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8-Dec-10
In the UK, BBC One has just finished a 6-episode run of "Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention". In episode 6, "From A to B", the UFO title music can be heard in a segment about a proposed laser-powered flying saucer transportation!
22-Nov-10
In PRE-PRODUCTION, I've added two new pieces of UFO pre-production artwork, plus updated several others with higher quality versions!
In CAST MEMBERS, I've added a PDF file containing the interview with Ayshea Brough from the May 2010 issue of the UK magazine "Lush Life".
4-Oct-10
The Gerry Anderson fan club FANDERSON will be holding a convention October 22 - 24 in Bristol England. One of the items on the schedule is a presentation from modelmaker Alan Shubrook on UFO special effects! A complete guest list can be found here.
26-Sep-10
On October 22, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller will be releasing "Modelling the 21st Century Volume 3", which will include an article on Ed Straker's car!
The SHADO Library & Archives is now hosting the SHADO Writers Guild forum, which features discussions about UFO and UFO fan-fiction!
13-Aug-10
On iTunes, there is a new re-recording of the UFO theme now available!
2-Aug-10
Issue 10 of the Gerry Anderson fanzine ANDERSONIC is now available at www.andersonic.co.uk, which includes an interview with UFO first assistant director Leo Eaton, where he discusses working on IDENTIFIED, what a first assistant director does, and why he left the series before it ended!!
23-Jul-10
The July 18th broadcast of The Beyondophonic Action Hour (available for download) focuses on music from Gerry Anderson productions, and features a live 1999 recording of the UFO theme performed by the Wondermints, plus a stereo versions of the UFO opening/closing music!
It's been recently announced that Space:1999 Year One will be released this fall on Blu-ray disc in both the US (from A&E) and in the UK (from Network). Hopefully someday we'll get to hear the same news about UFO?
1-Jun-10
The Italian Section of SHADO website now has many photos and a brief description (Italian and English) of their recent event with guest Gary Raymond (Col. Grey from UFO episode THE MAN WHO CAME BACK)!
This blog features recent photos and a review of Gabrielle Drake onstage during the 4th Saltburn Film Festival!
15-May-10
Reynolds & Hearn have recently published 4 volumes of TV Century 21 comic reprints. Volume 5 (not yet available) features Sky One on the cover, so presumably will contain some UFO comic strips.
8-May-10
FAB Gear has announced a 25" fully assembled replica of the UFO interceptor, limited to 150 copies and expected to be released December 2010!
7-May-10
FAB Gear has announced a 22" fully assembled replica of Mike Trim's original UFO interceptor design, limited to 200 copies and expected to be released December 2010!
5-May-10
Here is the latest article from Variety magazine about the upcoming UFO film, which states that filming is now set to begin in November 2010.
1-May-10
The May 2010 issue of the local Grantham UK magazine "Lush Life" features a new interview with Ayshea Brough (with photos!). You can read this interview here!
28-Mar-10
Fanderson's latest club magazine is out, and it features a 3-page interview with UFO movie director Matthew Gratzner and producers Avi Haas and Henri M. Kessler. There are no new casting details, but they do confirm that they have managed to secure all of their financing, and hope to be in pre-production in London at the end of March (now).
23-Mar-10
The website for the upcoming UFO movie has been revamped with a new look, plus now contains detailed bios of the director and producers!
11-Mar-10
Perhaps not very newsworthy (or new), but on YouTube, here is a "subversively subtitled German-dubbed clip" from UFO!
3-Mar-10
The Italian Section of SHADO (ISOSHADO) have announced that their next guest will be Gary Raymond, who played Col. Grey in the UFO episode THE MAN WHO CAME BACK! This will take place on the weekend of May 15 and 16.
5-Feb-10
Stephen La Riviere's new book, Filmed in Supermarionation, is now available -- this book takes a new look at the various Gerry and Sylvia Anderson TV productions made before UFO!
29-Jan-10
Sylvia Anderson's book "My FAB Years" is now available as an audiobook!
Issue 9 of the Gerry Anderson fanzine ANDERSONIC is now available at www.andersonic.co.uk, and it includes a few articles of interest to UFO fans!
24-Jan-10
Louise Oatridge has created Lightcudder's World, a website featuring her UFO fiction and artwork!
23-Jan-10
Denise Felt has created a new guide to UFO sites here!
The UFO film website has been updated with "teaser poster" artwork!
18-Jan-10
Here's some "breaking news" on the UFO movie from Fanderson!
15-Jan-10
Den of Geek has a new article titled "Looking Forward to the UFO Reboot"!
1-Jan-10
Den of Geek has a feature (from last July) on the top 75 spaceships in movie and TV, which includes from UFO the Moonbase Interceptor (#13), Alien craft (#35), and Space Junk trawler (#62). Also as part of this is an exclusive interview with Gerry Anderson about the various spacecraft in his productions!
20-Dec-09
For those who haven't looked lately, the website for the upcoming UFO movie has been updated since last week -- there is a new "UFO" graphic on the home page, the "About" page now has a short description of the film's premise (including a new style SHADO logo in the background), and the "Media" page has a higher resolution version of the poster -- plus an orchestral version of the UFO theme!
11-Dec-09
Here is a must-read interview with Matthew Gratzner, the director of the upcoming UFO film, in which he discusses many aspects of the film that fans have wondered about, along with the news that there are three UFO films planned, the budget for the first film is $130 million dollars, Ali Larter is being considered for the part of Colonel Lake, Cmdr. Straker and Lt. Ellis have yet to be cast, and SHADO HQ will be based in England, not Hollywood as previously reported!
10-Dec-09
The upcoming UFO movie now has its own website! (although there's not much there).
The Internet Movie Database's entry for the upcoming UFO movie has quite a few production credits listed, including those for music, casting, art department, and visual effects!
28-Nov-09
Fanderson's updated UFO soundtrack CD (only available to Fanderson members) is now available and shipping to those who preordered!
25-Nov-09
Franco Brambilla has a new piece of UFO-inspired artwork on his website -- Shado Big Night Out!
23-Nov-09
Another news item on the upcoming UFO film -- Variety is reporting that Joshua Jackson (FRINGE) will be playing the part of Paul Foster!
5-Nov-09
28-Oct-09
Wanda Ventham (UFO's Col. Lake) and Gary Raymond (UFO's Col. Grey) will be among the guests at the Memorabilia show on November 21 and 22 in Birmingham England!
10-Oct-09
Fanderson has now announced the upcoming UFO soundtrack CD on their website! (note that this CD is only available to Fanderson members)
8-Oct-09
In Fanderson's latest club magazine (FAB issue 64), they have announced that in November they are re-issuing their UFO soundtrack CD in a "40th Anniversary Edition", which will include "quite a few surprises that have been discovered since the original club release in 2003"!
7-Oct-09
The Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson has announced that their next convention will be held in October 2010!
6-Sep-09
Here is a remix of the UFO Theme by Gak Sato that you can listen to online! (and if that link doesn't work, try this page on MySpace)
5-Sep-09
Issue 8 of the Gerry Anderson fanzine ANDERSONIC is now available at www.andersonic.co.uk, and it includes a review of the UFO episode "The Square Triangle"!
2-Sep-09
For those of you in the US, Amazon.com is now selling the UFO Tehnical Manual for only $16.47!
12-Aug-09
On my Books page, I've added 9 photos from "The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO"!
11-Aug-09
On my Books page, I've added 9 photos from the new "UFO Technical Manual"!
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