Sub Smash.

Bill should have popped too .

Apart from the Jet engine sounds dubbed over the 3 interceptors!

Of course no air in space to create dust.

@@robertkustos2931 His body would have bloated but not popped.

Adrian, I thought of Enemy Mine too. A thought provoking movie.

Based on the Lee Marvin / Toshiba Mifune film He'll In The Pacific. Greatvthat the boss man starts the episode by bossing the hottest to make him a coffee

You should see 1958 Titanic "A Night To Remember" - that was quite an achievment!

Hm but decompression doesn't work like that. It would be like a balloon burst - emptying the room in a second or two. Then you'd have a few more seconds to get to a door before you passed out. No hurricane winds.

Breathe. No alien was hurt during filming.

This was a series designed for an adult audience. Eventually it just got lumped together and forgotten amongst Anderson's many series for younger viewers. Some of the Art direction choices costumes etc. can seem a little far out in hindsight but overall imho a brilliant vision for it's day that rolls by at 25 frames per second gloriously.

@@FandersonUfo I thought this show tackled some very adult themes. It seemed to be as much about the humans and the effect their work had on them as it was about aliens and UFOs. I didn't get it as a kid but I do now.

@@uapuat - Totally concur sir. I know it's easy to see it as a "kids" show today because of the models maybe but the story lines are pretty adult even for now maybe. I think it was Anderson's best series and it's a tragedy that it only lasted a season. Of course they could have ruined it later with a lot of fantastical garbage like the second season of SPACE:1999 as well. Thanks for passing by uapuat. Best regards Fanderson

np sir

In 1933 my Dad was 10 and him and a buddy walked 4 or so miles to town to see King Kong that Saturday evening. He said after the movie was over and it was dark they were so scared they RAN home. I got him the VHS. Now that is old tech!

Mr. Nemo - Although I do like your interpretation of the "Aliens" as lobotomized homo sapiens under the direction of Alien masters that was not what the Andersons intended to portray. This is a humanoid race suffering from genetic decay travelling to earth to harvest human organs to extend their lives. The individual in the red suit is not supposed to homo sapien but Foster does manage to develop an interesting relationship with him on a human to extraterrestrial level. Tragic to have him needlessly killed in the end by a trigger happy poorly trained SHADO operative. He should have been trained to capture an Alien alive if he could? When shot the Alien was not even holding a weapon.

I very respectfully beg to differ with you; in a later episode (EP19 The Cat With Ten Lives ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-71N52WuqSC4.html advance to 23 mins, 45 seconds), Dr. Jackson speculates that the aliens might actually be non-physical, inhabiting the modified human bodies as he put it, like a 'vehicle', as that one of the bodies he had examined was declared to be completely 'normal'. The organ harvesting might actually have been solely for the maintenance of their human 'vehicles' to keep them operable. Which places the motivations of the alien controllers in a whole new perspective.

Good sir thank you very much. I will not dispute your knowledge of the released and therefore canon episodes. Not a favourite of mine the "one with cats" as some will call it. I think the concept of what the Aliens actually are was something that was a work in progress throughout the series. In the first episode 'Identified' one certainly gets the impression that they are a humanoid race seeking human organs for transplant to extend their lives. The musing of Straker at the end of that episode is fairly clear on the subject - Dr. Jackson's later musing on the topic notwithstanding. There was a 5 year series here that only made it to 26 episodes. Hard to say what type of Alien would have evolved eventually. I will doff my cap though to your obvious expertise of UFO. I had completely forgotten that scene with Jackson. Regards FandersonUfo

This was Gerry Anderson's attempt to produce programming for an adult audience. The networks were confused and did not know what to do with the result hence UFO only had one season. Thanks for passing by Steph.

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Very good point!

James Cameron used a similar device in the Abyss. I wonder if there's a connection some how. Perhaps Cameron watched Ordeal at some point.

@@FandersonUfo yes! The concept of being able to breathe a liquid. I bet Cameron got his idea from Ordeal

@@GNeuman - It's a green fluid in both cases if I remember correctly. There's some great stuff in the Abyss. Even if the ending's a bit of a stretch. The extended director's cut helps but it still winds up a bit bananas in the end. Enjoy your Sunday sir. Best regards Fanderson

@@FandersonUfo thanks for your answer and best wishes to you too!

@Ordeal" was also my most memorable eps of UFO as drowning in green fluid/scary @ age 11...thanks 4 sharing...had the dinky toys 353 ufo shado 2 mobile and the green [couldn't get white?]351: UFO Interceptor - Dinky Toys

you picked a very good episode as your first sir - here is some basic info on UFO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(TV_series) - 🛸✨

Just like your education.

No.. I do not think so... It is a cult serie.. Deserve to stay as in its first days... Just my humble opinión...

ThexBorg you can’t repaint the Mona Lisa

No, remakes are always crap

Please no!!! No remake. Today, they would be using all this CGI shit and cheapen it. There's nothing like the original series. Leave it alone.

You're very welcome.

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It is a bit of a rare gem

Barry Gray composed the music, but if you want to hear some really eerie sound effects, I recently learned that he also created the sound effects of the silicate creatures in the 1966 film ISLAND OF TERROR. Really creepy.

Loved this series as a kid, but the sound of those moon mobiles irritated me and still does.

Mr. Dandy these are edited versions not complete episodes. There is a scene I removed where Foster explains to Straker that a large storm of meteors had been interrupting the tracking network for 3 days. I did not consider that important to the basic story-line I wanted to highlight here. I would encourage any one with a strong interest in the show to purchase the original series from the copyright holders.

FandersonUfo Thanks for that information.

FandersonUfo This was groundbreaking television at the time. Thanks for posting. I love the storylines, the futuristic fashions, the music, the characters and especially the vision of the future in 1980 from the perspective of 1970! It has brought back some great memories from my childhood!

Mr. Ordidge - Very glad you enjoyed your time here. Many thanks for your remarks.

Please visit the channel page at your convenience sir. You may find more UFO there that would interest you.

FandersonUfo thx

I think some of the videos are banned for viewing in Italy sir. My apologies. I have no control over such things.

Me Too!~

I also, way ahead of its time. 59 too.lol

It's the same as all the others and your point is 🤔👀 I grew up on this mate and keep your views to yourself why does the fuckin conversations have to be about colour prick😐

Ogar Nogin. Old story, often adapted. This one was good. Enemy Mine was published as Sci Fi in the 50s in Asimov Magazine. There's a chapter like this in Nowlan novella from the 20s (Airlords of Hoth if I recall) and as you said the Lee Marvin picture after WWII.

Hell In The Pacific,directed by John Boorman.

Ok UFO lands alien then walks miles to moon base when man takes moon hop but still very good

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It's brilliant but there's no Grey's 😂

This story line is rather thought provoking. Thank you for your remarks sir.

As was taught to me, we inflict casualties on the Enemy in an effort to break their will and prevail in war. If you view them as people you murdered you may go insane from guilt. Only Ants and Men wage dispassionate total war...

Donald Fontes My Granduncle has those too.... 😆😆😆😆 Funny..

It a very awesome show and I like watching it to this day have a happy merry Christmas.

@@bluemarshall6180 you no where you can put it trol funny.

@player nought gat very awesome.

You are talking about the new Battlestar Galactica, the the good one from the late 1970's

@@Jeffrey314159 This is the one I was on about, from the original series ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pRQ2fRqDJIM.html

indeed the 1968 film "Hell in the Pacific" with Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune covered similar themes

Switch off your mind?.....Heck no, Turn on your mind!!!!!....it is sci fi after all.......shut down then you can't ecape the reality of this regular world we so travel about...Open the Mind!! Open your eyes!!.....and well ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!.🐈🚀🚀🚀💙👍🙋🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

+sarah sarah Sarah this was before your time baby doll I'm glad you like this.you look like one of the fling angels on Captain Scarlet.bye pretty lady.