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"what's new" archive |
| 2-Dec-06 | The Italian website FAB Library features a summary page for UFO, color photonovels for several episodes in PDF format, plus detailed episode synopses for all 26 episodes in PDF format! |
| 1-Dec-06 | In Japan, Hobby Link Japan is now taking preorders for the Konami Ultimate UFO Collection! The Italian Section of SHADO website now has scans of the 18 Italian UFO photo-novelizations! The Italian website FANTAMODELLISMO 70-80 features photos of sci-fi models, including several from UFO! |
| 30-Nov-06 | In Conventions and Fan Activities, added 3 more photos from the Fanderson "Century 21" convention which took place in 2000! |
| 29-Nov-06 | In Conventions and Fan Activities, added photos from a Derek Meddings tribute event which took place in 2000! |
| 26-Nov-06 | In Conventions and Fan Activities, added audio excerpts of Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer, and Barry Gray at "Fanderson 82"! |
| 19-Nov-06 | In Conventions and Fan Activities, added some photos from the 1982 "Fanderson 82" convention, the 1996 "Fanderson Gold" convention, and a 1973 appearance by Ed Bishop (dressed as Straker) in a Los Angeles toy store! |
| 17-Nov-06 | In Conventions and Fan Activities, added a few photos from the 1988 UFORIA convention -- the first UFO convention! |
| 15-Nov-06 | On November 16th, the Italian digital terrestrial TV station "Mediaset Premium" will begin broadcasting UFO, with two episodes on Thursday evening followed by a couple of reruns during the week! "Cult TV: The Golden Age of ITC" is a new book which, according to its author Robert Sellers, extensively covers UFO and features interviews with Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, Ed Bishop, and Mike Billington (Ed and Mike were interviewed 3 years ago, prior to their deaths). It is now available for pre-order from Amazon.uk Sylvia Anderson's upcoming book, "My FAB Years", now appears to be coming out in late December. Amazon.com has updated their cover photo for this book, and has it listed in paperback and autographed paperback! In the UK, Amazon.uk also has it available for pre-order in paperback and hardback. |
| 14-Nov-06 | From November 20th - December 9th in London, the Arcola Theatre will be presenting The Ditch Digger, which is being staged as a tribute to Ed Bishop by his lifelong friend Nathan Osgood, and Ed Bishop posthumously plays "The Voice", which was recorded before his death (here is a press release). I'm informed that fans of Ed Bishop can see the play for half-price by calling the box office at 0207 503 1646 and mentioning the "Ed Bishop/UFO half-price offer". |
| 1-Nov-06 | On November 22nd, Bonhams is holding a Rock and Roll and Film Memorabilia Auction which features several items of interest to fans of Gerry Anderson and Derek Meddings, including 2000 photos (some of them from UFO), and Derek Meddings' original pre-production artwork for Skydiver (two of them!), a Moonbase Interceptor, and the Lunar Module/Carrier! |
| 18-Oct-06 | In Magazines & Newspapers, added a scan of a 1973 article about the new owner of Straker's car! |
| 16-Oct-06 | The upcoming album by "Rocket Scientists" features a cover version of the UFO theme! This page has a short MP3 clip. |
| 15-Oct-06 | In Magazines & Newspapers, added photos of several pages from early 1970's teen magazines featuring Mike Billington (all photos taken while filming UFO)! |
| 10-Oct-06 | Hobby Link Japan has the new talking Lt. Ellis action figure in stock! Also, in Models and Vehicles, I've added some photos of this new action figure and its packaging. |
| 8-Oct-06 | In Scripts, updated the script for FLIGHT PATH, replacing the previous revision pages (pages 36, 37, 53, 54) with the original pages! |
| 7-Oct-06 | Gerry Anderson, George Sewell, and Wanda Ventham are scheduled to appear at Collectormania GMEX (Manchester England) on 18-19 November 2006! In Magazines & Newspapers, added a scan of a 1975 article about refurbishing one of the cars used in UFO! |
| 6-Oct-06 | An update on "UFO: The Technical Manual" -- this is expected to be released in April 2007, not November 2006 as Amazon.uk indicates. Here is what the front cover looks like. And here is the description from the publisher: "UFO This eagerly-awaited portrayal of the vehicles and installations from Gerry Anderson’s UFO features specially-created computer-generated images of sea, land, air and space craft from the classic television series. Meticulous research and painstaking attention to detail have gone into these multi-angle views and cutaways. Skydiver, the futuristic gull-wing cars, the SHADO interceptors, the Space Intruder Detector and SHADO’s Moonbase complex have never looked so exciting or so realistic. Nick Foreman’s CGI illustrations are accompanied by detailed notes on design, specification and performance, specially researched by Anderson expert Chris Bentley. Hardback, 355 x 275 mm |
| 4-Oct-06 | An update on the Australian UFO DVD set -- Umbrella Entertainment is now quoting a release date of "March 2007". There's a new UFO book coming out next month -- "UFO: The Technical Manual" by Nick Foreman and Chris Bentley, which is a 48-page book featuring information and illustrations, and has an official release date of 1 November 2006. It's available for pre-order from Amazon.uk. At this weekend's Fanderson convention, the talking Gay Ellis figure will be available for purchase from Comet Miniatures (3 weeks before its official release date). Guests at this convention include Gerry Anderson (UFO's co-creator and co-producer), Shane Rimmer (actor who appeared in the UFO episode "Identified"), and Mike Trim (one of UFO's model designers). Gabrielle Drake will be appearing in "Dear Scheherazade" on October 22nd in Louth, Lincolnshire! |
| 27-Sep-06 | For those of you in Australia who have been patiently waiting for UFO to be released on DVD, I've got news of yet another delay -- Umbrella Entertainment have pushed back the release date yet again, this time to "sometime in 2007". This release (if it ever comes out) is supposed to contain additional extras not found on any other release, including a commentary by George Sewell. I'd suggest that people who are interested in buying this should e-mail or call Umbrella Entertainment and ask them what's taking them so long! (this was originally scheduled to be released in 2004) This web page features an interview with actor David Collings. Note that the 5th paragraph contains brief memories of filming the UFO episode THE PSYCHOBOMBS! |
| 18-Sep-06 | On eBay, there is an original shooting script for the UFO episode TIMELASH up for auction! (the bidding is already over US$350, and the reserve has not yet been met!) |
| 16-Sep-06 | Comet Miniatures is showing that a new model kit of Straker's car will be available in November! |
| 15-Sep-06 | People are now reporting receiving their copies of Mike Trim's new book, "The Future Was Fab"! This book features 20 pages devoted to UFO, featuring explanations, production sketches, behind-the-scenes photos, and publicity photos of the Moon Mobile, Moonbase Interceptor, SID, Moonbase, SHADAIR, the Lunar Russian Mobile drilling rig, and the SHADO Mobiles! (Amazon.com has this at a discount, but still shows it as being a pre-order). You Tube has a promotional video for this book which features the UFO theme music! Product Enterprise's talking Lt. Ellis has been delayed yet again - to October 2006. Meanwhile, their Interceptor/UFO combination is sold out and discontinued. Sylvia Anderson has a new book coming out soon from the same publisher as the new Mike Trim book. This book, "My Fab Years" is available for pre-order from Fab Gear and Amazon.com! |
| 6-Sep-06 | In the UK, Volume 3 of "Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller" (thumbnail) will be available September 19th, and will include a new interview with Mike Trim about the dirtying down techniques used in UFO (thumbnail), along with a review of his new book (thumbnail) and also a review of the new talking Gay Ellis from Product Enterprise! This can be pre-ordered now from their website. |
| 4-Sep-06 | In the US, Gabrielle Drake is appearing in the September 17th episode of "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" (she plays Lady Asherton in "In the Guise of Death") The new book featuring artwork by Mike Trim, "The Future Was Fab", should be available this week -- this book includes Mike's pre-production artwork for UFO! You can also see some of his UFO artwork at his website, MikeTrimArt.com! |
| 8-Aug-06 | Patrick Allen, who appeared in the UFO episode TIMELASH, passed away on July 28th, at age 79. The London times has an obituary. |
| 6-Aug-06 | Hobby Link Japan has a page for the upcoming Konami "UFO Ultimate Models", although they are not taking pre-orders until November. |
| 30-Jul-06 | The Italian Section of SHADO website has details of a new Italian UFO DVD release! Note that video/audio content on the discs are the same as the original Italian release, but this edition has different packaging, labelling, and booklet. The Talking Lt. Ellis from Product Enterprise has been delayed again -- the new expected release date is the end of September. |
| 18-Jul-06 | In Computer Graphics & Animations, added frame captures from a UFO inspired short-film, "From Out of Nowhere"! |
| 17-Jul-06 | An update on the UFO dioramas expected to be released by Konami in Japan:
Actress Georgina Moon (who played a Skydiver operative in UFO) will be appearing in the STARCONUK autograph show on September 23rd and 24th in London! |
| 1-Jul-06 | The Australian UFO DVD set from Umbrella Entertainment has apparently been pushed back yet again -- they are now telling people that it will be released at the "end of 2006". |
| 23-Jun-06 | The previously-mentioned UFO dioramas from Konami in Japan are expected to be released in February 2007! Rumor has it that all of the UFO dioramas will be sold as a set, and the cost will be about 9000 yen. From before, here are photos of an Interceptor in its silo, SHADO Mobiles in a forest, and a Mobile Transport plane. |
| 22-Jun-06 | Fanderson's UFO soundtrack CD (described on my Music page) recently sold out! This 2-disc release was produced in 2003, limited to club members, and limited to 1000 copies. Silva Screen will be producing their own UFO soundtrack CD for the general public (release date unknown). This release will contain a single disc. |
| 20-Jun-06 | The Italian Section of SHADO has updated their website with photos of Jane Merrow's recent visit to Italy! |
| 14-Jun-06 | Sylvia Anderson has a new book coming out this October titled "My FAB Years". It is now available for pre-order from FAB Gear! |
| 6-Jun-06 | Product Enterprise's talking Lt. Ellis model has been delayed until August, and has also been redesigned to look more like Lt. Ellis! |
| 30-May-06 | In the UK, UFO is now being shown on Tuesdays at 6pm on ITV4! |
| 25-May-06 | Episodes of UFO are available for viewing on CinemaNow in the Free Videos section! (requires recent versions of Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player) |
| 17-May-06 | A reminder: the Italian Section of SHADO will be hosting events on June 2nd and 3rd with actress Jane Merrow, who played Jo Fraser in THE RESPONSIBILITY SEAT! |
| 13-May-06 | In the UK, UFO is missing from ITV4's schedule this week and next, although it is supposed to return Saturday May 27th. |
| 10-May-06 | The Gerry Anderson Comic website has been updated, and this update includes part 3 of the "UFO" era in "TV Action"! |
| 27-Apr-06 | In Music, added a remixed version of the UFO theme! |
| 25-Apr-06 | I've now got photos of what the HDTV version of UFO looks like on the USA Dish Network! (thanks to Jesse Garnier) Note that they are cropping the top and bottom of the original frame to achieve a widescreen picture. Here is a comparison with the DVD version. |
| 21-Apr-06 | In the USA, UFO is now being broadcast in HDTV on "Family Room HD" (channel 9486) on Voom/Dish Network! (Anyone got a frame capture? If so, email it to marc@ufoseries.com. Thanks!) |
| 18-Apr-06 | Amazon.uk is now shipping the newly revised, hardbound edition of The Complete Book of UFO! |
| 13-Apr-06 | A pre-painted resin statue of Lt. Ellis from Marmit (Japan) is available from this website! Note that this statue was released in 2004 in both statue form and as an unpainted, unassembled kit. There is also supposed to be a new vinyl version of this statue (both assembled and unassembled), that was supposed to be released in March 2006, but I have not yet seen this for sale anywhere. |
| 28-Mar-06 | In the UK, BBC7 is repeating their series of Raymond Chandler radio plays on Sundays, with Ed Bishop in the lead role as Philip Marlowe. You can listen to last week's "The Big Sleep" on BBC7's Listen Again page! |
| 23-Mar-06 | In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a SHADO logo! |
| 8-Mar-06 | FAB Gear now has the upcoming Mike Trim book available for preorder. Note that all copies purchased from them will be autographed by author Anthony Taylor! |
| 5-Mar-06 | David Sisson Models features pages detailing the creation of scratchbuilt replicas of UFO's Skydiver, Moonbase Interceptor, SHADO Mobile, and Lunar Module! |
| 4-Mar-06 | Product Enterprise has updated their page for their upcoming Gay Ellis talking action figure, to be released in June (unfortunately, to me this doesn't look a bit like Gay Ellis). |
| 2-Mar-06 | Fanderson has news about an upcoming, revised version of "The Complete Book of UFO", which is now hardbound, contains updated information, 16 additional pages, and 8 color pages! This book is now available for pre-order from Amazon.uk. |
| 22-Feb-06 | Sometime this year in Japan , Konami will be releasing UFO and Thunderbirds dioramas! From UFO, there will be an Interceptor in its silo, SHADO Mobiles in a forest, and a Mobile Transport plane (here is the source page with more photos) |
| 18-Feb-06 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the first 40 minutes of the music & effects track for the episode DESTRUCTION! |
| 16-Feb-06 | The online magazine Teletronic is running a series of articles on Gerry Anderson, and part 4 includes UFO! |
| 12-Feb-06 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode MINDBENDER! |
| 10-Feb-06 | Hermes Press is planning on releasing a book later this year called "The Future was FAB: The Art of Mike Trim". Mike Trim did design work for various Gerry Anderson series, and this book will contain artwork from UFO! Amazon.com already has this book available for pre-order. |
| 7-Feb-06 | The February 2006 issue of the Dutch magazine music "OOR" features an interview with Gabrielle Drake (in Dutch) about her brother Nick ("My Brother Was No Saint"). Here is a scan of the interview, which features of photo of Gabrielle from UFO! (thanks to Pieter B for this) |
| 5-Feb-06 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode COURT MARTIAL! |
| 28-Jan-06 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode SURVIVAL! |
| 23-Jan-06 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added an MP3 from the recent Fanderson convention featuring Jane Merrow talking about her guest appearance in UFO! |
| 14-Jan-06 | This Japanese website has a computer-generated Lt. Ellis! In Manchester England, Gabrielle Drake is currently appearing in the play "What Every Woman Knows". Here is a new interview with her from Manchester Online, and here is a new radio interview with her from BBC Radio 4! |
| 5-Jan-06 | The SHADO Control website is back online, featuring screen savers, flight simulations, fonts, and more! |
| 27-Dec-05 | For those of you who thought the Product Enterprise SHADO Mobiles had too much "weathering" on them, Comet Miniatures is now selling a "clean" version of the SHADO 2 Mobile (listed on this page). |
| 26-Dec-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode CLOSE UP! |
| 6-Dec-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE RESPONSIBILITY SEAT! |
| 11-Nov-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode CONFETTI CHECK A-O.K.! |
| 29-Oct-05 | In the UK, UFO will be broadcast on the new ITV4 channel beginning Saturday November 5th! It will be shown twice, first at 7pm, and then repeated later that night at 2:20am. |
| 28-Oct-05 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a new set of photos from Fanderson's "Countdown to Disaster" convention! |
| 26-Oct-05 | In Models & Vehicles, added photos of a scratch-built, studio-scale SHADO Mobile! |
| 25-Oct-05 | David Tomblin, who wrote and directed the UFO episodes THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES and REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER plus wrote THE LONG SLEEP, passed away on 4 August 2005. He was 74. |
| 23-Oct-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE SQUARE TRIANGLE! |
| 16-Oct-05 | On 16 October 1969 (36 years ago today), the main theme for UFO was recorded. In Music, I've added audio from this recording session, where you can hear Barry Gray talking plus alternate takes of the main theme! |
| 12-Oct-05 | The Italian Section of SHADO now has a convention report from the recent Fanderson convention plus many photos! |
| 11-Oct-05 | The "Mike Billington Fans" website has some more UFO-related photos from the recent Fanderson convention! Gerry Anderson is listed as a guest at the "Memorabilia" fair in Birmingham England on November 26th and 27th! |
| 9-Oct-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode E.S.P.! After going offline in June after Ed Bishop's and Mike Billington's deaths, the Italian Section of SHADO website is now back online. In Germany, Epix will be releasing the first 13 episodes of UFO as a box set! Here is a picture and information (in German). The Australian Conquest Forever site has some photos of Ed Bishop from his appearance at their convention last year, and also mentions they have it available on DVD! This Japanese site has some computer generated UFO images and wallpaper (click on the UFO for this), and also check out the Skydiver computer model under construction in the "Now Making" section! This page on a "2001: A Space Odyssey" website has an account of meeting Ed Bishop plus a rare photo of him from that film! UFO fan Andy Lovie has some UFO-related photos from Fanderson's "Countdown to Disaster" convention! |
| 8-Oct-05 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some UFO-related photos from Fanderson's "Countdown to Disaster" convention! |
| 7-Oct-05 | Fanderson has posted some photos from their Countdown to Disaster convention! Here is site which describes a game based on UFO! Here is an article on building a SHADO Control Mobile antenna! |
| 20-Sep-05 | Fanderson's Countdown to Disaster convention is happening this week, featuring several guests and exhibits of interest to UFO fans! In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE MAN WHO CAME BACK! |
| 5-Sep-05 | In Movie Clips, added a 1970 interview with Sylvia Anderson promoting the UFO Moonbase costume as a practical fashion for the future! In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode EXPOSED! |
| 16-Aug-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode CONFLICT! |
| 5-Aug-05 | Ed Bishop has a part in the new docudrama "Hiroshima", which is airing this weekend in a variety of places (BBC 1 in the UK, the Discovery Channel in the USA, CBC in Canada), and will be released on DVD in the UK next week. Ed's part was filmed in October 2004. |
| 26-Jul-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE SOUND OF SILENCE! |
| 24-Jul-05 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, I've added photos of an early UFO fan gathering -- a birthday party held for Ed Bishop (with Vladek Sheybal there as well) in June 1976! |
| 19-Jul-05 | I've gotten a report that the upcoming Australian UFO DVDs have been delayed yet again, this time to "sometime in 2006", due to them still collecting extras and wanting to make this the most comprehensive UFO DVD release. Apparently they had lined up an interview with Ed Bishop, but obviously that won't happen now. |
| 12-Jul-05 | The Times Online now has obituaries for Ed Bishop and Mike Billington in the Lives in Brief section. |
| 10-Jul-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES! |
| 9-Jul-05 | Product Enterprise has added a page for an upcoming product -- a 12" talking Gay Ellis! Here are scans of Ed Bishop and Mike Billington's obituaries which appeared in "Variety" magazine (courtesy Jeff Leroy) |
| 5-Jul-05 | Fanderson has added 3 guests to their fall convention of interest to UFO fans -- director Alan Perry, actress Dolores Mantez, and actress Jane Merrow. For more details, read the item on FAB NEWS! |
| 30-Jun-05 | An obituary for Mike Billington now appears in The Guardian. Here are two new UFO fan websites which are currently under contruction -- UFO-2 Series Website and Computer Affair! |
| 25-Jun-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE PSYCHOBOMBS! |
| 17-Jun-05 | Sylvia Anderson has added a personal tribute to Ed Bishop and Mike Billington to her website. Mike Billington's website has been updated with an opportunity to leave a message of commemoration. Lisa Williams UFO Image Library has been updated with improved quality captures from the episodes E.S.P. and Kill Straker! Here is an eBay auction for the original plans for UFO's lunar carrier and module! |
| 12-Jun-05 | An obituary for Ed Bishop written by actor Paul Birchard now appears in The Independent -- note the last line says that in lieu of flowers and other tributes, donations can be made to Campaign Against the Arms Trade Mike Billington's obituary now appears in The Herald |
| 10-Jun-05 | Ed Bishop's obituary now appears in the Telegraph. Fanderson's FAB NEWS has been updated -- Mike Billington died last Friday, not Monday as previously reported. |
| 9-Jun-05 | The website MikeBillingtonFans.com is now confirming Mike Billington's death, and suggests that fans could make donations to MacMillan Cancer Relief or Marie Curie Cancer Care. Due to the deaths of Ed Bishop and Mike Billington, The Italian Section of SHADO website has temporarily shut down. |
| 8-Jun-05 | Fanderson's FAB NEWS is reporting some very sad news for UFO fans -- Ed Bishop and Mike Billington have both passed away this week. |
| 7-Jun-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER! |
| 25-May-05 | In Music, added the theme music to the 1981 compilation movie INVASION: UFO! (a note to music collectors -- this is a library music track recorded by Francis Monkman in 1978, and is titled "Dawn of an Era". It appeared on the library album "Energism", which also was released commercially in Germany in 1980. It hasn't been released on CD) |
| 22-May-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode SUB-SMASH! |
| 21-May-05 | In Italy, the UFO compilation movies which were shown in the Italian cinema in 1973-74 are now being released on DVD! The first release was Allarme Rosso...Attaco Alla Terra, and this will be followed this and next month by UFO Distruggete Base Luna and UFO ...Annientate SHADO Uccidete Straker.. Stop. The audio on these DVDs are in Italian (no English track), and the extra features include booklets, original movie trailers, promotional artwork, and photos of merchandise. FAB Gear is now selling a display base for the Product Enterprise die-cast Skydiver! The Product Enterprise die-cast SHADO Mobiles have been delayed from May to June. In Australia, the Man in a Suitcase DVD set released last December features a short UFO clip in the ITC Trailers on disc 6! |
| 7-May-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode TIMELASH! |
| 23-Apr-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES! |
| 16-Apr-05 | In Videos, added cover scans of the recently released German UFO DVD Volumes 3 and 4! |
| 9-Apr-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode ORDEAL! |
| 7-Apr-05 | In Japan, Sega has released a UFO "Interactive DVD", which takes original video footage from UFO, and redubs it with new (Japanese) dialog to create 12 possible outcomes based on the decisions of the viewer. Note that this DVD is NTSC region 2, and all of the dialog and subtitles are in Japanese. Here are screenshots, a multi-media presentation, and a listing on Amazon.jp! In the USA, FAB Gear is now listing the Product Enterprise SHADO Mobiles available for pre-order! In both the UK and the USA, the UFO DVD sets released a few years ago are already starting to go on clearance sale, which is an indication that they will soon be "out of print". In the UK, Carlton's UFO DVD set 1 is now selling for £19.99 at HMV. In the USA, A&E's UFO DVD set 1 is now selling for $19.99 at Edward R Hamilton. |
| 2-Apr-05 | You might have noticed that yesterday's news item regarding an unfilmed UFO script was dated April 1st (April Fools Day). If you decided that this news item was false, then "April Fools!" -- you were wrong! That news item was 100% true, and you can now read the complete transcript of this unfilmed UFO script here! (also, here is a scan of an example page) |
| 1-Apr-05 | This week I received a copy of an unfilmed UFO script from 1969! Titled THE PATRIOT, this tells the story of a UFO which crash lands in the middle of an African civil war. This script was written by Leo Eaton, who was an assistant director on 7 episodes of UFO, and previously wrote and directed on Gerry Anderson's puppet series. I will be adding a complete transcript of this to my website in the near future -- meanwhile here is a short excerpt! |
| 27-Mar-05 | Denise Felt's website containing her UFO fiction is now back online here! |
| 26-Mar-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE DALOTEK AFFAIR! |
| 13-Mar-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode KILL STRAKER! |
| 7-Mar-05 | In May, Product Enterprise Ltd. plans on releasing 3 different die-cast SHADO Mobiles -- their website now has photos of pre-production versions! Note also that they've updated their page for the current Skydiver, Interceptor, and UFO die-casts! Fanderson's "Countdown to Disaster" convention this fall is increasingly looking to be of interest to UFO fans -- the guest list now includes Gerry Anderson, Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, David Lane, Gito Santana, Shane Rimmer, Keith Wilson, and Matt Zimmerman! |
| 26-Feb-05 | In Music & Effects Tracks, added the music & sound effects for the episode THE LONG SLEEP! |
| 24-Feb-05 | Actor Harry Baird, who played Interceptor pilot Mark Bradley, passed away on February 13th. Fanderson News has an overview of his career. |
| 12-Feb-05 | Added a new Music & Effects Tracks page, which now contains the music & sound effects for the episode IDENTIFIED. |
| 11-Feb-05 | The German UFO DVD set from EpiX is now described on their website -- the first two volumes will be released on February 17th, and the episodes which were never before shown in Germany will be subtitled, not dubbed. Also, this will feature 2 versions of A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES -- the original German edit which featured a happy ending (!), plus the uncut version (with subtitles). The Australian UFO DVD set from Umbrella Entertainment has apparently been pushed back again -- the release date is now set for 15 Sept 05. |
| 1-Feb-05 | The website www.froeschl.de now has cover photos for all 8 volumes of the German UFO DVDs from Epix (do a product search on "UFO Staffel"). These are being released over the next several months, and will be the first time the episodes will be released uncut in Germany. You will be able to listen to the episodes dubbed in German or in English with German subtitles. The Italian Section of SHADO website has been updated with membership information for 2005, news of upcoming DVD releases for the Italian UFO compilation movies, and a photo of George Sewell from the recording of his commentary for the upcoming Australian UFO DVD release! |
22-Jan-05 |
At last month's ISOSHADO event, Gito Santana discovered that Cards Inc. had released an autographed UFO "Alien" card featuring a photo of him, but autographed by Stuart Myers. Never having heard of a Stuart Myers, he located him and went to his house. Turns out that Stuart Myers has no recollection of ever appearing in UFO, and that apparently Cards Inc. paid him to sign the card thinking that nobody could tell who was inside the Alien suit. Gito has now initiated legal action against Cards Inc. Note that it turns out that the Cards Inc. UFO costume card is also apparently a fraud -- the cloth on the card is advertised as being used in a costume worn by Ed Bishop, but apparently it isn't. (thanks to Gito Santana and Chris Bentley for this information) |
15-Jan-05 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has put up photos from Mike Billington's and Gito Santana's visit to Italy last month, and this includes pictures of the actors at events, frame captures of television coverage, and scans of newspaper articles! |
14-Jan-05 |
Gabrielle Drake will appear in a one woman show "An Audience With Mrs. Gaskell" next week -- here is an interview with her about it, plus an article. |
23-Dec-04 |
Oddly enough, an article on UFO appears on the conservative political National Review website! |
17-Dec-04 |
On Wednesday December 22 in South Wales, Gabrielle Drake will be appearing in the play "A Christmas Cracker" at the Pontardawe Arts Centre! |
3-Dec-04 |
The Italian Section of SHADO have reunited Mike Billington and Gito Santana for an event this weekend -- here is a photo of them together! |
23-Nov-04 |
In Germany, Epix is planning on releasing all 26 UFO episodes between February and May 2005! |
19-Nov-04 |
I've gotten a report that someone has received a Product Enterprise die-cast Skydiver from Comet Miniatures! I've also gotten a report that someone has received the new UFO Documentary DVD from Fanderson! |
10-Nov-04 |
The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History has an article about the original UFO comics! |
7-Nov-04 |
Several years ago, there was a fan video spoof called "UFO:1999" that was shown at Spacecon:2001. Now there is a "Making of" page for this video series. Also, for those of you who have never heard of UFO:1999 before, there are scripts here, and some clips here. The die-cast Interceptor & UFO from Product Enterprise is finally now available at FAB Gear (and presumably elsewhere)! UFO fan Kevin Bulmer, who previously created some computer graphics of a UFO and posted them here, has now created "work-in-progress" models of a Sky One and Interceptor here! |
31-Oct-04 |
The 12" SID model (available from Comet Miniatures) is now available! Ed Bishop can be heard in a new BBC 4 radio serial "The Innocence of Radium"! |
14-Oct-04 |
On November 13-14, Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, and Shane Rimmer will be guests at a memorabilia show at the SECC in Glascow Scotland! (their website does not yet have guest information) Mike Billington's website has been updated with additional photos from UFO! |
9-Oct-04 |
Fanderson's latest magazine (FAB#50) confirms that next year's Australian UFO DVD release will feature a commentary by George Sewell, and also that the commentary was recorded June 2, and was for the episode "E.S.P."! |
7-Oct-04 |
Fanderson's News Page has information on a re-release of their 1993 UFO Documentary on DVD, plus a convention in 2005 which features Ed Bishop as one of the guests! |
27-Sep-04 |
This webpage has an interview with Roger Nygard, who created the film "Trekkies". This interview contains the following quote: "For one project I'm in a partnership with Trilogy Entertainment and producers Charles Bender and Simon Barry to develop a re-imagining of the classic Gerry Anderson series UFO. Gerry is involved as well" |
20-Sep-04 |
I've gotten confirmation that the upcoming Australian UFO DVD set from Umbrella Entertainment is currently scheduled for early to mid 2005. Special features are not finalized at this point, but it will have at least one new extra feature -- a commentary track from George Sewell! |
19-Sep-04 |
A recent email from Monsters in Motion states the following release dates for the upcoming UFO die-cast models from Product Enterprises:
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15-Sep-04 |
A video DVD-R of the Antonia Ellis interview at the San Diego Comic Con is now available here! |
14-Sep-04 |
In Japan, Aoshima is re-issuing the IMAI Sky One and SHADO Mobile kits next month! In the UK, Ed Bishop was recently heard on BBC Radio 4, in the play "Hill of Rains". You can listen to this play online here! |
10-Sep-04 |
FAB Gear is now selling original artwork from the UFO comic that was supposed to come out a year or two ago (and may still come out someday -- although I have no information on when that might be) |
5-Sep-04 |
Rumor has it that the upcoming Australian UFO DVD set from Umbrella Entertainment, previously thought to be coming out later this year, has been delayed until at least June 2005... |
3-Sep-04 |
Ed Bishop will be a guest at the Conquest 2004 convention to be held September 24-26 in Brisbane Australia! |
24-Aug-04 |
The SHADO discussion group (previously known as the FAB-UFO Mailing List) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today! (which also means that this website is also nearing its 10th year in existence) |
17-Aug-04 |
The new Japanese "UFO Album" book mentioned a few days ago is now also available from FAB Gear and Hobby Link Japan. This book has Japanese text, but is loaded with photos from UFO! |
14-Aug-04 |
For those of you with a high-speed Internet connection, I've added a 27 megabyte MP3 audio file containing the complete one-hour interview with Antonia Ellis at the San Diego Comic Con here! In Japan, there is yet another new UFO book -- here is a link to it on Amazon.jp! |
4-Aug-04 |
FAB Gear is now selling Antonia Ellis autographed photos! |
3-Aug-04 |
The UFO trading cards from Cards Inc are now available, and can be purchased from The Collector Zone! |
2-Aug-04 |
FAB Gear has photos of Antonia Ellis signing autographs at their booth last week. They are also now selling a SHADO T-Shirt! |
1-Aug-04 |
Comet Miniatures is showing an upcoming 10" SID model from manufacturer UNCL, due to be released in September! |
26-Jul-04 |
I've created a photo gallery from this past weekend's San Diego Comic Con here, showing the Antonia Ellis interview and autograph sessions, plus the Product Enterprises booth showing prototypes of their upcoming UFO die-cast models! If you've got some UFO related comic con photos that you'd like to share, please e-mail them to me at marc@ufoseries.com . Thanks! |
11-Jul-04 |
The San Diego Comic Con has released their schedule of events -- the page with the description of the Antonia Elllis Q&A is here (scroll down to 11 am)! The UK magazine TV Zone Special Issue #57 (released June 17) features 50 pages on Gerry Anderson's work, including 6 pages on UFO! |
8-Jul-04 |
The June 24th issue of the UK magazine "Web User" features some links to some Gerry Anderson websites, including this site's sound effects page! Here's a scan of the page, and a closeup of the article text. (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
30-Jun-04 |
Gabrielle Drake is currently appearing in "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester -- here are some reviews (review 1, review 2) |
26-Jun-04 |
I've updated the page for Antonia Ellis' upcoming appearance at the San Diego Comic Con -- she will have an interview/question & answer session Saturday at 11 am in the convention center, and we will also be showing the rare 2-minute segment from the show "Tomorrow Today", in which Sylvia Anderson tries to promote the Moonbase costume as a practical fashion for the future, and Antonia wears the costume around London! |
14-Jun-04 |
I'm in the middle of updating the various photo pages from text descriptions to thumbnail galleries. So far I've updated Hardware Photos, Straker and Foster Photos, and Behind-the-Scenes Photos! |
12-Jun-04 |
The ISOSHADO website now has lots of photos from the recent get-together with George Sewell, including photos from a rare video short "Tomorrow, Today" which interviews Sylvia Anderson about future fashions and features Antonia Ellis in her Moonbase costume! Phil Broad's Science Fiction & Sets page features many frame captures from UFO! |
11-Jun-04 |
Today is Ed Bishop's birthday! And here is a photo of him during the June 8th Venus transit! (thanks to ISOSHADO for this photo) |
9-Jun-04 |
Here is a new article/interview with Gabrielle Drake! Fanderson members will be receiving a free CD containing music from various Gerry Anderson series, including UFO! |
4-Jun-04 |
The upcoming FAB TV 2004 convention has been postponed. Meanwhile, the Italian UFO fan group ISOSHADO held a get-together with George Sewell on May 23rd -- here are some photos 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
10-May-04 |
In Japan, Marmit will be releasing a Sky One kit, a Lt. Ellis kit, and a painted/assembled Lt. Ellis statue in July. The kits will be priced at 18900 yen each, and the statue at 29400 yen. Here are photos of these -- Sky One kit, Lt. Ellis kit, Lt. Ellis statue Artist Virginia Tupper has put a drawing of Ed Straker on her website! |
6-May-04 |
The Cards, Inc. website has been updated with more photos of their upcoming UFO cards, now due out in June. And here is another website which shows even more photos! |
20-Apr-04 |
The upcoming die-cast Interceptor and Skydiver models from Product Enterprises have been delayed to September and October 2004. |
19-Apr-04 |
On 10-11 July, a Gerry Anderson convention FAB TV 2004 will be held in Milton Keynes UK, with Ed Bishop being one of the guests! |
16-Apr-04 |
On May 22-23, the Italian UFO fan group ISOSHADO will be welcoming back George Sewell (Col. Alec Freeman) for an event in Legnano (Milano)! In Magazines & Newspapers, the summary of UFO comics has been updated! |
5-Apr-04 |
If you have RealPlayer, you can listen to Ed Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 play "The Duel". Just go to this page and select "Listen to the Play". |
22-Mar-04 |
In Germany, the label KSM will distribute the upcoming UFO DVDs. The first batch of 6 episodes will be available April 12. Here is more information (in German). These DVDs can be pre-ordered from Amazon.de. In Australia, the current planned release date for Umbrella Entertainment's upcoming UFO DVD set is November 2004. |
21-Mar-04 |
Gabrielle Drake will star in a one-woman show about Elizabeth Gaskell on May 6-8 at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Surrey. |
18-Mar-04 |
The upcoming die-cast Interceptor and Skydiver models from Product Enterprises are now available for pre-order at several places, including Comet Miniatures and FAB Gear! Ed Bishop will be in the radio play "The Duel", which airs on BBC Radio 4 on April 4th! |
17-Mar-04 |
I corrected yesterday's news item -- this new vinyl record will be a 40 minute LP, not a 20 minute EP. Also, here is picture of the record jacket's front cover! |
16-Mar-04 |
A vinyl UFO soundtrack LP is due to be released by Trunk Records this month. This will contain approximately 40 minutes of UFO music on it, using the masters from the Fanderson double soundtrack CD. If you already have the CD, then there is nothing new on this LP. And yes, I have confirmed that this is not a bootleg... |
12-Mar-04 |
A German set of UFO DVDs is available for pre-order from Amazon.de. Presumably since this is on Amazon, these are not the same set of bootlegs that have been selling on eBay. Note that the cover artwork is different than the eBay versions, although it is still just 6 episodes, so I'd perhaps wait a bit until it can be verified that this is indeed the official release. Here is the artwork for each volume 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6. |
9-Mar-04 |
Hobby Link Japan is now shipping pre-orders of the re-released Konami UFO trading figures (which are now listed as "discontinued"). The Italian Section of SHADO has updated the English version of it's main page! |
1-Mar-04 |
Antonia Ellis (Moonbase Lt. Joan Harrington) will be signing autographs at this year's San Diego Comic Con, plus there will be some sort of additional event for fans (as of yet to be determined). See here for more information! |
29-Feb-04 |
The Italian Section of SHADO website has been updated with photos of the Paolo Malaguti's 6 foot Skydiver, plus frame captures from the episode TIMELASH which shows an Interceptor cockpit set in the background, plus photos of a limited edition Konami SHADO Mobile toy (which differs from the standard one in that it is a "Mobile 3" instead of "Mobile 1"). Although this page is in Italian, you can use the machine translation features of babelfish.altavista.com to read it. Here is a site which has "picture puzzles" from UFO! |
24-Feb-04 |
Hobby Link Japan has photos of the upcoming re-released Konami UFO trading figures, which includes a new Lt. Ellis figure! (note that this figure is already appearing on eBay) |
19-Feb-04 |
The latest issue of Fanderson's FAB magazine mentions that beginning in May, all new and renewing members will receive a free music CD which contains music from UFO! Also in the latest issue is an interview with Antonia Ellis (who played Joan Harrington in UFO), an article on the scripted ending for the UFO epsisode E.S.P., news on the UFO remake from Trilogy Entertainment, and the opportunity to purchase a 3" enamel SHADO badge! |
14-Feb-04 |
The Cards, Inc. UFO trading cards have been delayed from a February release to March. Product Enterprise's die-cast Interceptor has been delayed from a May release to June. However, this 9" Interceptor will now also include a 5" diameter UFO! Also, Product Enterprise will be releasing a 12" die-cast Skydiver in August, featuring a separating Sky One! |
10-Feb-04 |
Recently, several auctions for a set of 6 episodes of UFO on DVD can be found on the German eBay (example auction). Although these sets are reportedly good quality, they are not licensed products (which is why you cannot find them anywhere else). Carlton has recently licensed UFO for a German DVD release, so an official release should be coming out at some point in the future. |
31-Jan-04 |
In Trading Cards, added a scan of an advertisement for the upcoming Cards, Inc. UFO trading cards! |
30-Jan-04 |
On Other UFO Websites, I've fixed some broken links and added some new ones! Here are 3 reviews of the new book, "The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO" -- one, two, three! |
29-Jan-04 |
Actor Alexis Kanner, guest star of the UFO episode THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES, was found dead in his home on December 13, 2003. The cause of death was heart failure. |
26-Jan-04 |
For Fanderson members, the next issue of FAB magazine will be mailed on Feburary 16th, and include an interview with Antonia Ellis (Lt. Joan Harrington), have news on the upcoming UFO series from Trilogy Entertainment, plus members will have the opportunity to buy a 3" SHADO badge! For more information, see Fanderson's online FAB NEWS! |
25-Jan-04 |
I've updated my UFO Frequently Asked Questions page -- updates are in red! |
24-Jan-04 |
In Models, added photos of a 6-foot Skydiver model built by Martin Bower! UFO fan Kevin Bulmer has created some computer graphics of a UFO and posted them here! |
15-Jan-04 |
Hobby Link Japan now has available for pre-order boxes of 10 Konami UFO trading figures. These figures are the same as last years, except that the rare Lt. Ellis figure is now wearing a mini-skirt! This article from yesterday's Guardian online about a management change at Carlton America briefly references the upcoming American version of UFO! |
9-Jan-04 |
Some fans (including myself) have wondered "who is Stuart Myers?", when looking at the upcoming autographed UFO trading cards from Cards, Inc. Although I have no specific information on which episodes of UFO he may have appeared in, compare this behind-the-scenes photo from THE LONG SLEEP with this more recent photo of Stuart Myers. Also look at this brightened frame capture from COMPUTER AFFAIR. |
5-Jan-04 |
For those of you wondering whatever happened to the Misc!MAYHEM UFO comic book originally scheduled for release in May 2003, here is the current status:
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3-Jan-04 |
In Magazines, added scans of a UFO article which appeared in the Autumn 2003 issue of the Japanese Starlog magazine. |
31-Dec-03 |
Ed Bishop will play "The Boss" in "Of Mice And Men", starting February 3rd in London at the Old Vic theatre. |
18-Dec-03 |
Here is a page from the Cards, Inc. website that shows what their UFO trading cards, binder, and card box looks like -- and that they will be released in February 2004! |
17-Dec-03 |
For those of you who missed getting this year's Konami UFO toys, there will be a re-release in April 2004. There will be one difference, however -- the rare Lt. Ellis figure will be wearing a skirt instead of her standard uniform! |
16-Dec-03 |
Cards, Inc. has UFO trading cards now available for ordering, including a basic set of 100 cards, a collectors binder, a display box, and autograph cards! |
14-Dec-03 |
Today's issue of the Philadelphia Enquirer has an article about Helen Weber of the SHADO-USECC UFO fan club! Here is an online version of the article. |
4-Dec-03 |
I'm now getting reports that "The Complete Book of UFO" is shipping in the USA from Amazon.com. Meanwhile, the demand for this book exceeded the publisher's estimates, so the first print run sold out and the book is already on it's second print run! |
24-Nov-03 |
The Digital Cinema has a review of the A&E UFO Megaset! |
13-Nov-03 |
For those of you who pre-ordered the "Complete Book of UFO" from Amazon.com, rumor has it that the American publication date isn't until January 2004. Meanwhile, it is available now in the UK, and is shipping immediately from Amazon.uk. So if you'd rather get the book now and don't mind paying extra for postage, you should cancel your Amazon.com order and order it from Amazon.uk. Also, for fans of Barry Gray music, the soundtrack to "Captain Scarlet" is being released on November 17th, and can also be pre-ordered at Amazon.uk. |
11-Nov-03 |
Here are scans from the programme for Americans featuring Ed Bishop! scan 1 | scan 2 |
6-Nov-03 |
In Japan, the 2nd UFO DVD set will be released on November 27th -- here are some advertising for this set! 1 2 |
31-Oct-03 |
Now through November 22nd, Ed Bishop will be appearing in the play Americans, at the Arcola Theatre in East London! |
28-Oct-03 |
Here is an article which talks of a new attempt to remake UFO, from the producers of the recent remakes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE and THE OUTER LIMITS! |
23-Oct-03 |
Chris Bentley's Complete Book of UFO will be shipping to bookstores tomorrow. The official release date is October 30th, however some specialty bookstores in the UK may put it out for sale sooner than that. This book can also be ordered on Amazon.uk and Amazon.com! |
22-Oct-03 |
Deep Discount DVD is sending e-mails to customers stating that they have shipped their A&E UFO Megaset! The SHADO @ The Lynx website has updated its scans of the packaging for the new A&E UFO DVD megaset to include all 8 volumes plus the Gerry Anderson poster that comes with orders purchased directly from A&E! |
18-Oct-03 |
On the Music page, added pictures and example music track from a new Japanese UFO soundtrack CD, which features re-recorded versions of UFO music. |
17-Oct-03 |
On the Music page, added pictures and example music track from Fanderson's UFO Soundtrack CD! |
12-Oct-03 |
The UFO Series Guide has been updated with higher quality frame captures taken from the Carlton DVDs! Special thanks to Christian Jenisch for finding & sending me these frames! The SHADO @ The Lynx website has scans of the packaging for the new A&E UFO DVD megaset! |
11-Oct-03 |
The 2nd Italian UFO DVD set is now available. Unlike the first set, there are not 2 versions of this set (standard/deluxe). This set includes 14 episodes on 5 DVDs. Special features include many of those previously seen on the UK and USA sets, plus there is an interview with Michael Billington and scans of the original dialog continuity scripts (requires a computer DVD-ROM drive). This set can be ordered from www.ufomarket.com, www.dvd2k.it, or www.dvd.it. |
1-Oct-03 |
A&E now lists their UFO DVD Megaset as "in stock", which means you can order it directly from them now, or wait 4 weeks when it will be available in stores and other online retailers. The current issue of the Japanese Starlog magazine (Autumn 2003) features a 4 page article on UFO -- here are small scans of the magazine cover and the first page of the UFO article! |
29-Sep-03 |
Rumor has it that in Australia, Umbrella Entertainment will be releasing UFO on DVD sometime in 2004! Meanwhile, in the UK, HMV has the first limited edition UFO DVD set on sale for only 19.99 pounds! |
28-Sep-03 |
In Models, added a new photo of a WAVE Skydiver -- this was built by Ken Alfter, and received a silver medal at the MMSI Chicago Show in 2000! |
24-Sep-03 |
Cards Inc. has now released a sales sheet for their upcoming UFO trading cards, which reveals that this will be a 100 card set (78 episode cards, 10 character cards, 8 vehicle cards, 2 SHADO complex cards, and 2 checklist cards) |
14-Sep-03 |
Some of you may be wondering whatever happened to the UFO trading cards that were originally expected to be released in May 2002 by Cards, Inc. The latest news is that these cards may be released as early as November/December 2003! Plans are for a 72 card set (limited to 2000 boxes), 8 autograph cards, and 5 costume cards. Comic book artist Christopher Jones has put up some example pages from the upcoming Misc!MAYHEM UFO comic! The Italian Section of SHADO will be having an UFO event September 26th featuring director Alan Perry and actor Ed Bishop! |
9-Sep-03 |
This Sunday September 14th, Mike Billington and Shane Rimmer will make an appearance at the Clacton Sci-Fi Convention! |
8-Sep-03 |
In Japan, a re-recorded UFO soundtrack CD is due to be released on September 22nd. This item appears to only be available for sale via this website. A brief sample track is available on the site. The UFO comic book previously announced by Misc!MAYHEM has been further delayed (originally scheduled for release in May, then delayed until July), but I have no information as to when. The upcoming book "The Complete Book of UFO", which was originally due at the end of September, is now due at the end of October. See Fanderson's FAB NEWS for more information on this book. Following up on yesterday's item on "Big O", the Cartoon Network isn't using the second season UFO-like main theme on their broadcasts, as was apparently done during the broadcasts in Japan. However, UFO-like music can still be heard during the episode. |
7-Sep-03 |
In America, the "Cartoon Network" is currently showing the second season of a series titled "Big O". The music in this series is obviously heavily inspired by UFO -- for example, listen to the second season main theme of Big O. The Cartoon Network is showing this series every Sunday night at 11 pm. |
4-Sep-03 |
A&E now has its UFO Megaset available for pre-order! |
1-Sep-03 |
The Space1999.org website has a short interview with Product Enterprises, which has previously announced the release of a UFO Interceptor replica in May 2004. This interview reveals that they will be releasing even more UFO replicas, including a Skydiver, Mobile, and the UFO craft itself! |
17-Aug-03 |
The Italian Section of SHADO website has pictures of the second Italian UFO DVD set, which will be released in October 2003! Also there are pictures of the upcoming VHS volumes of UFO to be released in Italy. |
11-Aug-03 |
Deep Discount DVD now has A&E's UFO Megaset available for pre-order with a release date of October 28th and a price of US$63.80! On September 14th, Mike Billington will make an appearance at the Clacton Sci-Fi Convention! |
10-Aug-03 |
A transcript of the fan parody UFO:1999 part 1 ("Breakified") is now available on Ellen's Space:1999 Fan Fiction site! |
4-Aug-03 |
Note that even though Amazon.com lists the release date of the "UFO Megaset" as August 26, I believe that this is a mistake. Looking at other retailers websites, it appears that the release date will be October 28, with it being available 4 weeks earlier (September 30th) if you purchase it directly from A&E. |
3-Aug-03 |
In America, A&E's "UFO Megaset" is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com! |
28-Jul-03 |
In America, A&E will be releasing a "UFO Megaset" on September 30th, which is a repackaging of their previous sets 1 and 2. Here a picture of the new packaging! |
20-Jul-03 |
In Movie Clips, updated all the clips from UFO episodes so that they are higher quality than before (and also require Quicktime 5 or higher instead of Quicktime 3), and also added two new clips -- the ending credit sequence minus any credits (taken from the special features section of the Japanese UFO DVDs) and the battle scene at the beginning of THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES! |
17-Jul-03 |
In London, Ed Bishop will be attending a signing for the new Dr. Who audio drama CD at the store "10th planet" on August 2nd! |
1-Jul-03 |
The BBC Cult TV site has an article about UFO's unexpected popularity in recent years! |
28-Jun-03 |
Ed Bishop has a part in a Dr. Who audio drama Full Fathom Five, which will be released on compact disc in July! Note also that the doctor is played by David Collins, who played the part of Daniel Clark in the UFO episode THE PYSCHOBOMBS. |
27-Jun-03 |
Today is the official release date for the Japanese UFO DVD set #1! A copy of Fanderson's UFO soundtrack CD has been spotted on eBay! |
16-Jun-03 |
A&E's website now lists a "UFO Megaset" (all 26 episodes in a single package) for release in September! |
10-Jun-03 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS now has an article on the upcoming "The Complete Book of UFO"! And I hear that people are starting to receive their Fanderson UFO soundtrack CD's! |
8-Jun-03 |
For those of you who would like to see a larger version of the cover to Chris Bentley's upcoming "Complete Book of UFO" than is on the publishers website, click here! The UFO comic book from Misc!MAYHEM which was originally due in May is now expected to be released in mid July. The price for this issue has also been raised from US$2.95 to $3.99. The follow-on series UFO:CATACLYSM has now been changed from six issues/32 pages/$2.95 each to three issues/48 pages/$5.95 each, and will be available for pre-order in the August issue of Diamond PREVIEWS. |
6-Jun-03 |
In Japan, Tohokushinsha has added a web page for their upcoming UFO DVD set, which includes pictures of what the discs will look like! These DVDs will be released on June 27th, and can be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.jp or CD Japan! |
3-Jun-03 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS has an update on their UFO soundtrack CD, which was previously supposed to be released on June 1st. A problem in manufacturing has delayed its release to June 5th. Micheal Billington's website has been updated with new photos from UFO plus new convention photos! |
28-May-03 |
Issue 163 of TV ZONE magazine details the results of a "Top 100 Cult TV shows" survey -- UFO did quite well, ranking at #19! |
24-May-03 |
Chris Bentley's upcoming book, "The Complete Book of UFO", will be published in September 2003. Check out this page for a picture of the cover and more details! |
13-May-03 |
Here is page 2 & 3 of yesterday's advertisement for the upcoming Japanese UFO DVD Set 1! |
12-May-03 |
Here is a scan of an advertisement for the upcoming Japanese UFO DVD Set 1! Ed Bishop recently received a letter from Gerry Anderson stating that Ed will not be doing the voice of Captain Blue for the upcoming Captain Scarlet remake. |
7-May-03 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS has news of an upcoming live action movie of Gerry Anderson's Joe 90. At the end of this article there is an interesting statement about a UFO feature film currently in development in the USA! For those of you with the deluxe edition of the Italian UFO DVDs, note that there is a "secret" feature on the INVASION:UFO disc. In the extras section, select chapter 7 on your remote and you will find 5 minutes of video footage from past ISOSHADO conventions, featuring Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, George Sewell, Wanda Ventham, and Dolores Mantez! I'm informed by ISOSHADO that if we are interested in seeing more of this kind of footage on Set 2, we should e-mail the makers of these DVDs at infotiscali@ufodvd.it |
6-May-03 |
In Japan, the first of two UFO DVD sets is due to be released on June 27, and can now be preordered from Amazon.co.jp or CD Japan! |
1-May-03 |
Here is an online version of an article that appeared in yesterday's New York Newsday, about A&E's series of Gerry Anderson DVD releases. And yes, it mentions UFO! |
27-Apr-03 |
I've brought back an old section of the website, the Barry Gray Music Sampler! |
25-Apr-03 |
I've gotten several reports on the first set of Italian UFO DVDs:
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15-Apr-03 |
For fans of Vladek Sheybal, there's a new website devoted to him! |
12-Apr-03 |
In Music, added several pieces of music heard in various episodes of UFO! |
10-Apr-03 |
According to this article, the producer of the recent film Solaris is considering doing a UFO remake! The ISOSHADO website now has scans of some pages of the booklet which comes with the Italian UFO DVDs, due to be released April 16th! |
9-Apr-03 |
I'm in the process of moving this site to a new web hosting company (LunarPages.com), so if you notice any new problems (broken links, etc.), please let me know via e-mail! The site address will remain the same -- http://ufoseries.com In the latest issue of Fanderson's FAB magazine, it announces that Chris Bentley (author of The Complete Book of Thunderbirds and The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet) has been commissioned to write The Complete Book of UFO! This book will be "a comprehensive fully illustrated guide to the series, detailing the production of the show, the characters, cast, episodes and spinoff merchandising"! On Space1999.net, Ellen's Space:1999 Fan Fiction Page contains scripts to the fan-spoof videos "UFO:1999"! |
7-Apr-03 |
The English portion of the Italian Section of SHADO's website has been updated with more details about the upcoming Italian UFO DVD's and the recent convention featuring Ed Bishop and Mike Billington! |
3-Apr-03 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS and Fanderson Sales pages have been updated with information (and cover artwork) for their upcoming UFO soundtrack CD! |
2-Apr-03 |
In the latest Fanderson magazine, the upcoming UFO soundtrack CD is now available for pre-order, and will be shipped on June 1st! Available only to Fanderson members, this CD will be 140 minutes long and feature the music for the episodes Identified, Survival, Conflict, Ordeal, A Question of Priorities, The Square Triangle, ESP, Confetti Check A-OK and the Long Sleep. It will also include intermission stings and an unused, alternative scored for Identified. Plus a full-color, 24 page booklet! The price including postage is 31 pounds to the UK, 32 pounds to Europe, and 33.50 pounds anywhere else. |
28-Mar-03 |
The Miscellaneous Mayhem! website has added a page for their upcoming UFO comic, which features some preview art! |
25-Mar-03 |
Here is a web page which features screen shots of the animated menus for the upcoming Italian UFO DVDs! |
23-Mar-03 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has added photos from the recent DeepCon 2003 convention featuring Ed Bishop and Mike Billington! Lisa Williams' UFO Frame Capture Library has added frame captures from 3 new UFO episodes -- THE DALOTEK AFFAIR, A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES, and THE SQUARE TRIANGLE. In addition, previous frame captures from ORDEAL, COURT MARTIAL, and CONFETTI CHECK A-OK have been upgraded from VHS to DVD captures! |
15-Mar-03 |
Here's a Yahoo Photo Album which features some more photos from last weekend's DeepCon 2003, including some of Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, and the upcoming Italian UFO DVDs! |
13-Mar-03 |
Last weekend, the DeepCon 2003 convention was held in Italy, featuring guests Ed Bishop and Mike Billington, and featuring a preview of the upcoming Italian UFO DVD Set 1! Here is an Italian-language site which features photos from the convention! |
12-Mar-03 |
In Trading Cards, added scans of the Cards, Inc. 4-card UFO promo cards! Previously listed as unavailable, Hobby Link Japan now has Konami's SF Movie Premium Pack available for ordering! |
8-Mar-03 |
There is now an official website for the upcoming Italian UFO DVDs. The first of two sets will be available on April 16th in both a standard and deluxe edition. The standard edition will feature the first 12 episodes on 4 DVDs, and will included English or Italian language tracks, a 16 page booklet, production photos, merchandise photos, and trailers for the Italian language UFO compilation movies. The deluxe edition will feature a fifth disc containing the compilation film INVASION: UFO plus an interview with Ed Bishop. You can pe-order this set online at www.dvd2k.it (standard | deluxe) or www.dvd.it (standard | deluxe)! Hobby Link Japan has shipped their available pre-orders for Konami's SF Movie Premium Pack, which includes a toy SID! |
5-Mar-03 |
The creators of the old FLIGHTPATH fanzine now have a new Gerry Anderson fanzine called RED ALERT!, which includes one UFO story in it. |
4-Mar-03 |
In Japan, Tohokushinsha will be releasing UFO DVD Set 1 on June 27, 2003! (this news can be read at this Japanese site) In Japan, yesterday was the official release date for Konami's SF Movie Premium Pack, which features a toy SID. Unfortunately, this item was so popular that Hobby Link Japan is already out-of-stock and probably unable to fill some pre-orders. |
1-Mar-03 |
The new issue of Diamond Previews has a sneak peak of what the cover will look like for the upcoming UFO comic issue #0! This can be pre-ordered from your local comic shop using the code "Mar03 2313 Gerry Andersons UFO #0 $2.95" The second season of the Japanese anime series "Big-O" has a main theme which sounds suspiciously like the theme from UFO. Here is a RealAudio clip of it, and here is a link to where you can purchase a CD-R of the theme! |
26-Feb-03 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS has an article about an upcoming book -- THE COMPLETE GERRY ANDERSON EPISODE GUIDE, which of course will have a section on UFO! This book is available for pre-order from Amazon.uk. |
23-Feb-03 |
Michael Billington's website has been updated with new UFO photos and now has autographed UFO photos for sale! And while we wait the upcoming UFO soundtrack CD from Fanderson, Amazon.uk is now shipping a brand new soundtrack CD from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds! |
21-Feb-03 |
Misc Mayhem Productions will be releasing their first UFO comic in May 2003! |
14-Feb-03 |
The Italian Section of SHADO now features a scan of an advertisement for upcoming UFO DVDs to be released in Italy! |
11-Feb-03 |
A few people have noticed an audio dropout on A&E's new UFO DVD Set 2 -- this occurs at 30 min 43 sec into the episode DESTRUCTION, when Straker says: "...the lab boys reckon that that telescope sent out some sort of laser signal...". The dropout occurs during the words "telescope sent out". This dropout does not occur on the British Carlton UFO DVDs. Alisdair Jones has created a second set of sci-fi icons for Mac OS X, some of which are vehicles from UFO! |
31-Jan-03 |
I will be out of town from February 1st until February 9th, so there will be no website updates until I get back! |
28-Jan-03 |
In the USA, today is the official release date for A&E's UFO DVD Set 2! I have reports that Amazon.com is now shipping A&E's UFO DVD Set 2. In the UK, Product Enterprises will be releasing a die-cast Interceptor sometime this year! |
27-Jan-03 |
Konami now has a page for their ITC Vehicle Premium Pack, which features a toy SID and is due for release on March 3rd! You can pre-order these from Hobby Link Japan! |
| 21-Jan-03 | Deep Discount DVD is starting to notify people that their A&E UFO DVD Set 2 has shipped! For fans of Vladek Sheybal, there is a now a discussion group devoted to him! |
| 17-Jan-03 | A&E's UFO DVD Set 2 is now available for pre-order from Deep Discount DVD for only $43! |
| 15-Jan-03 | The ISOSHADO website has now added 60 photos from last month's Meeting: Commander Straker event! |
| 7-Jan-03 | Marixan Models features models of a UFO, SHADO Mobile, and Skydiver for sale! |
| 6-Jan-03 | In Videos, added excerpts from the KILL STRAKER and TIMELASH commentary tracks and original stage audio heard on A&E's UFO DVD Set 2! In the UK, Amazon.co.uk is now selling UFO Vols 1-4 and UFO Vols 5-8 for only 20 pound each -- 60% off! Note that this price includes VAT, so if you live outside of Europe the price for each set falls to 17.01 pounds plus shipping. |
| 5-Jan-03 | In Videos, added scans of A&E's UFO DVD Set 2 cover and discs! |
| 4-Jan-03 | I've received my A&E UFO DVD Set 2! Basically, it's just like A&E's Set 1, with the same type of packaging, artwork, menus, and superb video & audio quality on all of the episodes.
I'm sure that there will be a variety of opinions on this subject, but I find these 2 new commentaries more entertaining than the previous Gerry Anderson and Ed Bishop UFO commentaries. Perhaps it's simply the chemistry of having two people reminiscing/playing off each other, or perhaps there was more time spent in preparation prior to the recording sessions.
This set also includes photo galleries, however, unfortunately these are all simply frame captures from the episodes, as they were with A&E's UFO DVD Set 1. |
2-Jan-03 |
I received notification from A&E that my UFO DVD Set 2 shipped today! |
1-Jan-03 |
Happy New Year! This will be an exciting year for fans of UFO, with the following items due for release:
It appears that A&E did not ship their UFO DVD Set 2 yesterday. |
31-Dec-02 |
Today is the day that A&E is supposed to start shipping their UFO DVD Set 2 to people who ordered it directly from them. Their website shows it now as being "in stock", so it'll be interesting to see if it actually does ship today. |
30-Dec-02 |
Konami's "ITC Vehicle Premium Pack" (featuring a toy SID) is now available for pre-order from Hobby Link Japan! |
28-Dec-02 |
In the UK, the 2 Carlton UFO DVD box sets are now available for only 20 pounds each at MVC (set 1, set 2)! Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library now features frame captures from the UFO episode FLIGHT PATH, plus the images from IDENTIFIED and COMPUTER AFFAIR have been updated so that they are now from the DVDs instead of VHS tapes! |
22-Dec-02 |
On December 14 & 15, the Italian Section of SHADO held the mini-con"Meeting: Commander Straker", featuring Ed Bishop! Their website now has a few photos from the event, and there's a convention report on the SHADO discussion group! |
17-Dec-02 |
In Models & Vehicles, added photos of a 3 foot Skydiver model kit put out by Studio 2! |
16-Dec-02 |
On UFO Cast Before & After, added a page featuring Ed Bishop's 1977 part in The Professionals: 'Long Shot'! |
15-Dec-02 |
While we all patiently await the release of Fanderson's upcoming UFO soundtrack CD, note that Silva Screen UK is planning on releasing several Barry Gray soundtrack CD's for the various Gerry Anderson TV series -- the first will be for the Thunderbirds, which will be available in Febuary 2003. Here is a page with a track listing and links to sample MP3's from this CD! |
14-Dec-02 |
Hobby Link Japan appears to have the Konami UFO trading figures available again. At least, for the moment... |
9-Dec-02 |
On UFO Cast Before & After, added a page featuring Ed Bishop's 1989 part in Carrot Confidential |
7-Dec-02 |
On UFO Cast Before & After, added a page featuring Ed Bishop's 1972 role in The Protectors: 'The First Circle'! |
6-Dec-02 |
On UFO Cast Before & After, added a page featuring Ed Bishop's 1986 cameo in the TV series "Just Good Friends"! |
30-Nov-02 |
A&E's UFO DVD Set 2 is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com! |
29-Nov-02 |
In Japan, Konami will be selling a SID trading figure as part of the "ITC Vehicle Premium Pack", to be available in March 2003! This time, each package will contain 2 figures, either a SID and a Space:1999 Eagle, or a SID and a Fireball XL5 (in other words, all boxes will contain a SID figure). You can pre-order a box of 6 of these from Hobby Link Japan. A&E has now corrected their UFO DVD Set 2 listing so it now says the SUB-SMASH commentary is by Ed Bishop (not Gerry Anderson), and the availability date is December 31st (not December 2nd). However, note that a new mistake has been added, in that it mentions a Gerry Anderson commentary for IDENTIFIED (which of course was in Set 1!) Also, I hear that the Japanese UFO DVD Part 1 may not be coming out until May, not March. |
28-Nov-02 |
Here is a scan of the Marc Jacobs perfume ad which appeared in some editions of the November "Vanity Fair" magazine, and a closeup of the UFO postcard which can be seen in it! (thanks to Bill Ginchereau for the scan) |
27-Nov-02 |
In Japan, Tohokushinsha will be releasing UFO Part 1 on DVD in March 2003! No other details are known at this point. |
20-Nov-02 |
A&E now has their UFO DVD Set 2 available for pre-order on their website, with a shipping date of December 31st! This lists some features not found on the British UFO DVDs:
This page also appears to have two mistakes on it -- an availability date of December 2nd, and SUB-SMASH commentary from Gerry Anderson (I think this probably should say Ed Bishop, as this commentary was on the British DVDs) |
17-Nov-02 |
In Models & Vehicles, added photos of the Konami UFO trading figures from Japan! |
16-Nov-02 |
On December 14 & 15, the Italian Section of SHADO will be having an event "Meeting: Commander Straker", featuring Ed Bishop! Here is a flyer for the event. |
12-Nov-02 |
For those of you waiting for A&E's UFO DVD Set 2, A&E has set a pre-book date of December 31 2002 and a release date of January 28th 2003! (see this message on the A&E message board) |
11-Nov-02 |
The November issue of the UK magazine "Record Collector" features of photo of Ayshea from 1977! (thanks to Keith McLaren for this) In some regions (New York, San Francisco), the November issue of the USA magazine "Vanity Fair" ("the music issue") features an advertisement for Marc Jacobs perfume on page 137 which shows a UFO postcard! (can anyone provide me a high resolution scan of this?) |
7-Nov-02 |
Hobby Link Japan has now changed the status of the Konami UFO figures back to "out-of-production". |
6-Nov-02 |
For those of you who didn't pre-order the Konami UFO figures and don't want to pay the outrageous prices now seen on eBay, Hobby Link Japan has now changed the status from "Sold Out" to "Spot", which means: "We accept backorders, and make endevours to collect the items, but we can't guarantee all of the backorders to be fulfilled. Only early orders, within our future purchase quantities, may be fulfilled." So if you want to order these from Hobby Link Japan, do it soon! |
| 3-Nov-02 | Otomo Akitsuka has made some impressive UFO artwork using the new Konami UFO figures and Photoshop! (look at the links dated in October and November) |
| 30-Oct-02 | CafePress is selling a variety of items featuring UFO's SHADO logo! |
| 26-Oct-02 | The Japanese UFO trading figures from Konami are now appearing in Japanese stores, and are already no longer available from Hobby Link Japan and showing up on eBay! Note that each box of 10 contains 2 Skydivers, 2 Interceptors, 2 Sky Ones, 1 UFO, 1 Lunar Module/Carrier, 1 or 2 SHADO Mobles, and 0 or 1 Lt. Ellis figures. The Lt. Ellis figure is the rarest, and only appears in 1 out of every 4 boxes of 10. |
| 20-Oct-02 | Facter Dot Net and DVD Angle have reviews of A&E's UFO DVD Set 1! |
| 13-Oct-02 | In Japan, Konami will be releasing their UFO trading figures on October 28th! Konami's Japanese website now has a page for these -- click on the SHADO logos for pictures of the packaging and figures. There are a total of 7 toys (UFO, Lunar Carrier & Module, Sky One, Interceptor, Skydiver; Mobile; Gay Ellis). These are "trading figures" because you have no idea which toy is inside the box at the time of purchase. As previously mentioned, these can be pre-ordered in boxes of 10 randomly packed figures from Hobby Link Japan! |
| 10-Oct-02 | The digitallyOBSESSED website has a review of A&E's UFO DVD Set 1! Also, for those of you awaiting A&E's UFO DVD Set 2, there is still no confirmed release date for this, but rumor has it that it shouldn't be too long. My guess is that it will be released around January 2003 (plus or minus a month). And a recent interview with Mike Billington revealed that it will contain an additional commentary track not featured on the British release -- Mike Billington and director Alan Perry on KILL STRAKER! |
| 4-Oct-02 | In New Zealand, TVNZ is now broadcasting UFO at 3-4 am in the morning on Wednesdays! |
| 26-Sep-02 | On eBay, there is currently an auction for a 6-foot Skydiver replica -- with a starting bid of $6000! |
| 24-Sep-02 | In Trading Cards, added a scan of a UFO "costume card" sold only at the San Diego Comic Con last month! |
| 15-Sep-02 | Here is a brand new interview with Michael Billington, conducted by Alasdair Wilkins! Michael Billington will be a guest at the Cult TV convention on September 21st in Bristol, England! The Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson have been working on a UFO soundtrack CD for the past year. Word has it that the release date will hopefully be before the end of 2002. Due to licensing restrictions from the copyright holders, this CD will only be sold to club members. This soundtrack will contains 2 CDs, and the music has been digitially remastered in stereo from the original multi-track master tapes! |
| 24-Aug-02 | The new issue of the UK magazine TV ZONE (issue 154) features two articles on UFO, for a total of 12 pages! It appears that A&E's UFO DVD Set 1 is getting hard to find in some places. Even A&E's own online store has it on back order. So it sounds like it might be selling better than expected! I found some more reviews of Carlton's UFO DVD Set 2 -- here's a big one (with lots of frame captures!) from DVD Reviewer, and a smaller one from Sci-Fi Online! |
| 23-Aug-02 | Gerry Anderson is making a rare visit to the United States this weekend, and will be appearing at the Los Angeles Egyption theater for showings of his TV series on August 23rd and 24th, and then will be signing copies of his DVDs at the Los Angeles Virgin Megastore on the 26th, and the New York Times Square Virgin Megastore on the 29th! |
| 18-Aug-02 | In Videos, I've added frame captures and audio clips from the French TF1 UFO DVD's! |
| 11-Aug-02 | Here is a review of UFO from the writer/director of the Trek parody FREE ENTERPRISE! Hobby Link Japan is advertising UFO trading figures due to be released in October! |
| 6-Aug-02 | On September 15th, Ed Bishop will be a guest at the Clacton Sci-Fi convention in the UK. The convention website mentions that another guest, Alan Harris, played a submarine commander in UFO, however since he doesn't appear in any of the credits, I suspect he must have instead played an uncredited Skydiver crewmember (possibly the silent crewmember seen on the episode DESTRUCTION?) |
| 4-Aug-02 | In the UK, Bensonsworld is selling Carlton's UFO DVD Set 1 for half price! In Videos, added scans of the packaging & discs for the new French TF1 UFO DVD Set! |
| 3-Aug-02 | In the UK, Blackstar has added cover photos for the Carlton UFO DVD's being released on August 12th: These volumes were already released as part of Carlton's UFO Box Set 2. |
| 2-Aug-02 | For those of you wondering when A&E will be releasing the second half of UFO on DVD in America, according to their customer service people it has not yet been decided, but is tentatively scheduled for "sometime in 2003". Andy Lovie's UFO website now features a scan of another review of Carlton's 2nd UFO DVD set -- from the September issue of Dreamwatch! |
| 31-Jul-02 | Some follow-up comments on the new French TF1 UFO DVD Set:
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| 30-Jul-02 | Today is the official release data for A&E's UFO DVD Set 1, so it should now be available at stores and at online retailers such as Amazon.com!
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| 28-Jul-02 | Additional reports on the French TF1 Video UFO DVD Set indicate that not all of the episodes are the remastered versions seen on the British and American DVDs. Instead, some episodes appear to be the remastered versions while others appear not! |
| 27-Jul-02 | Andy Lovie's UFO website features scans (large scans!) of two more reviews of Carlton's 2nd UFO DVD set -- from the September issue of What DVD, and from the August issue of Ultimate DVD! Also, an early report from someone who has received their French TF1 UFO DVD Set indicates that the picture quality is just as good as the A&E and Carlton sets. This set also features some unique extras -- 1993 interviews with Ed Bishop and Sylvia Anderson, plus a "Making of" documentary (in French)! |
| 24-Jul-02 | In France, today is the release date for TF1 Video's UFO DVD Set, which is available from Amazon.fr! Word has it that these DVD's do not use the newly remastered source materials as seen on the UK and American DVD releases, so therefore they are most likely less detailed, bright, colorful, have more problems with film dirt and grain, and have lower fidelty sound. Here is an example comparison between a scene in SURVIVAL from the A&E set and the TF1 Space:1999 set (which featured an episode of UFO as an extra feature!) |
| 21-Jul-02 | Andy Lovie's UFO website features TV Zone's review of Carlton's UFO DVD set 2! |
| 20-Jul-02 | In Videos, replaced the low-resolution frame grabs from the A&E UFO DVDs with high-resolution ones (thanks to Catherine Bujold for these!) |
| 19-Jul-02 | In Videos, added some lo-resolution frame grabs of the A&E UFO DVD menus (can anyone send me some high resolution frame grabs of these?), plus an excerpt from the SID audio session recording! Also, if any of you A&E UFO DVD owners are wondering why Gerry Anderson sounds so slow & sleepy on the IDENTIFIED commentary track, part of the reason is that the original commentary track recorded for the UK DVD's has been slowed down by 4% to account for the speed differences between PAL and NTSC. (I think a better solution would have been to keep the commentary at the original speed, but add occasional gaps to the recording to keep it synched to the episode) |
| 18-Jul-02 | In Videos, added pictures of the disc label artwork for A&E's UFO DVD Set 1! |
| 17-Jul-02 | In Videos, added the complete cover artwork for A&E's UFO DVD Set 1! |
| 16-Jul-02 | Scott Bosco's Digital Cinema has a review of A&E's UFO DVD Set 1! |
| 14-Jul-02 | Early reports from people who have received their A&E UFO DVDs are good. Like the UK Carlton DVD releases, the sound and picture quality is excellent, and it includes these extra features:
In addition, the A&E DVDs have two extras which are not on the Carlton DVDs:
However, the A&E DVDs are missing several extras which are on the Carlton DVDs:
Also of note:
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| 12-Jul-02 | Several people have reported receiving their A&E UFO DVD Set 1's from Deep Discount DVD today! Mine was mistakenly shipped UPS Ground, so it won't be arriving until next week... |
| 11-Jul-02 | In America, the A&E online store now shows that their UFO DVD Set 1 is in stock! In France, TF1 Video has updated their website to include their UFO DVD Set, now due to be released on July 24th (and available for pre-order from Amazon.fr) |
10-Jul-02 |
I've heard from several people who've reported that Deep Discount DVD sent them an e-mailing saying that they have shipped their A&E UFO DVD Set 1 (I got one too!), even though on their website they delayed the released date to July 30th! |
| 8-Jul-02 | In America, A&E has updated the availability date for their UFO DVD Set 1 from July 2nd to July 17th. Also, Amazon.com has added a large photo of the A&E UFO DVD Set 1 cover! |
| 6-Jul-02 | UFO fan Andy Lovie has started his own UFO website, which features conventions reports and DVD reviews! The Science Fiction Crowsnest features reviews of Carlton's UFO DVD sets one and two! |
| 5-Jul-02 | I talked with an A&E customer service person today, and the UFO DVD's were not released on July 2nd, as their website states. It now looks like they won't be shipping from A&E until around July 20th. I don't how (or if) this will affect the retail availability date of July 30th. |
| 3-Jul-02 | A&E has created a new Cult TV page, which has stuff on all of their Cult TV titles, including UFO! Also, even though A&E's official release date for their UFO DVD Set 1 was yesterday, I have not found any evidence that it actually shipped yesterday... |
| 2-Jul-02 | In America, this is A&E's official release date for their UFO DVD Set 1! Unfortunately, this is only if you buy it directly from them. Otherwise, the retail availability date is July 30th. DVD Reviewer has an interview with Gerry Anderson about UFO! (this is from back in March, but this is the first I've noticed it) Also, here is a detailed review of Carlton's UFO box set 1 from the R2 Project (also something I missed) |
| 29-Jun-02 | On this site's main page, I've updated the images using the Carlton DVD's as the source (thanks to Christian Jenisch for the new frame captures!) |
| 20-Jun-02 | In Videos, I've added brief excerpts of Gerry Anderson and Ed Bishop's commentary tracks from the Carlton UFO DVD's! |
| 19-Jun-02 | In Dialog, all of the files are now sourced from the Carlton UFO DVD's! |
| 18-Jun-02 | In Music, I've added a piece of music from THE LONG SLEEP, heard while Catherine meets Tim in Piccadilly Circus! |
| 17-Jun-02 | In Videos, I've added scans of the packaging for the Carlton UFO DVD box set 2! |
| 11-Jun-02 | In Videos, I've added a couple more frame captures from the new Carlton UFO DVDs. |
| 10-Jun-02 | In the UK, Carlton's UFO DVD Set 2 has been released, and early reports are just as positive as those for the first set, with superb quality video & audio, great packaging, and the same animated menus as seen in Set 1. In Videos, I've added a few frame captures from the new volumes. |
| 8-Jun-02 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, I've added some photos from Fanderson's recent "Stand By For Action" convention! In the UK, online retailers are now shipping Carlton's UFO DVD Set 2, which will also be available in UK shops on Monday June 10th! |
4-Jun-02 |
Deep Discount DVD is selling A&E's UFO DVD Set 1 for US$42.53, with free ground shipping in the continental US! Also note that they are showing the release date as July 9th (as opposed to July 2nd on the A&E site, and July 30th on Amazon.com and elsewhere)! |
3-Jun-02 |
Paolo Malaguti has a new set of UFO behind-the-scenes photos available on his UFO Photo Catalogue! |
| 2-Jun-02 | In Videos, added scans of the front covers to Carlton's UFO DVD's volumes 3 and 4, which were both released on May 13th! |
| 29-May-02 | The June/July 2002 issue of the UK magazine "The Dark Side" features a review of the Carlton UFO DVD's! Here's a scan (courtesy of Andy Lovie) |
| 27-May-02 | In Movie Clips, I've added some clips of Ed Bishop and Dolores Mantez being interviewed during a late-night UK broadcast of UFO during the late 1980's! |
| 25-May-02 | In France, the description for the TF1 Video UFO DVD Set has been updated on Amazon.fr with a larger photo of the cover and a list of special features which includes interviews with Ed Bishop and Sylvia Anderson, a "Making Of", and a feature on UFO merchandise! |
| 24-May-02 | In America, A&E's UFO DVD Set 1 description has been updated -- the bonus features no longer lists 5.1 surround sound, but does now list a Gerry Anderson commentary track for IDENTIFED, plus outtakes! Also the episode listing has been altered, with EXPOSED now occuring before SURVIVAL, and THE RESPONSIBILITY SEAT replaced by CONFETTI CHECK A-OK. |
| 23-May-02 | In the UK, Blackstar has just expanded the descriptions and added cover photos for the Carlton UFO DVD's being released on June 10th: |
| 22-May-02 | In France, TF1 Video's UFO DVD Set will be released on July 18th. Here is a webpage which describes (in French) that the extras will include a few items not seen on the Carlton DVD's -- deleted special effects, and interviews with Ed Bishop and Sylvia Anderson! |
| 19-May-02 | At Fanderson's "Stand By For Action" convention this past weekend, representatives from Misc!MAYHEM Productions announced that they will be releasing a "UFO" comic in the future! Here is a mock-up cover used for the announcement. |
| 18-May-02 | In the UK, Carlton's UFO DVD Set 2 will be released on June 10th, and here is a photo of the cover artwork! (courtesy Marco Raffa) |
| 17-May-02 | In America, A&E's UFO DVD Set 1 is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com for $60 with a shipping date of July 30th! |
| 16-May-02 | A&E have updated their UFO DVD description with the list of episodes and special features. They list 13 episodes, and much fewer special features than are on the Carlton UK DVD's. They also list this as being in surround sound -- many fans thought the surround sound on THUNDERBIRDS and CAPTAIN SCARLET was poorly done, so I don't see this as good news. If you would like to give A&E any feedback about the lack of extras, or the lack of the original mono soundtrack, you might want to fill out their feedback form (use the "Shop A&E" category). But you should do this quickly, because soon it will be too late for A&E to change these DVD's! |
| 15-May-02 | In America, A&E Home Video now has UFO DVD Box 1 available for pre-order on their online store, with a shipping date of July 2nd! Note that the A&E website is selling this at full retail price ($80), plus charges $10 for shipping. For those of you who aren't in a big hurry to get this, other retailers will be selling this for less, but they will be shipping it a month later (most likely July 30th). Also note that the A&E website states that they will only ship to addresses in America and Canada. However, other retailers will be happy to ship to other countries. |
| 13-May-02 | In the UK, UFO DVD's Volume 3 and Volume 4 were released today! (these contain episodes which were previously released on UFO DVD Box Set 1) |
9-May-02 |
The April/May 2002 issue of the American magazine "FILMFAX" features an 8 page interview with Ed Bishop and several photos from UFO! |
6-May-02 |
In Trading Cards, added scans of the Cards Inc. preview set of UFO trading cards! (by the way, these cards appear to still be available for purchase) |
5-May-02 |
It's only 2 weeks until Fanderson's "Stand By For Action" convention, which will feature several of UFO's cast & crew members as guests! Also, if you are planning on attending this convention, perhaps you could be so kind to take a few photographs of things of interest to UFO fans and then send them to me to be added to this website? Thanks in advance! |
4-May-02 |
In Marketing Materials, added scans showing UFO in the 1972 ITC Catalog! |
2-May-02 |
The June 2002 issue of the UK magazine "Dreamwatch" features an interview with Gerry Anderson about the UFO DVDs plus the magazine's review of the UFO DVDs! (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
1-May-02 |
The French UFO DVD box set is now available for pre-order from Amazon.fr! |
| 30-Apr-02 | In France, TF1 Video will be releasing all 26 episodes of UFO onto DVD on July 1st! This will be in a single box set containing 7 DVDs. This will be a dual language release, dubbed in French or English with French subtitles. I'm not sure what the extras will be, although I've seen mention of a "Making Of" (if anyone has any information about the extras, please let me know) Here's a link to a place where you can pre-order these! |
| 29-Apr-02 | There's a new Ed Bishop interview online at Tiscali Entertainment! And another one on Sci-Fi Online! |
| 27-Apr-02 | In the UK, Carlton's individual UFO DVD volumes 3 and 4 will be released in 2 weeks, and Blackstar has just put up small photos of what the covers look like -- Volume 3 cover, Volume 4 cover |
| 26-Apr-02 | It appears that my website provider (Yahoo) has dropped the old address for this site (ufo.simplenet.com). You must now use ufoseries.com to access this site. Update your bookmarks & web links accordingly! |
| 24-Apr-02 | For those of you awaiting Carlton's UK UFO DVD Box Set 2 (available June 10th), it is now available for pre-order at Blackstar! |
| 20-Apr-02 | The UK Sci-Fi Channel will begin broadcasting UFO again Sunday April 21st (tomorrow!) at 4pm with the first episode "IDENTIFIED". |
| 19-Apr-02 | Issue 29 of the UK magazine "Ultimate DVD" features an interview with Ed Bishop plus reviews Carlton's first UFO DVD box set! Here's are scans one | two | three (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 18-Apr-02 | Issue 150 of the UK magazine "TV Zone" reviews Carlton's first UFO DVD box set plus the an updated Gerry Anderson biography - here's a scan! (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 15-Apr-02 | The ISOSHADO UFO Merchandise Collection has just added a scan of the Carlton UFO DVD review which appeared in issue#90 of SFX magazine! |
| 14-Apr-02 | Cool Beans World has an online UFO video game! (requires the latest version of the Macromedia Shockwave plugin to work) |
| 13-Apr-02 | In addition to the Ed Bishop interview below, the May 2002 issue of the UK magazine "What DVD" features a review of Carlton UFO DVDs! Here is a scan (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 12-Apr-02 | The May 2002 issue of the UK magazine "What DVD" features an interview with Ed Bishop! Here is a scan (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 11-Apr-02 | The May 2002 issue of Starlog UK magazine features an interview with Ed Bishop! Here are scans page 1 | page 2 (courtesy Andy Lovie) Angelo Finamore has recently put online THE ART OF UFO SHADO DIGITAL FILE! |
| 7-Apr-02 | In Videos, added frame captures from Carlton's UFO DVD's! |
| 3-Apr-02 | In Videos, added pictures of Carlton's UFO DVD box set 1! |
| 2-Apr-02 | In Videos, added pictures of Carlton's individual UFO DVD volumes 1 and 2! |
| 30-Mar-02 | For those of you living in the USA who are jealous of the Gerry Anderson series now available on DVD in the UK, I've got some good news for you. Here's A&E's release schedule for the next several months:
Also, in a change of policy, A&E is abandoning VHS tape for all of their "Cult TV" titles. All future releases will be released on DVD only. |
| 29-Mar-02 | The ISOSHADO Merchandise Collection site now has some nice photos of the packaging for the new Carlton UFO DVDs!
And for those of you who are still thinking about buying these Carlton DVD's but have some questions, here's a few comments:
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| 28-Mar-02 | The Italian Section of SHADO hosted the event "Meeting Colonel Lake" this past weekend, with special guest Wanda Ventham! A few photos from this event have already been added to their website! |
| 26-Mar-02 | The April 2002 issue of the UK magazine "PC Format" features a DVD on the cover with the UFO episode IDENTIFIED! Here is an article inside the magazine. The April 2002 issue of "UFO Magazine" features a competition to win the UFO DVDs! |
| 25-Mar-02 | Carlton Visual Entertainment's website www.ufo-dvd.com was updated on March 18th with additional UFO information & photos! (requires Flash) |
| 23-Mar-02 | I'm back in town, and found my Carlton UFO DVDs waiting for me when I got home! So far the fan response to these DVDs has been overwhelmingly positive -- the video & audio quality is stunning, surpassing the 1992 Japanese UFO laserdiscs! Surprisingly, the DVDs are encoded as Region 0 ("region free"), meaning that they should play in unmodified DVD players which support the PAL video standard (e.g., Australia). They should also play in most (if not all?) computer DVD-ROM players worldwide. However, since they are in the PAL video format, they are incompatible with most of the DVD players and TV sets sold in America. That said, I live in America, and am able to watch them with an inexpensive DVD player which includes a built-in PAL/NTSC converter. |
| 12-Mar-02 | I'm going out of town for the next 10 days, so there will be no website updates until I get back. And don't forget -- the first 13 episodes of UFO are being released on DVD in the UK Monday March 18th! |
| 10-Mar-02 | Here is a full-page ad for the upcoming UK UFO DVDs which appeared in the April 2002 issue of EMPIRE magazine! (scan courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 7-Mar-02 | The Amazon.co.uk website has a new interview with Gerry Anderson and Ed Bishop about UFO! |
| 6-Mar-02 | The Spring 2002 issue of "SFX" magazine features an interview with Ed Bishop to help promote the release of UFO on DVD in the UK. I've added scans of this interview to Magazines & Newspapers! |
| 4-Mar-02 | Fanderson's FAB NEWS page now features the cover artwork for Volume 1, Volume 2, and the DVD Box containing Volumes 1-4 of Carlton's upcoming UFO DVDs! Also, this page now features TV ZONE magazine's review of Fanderson's recent UFO Script Book Volume 1! |
| 3-Mar-02 | In Behind The Scenes, I've added 9 new UFO behind-the-scenes photos! |
| 1-Mar-02 | I hear word from the Italian Section of SHADO that Wanda Ventham will be a guest at an ISOSHADO event in Italy on 23-24 March 2002. I believe that this is the first UFO-related event that Wanda has ever agreed to attend! Stay tuned for additional details... |
| 28-Feb-02 | In Hardware Photos, added a photo of Foster's car with Wanda Ventham (Col. Lake) posing next to it! |
| 27-Feb-02 | The Cards, Inc. website now has their UFO trading card preview set available for order! A full set is expected to be released in May. |
| 25-Feb-02 | According to The Digital Bits, A&E Video will be releasing UFO DVD Set 1 in the USA on July 30th! (meanwhile, the Carlton UFO DVD Set 1 in the UK is only 3 weeks away!) In More Character Photos, added a photo of Colonel Freeman looking through the window of the SHADO medical center! |
| 24-Feb-02 | In More Character Photos, added a photo of Colonel Lake sitting in a SHADO car! |
| 23-Feb-02 | Ed Bishop is one of the guests at the Memorabilia collectors fair in Birmingham UK on March 9th-10th! |
| 21-Feb-02 | In Straker & Foster Photos, added a photo of Foster and Joan Harrington in the Moonbase Control Sphere! |
| 14-Feb-02 | The March 2002 issue of the UK magazine "What DVD" has a brief article about the upcoming UK DVDs! Here's a scan (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
| 3-Feb-02 | In the USA, A&E's customer service is now confirming that they will be releasing their first UFO DVD box set "this summer"! Meanwhile, A&E's next batch of Space:1999 episodes on DVD (Year Two, Sets 5 and 6) will be released on Februrary 26th, and these can now be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com! |
| 1-Feb-02 | Carlton Video now highlights their upcoming UFO DVDs on their website, and have also created an official website: www.ufo-dvd.com! |
| 30-Jan-02 | Here's a website which has proof sheets & prices for 150 UFO publicity & behind-the-scenes photos for sale! |
| 27-Jan-02 | This past Thursday, Ed Bishop did some interviews with the media to help promote the upcoming UK UFO DVD's. These interviews were with "What DVD" magazine, "Ultimate DVD" magazine, "SFX" magazine, "Starlog" magazine (UK edition), and the Amazon.co.uk website. So keep on the lookout for these articles in the next few weeks/months! |
| 26-Jan-02 | Fanderson News is reporting that the special features on the upcoming UK UFO DVD's will include several never-before-seen extended scenes from IDENTIFIED and EXPOSED, plus over 100 never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos! |
| 23-Jan-02 | In Videos, added scans of Carlton Video's promotional folder for their upcoming UFO DVDs! |
| 22-Jan-02 | The Italian Section of SHADO now has photos from their recent "Straker & Foster" convention! This site was listed as one of the top 10 Gerry Anderson websites by issue 22 of the UK magazine "Web User"! Here is a scan of the complete article, and here is a scan of the comments about this website (courtesy Andy Lovie) Here's a better look at the artwork for the upcoming Carlton UFO DVD box #1! |
| 18-Jan-02 | Yesterday, both Gerry Anderson and Ed Bishop recorded commentary tracks for the upcoming UK DVDs. Gerry provided commentary for "Identified", and Ed provided commentary for "Sub-Smash". |
| 17-Jan-02 | A representative from Cards, Inc. states that the UFO trading card preview set will not be released until March/April, and will consist of only 9 cards. The real set will follow at a later date which has not been scheduled. The preview set will cost 9.99 British pounds, and can be pre-ordered right now by filling in these details in the Cards, Inc. online order form (you will not be charged until the cards are sent out). |
| 16-Jan-02 | The Blackstar website now features the box artwork for the upcoming UFO 4-volume box set! The Non-Sports Update website indicates that Cards, Inc. will release a "preview" set of UFO trading cards in February (to determine interest) followed by the real thing in March! |
| 11-Jan-02 | In the UK, the first 13 episodes of UFO on DVD can now be pre-ordered online at Blackstar in a 4-volume box set, or alternatively the first 7 episodes can be pre-ordered online in individual volumes 1 and 2! |
| 6-Jan-02 | On December 9th, the Italian Section of SHADO had a convention called "Straker & Foster", featuring Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, and Phil Rae (who brought with him his original UFO models). The ISOSHADO website will indeed be featuring many photos & a movie clip from this event, but while we wait for this to happen, here are some photos from the event (courtesy of Paolo Malaguti) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 5-Jan-02 | Phil Rae is selling several of his original and replica items from UFO, Space:1999, Thunderbirds, and other Gerry Anderson series. For a complete list & asking prices, e-mail him at phil@rae21.freeserve.co.uk I've updated a few items on my UFO Frequently Asked Questions page! Updated the page for the American UFO fan club SHADO-USECC! |
| 4-Jan-02 | Carlton has now officially announced UFO for release on DVD in the UK! The first 13 episodes will be released on March 18th, and the special features will include commentaries by Ed Bishop & Gerry Anderson, photo galleries, and an alternate opening sequence & deleted scenes gallery! The full press release can be found on The R2 Project. Please note that if and when American UFO DVDs are released, they will probably not have the special features of the UK DVDs, as this has been the case on previous Gerry Anderson series released in the UK and America. So if you want to see these special features, you may need to own a multi-region DVD player which can convert PAL video to NTSC. |
| 26-Dec-01 | Gabrielle Drake is appearing in the play Time and the Conways at the Royal Exchange Theatre until January 19th. Here is a new interview with Gabrielle on Manchester Online. |
| 9-Dec-01 | UFO fan Dave McCoy is looking to sell his semi-scratchbuilt 19 x 36" tabletop Moonbase diorama (photo 1, photo 2). Asking price is US$200. If you're interested, email Dave at DaveToons@aol.com! |
| 1-Dec-01 | A message on the Non-Sports Update website states that Cards Inc will be producing UFO & Space:1999 trading cards in 2002! |
| 19-Nov-01 | On December 9th, the Italian Section of SHADO will be having a convention called "Straker & Foster", featuring Ed Bishop & Mike Billington!
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| 31-Oct-01 | The Italian Section of SHADO website now features photos from last weekend's "Project Barry" convention featuring Dolores Mantez and Michael Billington! |
| 25-Sep-01 | Phil Rae is selling a few of his professional-quality UFO replica models:
Phil is prepared to negotiate for a quick sale -- e-mail him at phil@rae21.freeserve.co.uk |
| 23-Sep-01 | In November, IMAI will be reissuing their large UFO Moonbase model kit! This can now be preordered from Hobby Japan. |
| 22-Sep-01 | There is a Japanese UFO laserdisc box#3 (rerelease) up for auction on eBay! |
10-Sep-01 |
Ringtone.net has a UFO ringtone for Nokia phones on their TV Themes page! |
3-Sep-01 |
Catherine Palmer has re-rendered a previous UFO animation and added 2 more, showing a UFO firing its laser & exploding! |
| 29-Aug-01 | The Italian Section of SHADO website now features photos from Paolo Malaguti's visit to Pinewood studios, comparing the way it looked in UFO to the way it looks today! |
| 25-Aug-01 | While we all await UFO to be released on video next year, there are a couple Gerry Anderson/ITC titles coming out in September that might interest fans of UFO... In the UK, Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet will be released by Carlton on September 17th. These can now be pre-ordered online at Blackstar (individual volumes) In the USA, the final volume of ITC's The Prisoner will be released by A&E on September 25th. This can now be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com (VHS, DVD) |
| 19-Aug-01 | Fanderson News is reporting that it will be selling a UFO script book to its membership at the end of October! If this book is well received, it will be followed by additional volumes... their goal is to release all 26 original UFO scripts in 6 volumes! |
| 30-Jul-01 | Denise Felt has created a website devoted to UFO, which includes her many pieces of UFO fiction! |
| 30-Jul-01 | There is a Japanese UFO laserdisc box#1 (rerelease) up for auction on eBay! |
| 28-Jul-01 | There is a Japanese UFO laserdisc box#2 (rerelease) up for auction on eBay! |
| 21-Jul-01 | The Italian Section of SHADO website now features photos of Ed Bishop & Mike Billington at the recent Eclectic 21 convention! It also features an Italian version of my UFO episode guide! Andy Lovie's personal home page also has some photos of Ed Bishop & Mike Billington at the recent Eclectic 21 convention! |
| 17-Jul-01 | Fanderson News is reporting that in France, TF1 Video will release UFO on DVD later this year! Also, in America, A&E Video is planning on releasing UFO on DVD beginning in July 2002! |
| 11-Jul-01 | Fanderson has begun work on a UFO soundtrack CD, which will be available to club members in about a year. For more details, read this message from Fanderson secretary/treasurer Nick Williams! |
| 7-Jul-01 | DVD Review has an article which mentions the upcoming UK UFO DVDs! There is a Japanese UFO laserdisc box#1 (rerelease) up for auction on eBay! |
| 5-Jul-01 | Fanderson News is reporting that in the UK, Carlton Home Video will release UFO on DVD beginning in March 2002! Also, Fanderson News has announced that they will be holding a convention in May 2002, and guests will include UFO star Ed Bishop & UFO director David Lane! |
| 14-Jun-01 | I will be on vacation for the rest of the month, so there will be no updates here until July. Everyone have a great June! |
| 1-Jun-01 | I still have no information on UFO being released on DVD... However, while we wait, please note that in the UK the next batch of Space:1999 episodes will be released by Carlton on June 11th. These can now be pre-ordered online at Blackstar (individual volumes) Also, in the USA, the next batch of Space:1999 episodes will be released by A&E on July 31st. These can now be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com (VHS, DVD) Also in the UK, Captain Scarlet is expected to be released in September. |
| 29-May-01 | Ed Bishop & Mike Billington attended the Eclectic 21 convention last weekend, and the convention website now has a photo gallery with photos of them plus some UFO models! Also, on the SHADO@yahoogroups.com discussion list is the first report from a UFO fan who went to the convention! |
| 24-May-01 | The UK Sci-Fi Channel hasn't shown UFO for the past few weeks, but fortunately it returns this Sunday with the episode KILL STRAKER! Gabrielle Drake's new play LOOT has been reviewed by the Manchester Evening News! |
| 23-May-01 | The ISOSHADO UFO Merchandise Collection has an interesting interview with Ed Bishop from 1973 -- see the ISOSHADO What's New page for a link to this and other recent additions! |
| 21-May-01 | If anyone is going to the Eclectic 21 convention in Leicester England this weekend, I'd love to receive any photos, videos, reports, etc. about Ed Bishop, Mike Billington, and Sylvia Anderson so I can add something to my Conventions & Fan Activities page. Thanks in advance! |
| 18-May-01 | The May 14th issue of eweek has a plug this website! And just in case you're wondering, eweek is using the old site address "ufo.simplenet.com". The new address is "ufoseries.com", but the old address still works... |
| 17-May-01 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a transcript of the Ed Bishop/Gabrielle Drake guest panel at Fanderson's "Century 21" convention! |
| 16-May-01 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, I've added my convention report for Fanderson's "Century 21" convention. Hey -- better late than never, right? |
| 15-May-01 | Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library has now added 160 frame captures from the UFO episode COMPUTER AFFAIR! As mentioned a month ago, Gabrielle Drake will be appearing in the play "Loot" at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester from May 16 - June 23. Here is the front & back of the brochure! In the June 2001 issue of UK magazine MAXIM, Gabrielle Drake made the list of the '1000 sexiest women - ever'! |
| 10-May-01 | Sylvia Anderson is now a confirmed guest at the Eclectic 21 convention to be held in Leicester England on May 25th - 27th. This is in addition to Ed Bishop and Mike Billington, who were previously confirmed guests! |
9-May-01 |
In More Character Photos, added a photo of Lt. Joan Harrington leaning to her microphone! |
5-May-01 |
In Straker & Foster Photos, added a photo of Foster with Straker & Freeman from KILL STRAKER! |
1-May-01 |
In Straker & Foster Photos, added a nice closeup photo of Straker with a slight smile! |
30-Apr-01 |
In Straker & Foster Photos, added a photo of Straker holding a rifle in TIMELASH! |
29-Apr-01 |
In Straker & Foster Photos, added a Foster portrait photo! In Straker & Foster Photos, added a photo of Straker in his car! |
28-Apr-01 |
Since my Character Photos page was getting rather large, I have now split this page into 2 pages -- Straker & Foster Photos and More Character Photos! |
22-Apr-01 |
UFO fan Geoff Saul would like to sell his 3 Dinky Mobiles and a Dinky Interceptor as a full set only. The Interceptor and one mobile are mint and in the original packaging. The 2 other mobiles are in mint & good condition. Send offers to geoff@sunscape.karoo.co.uk |
19-Apr-01 |
Catherine Palmer's website features some great UFO images & animations! |
18-Apr-01 |
In Blueprints & Artwork, added a new piece of artwork featuring Lt. Ellis! |
13-Apr-01 |
Special issue #47 of STARBURST magazine features an interview with Sylvia Anderson & features 2 color photos from UFO. You can order this issue online here! Gabrielle Drake will be appearing in the play "Loot" at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester from May 16 - June 23! |
| 6-Apr-01 | Some of you will recall that during 1999 and 2000, I had a page on this site called "Barry Gray Music of the Week". Unfortunately, in the fall of 2000 I had to stop the weekly updates due to a lack of time, and a few months later I had to cut the size of the archives in half due to a lack of disk space. Fortunately, this past week Adam Broom (who runs the Worlds of Gerry Anderson site) has volunteered to host my old archives, and is planning on resuming the weekly updates! Adam's new site is called Barry Gray Music Box -- check it out! |
3-Apr-01 |
The SHADO Library has more new pieces of UFO fiction -- Denise Felt's The Rescue Mission and Amelia Rodgers' Journey, Twilight, and Invictus! |
| 2-Apr-01 | Ed Bishop got married this past weekend -- congratulations Ed & Jane! |
| 26-Mar-01 | During the weekend of March 17-18, Gabrielle Drake & Mike Billington were guests at the Italian Section of SHADO's "Project Ellis" event. Here are some photos taken at the event by Flavio Atzeni! |
| 24-Mar-01 | The SHADO Library has several new pieces of UFO fiction - Alison Jacobs' The S Factor, Two Days, and Someone Else's War, plus Pam McCaughey's The UFO Affair Part 1 & Part 2, Orion and Siberian Summer! |
| 17-Mar-01 | Martin Bower's Model World has a page on constructing a UFO model from scratch! |
| 15-Mar-01 | The UK Sci-Fi Channel will begin broadcasting UFO this Sunday (March 18th) at 6pm! |
| 11-Mar-01 | The SHADO Library has 2 new pieces of UFO fiction -- Denise Felt's Top Secrets & The Code of Silence! |
| 5-Mar-01 | In Computer Graphics & Animations, added 5 new graphics featuring scenes with a UFO! |
| 3-Mar-01 | Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library has now added 160 frame captures from the UFO episode EXPOSED! |
| 24-Feb-01 | A message on the A&E discussion board "hints" that A&E will indeed release UFO on video in the USA! |
| 23-Feb-01 | Star Trader is now selling the UFO Special Issue of Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX magazine! |
| 22-Feb-01 | Ed Bishop at Mike Billington are confirmed guests at the Eclectic 21 convention to be held in Leicester England on May 25th - 27th! The convention website doesn't yet indicate Mike as a confirmed guest, but I suspect it will soon... :-) |
| 21-Feb-01 | I still have no information on UFO being released on home video any sooner than a year from now, but the companies who own the video rights to UFO are busy releasing several other Gerry Anderson & ITC series which might be of interest... In the USA, the first part of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds will be released next week on February 27th. These can be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com (VHS, DVD) or Buy.com (VHS1, VHS2 , DVD1, DVD2). In the USA, the next 2 volumes of ITC's The Prisoner will be released next month on March 27th. These can be pre-ordered online at Amazon.com (VHS, DVD). In the UK, all episodes of Gerry Anderson's Stingray will be released on April 2nd. These can be pre-ordered online at Blackstar (DVD set, VHS set, individual volumes) In Japan, all of season one of Space:1999 will be released in a limited edition DVD box set on April 3rd. This can be purchased online at CD Japan. In the UK, the two Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds films will be released on video on April 9th, and can now be pre-ordered online at Blackstar. In the UK, the first half of season one of Space:1999 is due to be released on April 30th. These can be pre-ordered online at Blackstar (individual volumes) Also in the UK, Captain Scarlet is expected to be released in September! |
| 17-Feb-01 | Some positive news on the new project to create a new film based on UFO -- the copyright owner of UFO, Carlton International, has given the okay for this project, so the German banker is back in Los Angeles meeting with writers! The Italian Section of SHADO has announced a new UFO conventions to be held in Italy in March, featuring Gabrielle Drake (Lt. Ellis) and Micheal Billington (Paul Foster)! |
| 9-Feb-01 | The SHADO Library has 2 new pieces of UFO fiction -- Alison Jacobs' A Killing Kindness and Denise Felt's Worst Case Scenario! |
7-Feb-01 |
The ISOSHADO website now has an English language page with information on joining the club! |
| 6-Feb-01 | A month ago I reported on a German banker who was attempting to make a new film based on UFO, with Ed Bishop returning as Ed Straker. In the past month, there have been some positive developments:
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| 4-Feb-01 | The Space:1999 Cybrary has a scan from today's issue of the New York Times, which mentions UFO as part of a review of the A&E Space:1999 DVDs! |
| 3-Feb-01 | The ISOSHADO website now has photos of Ed Bishop's appearance at an Italian convention last December! |
| 2-Feb-01 | Sadly, the magazine "Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX" has gone out of business. Their UFO special issue (#53) is the final issue. |
| 26-Jan-01 | The UK Sci-Fi Channel's Coming Attractions page now indicates that UFO will be broadcast Sundays at 6 PM beginning March 18th! |
| 20-Jan-01 | In the USA, the first 2 sets of A&E's Space:1999 videos will be released next week (VHS #1, VHS #2, DVD #1, DVD #2). And next month, the first 2 sets of Thunderbirds will be released (VHS #1, VHS #2, DVD #1, DVD #2). I suspect that the release of UFO on DVD may depend on how well the Space:1999 and Thunderbirds videos sell, so if you plan on buying these, don't put it off! The SHADO Library has 2 new pieces of UFO fiction -- Alison Jacobs' Joker and Denise Felt's The Security Risk! |
| 14-Jan-01 | The ISOSHADO website now has scans of the first 2 Italian UFO photostories in the 1974 magazine "I FILM DI UFO"! |
| 13-Jan-01 | I still don't know of an online source to purchase the "UFO Collector's Special Issue" of Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX magazine, but if you'd like to subscribe to the magazine for a whole year, you can do this from the magazine's website. Also, this site has a page for the UFO issue and a Sky One Windows wallpaper! Monsters In Motion is selling a new 24" Gay Ellis kit... for $350!!! |
| 11-Jan-01 | The ISOSHADO UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has the first look at the "UFO Collector's Special Issue" of Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX magazine (#53, Februrary 2001). Here is the cover and here is pre-production artwork of a Moonbase Interceptor. Anyone know of an online source for this issue that is selling it right now? |
| 10-Jan-01 | The UK Sci-Fi Channel's Coming Attractions page indicates that UFO will be broadcast in May (subject to change) |
| 8-Jan-01 | Monsters In Motion is selling a new 17" Skydiver model kit! |
| 6-Jan-01 | Happy Holidays! In case you're wondering why this site has not been updated for the last month, it's for the typical reasons -- holiday preparation, holiday travel, and illness. I may be a bit slow in catching up with everything during the next few weeks, so please bear with me! I have heard a rumor that UFO will begin broadcasting on the UK Sci-Fi Channel in February. Anyone know if this is true? UFO began broacasting in New Zealand on December 30th -- it's being shown early Saturday morning (late Friday night?) at 3:30 AM on TV2. The ISOSHADO UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has had many additions in the past several weeks -- check out the What's New page for details! And finally, I hear that Ed Bishop has been approached by a wealthy German banker who is interested in making a full length motion picture based on UFO, with Ed Bishop playing Ed Straker! Gerry Anderson has also been approached and is willing to participate, but currently there is no approval from the copyright owners (Carlton) and there is no script... |
| 8-Dec-00 | The SHADO Library has 3 new pieces of UFO fiction -- Amelia Rodgers' "Church on the Hill" and Alison Jacobs' "A Matter of Business" and "Shadow of a Doubt"! |
| 26-Nov-00 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 2 more photos from the "Century 21" convention! |
| 22-Nov-00 | Updated the Future Was Fantastic! page with photos of Ed Bishop recording the video's narration! The Italian Section of SHADO now has a page devoted to Fanderson's Century 21 convention! A SHADO Mobile built by Martin Bower is up for auction on eBay! |
20-Nov-00 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO:UK features a new 3+ minute UFO computer animation! |
| 19-Nov-00 | On December 13th and 20th at 11:30 AM BST, Ed Bishop will be in a two-part radio play on BBC Radio 4 called A CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE! |
| 15-Nov-00 | For Italian-speaking UFO fans, there is now an Italian-language discussion group for UFO -- ISOSHADO@egroups.com! |
| 13-Nov-00 | In the UK, all 32 episodes of Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" are now available on DVD and VHS -- you can buy these as a complete set (DVD set, VHS set), or individually! Also, Fanderson News is reporting that in the UK, Gerry Anderson's Space:1999 will be released on DVD and VHS beginning on 12 April 2001! |
| 9-Nov-00 | In Dialog, added Lt. Ford saying "This is a maximum security alert!" |
| 7-Nov-00 | Martin Bower's Model World features an article about his building an amazing 6 foot Skydiver model! Plus, on his special offers page, this model is listed as being for sale -- for 12,000 pounds!!! In Dialog, added the exchange of "pleasantries" between Straker, Freeman, Henderson, and Jackson from COURT MARTIAL! |
| 6-Nov-00 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added more photos from the "Century 21" convention! (Please note that I'm still looking for more good photos from the convention which would be of interest to UFO fans) In Belgium, it appears that someone is starting up a new fan-produced magazine devoted to UFO. At least, that's what I gather from this letter I received last week. |
| 5-Nov-00 | Micky Bister's Thunderbirds and Friends website has some more photos from the recent Century 21 convention! |
| 4-Nov-00 | For those of you waiting for UFO to be released on DVD in America, the current status is that A&E won't be releasing UFO during the next year. During 2001, A&E will be releasing the ITC series THE PRISONER, SPACE:1999, and THUNDERBIRDS. During 2002, UFO and CAPTAIN SCARLET are planned for release -- but of course, all plans are subject to change! The ISOSHADO UFO Merchandise Collection now features Italian UFO videos from the 1980's and 1990's! |
| 2-Nov-00 | Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection (now part of the Italian Section of SHADO website) now features Italian UFO comics from the 1970's! |
| 1-Nov-00 | In America, the first 2 volumes of A&E's "Space:1999" and "Thunderbirds" DVDs and videos are now available for pre-ordering at Amazon.com! (Space:1999 VHS 1, VHS 2, DVD 1, DVD 2, Thunderbirds VHS 1, VHS 2, DVD 1, DVD 2). |
| 31-Oct-00 | For you fans's of ITC's "The Prisoner", the first 2 volumes are now available in America on DVD and VHS (VHS 1, VHS 2, DVD 1, DVD 2). These videos are being released by A&E, who also have the American video distribution rights for UFO! |
| 30-Oct-00 | On November 18th, Ed Bishop will be appearing at a one day sci-fi collector's event in Alfreton Derbyshire! |
| 29-Oct-00 | In Conventions & Fan Activities, added more photos from the "Century 21" convention! Black Star video is showing that all of the UK "Digital Entertainment" UFO videos are now out-of-print. Updated the FAQ, mostly to reflect the current status of UFO on home video. |
| 28-Oct-00 | The February 2001 issue of "Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX" magazine (#53) will be a UFO Collector's Special Issue! Look at the bottom of this page to see what this issue will contain! |
| 27-Oct-00 | In Pre-Production, added UFO pre-production artwork which was on display at the recent Fanderson Century 21 convention! In Models & Vehicles, added photos of the UFO models & vehicles on display at the recent Fanderson Century 21 convention! WANTED! Although I still have some more of my "Century 21" photos to upload, it's become clear to me that I don't have enough good photos of the UFO guest stars or of the UFO pre-production artwork. If any of you have such photos & would like to contribute them to this website, I'd love to see them -- thanks! |
| 25-Oct-00 | In Dialog, replaced the old WAVE files with new MP3 files! |
| 24-Oct-00 | Michael Billington now has his own website! Starting October 31st, UFO will be broadcast in Italy on Canal Jimmy! |
| 23-Oct-00 | I'm back! The Fanderson Century 21 convention was just great, and I'm glad that I got to meet many of you there! Hopefully in a few days I'll start adding some photos taken at the convention. In Music, added the rock music heard in SURVIVAL when Foster's girlfriend is taking a shower. |
| 3-Oct-00 | I will be out of town for business meetings in the Ukraine from October 9th - 20th, so this website will probably not be updated until I return. That's the bad news. The good news is that on the way to these meetings I have arranged a stop in Birmingham England, so I will be attending Fanderson's Century 21 convention on Saturday -- I hope to meet some of you there! |
| 30-Sep-00 | REMINDER! In a week, Fanderson will be having a convention near Birmingham England called "Century 21". This convention will be devoted to all of Gerry Anderson's various productions, and will feature several UFO cast members & production team members! |
| 27-Sep-00 | In Music, added a new MIDI of the UFO theme! |
| 26-Sep-00 | Word from A&E is that the release date for American UFO DVD's has yet to be determined, and is not likely to be within the next 6 months. The current estimated release dates for A&E's American DVDs of Gerry Anderson series are:
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| 25-Sep-00 | In Models & Vehicles, added new photos of a scratch-built Moon Mobile! |
| 21-Sep-00 | Helen Weber tells me that the October issue of the SHADO-USECC newsletter might be a bit late due to a nasty throat infection she is just now getting over. If you have a contribution for this issue, you still have time to send it to Helen as long as you do it within the next few days! |
| 17-Sep-00 | In Trading Cards, added a scan of the final Fanderson UFO Collector Card, for THE LONG SLEEP! |
| 13-Sep-00 | My web host provider (Simplenet) has been bought by Yahoo, so this site's address has changed from "ufo.simplenet.com" to ufoseries.com . Also, my e-mail address has changed to marc@ufoseries.com ! Also, due to a lack of time, energy, and Yahoo's more restrictive disk space limitations, I will no longer be updating my "Barry Gray Music of the Week" page on a weekly basis. To reflect this change, I have renamed this page "Barry Gray Music Sampler". |
| 10-Sep-00 | In Movie Clips, added clips from the recent documentary "Mr. Thunderbirds"! |
| 9-Sep-00 | This week's Barry Gray Music of the Week features a piece of incidental music from UFO! |
| 1-Sep-00 | The Classic Television website has a page devoted to UFO! The Italian Section of SHADO have redesigned their home page! Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds is returning to the UK airwaves on Sunday September 3rd, with improved video/audio quality -- Fanderson News has the details. Thunderbirds is also about to be released on PAL VHS/DVD in the UK, and can be pre-ordered now -- Black Star video has the details! |
| 26-Aug-00 | In Music, added the instrumental music heard during the party scenes in ORDEAL! |
| 23-Aug-00 | REMINDER! In case you missed it (or forgot!), there is a Space:1999 convention in New York on September 1-3! Plus, there is a Gerry Anderson convention near Birmingham England on October 7-8 featuring several UFO cast members & production team members! Also, for you fans of ITC's "The Prisoner", it is now available on video & DVD in the UK (Blackstar Video is a good online source), and the first 2 USA volumes are now available for pre-ordering (direct from A&E or cheaper via Amazon.com -- VHS 1, VHS 2, DVD 1, DVD 2)! |
| 22-Aug-00 | This Sunday (August 27th) at 8 pm there will be a Gerry Anderson documentary broadcast on the UK's "Channel 5". This documentary will look back at Gerry's various series, and will likely include something about "UFO"! |
| 18-Aug-00 | Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has had many additions in the past several weeks -- check out his What's New page for details! |
| 17-Aug-00 | EXCITING RUMOR! The Digital Bits' Rumor Mill is reporting that A&E Video is planning to release UFO on DVD in America!!! |
| 16-Aug-00 | We finally have an update about Jeff Smart's video documentary The Future Was Fantastic! |
| 9-Aug-00 | Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library now has 99 frame captures from CONFETTI CHECK A-OK! |
| 6-Aug-00 | In Behind The Scenes, added a photo of two crew members with a small UFO model! |
| 5-Aug-00 | In Models & Vehicles, added new photos of a scratch-built SID, Bandai Interceptor, and Shed UFO! |
| 1-Aug-00 | Although there is no new information regarding a future release of UFO on DVD, it is interesting to note that in the UK you can now pre-order on DVD every single episode of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds and the ITC series The Prisoner! And a few episodes of Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct are already available! Can UFO be far behind? :-) Meanwhile, if you can't wait, in the UK you can still purchase every single episode of UFO on PAL format VHS tape! Also note that I have no new information regarding Jeff Smart's video documentary The Future Was Fantastic!, even though it was supposed to be available over a month ago. Presumably there has been yet another delay... stayed tuned... |
| 28-Jul-00 | In Germany, UFO will be broadcast on the channel "TM3" beginning Tuesday 8 August 2000! The same episode will be shown twice in the same night, first at 22.45 and then at 3.15. |
| 24-Jul-00 | Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has a new page featuring cover scans of issues 41-80 of the SHADO-USECC UFO fan club newsletter "COMMUNIQUE"! |
| 19-Jul-00 | I've decided to make SHADO@egroups.com a permanent replacement for the FAB-UFO mailing list, so if you are a current FAB-UFO subscriber, you will need to re-subscribe either via the group's web page or by sending a blank message to SHADO-subscribe@egroups.com. |
| 13-Jul-00 | The Italian Section of SHADO has a scan of an article from the July 13th issue of the Italian newspaper LA STAMPA, covering UFO's return to Italian television! |
| 11-Jul-00 | The SHADO Library now features two pieces of UFO fiction -- Amelia Rodger's Many Unhappy Returns and Jeff Warshaw's Battle of Britain! |
| 10-Jul-00 | Updated Current & Recent Broadcasts with information about the UFO broadcasts in Italy on TMC2, which begin this Thursday at 9PM! |
| 9-Jul-00 | Full details of Fanderson's upcoming Century 21 convention (featuring several people who worked on UFO) are now available on their website! |
| 6-Jul-00 | Since the FAB-UFO Mailing List is currently down for unknown reasons & length of time, I've set up a temporary UFO discussion list at SHADO@egroups.com! In Magazines & Newspapers, added some scans of 1972-73 American TV Guide advertisements for UFO! |
| 5-Jul-00 | In Magazines & Newspapers, updated the American TV Guide text file with some 1972-73 UFO airdates from the Los Angeles area! |
| 4-Jul-00 | Fanderson News is reporting that early indications show that the next two Gerry Anderson series to be released on DVD in the UK after Thunderbirds are Captain Scarlet and UFO! The FAB-UFO Mailing List is down yet again. I have no idea when it will be back online. |
| 3-Jul-00 | Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has had many additions in the past several weeks -- check out his What's New page for details! |
| 2-Jul-00 | The information page for the SHADO-USECC UFO fan club has been updated with new dues and back issue information. The club has a new honorary member -- Mike Billington! If you would like to send Mike a card or a letter, contact the club's commander at usecccmdrhw@hotmail.com The SHADO Library now features another new piece of UFO fiction -- Catherine Stewart's Cloudeye! |
30-Jun-00 |
The SHADO Library now features another new piece of UFO fiction -- Catherine Stewart's First Tuesday in April! |
29-Jun-00 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 2 more photos from UFO:1999 2, a video to be shown this September at the Main Mission:2000 Space:1999 convention in New York! The SHADO Library now features a new piece of UFO fiction -- Catherine Stewart's By Invitation Only! |
27-Jun-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has news of an Italian UFO broadcast beginning July 12th on the station "Telemontecarlo 2", plus photos of interviews to be shown during these broadcasts, plus photos of Ed Bishop & Mike Billington browsing the ISOS website! |
20-Jun-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has added photos of Ed Bishop in "The Man From Mars Project", added more photos of Michael Billington and Gito Santana in Italy, plus has news of a video interview with Mike Billington! Last week's eBay auction for a complete set of Japanese UFO episodes on laserdisc sold for over $1500! But in case you missed it, this week someone else is selling all 26 episodes, and another persion is having separate auctions for box 1 and box 2! |
12-Jun-00 |
In Music, replaced the black & white scans of a photocopy of the UFO sheet music with color scans of the real thing! |
11-Jun-00 |
In Trading Cards, added scans of the latest 18 Fanderson "UFO Collector Cards"! |
10-Jun-00 |
Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has recently added entries for the UFO content in Fanderson's FAB magazine issues 14-26, the 4 UFO videos sold in America, the UK Dinky toy catalogs and UFO sheet music! |
9-Jun-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has added photos of Michael Billington's recent visit to Italy! |
8-Jun-00 |
UK Video News: Fanderson News is reporting that Carlton Video will release all 32 episodes of Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" on DVD by November 2000 in the UK, and its possible they will also release "UFO" sometime in 2001! USA Video News: Meanwhile in America, New Video/A&E have recently secured the video rights to Carlton's ITC Library, so an American "UFO" DVD release is also possible! This company is currently planning on releasing The Prisoner on DVD this fall in America. Meanwhile, for those of you who can't wait for UFO DVD's, there is currently an auction for the rare Japanese UFO laserdiscs on eBay! |
3-Jun-00 |
This week's Barry Gray Music of the Week features music from Gerry Anderson's 1969 TV series "Secret Service". Some parts of this music were reused and heard in the UFO episode "The Sound of Silence"! |
26-May-00 |
In Behind The Scenes, added a photo of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson during the filming of UFO! |
25-May-00 |
I have confirmation that Mike Billington has arrived in Italy for Project Foster, organized by the Italian Section of SHADO for 26-28 May 2000! |
16-May-00 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added pre-production photos from UFO:1999 2, a video to be shown this September at the "Main Mission:2000" Space:1999 convention in New York! |
14-May-00 |
As a reminder, Mike Billington will be in Italy in 2 weeks (26-28 May 2000) for Project Foster, organized by the Italian Section of SHADO. Also, another convention coming up in Italy is Moonbound One, devoted to UFO and Space:1999, guest starring George Sewell & Barry Morse, and taking place 10-11 June 2000! Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has added entries for Countdown/TV Action issues 71-100 plus added new pages containing scans from TV Action issues 101-132, German posters & trading cards, and Austrian trading cards! |
6-May-00 |
Please note that I will be offline this entire week, so I will not be updating the website or receiving or sending e-mail. Have a great week! This week's Barry Gray Music of the Week features miscellaneous incidental music from the UFO episode "The Long Sleep"! Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has new pages for the SHADO-USECC fanzine "SHADOFILE", the Digital Entertainment UFO videos, plus the UFO content in the magazine "Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International and various music compact discs! |
3-May-00 |
During last September's "Breakaway" Space:1999 convention in Los Angeles, an amusing fan video called "UFO:1999" was shown. Work has now begun on a sequel video which will be shown this September at the "Main Mission:2000" Space:1999 convention in New York. See this convention's news page for some frame captures from the sequel video. |
29-Apr-00 |
The FAB-UFO Mailing List is back online! If you are a subscriber but still not receiving messages, this is because some internet providers added a junk mail ("spam") block on this mail server 2 weeks ago. This issue is currently being worked. In the meantime, you can read the messages via the web archive. |
24-Apr-00 |
T'n'T Hobbies sells models & dioramas from various Gerry Anderson series, including UFO! While the FAB-UFO Mailing List has not been working, some members have continued their discussions on the temporary SHADO discussion group at eGroups! |
20-Apr-00 |
For those of you who have always wanted to join the official Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson but were put off by the requirement to pay in British pounds, there is good news -- Fanderson now accepts payment by credit card! (see the fine print near the bottom of their web page) Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has added scans of photos offered by Fanderson, miscellaneous vinyl records, and TV Action & Countdown comics issues 59 - 70! |
19-Apr-00 |
The FAB-UFO Mailing List is temporarily not working, due to a computer hardware problem. Replacement hardware is expected soon. |
10-Apr-00 |
In Hardware Photos, updated a Moonbase photo with higher quality, higher resolution versions! |
9-Apr-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO has added more photos of Ed Bishop during the 4 - 5 March "Deepcon 1" convention near Rome Italy! Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page has added scans of pages with UFO coverage from SFX magazine and the first page of UFO comics featured in the first 58 issues of Countdown magazine! |
8-Apr-00 |
In Character Photos, updated the Colonel Lake closeup photo with higher quality, higher resolution versions! |
6-Apr-00 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Straker & Miss Ealand in his studio office! |
4-Apr-00 |
In Character Photos, updated the photo of Straker at his desk with higher quality, higher resolution versions! |
2-Apr-00 |
The release date for the video documentary The Future Was Fantastic has been delayed until June 2000, but the good news is that Ed Bishop has agreed to narrate! |
1-Apr-00 |
In Character Photos, added a photo from ORDEAL of Col. Foster in the sauna! |
31-Mar-00 |
The SHADO Library now features scans of several UFO comics from Countdown magazine! |
30-Mar-00 |
In Models & Vehicles, added pictures of a scratch-built Mobile Rocket Launcher! |
29-Mar-00 |
ENA Models now has a 28" Moonbase Interceptor model for sale, plus a 14" Interceptor and other Gerry Anderson model kits! |
28-Mar-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO website has a new page featuring photos of Ed Bishop during the 4 - 5 March "Deepcon 1" convention near Rome Italy! |
26-Mar-00 |
In Videos, added a cover picture of Digital Entertainment's UFO video volume 11! |
24-Mar-00 |
This site won 2nd place in the category "Best Website Dedicated to a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Series" on Bigglethwaite's 1999 UK TV Site of the Year! |
22-Mar-00 |
A little Ed Bishop news:
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20-Mar-00 |
The Italian Section of SHADO website has added an image gallery which contains current photos of an original Alien helmet plus a SHADO jeep! Digital Entertainment UFO video volume 11 is now available in the UK! |
17-Mar-00 |
Robin & Pauline Day's Space City now has SHADO mobile plans, speculation on the size of a UFO, and photos of the UFO Dinky toys! Blackstar Video shows that Digital Entertainment UFO video volume 11 has been delayed yet another week! The new release date is March 20th. Angelo Finamore's new UFO Merchandise Collection Home Page is now under construction! (Previously this was part of the Moonbase 99 website) |
8-Mar-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has a photo of Phil Rae's original UFO Interceptor! The SHADO Library now features a new piece of UFO fiction -- Amelia Rodgers' Lights, Camera, Action! Blackstar Video shows that Digital Entertainment UFO video volume 11 has been delayed until March 13th. Meanwhile, Engale Marketing has a tiny photo of the front cover! Over the past month, the Italian Section of SHADO website has added many pictures of Ed Bishop at Immaginaria 99, Ed Bishop at Minicon 97, and George Sewell at Project Freeman. Plus, they have just announced a weekend with Michael Billington on May 27th and 28th! Fanderson's FAB NEWS has announced a two-day tribute to Derek Meddings taking place at the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television (Bradford UK) on May 27th and 28th! |
2-Mar-00 |
The SHADO Library now features a new piece of UFO fiction -- Jeff Warshaw's Dragon-Slayer! |
29-Feb-00 |
In Cast Members, added a 1993 photograph of Gabrielle Drake! |
27-Feb-00 |
The Space:1999 Cybrary features an article on the making of UFO:1999, an amusing fan-produced video shown during last September's Space:1999 convention. Issue #4 of the UK magazine TIME SCREEN is now available online at the TIME SCREEN website, and features an interview with George Sewell, a UFO episode guide, and a back cover photo of George Sewell which appeared in the 1989 revised version of this issue! |
23-Feb-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has been updated with a current photo of a Model T Ford seen in the beginning of IDENTIFIED (for example) and also appeared in Gerry Anderson's SECRET SERVICE. |
21-Feb-00 |
In the UK, the Digital Entertainment UFO videos volumes 9 and 10 are now available in stores! Plus, Volume 11 is now available for pre-ordering from Blackstar video, and will be released on March 6th! Unfortunately, it looks like I won't have a picture of this video cover until after it is released... |
20-Feb-00 |
In Music, added a version of the UFO theme by Batz Goodfortune of All Electric Kitchen! |
17-Feb-00 |
For fans of Ed Bishop, I have the following updates (thanks to Helen Weber):
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16-Feb-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has another current photo of Straker's car! |
14-Feb-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added a pages for Grant Taylor in Quatermass and the Pit and The Avengers: Killer! Robin & Pauline Day's Space City has new computer graphics of Moonbase on its main UFO page and UFO Gallery! Ed Bishop's appearance at a Memorabelia Exhibition in Birmingham on February 26 - 27 is now noted on the Memorabelia 2000 website! Also note that Fanderson will have a display at this event! Fanderson will be having a "Century 21" convention on 7-8 October 2000, which will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of UFO, and the guest list includes Gerry Anderson (producer), Ed Bishop (Ed Straker), Gabrielle Drake (Gay Ellis), Peter Gordeno (Peter Carlin), Harry Baird (Mark Bradley), David Lane (director), and Ken Turner (director)! For Lightwave modellers -- Don Showalter's e-Forge Graphics now has a Lightwave model of Skydiver on his Gerry Anderson Models page, plus an updated Sky One model which will "dock" with it... see his What's New page for more information. |
13-Feb-00 |
Fandom.com has a new review of Fanderson's 1993 UFO Documentary Video! |
10-Feb-00 |
The SHADO Library now features episode 2, 3, and 4 of Batz Goodfortune's UFO 2005! |
9-Feb-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has another current photo of Straker's car! |
8-Feb-00 |
UK video retailer Black Star shows that the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos (Volumes 9 and 10) have been delayed two weeks, and are now expected to be available on February 21st. In UFO Cast Before & After, added a page for Antonia Ellis in Percy! |
6-Feb-00 |
Ed Bishop is scheduled to appear at a Memorabelia Exhibition on February 26 - 27 in Birmingham UK at the NEC. See this page for more details. The following weekend Ed is scheduled to appear at a convention near Rome, Italy. For more information, see the home page of the Italian Section of SHADO! |
5-Feb-00 |
Barry Gray Music of the Week features a piece of music from "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" which UFO fans will recognize as also being heard in the episode "Close Up"! The SHADO Library has a new piece of UFO fan fiction -- Return to Boston! |
3-Feb-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added a page for Antonia Ellis in Anyone For Sex! |
2-Feb-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has another current photo of Straker's car! |
1-Feb-00 |
Steve Christensen's Shado Control now features a new Paul Foster screen saver! |
30-Jan-00 |
Some of you may have noticed a few files missing on this website during the last week. I had to remove some files because this website generates so much traffic that it was in risk of being shut down by the web hosting company! Yes, believe it or not, this website devoted to an obscure TV series from 30 years ago generated 18 gigabytes of downloads in the past month! And I've been lucky, because most web hosting companies who claim to offer "unlimited" traffic will actually shut you down for having far less traffic than this!
With the above changes, I expect my traffic will be cut almost in half, so hopefully I will be able to continue expanding this site without being shut down. |
29-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added a page for Vladek Sheybal & Antonia Ellis in The Boy Friend! |
26-Jan-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has a third photo of a mystery item... revealed! |
25-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added pages for Gabrielle Drake in The Steal and Wanda Ventham in Kronos! |
24-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added an episode summary & comments for Gabrielle Drake in The Champions: Full Circle, added more pictures of Gabrielle Drake in The Professionals: Close Quarters and Wanda Ventham in The Avengers "The Gravediggers", plus added pages for Ed Bishop in Lolita and Wanda Ventham in Carry On Cleo! |
23-Jan-00 |
In Computer Graphics, added a 2nd Skydiver graphic created with Lightwave 3D! |
22-Jan-00 |
In Computer Graphics, added a new Skydiver graphic created with Lightwave 3D! |
21-Jan-00 |
UK video retailer Black Star shows that the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos (Volumes 9 and 10) are now available for pre-ordering and will be released February 7th! |
19-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added pages for Gabrielle Drake in The Champions: Full Circle, The Professionals: Close Quarters, and There's a Girl in my Soup! The Future Was Fantastic page has a second photo of a mystery item! |
17-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added pages for Micheal Billington in an episode of "The Greatest American Hero" and George Sewell in "Diamonds on Wheels"! |
16-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added images of Gabrielle Drake in The Avengers "The Hidden Tiger" and Wanda Ventham in The Avengers "The Gravediggers"! |
15-Jan-00 |
In Character Photos, updated the photo of Moonbase Lt. Joan Harrington with higher quality/multiple resolution versions! |
14-Jan-00 |
In UFO Cast Before & After, added pages for Ed Bishop in The Professionals "Man Without a Past" and Gabrielle Drake in "Au Pair Girls"! |
12-Jan-00 |
The Future Was Fantastic page has the first photo in a series featuring... a mystery item! |
8-Jan-00 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added pictures of the 1973 American UFO lunchbox & thermos! |
7-Jan-00 |
This site has been nominated in the "Best Website Dedicated to a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Series" category on Bigglethwaite's 1999 UK TV Site of the Year! Check out a lot of great UK TV websites and vote for your favorites today! In Pre-Production, added a sketch of the SHADO HQ Control Room from the pre-production work for the cancelled second season of UFO! |
6-Jan-00 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added scans & transcript of a 1991 interview with an ex-owner of Straker's car! |
5-Jan-00 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added scans of a 1983 newspaper article about Straker's car! The Future Was Fantastic! now has a preview photo of the original large Sky One model, currently owned by collector Phil Rae! |
3-Jan-00 |
Sound Effects has been completely revamped -- instead of two short WAVE files, there are now 58 MP3's! Added a "Search" feature to the main page! |
2-Jan-00 |
In Marketing Materials, added a transcript of an early ITC Space:1999 promotional booklet which still has some leftovers from the cancelled second season of UFO! |
1-Jan-00 |
The UFO Series Guide has been updated with descriptions of the main UFO characters, bases, and vehicles! I have also dropped the qualifier "under construction", although in the future I may expand the sections on production staff & cast members. |
31-Dec-99 |
In the January 2000 issue of the UK magazine "SFX", they take a look at the fictional landmarks of the past 100 years, including a piece on the Harlington Straker studios! |
30-Dec-99 |
Ed Bishop will be appearing at a science fiction convention on March 4th and 5th at the Hotel Ambasciatori in Fiuggi (near Rome) Italy! |
29-Dec-99 |
In Music, the ITC theme now has the Century 21 theme appended to it and is now in the MP3 format! |
28-Dec-99 |
Most of the pages on this site have had a slight makeover. Note that clicking on the white-on-black "UFO" logo in the upper left corner of the page brings you back to the main page! |
21-Dec-99 |
In Books, added two pictures of a rare 1974 Italian UFO novel! |
19-Dec-99 |
Robin & Pauline Day's Space City features a number of great computer-generated images and model photos of the vehicles from UFO! |
18-Dec-99 |
Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library now has 162 frame captures from ORDEAL! |
17-Dec-99 |
In Blueprints & Artwork, added a fan painting of an Interceptor! |
16-Dec-99 |
Updated The Future Was Fantastic page with some more information, plus some behind-the-scenes photos of Foster's car! |
14-Dec-99 |
On 20 December 1999 in Quebec, Canal D will begin showing UFO dubbed in french ("Alerte dans l'espace") Monday through Friday at 16:00! |
13-Dec-99 |
I've just received updated video covers for the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos (volumes 9 and 10) to be released in the UK -- Volume 10 now has 2 different photos, and both are rated PG instead of U! See these in Videos! |
7-Dec-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a report & transcript of the Q & A session for Ed Bishop's appearance at the FAB Cafe on 28 September 1999! |
6-Dec-99 |
Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library now has 172 frame captures for IDENTIFIED, plus has increased the number of captures from COURT MARTIAL from 91 to 151! |
5-Dec-99 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added pictures of a UFO board game from the UK that was a mail-away offer on Quaker Oats Puffed Wheat Cereal boxes! |
3-Dec-99 |
G. De Guffroy's UFO - The Series site is currently conducting a poll about people's favorite/least favorite aspects of UFO! |
2-Dec-99 |
In Other UFO Websites, added a link to the The Italian Section of SHADO! |
27-Nov-99 |
This week's Barry Gray Music of the Week is an eerie piece of music from the UFO episode "The Cat With Ten Lives"! |
25-Nov-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 section on Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection now has scans of the front pages of the first 39 issues of the SHADO-USECC UFO fan club newsletter! The current issue of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models International (#40) has an article on building the 20" SHADO Mobile model available from Comet Miniatures! |
24-Nov-99 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now features the Prologue to Jeff Stone's UFO story Target Reacquired! For those of you wondering about the status of Jeff Smart's video documentary The Future Was Fantastic! (originally supposed to be available earlier this year), I asked Jeff about this and he replied that it's "looking great and it's gonna get better", so stayed tuned for further announcements -- it sounds like it'll be worth the extra wait! |
19-Nov-99 |
There is someone on eBay who is currently selling several scripts from UFO (example). Please note that I once bought a UFO script on eBay, and it turned out to be a printout of one of the text files on my Scripts page -- not a photocopy of an original script! |
17-Nov-99 |
George Sewell will be appearing in "spectacular Millenium Pantomine ALADDIN" (?!!) from 15-Dec-99 to 16-Jan-00 at the Royal in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Box office phone 01782 207777, general information 206000. |
14-Nov-99 |
If you'd like to read more information about Ed Bishop's play "Strike Gently, Away From the Body", here is a page from the theatre's website! |
13-Nov-99 |
One of the most frequent questions I get via e-mail is "Do you know where I can buy UFO on video in the USA?". The answer is that only 8 episodes have ever been officially released in the USA, and you can order these online from Amazon.com. Here are links to these videos:
Also, I've just updated the FAQ with these links. In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos of Ed Bishop's appearance at the FAB Cafe on 28 September 1999! |
12-Nov-99 |
UFO producer/co-creator Reg Hill has died. For more information, see Fanderson's FAB News. In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a photo of UFO vehicle designer Mike Trim holding a model of a SHADO Mobile! |
10-Nov-99 |
Ed Bishop will be appearing in the play "Strike Gently, Away From the Body" at "The Young Vic" in London from 17 November - 11 December 99! Box office phone number: 0171 928 6363. Address: 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ. In Magazines, added 4 front cover scans for the Italian photo-zine series I FILM DI UFO! |
9-Nov-99 |
"Nick" Michael Martinides has German language pages devoted to UFO merchandise from Austria and a Lt. Ellis poster from S.i.G. magazine! |
3-Nov-99 |
In Videos, added cover pictures for the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos to be released in the UK -- Volumes 9 and 10! Sorry, I don't have a release date for these yet, but it should be within a month or two... |
28-Oct-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo showing various Skydiver crew members inside Skydiver's main section! |
24-Oct-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo showing Ayshea walking towards the Harlington Straker building! |
23-Oct-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo of a scene cut out of IDENTIFIED showing Freeman flirting with a studio lobby receptionist! In Character Photos, added a new photo from EXPOSED of Straker and Foster confronting each other in an abandoned soundstage! |
22-Oct-99 |
Paul McCullough has created a new UFO animation titled "The Death of SID". This can be found on "The Animations" section of his 3D Animation World! |
19-Oct-99 |
In Scripts, added transcriptions of the story outlines for the UFO episodes COMPUTER AFFAIR and FLIGHT PATH! |
17-Oct-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a scan of the flyer for the September "UFO:1999" convention in the UK. |
4-Oct-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 website now has photos of Skydiver personnel! |
3-Oct-99 |
In Models & Vehicles, added pictures of a new 2 foot SHADO Mobile model kit! |
30-Sep-99 |
In Trading Cards, added scans of the 13 latest Fanderson UFO Collector cards! |
28-Sep-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 section on Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection now has a page for UFO articles in the German magazine BRAVO! |
25-Sep-99 |
The Star Trader website now has the Digital Entertainment UFO Volumes 7 and 8 available for ordering online! In Blueprints & Artwork, added a picture of artwork that was used to create a UFO puzzle in 1970! In Videos, added pictures of the packaging to two Italian 8mm film releases from the 1970's! |
22-Sep-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos from "Project Alien", a July 1999 convention in Italy featuring Gito Santana, who played an Alien in several episodes of UFO! |
20-Sep-99 |
In Music, added scans of sheet music for the main UFO theme! In Books, added one more UFO behind-the-scenes photo from Gerry Anderson's biography! |
19-Sep-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 3 photos of previous Ed Bishop visits to Italy! |
18-Sep-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a rare photo of Ed Straker from the German magazine "Bravo"! |
17-Sep-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some more photos of Ed Bishop's visit to Italy on September 11th & 12th! |
16-Sep-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some photos of Ed Bishop's visit to Italy on September 11th & 12th! I have a report that the UK Digital Entertainment UFO videos volume 7 (Kill Straker/Sub-Smash) and 8 (The Sound of Silence/The Cat With Ten Lives) are now available in stores! |
13-Sep-99 |
Ed Bishop will appear at the FAB Cafe (UK telephone: 0161 236 2019, address: 111 Portland Street, Manchester England), at 8 pm on Tuesday 28 September 1999! |
12-Sep-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 websites now has the following new items:
The Spanish Base Luna 99 website also has the same new UFO Quicktime movies! Today, Ed Bishop is visiting fans in Italy. Here is a page (in Italian) describing this! |
4-Sep-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added photos of Lt. Ellis/Gabrielle Drake from a 1971 German magazine! |
3-Sep-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some more photos of UFO actors and models from the 1996 Fanderson Gold convention! |
2-Sep-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 website now has a collection of photos of the UFO and a new piece of artwork titled "Aliens"! |
1-Sep-99 |
In Blueprints & Artwork, added a fan painting of a Moonbase operative! |
31-Aug-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some more screen shots of a video to be shown at the upcoming Space:1999 convention -- "UFO: 1999"! |
30-Aug-99 |
Don Showalter's Ego Gratification Gallery has added Lightwave 3D meshes for SID, the SHADO Mobile, and Sky One on the Gerry Anderson Models page! |
29-Aug-99 |
Mateen Greenway's 3D Graphics website features several computer graphics from UFO! |
28-Aug-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos of some UFO items displayed at a Fanderson one day event in May 1999! Updated the contact address for the Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson, and added descriptions of the most recent back issues for the UFO fan club SHADO-USECC! |
24-Aug-99 |
Today, the FAB-UFO Internet Mailing List celebrates it's 5-year anniversary! |
23-Aug-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 section on Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection now has pages for Print Materials from the USA! In Character Photos, added a new photo from TIMELASH of Straker confused to find the wood shop no longer frozen in time! |
22-Aug-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo from TIMELASH of Turner taunting Straker with the key to the Molly! |
21-Aug-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo from TIMELASH of Straker holding a gun at Turner in an alley! |
19-Aug-99 |
For people watching UFO on BBC2, please note that on August 21 two UFO episodes are still scheduled to be shown back-to-back -- REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER at 11:45, and TIMELASH at 12:35! And on August 28, the final two UFO episodes will also be shown back-to-back -- MINDBENDER at 11:30 and THE LONG SLEEP at 12:15! |
16-Aug-99 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO:UK site now contains 2 new MPEG movies showing a UFO with a Babylon 5 "Shadow" craft and on Mars! |
15-Aug-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo from DESTRUCTION of Foster with Sarah Bosanquet in her apartment! |
14-Aug-99 |
Added a new page to this site containing 3-D UFO Viewmaster Photos! |
13-Aug-99 |
For people watching UFO on BBC2, please note that the August 14 episode is still THE PSYCHOBOMBS, and is still scheduled to start at 12:00 PM. And August 21 will be a very special day, with two episodes being shown back-to-back -- REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER at 11:45, and TIMELASH at 12:35! |
8-Aug-99 |
In Marketing Materials, added a picture of an ITC UFO promotional card! In Models & Vehicles, added pictures of large SHADO Mobile and Skydiver model kits! In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a fan's idea of UFO-2 Interceptor! |
5-Aug-99 |
For people watching UFO on BBC2, please note that the August 7 episode is still THE MAN WHO CAME BACK, and is still scheduled to start at 12:05 PM. The August 14 episode will be THE PSYCHOBOMBS, and is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM. |
3-Aug-99 |
In Models & Vehicles, added photos of a Bandai Interceptor model! |
1-Aug-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added UFO highlights and cover photos from Fanderson's FAB magazine! The Starship Modellerwebsite has added some more vehicles to their web page devoted to the original models used in UFO! |
31-Jul-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some more screen shots of a video to be shown at the upcoming Space:1999 convention -- "UFO: 1999"! |
29-Jul-99 |
For people watching UFO on BBC2, please note that the July 31 episode should be KILL STRAKER!, and should start at 12:40 PM. The August 7 episode should be THE MAN WHO CAME BACK, and should start at 12:05 PM. |
22-Jul-99 |
Fanderson has announced a one-day convention in September called UFO:1999! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now has two pieces of new UFO fan-fiction, Choices and the R-Rated Cold! The Agent With Style website has 2 UFO fanzines for sale! |
20-Jul-99 |
In Videos, added cover pictures of the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos to be released in the UK -- Volumes 7 and 8! Sorry, I don't have a release date for these yet, but it should be within a month or two... In Character Photos, added a new photo from THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES of Interceptor pilot Jim Regan! |
18-Jul-99 |
Douglas Killings has updated his website devoted to the Japanese manga comic UFO 1988! |
17-Jul-99 |
In case anyone's interested, I'm now auctioning off on eBay 12 issues of the rare Italian UFO photonovelizations series I FILM DI UFO. See here for a complete list of my current auctions. |
16-Jul-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some screen shots of a video to be shown at the upcoming Space:1999 convention -- "UFO: 1999"! |
15-Jul-99 |
For people watching UFO on BBC2, please note that July 17 episode THE SOUND OF SILENCE has been rescheduled from 4:15 to 4:20 pm, and the July 24 episode DESTRUCTION has been rescheduled from 4:20 to 12:40 pm! Since the BBC2 schedule seems to always be changing, you also might want to check the above pages the night before the broadcasts!!! |
14-Jul-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 website now has new pictures of Lt. Ellis! |
13-Jul-99 |
In case anyone's interested, I'm auctioning off the following UFO goodies on eBay: |
11-Jul-99 |
In The Art of UFO -- SHADO Technical File, added 3 new drawings of the Alien and the Alien machine gun! |
10-Jul-99 |
Updated the Frequently Asked Questions page with more information about what happened to the Straker & Foster car, and other minor updates! |
9-Jul-99 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added photos of a 1974 Italian UFO board game! |
7-Jul-99 |
Fanderson has updated their story on the BBC2 UFO broadcasts, and according to them the next episode will be shown this Saturday July 10th at 3.35 PM (not 4.00 PM like some schedules show) and the episode will be "Sub-Smash" (not "Destruction" like some schedules show). |
5-Jul-99 |
Today is the release date for the UK Digital Entertainment UFO videos volumes 5 and 6! The Italian Moonbase '99 website now has new pictures of Straker, the Moonbase gals, and the UFO Dinky toys! |
4-Jul-99 |
BBC2 did indeed cancel UFO yesterday for extended Wimbledon coverage <sigh>. However, it's still scheduled to be shown next week... Douglas Killings has created a new website devoted to the Japanese manga comic UFO 1988! The independent Italian film 500! (featuring a cameo by Ed Bishop) has a website! |
2-Jul-99 |
It appears that BBC2 has now cancelled tomorrow's showings of UFO in favor of extended Wimbledon coverage. They only thing that can save it now is rain... |
29-Jun-99 |
Fanderson's News Page now has the BBC2 UFO broadcast schedule for all of July! |
28-Jun-99 |
NEWSFLASH! Fanderson is reporting that UFO is returning to airwaves in the UK on BBC2 beginning this Saturday, when they will show SUB-SMASH and THE SOUND OF SILENCE starting at 3.25 pm. Read more about this on Fanderson's News Page, and take a look at BBC2's schedule for that day. |
18-Jun-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 section on Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection now has pages for the UFO coverage in the UK magazine "S.i.G."! |
11-Jun-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo from ORDEAL of Col. Foster in the Alien craft! UK video retailer Black Star shows that the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos (Volumes 5 and 6) are now available for pre-ordering and will be released July 5th! (thanks to Jens Ohlson for pointing that out) |
10-Jun-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new photo of Straker, Col. Lake, and a frozen Miss Ealand from TIMELASH! |
9-Jun-99 |
Michael Billington is scheduled to be a guest at the UK Telly Breakaway convention this September! (thanks to Lisa Williams for this information) |
7-Jun-99 |
In Character Photos, added new photos of Straker and the Moonbase gals! |
6-Jun-99 |
In Character Photos, added two closeup photos of Lt. Ellis! |
4-Jun-99 |
In Character Photos, added a closeup photo of Foster in the sauna (from ORDEAL) |
2-Jun-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 section on Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection now has pages for the UK Channel 5 UFO videos and the UFO coverage in the UK magazine TIME SCREEN! |
30-May-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added scans from the 1970's UK TV times for kids "Look-in"! |
28-May-99 |
If you're planning on seeing Ed Bishop in the London play "Small Craft Warnings", here is a leaflet with some information -- front | back (thanks to Sheelagh Hathaway for this) Alessandro Cortesi's Spanish language Base Luna 99 now has photos of Super 8 mm Spanish UFO movie! Paul McCullough has created a brand new animation of a UFO flying above a lake! |
26-May-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 now features scans of the first 20 issues of the "Countdown" UFO comics! G. De Guffroy's UFO - The Series website has updated it's Who's Who at SHADO page! |
23-May-99 |
In UFO Cast, Before & After, added a page for Gabrielle Drake's appearance in The New Avengers: Dead Men Are Dangerous. |
22-May-99 |
I've received word from Entropy Express that the UFO Fanzine FLIGHTPATH #7 is now ready for printing! They now also have a special package deal (which I can't find any reference to on their website, but you can e-mail them to verify) where you can buy all 7 issues of FLIGHTPATH for US$94 ($13.43 each!), including overseas postage! |
21-May-99 |
In Videos, added cover pictures of the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos to be released in the UK -- Volumes 5 and 6! Sorry, I don't have a release date for these yet, but it should be within a month or two... |
20-May-99 |
In issue 52 (June 99) of the UK magazine SFX, there is a competition to win 7 episodes of UFO on video! (thanks to Sheelagh Hathaway for this information) |
19-May-99 |
The Italian Moonbase '99 now features advertising materials for the Italian UFO compilation movie UFO ANNIENTATE SHADO UCCIDETE STRAKER! |
16-May-99 |
A reminder -- in the USA, Ed Bishop will appear in the Angela Lansbury movie The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax this Thursday May 20th at 9 PM on CBS. |
15-May-99 |
Added the title theme from "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" to Barry Gray Music of the Week! |
14-May-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Straker holding a gun to Foster in the Moonbase Command Sphere (from KILL STRAKER) |
11-May-99 |
An update on Ed Bishop appearing in the Tennessee Williams' play Small Craft Warnings. This play will be at the Pleasance Theatre in London from May 19th to June 19th. And guess what? Ed Bishop has invited any UFO fans to come to any performance during the first 2 weeks at the special discount price of £10 (normally £12, although Tuesdays and some matinees are £5 anyways). Please call the box office at +44 171 609 1800 quoting "FAB-UFO OFFER" or e-mail Piers Torday at straker@pleasance.co.uk. Ed will usually be available to sign autographs after the performances. (thanks to Piers Torday for this information) |
10-May-99 |
In Videos, added a review of the Digital Entertainment VHS volumes 0 and 1! |
8-May-99 |
Added a new piece of music to Barry Gray Music of the Week! |
6-May-99 |
Sorry for the short notice, but Ed Bishop will be a guest at "SCI-FI Comic Con" this weekend in the UK. Here are the details for those of you who might be able to attend:
(thanks to Helen Weber & Sheelagh Hathaway for this information) |
5-May-99 |
Ed Bishop will have a large part in the Tennessee Williams play "Small Craft Warnings", which opens on May 16th in a small theatre outside London, and costars Susanne York (thanks to Helen Weber for this information) In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a scan from a recent Italian fanzine which has photos of George Sewell on the cover! |
4-May-99 |
Alessandro Cortesi's under-construction Spanish language Base Luna 99 website has a page on UFO! |
3-May-99 |
In Trading Cards, added scans of the latest batch of Fanderson UFO Collector Cards! |
2-May-99 |
Ooops... Last week I forgot to mention that April 28th was the 30th anniversary of the first day of filming UFO! (thanks to Suzanne Sutherland for reminding me) Fabrice Labrouss' French language Forbidden Planet website features a page on UFO (titled "Alerte Dans L'Espace" in french) that has a detailed episode guide! (thanks to Lieve Peten for pointing this out) Dr Timothy E. Powell has a Great Dialogues in 'UFO' web page! (thanks to Amelia Rodgers for pointing this out) Added a new piece of music to Barry Gray Music of the Week! |
27-Apr-99 |
Added a new special feature page Barry Gray Music of the Week! |
25-Apr-99 |
In Models & Vehicles, added a picture of an unassembled Lunar Module kit from Lark in Japan! |
22-Apr-99 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a Lightwave 3D graphic showing multiple views of SID and a SHADO Mobile! |
21-Apr-99 |
UK video retailer Black Star is showing that the next two Digital Entertainment UFO videos (Volumes 3 and 4) will be available on May 3rd! A new Italian-language website devoted to Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection is now under construction, and now features the covers to the Italian photo-novelizations I FILM DI UFO and advertising materials for the Italian UFO compilation movie UFO CONTATTO RADAR STANNO ATTERRANDO ! |
18-Apr-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, add a scan from a recent SFX magazine which lists UFO as the 11th best SF TV series of all time! |
14-Apr-99 |
In America, Ed Bishop will appear in a new movie The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax on the CBS network Thursday 20 May 1999 at 9 PM. |
13-Apr-99 |
In Marketing Materials, added more/better scans from ITC's original UFO promotional booklets! |
12-Apr-99 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a Lightwave 3D graphic showing multiple views of Sky One! |
8-Apr-99 |
In Trading Cards, added an advertisement for a British Telecom UFO phonecard! |
7-Apr-99 |
There are two new UFO stories in the SHADO Library at Harlington-Straker Northwest! In Models & Vehicles, added a photo of a scratch-built model of Lt. Ellis! |
2-Apr-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Col. Foster holding a gun to Straker in the Moonbase Command Sphere (from KILL STRAKER) In Conventions & Fan Activities, added a Keith Alexander (Lt. Ford) autograph from the UFORIA 2 convention! |
1-Apr-99 |
An Italian website Moonbase '99 features a small page on UFO and a new page on UFO Collectibles that features advertising materials for the Italian UFO compilation movie "UFO Distruggete Base Luna"! This site's access statistics for March 1999 can be found here. In Magazines & Newspapers, added front & back cover scans from the 8th issue of the 1974 French UFO photo-novelizations! |
31-Mar-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added several photos from October 1998 of Ed Bishop filming a cameo appearance in an Italian film plus visiting with members of the "Italian Section of SHADO". |
30-Mar-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Col. Foster standing & talking with an agent in his apartment (from COURT MARTIAL)! |
29-Mar-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Cmdr. Straker, Col. Freeman, and Lt. Masters finding bugging devices in Fosters apartment (from COURT MARTIAL)! |
28-Mar-99 |
Amazingly, there is yet another eBay auction going on this week for all 26 UFO episodes on Japanese laserdisc! But don't be fooled by this -- these discs are extremely rare, as evidenced by the previous auctions winning bid of US$1725! |
26-Mar-99 |
On eBay there is currently an auction going on for all 26 UFO episodes on Japanese laserdisc! In Character Photos, added a photo of Gen. Henderson talking with Col. Freeman in his office (from KILL STRAKER)! |
24-Mar-99 |
Another place you can purchase the new UK UFO videos online is Lasers on the Web, which has a very complete listing of all known Polygram and Digital Entertainment UFO videos at a slight discount! |
22-Mar-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Straker and Freeman visiting the shop selling bugging devices (from COURT MARTIAL)! |
21-Mar-99 |
In Character Photos, added a photo of Col. Foster talking to an actress' agent in his apartment (from COURT MARTIAL)! |
20-Mar-99 |
The "Italian Section of SHADO" is organizing yet another UFO star visit to Legnano Italy -- this time it is Gito Santana, who played the Alien in a few episodes. The date is Sunday 9 May 1999, and you would like to attend this all-day UFO event please contact Marco Raffa at mraffa@chiavari.omninet.it. If you are interested in UFO fan fiction, you might be interested to read this message about the Australian fanzine FLIGHTPATH, which has 6 issues which can be ordered online, and a 7th issue will be produced if there is sufficient interest! |
16-Mar-99 |
On eBay there is currently an auction going on for the very rare Japanese UFO laserdisc re-release box #3! In Marketing Materials, added a scan of a foldout that ITC created when UFO was first broadcast! |
15-Mar-99 |
In Videos, added front & back cover scans of the next 3 Digital Entertainment UFO videos! Please note that Volume 0 will be available March 29th, and Volumes 3 and 4 perhaps a month later (?) In Character Photos, added a photo of Cmdr. Straker and Col. Lake from TIMELASH! Another place you can get the new PAL-format UFO videos is Black Star, where you can order online and the shipping is free! You can even pre-order the next volume which is due out on March 29th! |
14-Mar-99 |
In Character Photos, added one photo of Ed & Mary Straker and another of just Mary on their wedding night! In Character Photos, added a photo of Colonel Foster & Linda Simmons in multiple resolutions for screens up to 1600x1200 pixels! |
10-Mar-99 |
In Hardware Photos, updated the Skydiver photo with multiple resolutions up to 1600x1200! |
9-Mar-99 |
In Videos, added front & back cover scans of the first two Digital Entertainment UFO videos from the UK! |
8-Mar-99 |
In Hardware Photos, updated the UFO landed in the forest photo with multiple resolutions up to 1600x1200! |
7-Mar-99 |
In Hardware Photos, updated the Lunar Module landing photo with multiple resolutions up to 1600x1200! |
6-Mar-99 |
In Hardware Photos, updated the Interceptors photo with multiple resolutions up to 1600x1200! |
5-Mar-99 |
In Models & Vehicles, added several more Dinky UFO toy advertising materials! In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 1 more photo from George Sewell's recent visit with UFO fans in Italy! |
4-Mar-99 |
In Hardware Photos, updated a Sky One photo with multiple resolutions up to 1600x1200! Earlier this year, the Sci-Fi Channel released a 4 CD collection of science fiction music titled "Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits". Volume 3, "The Uninvited", features the opening theme to UFO. However, in a very unexpected surprise, this appears to be a completely remastered (or a very good fake??) stereo version of the theme! Here's a short excerpt (requires an MP3 player). (thanks to Christian Jenisch for pointing this out!) |
28-Feb-99 |
In Books, added UFO-related scans from Gerry Anderson's biography! |
27-Feb-99 |
In Models & Vehicles, added a promotional photo of Ed Bishop (as Straker) holding two Dinky UFO toys! |
26-Feb-99 |
In Character Photos, added a new Straker photo! |
25-Feb-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 2 more photos from George Sewell's recent visit with UFO fans in Italy! |
23-Feb-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 4 more photos from the UFORIA 2 convention! If you would like to buy the new Digital Entertainment UFO videos (PAL VHS format) but have been unable to find anyone selling them, I recommend you try contacting Engale Marketing (e-mail: strtrade@cyberscape.co.uk / UK Phone 44 1253 348321), which now has them in stock and is very familar with the series! I've had reports that the first two volumes are essentially the same as the old Channel 5/Polygram UFO tapes, complete with Nosey Parker (from THUNDERBIRDS) saying "Channel 5 Video" !!! |
18-Feb-99 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS now has a picture of what the next UFO video will look like! The Starship Modeller website has added photos of the original Lunar Module, SID, and SHADO Mobiles models to their original models used in UFO! |
17-Feb-99 |
For fans of Ed Bishop, there is an Ed Bishop Fans mailing list! Rob Hemmings' SHADO:UK now has 3-D "talking heads" of your favorite UFO characters !!! |
16-Feb-99 |
Fanderson's FAB NEWS is reporting that the next volume of UFO to be released on VHS in the UK will be available March 29th. This volume will contain the episodes IDENTIFIED, COMPUTER AFFAIR, and FLIGHT PATH! |
12-Feb-99 |
Here is an exciting new publicity release about the forthcoming documentrary video THE FUTURE WAS FANTASTIC! |
7-Feb-99 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos of George Sewell's recent visit with UFO fans in Italy! This site's access statistics for January 1999 can be found here. |
29-Jan-99 |
There will be no updates to this site all of next week, because I will be out of town on vacation! |
28-Jan-99 |
Batz Goodfortune's All Electric Kitchen website now features a brand new version of the UFO Theme! |
24-Jan-99 |
For our Italian UFO fans, George Sewell will be giving out autographs at the SF shop "ULTIMO AVAMPOSTO" in Bologna on 30 January 1999. Here is an announcement in the December 1998 issue of the magazine "LA RIVISTA UFFICIALE DI STAR TREK". (thanks to Angelo Finamore for this information) |
23-Jan-99 |
A reminder -- this is the final week to place a bid on the original Interceptor modelcurrently for sale.... the current highest bid is US$5500! |
22-Jan-99 |
The Starship Modeller website has an article about the original models used in UFO! |
18-Jan-99 |
NEWSFLASH UPDATE! The Gerry Anderson fan club FANDERSON has now gotten involved with the upcoming Digital Entertainment VHS and DVD releases of UFO in the UK, and they will be working to make sure that future releases use the highest quality source materials available. And please note -- the 5 previously unreleased episodes in the UK will finally be released!!! For more details and photos of the first two VHS covers, read Fanderson's FAB NEWS ! (thanks to Chris Bentley for this information) |
15-Jan-99 |
NEWSFLASH! UFO is being reissued on PAL VHS tape in the UK beginning 1 February 1999! These will be issued on the new "Digital Entertainment" label. This company intends to issue all of their titles on DVD within a few months of the VHS release. (thanks to David Seeley for this information) |
14-Jan-99 |
In Videos, added a picture of the 1986 American "Invasion:UFO" videotape! |
13-Jan-99 |
George Sewell will be visiting with UFO fans in Italy on 31 January 1999. Here are the details! |
11-Jan-99 |
In Scripts, added a transcription of the original FLIGHT PATH script! |
10-Jan-99 |
In Scripts, added a transcription of the original THE LONG SLEEP script! |
9-Jan-99 |
In Scripts, added a transcription of the original DALOTEK AFFAIR script! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new piece of fiction by Chris Freeman, combining UFO with Alien! |
8-Jan-99 |
G. De Guffroy's UFO: The Mix has a new page mixing UFO with the Teletubbies !!! |
6-Jan-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a negative (or perhaps I should say "very strange"?) review of UFO from a 1971 Australian TV TIMES. In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos from the 1989 UFORIA 2 convention! |
3-Jan-99 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a transcription and scan of an Ed Bishop interview which appeared in a 1995 issue of SFX magazine! |
2-Jan-99 |
In Miscellaneous Stuff, added photos of two vinyl records which have cover artwork inspired by UFO! |
1-Jan-99 |
In Behind The Scenes, added a photo of UFO co-creator Sylvia Anderson in the party scene of ORDEAL! Luca Oleastri's Flight Simulator Toolkit website has moved here, and it still contains the first UFO flight simulator -- SHADO: UFO ATTACK SKY BASE. This site's access statistics for December 1998 can be found here. |
31-Dec-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added some scans of the 1974 Italian UFO photo-novelizations! |
30-Dec-98 |
In Trading Cards, added a scan of the latest Fanderson UFO Collector Card! |
29-Dec-98 |
G. De Guffroy's UFO: The Mix has a new page mixing UFO with La Femme Nikita! In Music, added a second MIDI version of the UFO theme! On Friday December 4th, UFO returned to the Japanese "Super Channel". Broadcasts has been updated. |
22-Dec-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added some scans of the UFO comics appearing in a 1971 issue of COUNTDOWN magazine! |
21-Dec-98 |
In Models & Vehicles, added price & bidding information for the original Interceptor studio model for sale! |
17-Dec-98 |
In Models & Vehicles, added a photo and for sale listing for an original Interceptor studio model! Rob Hemmings has created a Quicktime movie of General Henderson morphing into Santa Claus! |
13-Dec-98 |
In the news today, UFO financier Lew Grade has died at age 91. |
10-Dec-98 |
In Models & Vehicles, added a back view of Foster's car! |
9-Dec-98 |
In Marketing Materials, added a picture of 8 B&W photos which ITC sent out to the media when UFO first premiered! |
8-Dec-98 |
In Models & Vehicles, added a photo of Foster's car as it looks today! |
1-Dec-98 |
In Flight Simulators, updated the Moonbase Interceptor Flight Simulator with an improved version! This site's access statistics for November 1998 can be found here. |
27-Nov-98 |
DreamWatch magazine issue 50 (October 1998) features a 4 page article on UFO! (Please note that while this is no longer at newsstands in the UK, it still is in American Barnes & Noble and Tower Bookstores) |
26-Nov-98 |
In Trading Cards, added pictures of 16 new Fanderson UFO Collector Cards! |
25-Nov-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added some UFO cover scans and highlights from the 1981 - 88 UK magazine "S.i.G"! |
15-Nov-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a Lightwave 3D rendering of SID! |
12-Nov-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a Manga-style picture of Lt. Ellis! |
11-Nov-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added pages for the films The Apple and Crossplot, plus added a listing of the all actors/actresses credited as appearing in UFO! |
10-Nov-98 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO:UK now has scans of all 80 pages of the 1970 UFO Annual! Paul McCullough has created a new UFO-Trek animation -- check it out on his Animations Page! |
3-Nov-98 |
Made some slight updates to the Frequently Asked Questions page. |
1-Nov-98 |
This site's access statistics for October 1998 can be found here. |
30-Oct-98 |
If you're a model enthusiast with a lot of money to spend, there's a one-of-a-kind radio controlled SHADO Mobile currently being auctioned off on eBay! (a warning though -- the current bid is over US$2000!!!) |
28-Oct-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added some UFO cover scans and highlights from the 1990 - 93 UK magazine "Century 21"! In Magazines & Newspapers, the summary of the UFO comics which appeared in the British weekly magazine "Countdown"/"TV Action" has been updated with a little more information! |
27-Oct-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a summary of the UFO comics which appeared in the British weekly magazine "Countdown"/"TV Action"! Corrected Broadcasts -- UFO will be shown on RAI 3 every weeknight plus Sunday night! |
26-Oct-98 |
On Friday October 30th, UFO will start being shown in Italy every weeknight on RAI 3! Broadcasts has been updated. |
21-Oct-98 |
This site has been nominated "Best Website Dedicated to a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Series" by Bigglethwaite's UK TV Site of the Year. Please take a look at the nominees and then vote for your favorite sites today! |
17-Oct-98 |
In Books, added pictures of the Jaguar Pocket UFO Super Encyclopedia! |
11-Oct-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added an Interceptor/Mobile/Sky One portrait! |
9-Oct-98 |
The Thermal Lance magazine website now has a UFO series/episode guide! |
7-Oct-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a some test renders of a new SHADO Mobile computer model! |
2-Oct-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added a picture of Sky One in Earth's atmosphere! |
1-Oct-98 |
This site's access statistics for September 1998 can be found here. |
29-Sep-98 |
In Marketing Materials, added movie posters for the Italian UFO compilation movie ALLARME ROSSO ATTACCO ALLA TERRA! |
28-Sep-98 |
In Videos, added photos of the 1993 re-release Japanese UFO laserdisc box sets! |
27-Sep-98 |
In Videos, added 3 reviews of the Japanese UFO laserdisc box sets which were released from 1991-1993! |
26-Sep-98 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO:UK now has scans of the first 15 pages of the 1970 UFO Annual, plus a new Lt. Ellis animation! |
24-Sep-98 |
In Books, added some scans of the remaining 3 Purnell UFO Activity Books! |
22-Sep-98 |
A month ago I posted an annoucement about a new video in production devoted to Gerry Anderson series props, shooting locations, and models. Today we have an update, which features some some behind-the-scenes photos from some of the location shooting! In Books, added some scans of the Purnell UFO Sticker Fun Book! |
21-Sep-98 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added two photos of Ed Bishop's visit to Italy yesterday! |
18-Sep-98 |
Added 34 new page scans from The Art of UFO -- SHADO Technical File! |
14-Sep-98 |
In Blueprints & Artwork, added a picture of the original artwork used for the Italian UFO compilation movie UFO PRENDETELI VIVI! Added a new page for an amazing new fan-produced book, The Art of UFO -- SHADO Technical File! In Trading Cards, added pictures of the German/Austrian Piatnik UFO card game! |
13-Sep-98 |
Added a new page for Miscellaneous Stuff! In Miscellaneous Stuff, added photos of an Italian Luna Park carousel which has a UFO Interceptor ride! In Trading Cards, added pictures of the Monty cards and album, the Barratt card boxes, and the Anglo card wrappers! |
1-Sep-98 |
This site's access statistics for August 1998 can be found here. Added a new page for Trading Cards! In Trading Cards, added pictures of the remaining 50 pages of the Panini sticker album! |
31-Aug-98 |
If you live in Quebec, The french-dubbed version of UFO ("Alerte dans l'espace") returned to Canal D on 30 August 1998. It appears to be showing weekly, Sundays at 1 PM. |
30-Aug-98 |
In Videos, added pictures of some of the UFO videos produced in Germany in the 1980's! |
29-Aug-98 |
In Videos, added pictures of some of the UFO videos produced in Japan in the 1980's! |
26-Aug-98 |
In Music, added a version of the beginning sequence music that has the teletype noise in it! |
24-Aug-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added scans of the Italian & German/Canadian Panini sticker albums! |
22-Aug-98 |
Updated the page on the SHADO-USECC UFO fan club! |
20-Aug-98 |
On September 20th, Ed Bishop will be in Italy to meet with UFO fans. Here is an announcement in Italian and English! |
18-Aug-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new UFO story, Magic Fairies by Amelia Rodgers! |
14-Aug-98 |
Do you own or know the location of original props, locations, or models from the shows of Gerry Anderson? If so, you could help out in the creation of a new documentary video -- please read this message from Jeff Smart! |
13-Aug-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has several new UFO stories: Demons in the Darkness, Curtain Calls, New Recruit, and S.H.A.D.O. Play! |
11-Aug-98 |
In Videos, added cover scans and publicity materials for all of the releases of the 3 Italian UFO compilation movie videos! |
8-Aug-98 |
In Conventions & Fan Activities, added some scans of the 1992 "Project Straker" convention booklet! |
7-Aug-98 |
In Videos, added a cover scan of one of the Italian UFO compilation movie videos! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new UFO/X-Files story, White Roses by Amelia Rodgers! |
5-Aug-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added scans of the Biken Japanese UFO story and record set! |
1-Aug-98 |
If you are interested, I am now auctioning off 2 UFO paperback novels from 1973! Some advance notice -- INVASION:UFO will be shown on the Canadian "Space: The Imagination Station" on Sunday August 16 at 2 PM EST. This site's access statistics for July 1998 can be found here. In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added a scan of a new Fanderson UFO collector card! |
31-Jul-98 |
On July 28th in the UK, BBC2 unexpectedly broadcast the UFO episode THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES after a cricket game finished early. Please note that it's entirely possible that this sort of thing might happen again in the future! |
27-Jul-98 |
Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library now has frame captures for the UFO episode Timelash! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new piece of UFO fiction, Child's Play by Amelia Rodgers! |
26-Jul-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added cover scans of 4 Italian UFO school excercise books. |
25-Jul-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added cover scans of 7 French magazines containing UFO photo-novelizations! |
22-Jul-98 |
The World of Kane's UFO site has been revamped and now also contains RealVideo clips from the series! |
20-Jul-98 |
In Videos, added a picture of a promotional CD video for the first limited edition Japanese laserdisc set! In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added a picture of an Italian UFO puzzle! In UFO Cast, Before and After, added images for Born To Ride, a film featuring Ed Bishop! |
19-Jul-98 |
UFO is now being shown on weekends in France on the satellite/cable television station Série Club! |
17-Jul-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added scans of the German UFO Viewmaster! |
16-Jul-98 |
In Books, added a scan of the covers of a 1971 German UFO novel. |
15-Jul-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new piece of UFO fiction, Power Play by K.T. Weltch! |
12-Jul-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added some artwork of Aliens preparing to attack Moonbase! |
11-Jul-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added 15 scans of the American UFO Viewmaster! |
10-Jul-98 |
In Marketing Materials, added scans of 4 INVASION:UFO color slides! |
9-Jul-98 |
In Monsters In Motion is selling model kits of the UFO, Interceptor, Skydiver, and Gay Ellis! |
8-Jul-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added some artwork of a top secret UFO incident report/photo! In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page for Battle Beneath the Earth featuring Ed Bishop! |
7-Jul-98 |
Ever wondered what would've happened if Lt. Columbo came to investigate the murdered Alien in THE SQUARE TRIANGLE? I didn't think so! But Lieve Peten has -- check this out! Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK has a nifty new animated logo, and for a short time only, an MPEG movie of Ed Bishop appearing in the movie "Whoops Apocalypse"! |
6-Jul-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page for a French and Saunders Christmas Special featuring Ed Bishop! |
5-Jul-98 |
If you are interested, I am now auctioning off my unassembled BANDAI Interceptor model kit! I have also added some photos of this kit's instructions and unassembled pieces to the Models page. In Computer Graphics & Animations, added some artwork of the Aliens and the Alien homeworld! |
4-Jul-98 |
In Videos, added a scan of the front and back covers of FANDERSON's one-hour "Making of UFO" documentary video. |
3-Jul-98 |
In Videos, added scans of the front and back covers to the 4 American UFO VHS tapes! |
2-Jul-98 |
In Cast Members, added close-up photos of Ed Bishop's watch, which is the same watch he wore in UFO! Pull out your red & blue 3-D glasses, because Paul McCullough has created a UFO computer graphic in 3-D! See it at the bottom of Paul's Animations Page! |
1-Jul-98 |
This site's access statistics for June 1998 can be found here. Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now contains a recently completed piece of UFO fiction written by several members of the FAB-UFO mailing list -- Feelings of Misgiving! |
22-Jun-98 |
In Computer Graphics & Animations, added yet another Lightwave 3D computer graphic -- 3 Interceptors flying away! |
21-Jun-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added scans of 16 additional Fanderson UFO collector cards! In Computer Graphics & Animations, added 2 Lightwave 3D computer graphics from Andy Marrs! In Conventions & Fan Activities, added 2 photos of Gito Santana and Paolo Malaguti with an original SHADO Jeep and Alien helmet! |
20-Jun-98 |
Added 4 new Lightwave 3D computer graphics from Geoff Saul in Computer Graphics & Animations! |
19-Jun-98 |
Searching for a UFO Collectable? Then you should be regularly visiting eBay, where rare UFO items are frequently auctioned off. For example, right now the following items are being auctioned off: |
17-Jun-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new piece of UFO fiction, Julianne, by K.T. Weltch! |
16-Jun-98 |
Added a Lightwave 3D Interceptor computer graphic to Computer Graphics & Animations! |
15-Jun-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page for an episode of The Saint featuring Vladek Sheybal! |
13-Jun-98 |
I am now auctioning off my Anglo & Bassett UFO trading cards! |
7-Jun-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added text pages (no images) for an animated Star Trek episode featuring the voice of Ed Bishop and a movie featuring Michael Billington. |
5-Jun-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now has an amusing short story called Bunny Attack! |
1-Jun-98 |
This site's access statistics for May 1998 can be found here. |
31-May-98 |
If you've been looking for the 3 American UFO laserdiscs, Mark Miller is auctioning them off! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library has a new piece of UFO fiction titled Decoy. |
28-May-98 |
Grant Wray's UFO Page now features scans of The Circus, an 8 page UFO comic from the 1972 Countdown Annual! |
24-May-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page for a Prisoner episode featuring Wanda Ventham! |
23-May-98 |
In Models, added a photo of a Dinky Interceptor toy in its original packaging! |
21-May-98 |
Closed down this site's Fan Fiction page. However, don't despair, because Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library contains all of the fiction (or links to it) that was here and more! |
19-May-98 |
Paul McCullough has created yet another computer generated UFO animation -- this time of a UFO landing on the Alien homeworld! You can download this animation from Paul's Animations Page! |
15-May-98 |
Paul McCullough has created a computer-generated animation of a UFO exploding, and has posted it on his Animations Page! |
7-May-98 |
Added 4 pictures of a SHADO Mobile and Skydiver created using a variety of techniques to Computer Graphics & Animations! Added two UFO-Star Trek animations which were previously available on Paul McCullough's Animations Page to Computer Graphics & Animations! |
5-May-98 |
UFO will be returning to Australian Nick at Night in June! Broadcasts has been updated. My statements yesterday about PAL and NTSC not mattering for DVD was incorrect, and has been corrected below. Basically, DVD has the same PAL/NTSC incompatibilities as videotape and laserdiscs. |
4-May-98 |
On May 25th In Japan, BANDAI will release all 32 episodes of Gerry Anderson's THUNDERBIRDS on the new DVD video format (catalog #'s BCBF-8 and BCBF-9). If BANDAI follows the same schedule they did with their Gerry Anderson laserdiscs in the early 1990's, UFO will be next! However, please note that these DVDs will not play on American DVD players, because DVDs are encoded to play in certain "regions", and these DVD are encoded as "region 2", which means they will play on Japanese and European players (in Europe you will need either a multi-standard DVD player or television to view these NTSC discs). Americans can however find multi-region DVD players if they look hard enough... Also note that the THUNDERBIRDS DVDs are just as expensive as the THUNDERBIRDS laserdiscs were, which means that the UFO discs will probably sell for about US$1000 for all 26 episodes! |
2-May-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added two more sound files of Ed Bishop's voice to the Captain Scarlet page. |
1-May-98 |
This site's access statistics for April 1998 can be found here. |
27-Apr-98 |
Paul McCullough has created a second new animation using his new computer model of the UFO, and has posted it on his Animations Page! |
26-Apr-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added pages for a Prisoner episode with Michael Billington (with pictures), a Saint episode with Ed Bishop, and added another sound file to Captain Scarlet with Ed Bishop. |
25-Apr-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added a scan of a new Fanderson UFO collector card! In Screen Savers, added a Windows screen saver which has UFO photos on the sides of rotating cubes! Added a Previously on What's New page, which you can access from the bottom of this page. This page contain updates which are 2 to 6 months old. |
23-Apr-98 |
Paul McCullough has created a more accurate computer model of the UFO, and has posted a short test animation of it on his Animations Page! |
19-Apr-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added pages for Shogun with Vladek Sheybal (with pictures), Captain Scarlett with Ed Bishop (with sounds), and an Avengers episode with Wanda Ventham! |
10-Apr-98 |
In Music, added the music video for the 1993 techno-disco version of the UFO theme! |
9-Apr-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added pages for The Onedin Line with Michael Billington and an Avengers episode with Gabrielle Drake! |
8-Apr-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page on a 1997 Highlander episode featuring Ed Bishop! |
7-Apr-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page on The Candy Show, a play featuring Ed Bishop! |
3-Apr-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features a transcription of The Long Sleep! |
2-Apr-98 |
This site's access statistics for March 1998 can be found here. |
1-Apr-98 |
I've reorganized the site slightly -- the old "Cast & Crew" page has now been broken into Conventions & Fan Activities and Cast Members. Also, the main page has been reorganized a bit. In Conventions & Fan Activities, added photos of 3 Italian fans journey to England, where they picked up an original SHADO Jeep and had dinner with Ed Bishop and Gito Santana! Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features transcriptions of The Man Who Came Back and Mindbender! |
31-Mar-98 |
In Music, added a 1993 techno-disco version of the UFO theme! |
30-Mar-98 |
Don Showalter's website has a 3D Lightwave model of a UFO on his Gerry Anderson Models page! |
29-Mar-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page on 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring Ed Bishop! |
28-Mar-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features a transcription of Identified! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now contains a new piece of UFO fan fiction -- UFO: How it Ended! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library also now contains a few pieces of UFO fan fiction that have been on my fan fiction page, as I am planning to phase out this page so that the SHADO Library will be the main source of UFO fan fiction on the Internet! |
25-Mar-98 |
In Music, added a MIDI version of the UFO theme! |
23-Mar-98 |
In UFO Cast, Before and After, added a page on From Russia With Love, featuring Vladek Sheybal! Ed Bishop is scheduled to be a guest at the INFINITY Science Fiction Convention 10-12 July 1998 in Cardiff, Wales (UK). |
22-Mar-98 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added pictures of Fanderson's new UFO collector cards! |
21-Mar-98 |
In Other UFO Websites, added a link to Still Things, which sells a variety of color and B&W UFO photos! |
20-Mar-98 |
I've updated my Other UFO Websites page, adding new sites, fixing broken links, and deleting sites which no longer exist. |
18-Mar-98 |
Added a new, under-construction section to this site, UFO Cast, Before and After. This site contains pictures, plot synopses, credits, and comments on film and TV appearances by UFO cast members! Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features a transcription of Confetti Check A-OK! |
14-Mar-98 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features transcriptions of Destruction, ESP, Flight Path, and Exposed! I've deleted the "Episode Transcripts" page from my "UFO Series Home Page", as it only contained the Flight Path and Exposed transcripts which are now on Deborah's site. |
12-Mar-98 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK now has an MPEG version (replacing the previous Quicktime version) of "Dr. Jackson: Complete Security"! Deborah Rorabaugh's Episode Transcriptions page now features a transcription of The Cat With Ten Lives (the link for "Destruction" doesn't seem to work yet) UFO is no longer being shown on Australian Nickelodeon. :-( Broadcasts has been updated accordingly. |
10-Mar-98 |
Rob Hemmings' two most recent Quicktime movies ("Don't Ever Judge a Situation by the End of a Conversation" and "Dr. Jackson: Complete Security") have been added to Movie Clips! |
8-Mar-98 |
Can you tell that I've been on vacation for a while? :-) In Models, added 8 photos of an assembled RESHAPE Skydiver! Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK has created a humorous Quicktime movie called Dr. Jackson: "Complete Security" Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now has an Episode Transcriptions page which features a transcription of Timelash (there are links for other episodes too, but they don't seem to work yet) Interested in how many times a particular file was accessed on this site? The access statistics for February 1998 can be found here. |
23-Feb-98 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK now has a MPEG version (replacing the previous Quicktime version) of the CLOSE UP scene where Col. Foster walks in on the end of a conversation between Cmdr. Straker and Lt. Ellis! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now contains two recently completed pieces of fiction originally posted in parts on the FAB-UFO mailing list -- Time Enough To Kill and Alien Body Parts! |
20-Feb-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has a Personnel Image Index, and is now pretty much complete! |
18-Feb-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO has new pages on Women's Fashion, the SHADO Wear, 1980 is the Future, and Other SHADO Bases/Related Organizations plus a few new images on existing pages! |
16-Feb-98 |
The website for the UK magazine Thermal Lance now features X-Files/UFO artwork which was used for the cover of issue #32! Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK now has a Quicktime movie of the CLOSE UP scene where Col. Foster walks in on the end of a conversation between Cmdr. Straker and Lt. Ellis! |
13-Feb-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a 1992 Vladek Sheybal interview! If you live in Canada and have cable/satellite television, you might be interested to know that INVASION: UFO will be broadcast on Sunday February 15th at 5:00 Pacific/8:00 Eastern time on "SPACE: The Imagination Station". |
12-Feb-98 |
In Books, added scans of the UFO pages from the 1985 Japanese book "ITC SF Mecha Graffitti"! Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now contains a recently completed piece of UFO fiction created by the several members of the FAB-UFO Internet mailing list! |
10-Feb-98 |
Nathalie Audet's Sci-Fi follies now has a UFO Valentine's day special page! |
8-Feb-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO has new pages on SHADO HQ, the Film Studio, Men's Wear, and Equipment! |
4-Feb-98 |
Many fans complain that the UK Polygram UFO videotapes are missing 5 episodes. In Videos, added the cover artwork of the tape which will finally make these fans happy. |
4-Feb-98 |
In Videos, added the cover artwork for volumes 1 and 2 of the UK Channel 5 UFO VHS tapes! |
2-Feb-98 |
Interested in how many times a particular file was accessed on this site? The access statistics for January 1998 can be found here. |
2-Feb-98 |
The website for the UK magazine Thermal Lance now features an Ed Bishop interview which originally appeared in issues 32 and 33! |
2-Feb-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO has new pages on Relationships, Fights, Inside Moonbase, and On the Moon! |
1-Feb-98 |
In Videos, added the cover artwork for one of the UK "Channel 5" UFO VHS tapes! |
1-Feb-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos and featured episodes in Bases and Vehicles! |
31-Jan-98 |
In Magazines & Newspapers, added a 1997 Ed Bishop interview! |
31-Jan-98 |
There is now a UK UFO Campaign page which focuses on getting Polygram to issue the 5 unreleased UFO episodes onto home video in the UK. |
30-Jan-98 |
Added a computer-enhanced image of Interceptors in Space in the Computer Graphics & Animations! |
30-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO has a lot of new stuff, including pages on Coffee Drinkers, Drinkers of Stronger Stuff, Others in Space, and Weapons! |
26-Jan-98 |
In Models, added 2 photos of an assembled BANDAI Interceptor, and photos of the packaging for 3 of the COMET MINIATURES mini-metals! |
26-Jan-98 |
G. De Guffroy's UFO page now has many more frame captures of Ed Straker plus a few more of Ed Bishop in the BBC series "The Mad Death"! |
25-Jan-98 |
Would you like to someday see UFO on your television, or perhaps buy some episodes on video or listen to the soundtrack on CD? If so, then visit Deborah Rorabaugh's new UFO Campaign page! |
25-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has pages for Ed Straker and Paul Foster, plus added photos in SHADO cars! |
25-Jan-98 |
Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK now has an article on Anderson model kits (includes UFO) and Other SF craft that look suspiciously like UFOs! |
22-Jan-98 |
In Marketing Materials, the INVASION: UFO Press Information Booklet text is now transcribed in a single text file instead of a series of 12 GIFs. |
21-Jan-98 |
Added INVASION: UFO promotional materials in Marketing Materials! |
21-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has pages for the Skydiver Base, Inside Skydiver, Aliens, Alien Devices, plus added photos in UFOs, and Sky1/Skydiver! |
18-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has pages for Col. Lake, Dr. Jackson, the Albatros, Helicopter, and Transporter! |
17-Jan-98 |
This site has become the first fandom link on the science fiction and fantasy news & information site Eclipse! |
15-Jan-98 |
Australia's 21st Century Marketing has a few UFO models for sale -- check out this page of their catalog! |
12-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has a page devoted to Alec Freeman! |
12-Jan-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos and featured episodes in Characters! |
12-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has a pages devoted to the SHADO Mobiles and some better images in Interceptors! |
8-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has a pages devoted to the Seagull X-Ray and some additional images in Small UFOs, the Alien Planet, and an Alien Device! |
7-Jan-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, reformatted all of the episode pages. |
6-Jan-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos for the episode The Long Sleep! |
6-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has an additional page devoted to the Lunar Module! |
4-Jan-98 |
Nathalie Audet has a new humorous website called Sci-Fi follies, which has a section devoted to UFO! |
4-Jan-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos for the episodes Timelash and Mindbender! |
3-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has an additional page devoted to Sky 1/Skydiver! |
1-Jan-98 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has 2 additional pages devoted to Interceptors and Smoking! |
1-Jan-98 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos for the episodes The Psychobombs and Reflections in the Water! |
31-Dec-97 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has 2 additional pages devoted to SID and SHADO Cars! |
30-Dec-97 |
Lieve Peten's Different Aspects of UFO now has 2 additional pages devoted to UFOs, Small UFOs, the Alien Planet, and an Alien Device! |
30-Dec-97 |
In the UFO Series Guide, added photos for the episodes Destruction and The Man Who Came Back! |
29-Dec-97 |
Niki_2 is taking a poll among UFO fans for favorite episodes, characters, etc. Stop by to vote and see the results! |
29-Dec-97 |
Phill Wright's UFO Memorabelia Collection now has a picture of the box for the IMAI Sky One kit! |
27-Dec-97 |
Added a new under-construction hypertext UFO series guide called Different Aspects of UFO, by Lieve Peten. This guide will primarily feature pictures, and the first page shows pictures of the Straker family. |
27-Dec-97 |
In Scripts, added the original script for The Square Triangle! |
27-Dec-97 |
Deborah Rorabaugh has moved all of the new Christmas items to a new UFO Christmas Page! |
27-Dec-97 |
The site has been reorganized! The "UFO Series Archive" is no longer a separate entity -- instead, it's been merged into the rest of the site. Also, the file organization has changed -- previously, all files were organized by the file type (text, pictures, sounds), and then further organized by subject. Now I'm organizing just by subject, although many pages are not really affected by this change. Also, several pages have received some minor updates, including the FAQ. |
24-Dec-97 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now has two new UFO/Christmas pieces, A Song For Christmas and The UFO Incident Before Christmas! |
22-Dec-97 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO Library now contains a new piece of UFO fan-fiction, The Christmas Party! |
21-Dec-97 |
Please note that I'm currently planning on reorganizing this site later this week (probably on the 26th or 27th), so it will be unavailable for a few hours while I'm moving files around. |
20-Dec-97 |
In Desktop Themes, added a new Commander Straker Windows 95 Desktop Theme! |
14-Dec-97 |
In Other UFO Websites, added TV Series Central's German UFO episode guide! |
12-Dec-97 |
In Desktop Themes, replaced the Lt. Ellis Windows 95 Desktop Theme with an updated version! |
8-Dec-97 |
Hey! In Bigglethwaite's 1997 UKTV Website of the Year, this site finished in 3rd place in the catagory Best UKTV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Website!!! Congratulations to the other winners, and thanks to everyone who voted for this site! |
8-Dec-97 |
Slow Dazzle Worldwide is selling a 1998 Gerry Anderson calendar, which has two months with UFO photos! |
4-Dec-97 |
Deborah Rorabaugh's SHADO NW now has an Operations page on the Aliens! |
30-Nov-97 |
In Behind The Scenes, added some raw footage of a UFO/Sky One special effects shot, most of which was never seen in the series! |
22-Nov-97 |
In Character Photos, added 4 new photos of Straker, Barry, Lake, and Ayshea! |
16-Nov-97 |
In Behind The Scenes, added a photo of Michael Billington (Foster) and Gito Santana (Alien) getting a little help before filming a scene in SURVIVAL |
16-Nov-97 |
In Miscellaneous Collectibles, added a photo of the original artwork used to create the INVASION: UFO poster! |
16-Nov-97 |
In Hardware Photos, added 2 new photos featuring SID, Straker's car, and a SHADO jeep! |
14-Nov-97 |
Added a new Flight Simulators page, which contains new Interceptor and Sky One flight simulators! |
8-Nov-97 |
In Character Photos, added 6 new photos of Straker, Foster, Ellis, Lake, Ayshea, and more! |
8-Nov-97 |
In Fan Fiction, added a new story called Life Goes On! |
8-Nov-97 |
In Other UFO Websites, added Yuchtar's SHADAIR HQ website! |
6-Nov-97 |
In Other UFO Websites, added references to one more page on FANDERSON's website of interest to UFO fans -- an Ed Bishop bio! |
2-Nov-97 |
Five black & white photos of SHADO vehicle models being built or prepared for filming have been added to Behind The Scenes! |
2-Nov-97 |
There are now DESTRUCTION frame captures in Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library! |
1-Nov-97 |
Pictures & Movies of Ed Bishop's recent appearance in an episode of HIGHLANDER are now here in Cast & Crew! |
1-Nov-97 |
Andre Parent's UFO streaming audio and video website now has a RealVideo versions of most of the Movies on this site! |
| 30-Oct-97 | In Other UFO Websites, added references to some more parts of FANDERSON's website of interest to UFO fans -- a UFO episode guide, a guide to filming locations, and exclusive merchandise! |
| 30-Oct-97 | In Other UFO Websites, added another French-language UFO page! |
| 30-Oct-97 | Deborah Rorabaugh's Harlington-Straker Productions NW website now has two sound clips on the Lt. Barry Page, and awards and medals on the General Henderson Page! |
| 26-Oct-97 | Deborah Rorabaugh's Harlington-Straker Productions NW website now has some more photos and sound clips on the Lt. Ellis page! |
| 26-Oct-97 | If you have a powerful enough computer to play it, Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK site now has an MPEG version of the Lt. Ellis clothes changing sequence which is larger than the one here (320x240), has a higher frame rate (24 frames/sec) and higher fidelity audio (16-bit 44 Khz)! |
| 24-Oct-97 | Deborah Rorabaugh's Harlington-Straker Productions NW website now has a web page for Lt. Ellis! |
| 24-Oct-97 | Andre Parent's UFO streaming audio and video website now has a RealVideo version of UFO's opening sequence! |
| 24-Oct-97 | Rob Hemmings' IDENTIFIED Quicktime Movie has now moved here to Movie Clips! |
| 20-Oct-97 | Added Andre Parent's UFO streaming audio and video website to to Other UFO Websites! |
| 20-Oct-97 | The new HIGHLANDER episode to be shown this week in the USA (titled "Diplomatic Immunity") features Ed Bishop! |
| 16-Oct-97 | Rob Hemmings' SHADO UK site now has a 1'40" Quicktime Movie which tells the story of the UFO episode IDENTIFIED using sound clips and stills! |
| 15-Oct-97 | Most of the Music files are now available in higher fidelity versions! Also, there is a new piece of music here from THE DALOTEK AFFAIR. |
| 14-Oct-97 | There are now KILL STRAKER frame captures in Lisa Williams' UFO Image Library! |
| 12-Oct-97 | Added Quicktime movies of Sky One launching from Skydiver, Sky One attacking a UFO, and SID to Movie Clips. |
| 12-Oct-97 | Updated two of the Quicktime movies in Movie Clips. "Lt. Ellis Changing Clothes" now has a slightly smaller filesize and slightly better picture quality (probably not worth another download), and "Interceptor Launch" now has a scene showing the pilots sliding down the access tubes. |
| 12-Oct-97 | Added 8 pictures of original Interceptor, Sky One, and EXPOSED Jet models and 1 picture of an assembled Sky One kit to Models! |
| 11-Oct-97 | Phill Wright is having a Gerry Anderson collectables sale, which includes the set of 70 Bassett UFO cards! |
| 11-Oct-97 | Deborah Rorabaugh's latest UFO novel, "UFO 3 -- Paths of Fear", is now complete and in The SHADO Library of Harlington-Straker Productions NW! |
| 10-Oct-97 | Okay, I think I found the problem with the Opening Sequence Quicktime movie, and have put back in the opening ITC and Century 21 sequences. Get it in Movie Clips! |
| 9-Oct-97 | Oops! The new Opening Sequence Quicktime movie only played properly on Macs, not PCs. I had to remove the opening ITC and Century 21 sequences to get it to work properly. Sorry! |
| 9-Oct-97 | Added a computer generated graphic of a UFO in the atmosphere in the Computer Graphics & Animations! |
| 9-Oct-97 | Added a Moonbase Interceptor launch Quicktime movie to Movie Clips! |
| 9-Oct-97 | The Opening Sequence & Lt. Ellis Quicktime movies have been updated with a slightly better compression algorithm, slightly larger size, and the opening sequence now features the ITC & Century 21 intros. See them in Movie Clips! |
| 2-Oct-97 | Hey! This site is a finalist in Bigglethwaite's UKTV Site of the Year 1997 Awards for the category "Best Website Devoted to Sci-fi/Fantasy Series" !!! Vote for your favorite site today! |
| 1-Oct-97 | Phill Wright's UFO Memorabelia Collection now has pictures of an autographed 1988 UFO convention program and a UFO jigsaw puzzle! |
