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| 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. |
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23-Dec-04 | Oddly enough, an article on UFO appears on the conservative political National Review website! |
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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! |
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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! |
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23-Nov-04 | In Germany, Epix is planning on releasing all 26 UFO episodes between February and May 2005! |
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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! |
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10-Nov-04 | The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History has an article about the original UFO comics! |
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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! |
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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"! |
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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! |
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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."! |
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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! |
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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" |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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) |
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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... |
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3-Sep-04 |
Ed Bishop will be a guest at the Conquest 2004 convention to be held September 24-26 in Brisbane Australia! |
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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) |
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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! |
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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! |
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4-Aug-04 |
FAB Gear is now selling Antonia Ellis autographed photos! |
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3-Aug-04 |
The UFO trading cards from Cards Inc are now available, and can be purchased from The Collector Zone! |
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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! |
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1-Aug-04 |
Comet Miniatures is showing an upcoming 10" SID model from manufacturer UNCL, due to be released in September! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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) |
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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) |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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) |
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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! |
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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 |
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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! |
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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! |
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20-Apr-04 |
The upcoming die-cast Interceptor and Skydiver models from Product Enterprises have been delayed to September and October 2004. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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". |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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... |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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) |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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31-Jan-04 |
In Trading Cards, added a scan of an advertisement for the upcoming Cards, Inc. UFO trading cards! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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25-Jan-04 |
I've updated my UFO Frequently Asked Questions page -- updates are in red! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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31-Dec-03 |
Ed Bishop will play "The Boss" in "Of Mice And Men", starting February 3rd in London at the Old Vic theatre. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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24-Nov-03 |
The Digital Cinema has a review of the A&E UFO Megaset! |
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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. |
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11-Nov-03 |
Here are scans from the programme for Americans featuring Ed Bishop! scan 1 | scan 2 |
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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 |
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31-Oct-03 |
Now through November 22nd, Ed Bishop will be appearing in the play Americans, at the Arcola Theatre in East London! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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17-Oct-03 |
On the Music page, added pictures and example music track from Fanderson's UFO Soundtrack CD! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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) |
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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! |
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9-Sep-03 |
This Sunday September 14th, Mike Billington and Shane Rimmer will make an appearance at the Clacton Sci-Fi Convention! |
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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. |
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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. |
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4-Sep-03 |
A&E now has its UFO Megaset available for pre-order! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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3-Aug-03 |
In America, A&E's "UFO Megaset" is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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1-Jul-03 |
The BBC Cult TV site has an article about UFO's unexpected popularity in recent years! |
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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. |
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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! |
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16-Jun-03 |
A&E's website now lists a "UFO Megaset" (all 26 episodes in a single package) for release in September! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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13-May-03 |
Here is page 2 & 3 of yesterday's advertisement for the upcoming Japanese UFO DVD Set 1! |
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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. |
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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 sec |