harada357@... wrote:
> Does anyone know how to download the Torrent file?  I tried to get the  file
> but do not know how it works.  Did anyone successfully get the comic  strips?

Yes, I did.  I downloaded the 30mb torrent, and got 8 .cbz files,
which I was able to extract with WinImp. That gave me a bunch
of scans of UFO comics (JPEG format).

Marc

> Does anyone know how to download the Torrent file?

By the way, for anyone who doesn't know how to download
a torrent file, here is more conventional way to get
these UFO comic scans:

    http://ufoseries.com/temp/comics.zip

Just download that from my website, and unzip the archive.

Marc

Marc,

Thank your for loading the Temp Comic file.  I would never have  figured out
the Torrent download.

VERY VERY much appreciated!!!!

  GC



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Hey, it's Wendy from the VTTBOTS group.  Welcome, Wendy!!!  Good to have you
here.  : )  Glad to see you broadening your horizons.  By the way, have you seen
Marc's UFO website yet?  One of, if not THE best UFO site in existence! 
http://ufoseries.com/

   Jeff

Marc Martin <marc@...> wrote:
           Hi all,

I believe that the following email was meant to be sent to the
group (SHADO@yahoogroups.com), not me (SHADO-owner@yahoogroups.com).

Welcome, Wendy!

Marc

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Hello!
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 06:19:57 EDT
From: Wenrose222@...
To: SHADO-owner@yahoogroups.com

My name is Wendy, and I am thrilled to find an active list for a show
that I only I was a fan of! I guess my interest was really re-ignited
when I finally bought the complete video set. I'm not into models, just
the stories and the characters.

I'm sorry to here that so many attempts to try a remake of the series
have not come through, But if "Battlestar Galactica" can be revived into
a series that many critics feel are overlooked for US EMMY awards, then
I still hold out some hope that we might see this series return someday.

Wendy - USA





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*Really?*  Well that's interesting!

nautika

--- In SHADO@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:
>
> > I think in Germany, they didn't show certain episodes
> > (A Question of Priorities?) or cut-out parts out of
> > them.
>
> I believe in Germany, the ending to A QUESTION OF
> PRIORITIES was changed so that Straker's son did
> NOT die...
>
> Marc
>

Hi All :)

S'truth! Seeing some of these comic strips again after 30+ years...
sure takes me back... I remember buying these comics as a kid. Just
couldn't wait for Saturday to arrive before I could go and pick up my
fav comic... UFO was on TV as well as I recall, didn't have a VCR at
the time so every moment watching was precious.

Just can't believe all this time has past!

Thanks SO much for sharing :)

Best to all :)

Griff

In a message dated 5/8/2007 12:48:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
1shado1@... writes:

Hey,  it's Wendy from the VTTBOTS group. Welcome, Wendy!!! Good to have you
here. :  ) Glad to see you broadening your horizons. By the way, have you seen
Marc's  UFO website yet? One of, if not THE best UFO site in existence!
_http://ufoseries.http_ (http://ufoseries.com/)

Jeff





Jeff!

I found Marc's website and  joined this list right away! But I have to
admit, had you not come out of lurk mode on the "Voyage" list, I never  would
have
thought that a fan base still existed for UFO. Thank you so  much!

Wendy



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> I never would have thought that a fan base still existed for UFO.

Yes, we do have a rather active fan base for such an obscure
series!  Although in recent years we've had the advantage
of having superb quality DVD releases, HDTV broadcasts, etc.

Marc

In a message dated 5/8/2007 3:59:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marc@... writes:

Yes,  we do have a rather active fan base for such an obscure
series! Although in  recent years we've had the advantage
of having superb quality DVD releases,  HDTV broadcasts, etc.

Marc




Actually, my interest in the series stared again when I picked up an
Australian Fanzine at a science fiction convention 5 years ago. The DVD's were a
recent birthday present to myself, and I am hooked again. I am really more into
the show's premise and character's, although watching the effects is fun as
well! I have never been into model's, as I have no talent for anything that
requires dexterity.

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You're very welcome!  I was afraid that all Voyage and no UFO would make Wendy a
dull girl. ; )  Always nice to bring another fan into the fold.
   Isn't Marc's site fantastic?

   Jeff
   P.S.  I'll bet you're a fan of Straker's 'dreamy' blue eyes.

wenrose222@... wrote:

In a message dated 5/8/2007 12:48:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
1shado1@... writes:

Hey, it's Wendy from the VTTBOTS group. Welcome, Wendy!!! Good to have you
here. : ) Glad to see you broadening your horizons. By the way, have you seen
Marc's UFO website yet? One of, if not THE best UFO site in existence!
_http://ufoseries.http_ (http://ufoseries.com/)

Jeff

Jeff!

I found Marc's website and joined this list right away! But I have to
admit, had you not come out of lurk mode on the "Voyage" list, I never would
have
thought that a fan base still existed for UFO. Thank you so much!

Wendy

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In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:40:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
1shado1@... writes:

You're  very welcome! I was afraid that all Voyage and no UFO would make
Wendy a dull  girl. ; ) Always nice to bring another fan into the fold.
Isn't Marc's site  fantastic?

Jeff
P.S. I'll bet you're a fan of Straker's 'dreamy'  blue eyes.




Actually, the best eyes I have ever seen are the on the man I've been
married to are 21 years. Ed Bishop was perfect for the role, and yeah, the eyes
helped. :-)

Wendy



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Hi all,

I've posted the front cover of Alan Shubrook's
upcoming special effects book on my UFO "what's new"
page:

    http://ufoseries.com/new.html

Marc

Marc

Jerry here I have been watching UFO in Hi Deff on the familyroom HD.
Anyway I made a small copy of the Opening of UFO in widescreen. If
people would like to see the diff I could post a copy in real Media but
it is like 14 megs in size. Let me know if it would be ok.
Thank You
Jerry

> Jerry here I have been watching UFO in Hi Deff on the familyroom HD.
> Anyway I made a small copy of the Opening of UFO in widescreen. If
> people would like to see the diff I could post a copy in real Media but
> it is like 14 megs in size. Let me know if it would be ok.

There may be a file size limitation on uploading files to YahooGroups,
and it may be less than 14 megs.  But you can certainly give it a try!

If that doesn't work, perhaps you could upload it somewhere else...
or possibly email it to me and I could upload it to my website?
(but again, either yours or my email may object to a 14 meg file!)
I suppose as a last resort you could postal mail it to me on a CD-R...

I'm curious how did you capture the opening?  With a camcorder
pointed at the screen?

Thanks!

Marc

Marc,
Large files can be ftp'd for free at http://www.yousendit.com.
I use it quite a bit, very easy and spam free.
Anthony

On May 11, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Marc Martin wrote:

> > Jerry here I have been watching UFO in Hi Deff on the familyroom HD.
> > Anyway I made a small copy of the Opening of UFO in widescreen. If
> > people would like to see the diff I could post a copy in real
> Media but
> > it is like 14 megs in size. Let me know if it would be ok.
>
> There may be a file size limitation on uploading files to YahooGroups,
> and it may be less than 14 megs. But you can certainly give it a try!
>
> If that doesn't work, perhaps you could upload it somewhere else...
> or possibly email it to me and I could upload it to my website?
> (but again, either yours or my email may object to a 14 meg file!)
> I suppose as a last resort you could postal mail it to me on a CD-R...
>
> I'm curious how did you capture the opening? With a camcorder
> pointed at the screen?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marc
>
>



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The problem is that UFO was designed and shot for the screen ratio of 1.37:1. 
High definition is 1.77:1, so the image has to be cropped at the top and bottom,
and this goes against the intentions of the film makers.  It ought to be watched
pillar-boxed in high definition; meaning it has black bars on either side of the
frame.  Cropping the images to fit the newer TV ratio is as bad as cropping a
widescreen feature film.

   Rick

Anthony Taylor <highcotton51@...> wrote:
           Marc,
Large files can be ftp'd for free at http://www.yousendit.com.
I use it quite a bit, very easy and spam free.
Anthony

On May 11, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Marc Martin wrote:

> > Jerry here I have been watching UFO in Hi Deff on the familyroom HD.
> > Anyway I made a small copy of the Opening of UFO in widescreen. If
> > people would like to see the diff I could post a copy in real
> Media but
> > it is like 14 megs in size. Let me know if it would be ok.
>
> There may be a file size limitation on uploading files to YahooGroups,
> and it may be less than 14 megs. But you can certainly give it a try!
>
> If that doesn't work, perhaps you could upload it somewhere else...
> or possibly email it to me and I could upload it to my website?
> (but again, either yours or my email may object to a 14 meg file!)
> I suppose as a last resort you could postal mail it to me on a CD-R...
>
> I'm curious how did you capture the opening? With a camcorder
> pointed at the screen?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marc
>
>

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richard curzon wrote:
> The problem is that UFO was designed and shot for the screen ratio of 1.37:1.
  > High definition is 1.77:1, so the image has to be cropped at the top and
bottom,

That's true, however, I've seen most of the widescreen versions
of Space:1999, and for the most part, the cropping doesn't really get
in the way of anything.

Also, according to the rumors I'm hearing, Granada did NOT commission
a pillarboxed version of UFO in high definition, so the only high
definition version of UFO available right now has the top and
bottom cropped off the screen... :-/

Marc

Hi all,

Jerry sent me a DIVX clip from the episode FLIGHT PATH.
For those of you who have a DIVX player and are
able to download a 40MB file, here it is:

   ufoseries.com/hdtv/clip.divx

So Jerry, this taken from Family Room HD?

Although one cannot tell everything from a compressed
DIVX clip, it appears that the transfer quality is
not quite as good as in the DVDs (meaning that the contrast
is not as good, the colors are not as vibrant, etc.).
Also, it sounds like this clip has been time-compressed/
sped up, as the voices seem a bit higher than the
NTSC version (although to someone used to PAL versions,
they probably sound fine).

So perhaps people shouldn't be so excited about the
HDTV transfer of UFO, as the existing DVDs may
be superior?

(rumor has it that the HDTV versions of UFO were *not*
remastered by BBC Resources, who did the excellent
job on the DVD masters)

Thanks very much for this clip, Jerry!

Marc

Marc
Jerry here this was just from a Pal clip I downloaded from the net.
I took it in a program an remade it in 16x9 an so the master was a 300
meg file so very small. Trust me when I say the high Deff stuff on tv
is very very clean. You were right it was a Pal clip that I turned into
NTSC. It was more to show how the cropping effected the look of the
show.
Jerry

> Jerry here this was just from a Pal clip I downloaded from the net.

Ahhh, I mistakenly thought that this came from Family Room HD!

Thanks for the clarification!

Marc

Sadly, that is the, money men's influence and the
ignorant public clamoring for images to fill their
screen.

Rick

--- Marc Martin <marc@...> wrote:

> richard curzon wrote:
> > The problem is that UFO was designed and shot for
> the screen ratio of 1.37:1.
>  > High definition is 1.77:1, so the image has to be
> cropped at the top and bottom,
>
> That's true, however, I've seen most of the
> widescreen versions
> of Space:1999, and for the most part, the cropping
> doesn't really get
> in the way of anything.
>
> Also, according to the rumors I'm hearing, Granada
> did NOT commission
> a pillarboxed version of UFO in high definition, so
> the only high
> definition version of UFO available right now has
> the top and
> bottom cropped off the screen... :-/
>
> Marc
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I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the distance involved in the prolonged
flight of the aliens ., in order to reach the Earth. How does this rather small
craft manage to get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e. - not
hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are light years away.,
and ., as far as i know ... they do not originate inside our own solar system.
Any ideas.

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in the first couple episodes they talk about the ships
going faster than the speed of light

--- paul foster <sonamulist99@...> wrote:

> I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the
> distance involved in the prolonged flight of the
> aliens ., in order to reach the Earth. How does this
> rather small craft manage to get to us in seemingly
> a not too long time ....i.e. - not hundreds of
> years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are
> light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they
> do not originate inside our own solar system. Any
> ideas.
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paul foster wrote:

>I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the distance
>involved in the prolonged flight of the aliens ., in order to
>reach the Earth. How does this rather small craft manage to
>get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e. - not
>hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are
>light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they do not
>originate inside our own solar system. Any ideas.

As Steven said, there are several mentions in the series
that they have some form of faster than light propulsion.
It's generally accepted that "SOL", as mentioned by SID
and Moonbase operatives when an incoming UFO is detected,
is an acronym for Speed Of Light, so when SID says:
"SOL 8", the UFO is travelling at 8 times the speed of
light.  One can presume that the Utronic detection system
has limited range and only detects UFOs when they enter
the Solar system, so the UFO may in fact (well, fiction! :)
be travelling at much higher speeds than that, as incoming
UFOs already seem to be decelerating once detected, if you
listen to the dialogue (eg SOL8, SOL4, SOL decimal 8
(presumably 0.8) etc.

HTH,
--
Rob

--- In SHADO@yahoogroups.com, "Hemmings, R.K." <rkh@...> wrote:
>
> paul foster wrote:
>
> >I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the distance
> >involved in the prolonged flight of the aliens ., in order to
> >reach the Earth. How does this rather small craft manage to
> >get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e. - not
> >hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are
> >light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they do not
> >originate inside our own solar system. Any ideas.
>
If Einstein is right (which he seems to be, but may not be - in the
same way that Newton seemed to be, but actually not); then there is a
universal speed limit imposed by physics, which is of course the speed
of light.

However, one laterally tantalizing possibility around this problem is
to realize that because time and space are actually "space-time", one
possible solution is to instead manipulate gravity in a localised but
directional way that bends _space_ to bring your destination closer
towards you! (Imagine scrunching a carpet to bring the two ends closer
together - the traversal distance from one end of the rug to the other
is now much shortened).

The net result is that it's *seems* to another, that you've traveled
faster than light because you've crossed so much distance so quickly.
But in reality, you've just traveled speedily over a 'short' distance.

Think about the Enterprise going into warp in the credits of STtNG,
how it looks 'stretched'? This is perhaps how the effect would look to
an external observer (maybe). The alien crafts in the UFO series then,
may be doing just that and our estimated speed of them violating our
laws of physics, a faux- effect of this.

Just a thought. :-)

> > >I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the distance
> > >involved in the prolonged flight of the aliens ., in order to
> > >reach the Earth. How does this rather small craft manage to
> > >get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e. - not
> > >hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are
> > >light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they do not
> > >originate inside our own solar system. Any ideas.

Some internal memos written during UFO's pre-production indicated
that the Aliens may come from Alpha Centauri, which is about 4
light years away.  It also said that the alien craft travel
many times the speed of light, so that the journey would
take a matter of months.

The contents of these memos were published in an old issue
of Fanderson's FAB magazine.  I don't know if this issue is
still available as a back issue or not... (and I've never
seen scans/photos of the original memos)

Marc

unfortnately, we have no idea on the method of
propulsion, maybe the craft are Launced at many times
the speed of light and the craft brakes
it obviously can be detected, and seem sto
it seems to bleed off speed quickly, i dont remember
any craft reattaining speed though and they do seem to
be somewhat ponderous in action

--- "Hemmings, R.K." <rkh@...> wrote:

> paul foster wrote:
>
> >I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the
> distance
> >involved in the prolonged flight of the aliens .,
> in order to
> >reach the Earth. How does this rather small craft
> manage to
> >get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e.
> - not
> >hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable
> planets   are
> >light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they
> do not
> >originate inside our own solar system. Any ideas.
>
> As Steven said, there are several mentions in the
> series
> that they have some form of faster than light
> propulsion.
> It's generally accepted that "SOL", as mentioned by
> SID
> and Moonbase operatives when an incoming UFO is
> detected,
> is an acronym for Speed Of Light, so when SID says:
> "SOL 8", the UFO is travelling at 8 times the speed
> of
> light.  One can presume that the Utronic detection
> system
> has limited range and only detects UFOs when they
> enter
> the Solar system, so the UFO may in fact (well,
> fiction! :)
> be travelling at much higher speeds than that, as
> incoming
> UFOs already seem to be decelerating once detected,
> if you
> listen to the dialogue (eg SOL8, SOL4, SOL decimal 8
>
> (presumably 0.8) etc.
>
> HTH,
> --
> Rob
>






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--- In SHADO@yahoogroups.com, "Hemmings, R.K." <rkh@...> wrote:
>
> paul foster wrote:
>
> >I do find it very perplexing ., in regard the distance
> >involved in the prolonged flight of the aliens ., in order to
> >reach the Earth. How does this rather small craft manage to
> >get to us in seemingly a not too long time ....i.e. - not
> >hundreds of years.Also ., the nearest habitable planets   are
> >light years away., and ., as far as i know ... they do not
> >originate inside our own solar system. Any ideas.
>

Actually, I'm less perplexed by the Aliens method of propulsion, which
from my viewpoint can remaining mysterious and menacing, than by
SHADO's methods of getting to the alien panet using the probe in
'Closeup'. I've not watched the episode for a year or so, but recall
that on screen the elapsed time between following the UFO out of the
solar system to receiving the (uncalibrated) photos back was meant to
be only a few weeks, months at tops. Although it looked as though the
probe used conventional rocket technology, in reality SHADO would have
had to have mastered faster than light propulsion themselves, even to
have got the probe to the nearest star!

> I've not watched the episode for a year or so, but recall that on
> screen the elapsed time between following the UFO out of the solar
> system to receiving the (uncalibrated) photos back was meant to be
> only a few weeks, months at tops. Although it looked as though the
> probe used conventional rocket technology, in reality SHADO would have
> had to have mastered faster than light propulsion themselves, even to
> have got the probe to the nearest star!

Yes, that probe in CLOSE UP would need to be travelling faster than the
speed of light.  Not very believable, but also note that the
Interceptors were travelling at faster than the speed of light as well
in that episode (you can hear them announcing the speeds in terms of
SOL, where SOL 1 is the speed of light).

It's best not to think about it too much... the script writers obviously
didn't!  :-)

Marc

In regards to the propulsion of the alien craft, I've always felt they had a
base ops in our solar system from which the little ships we've come to know
and hate arrived. A mother ship probably comes from their own system - which
is likely yes, light years away!

Pam the Canuck