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23125
Hi All... Yes, I have heard this story about the demise of the Alec Freeman's character, "because of George Sewell's looks not being popular with the American...
Griff Wason
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Apr 1, 2009
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23126
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:25:46 -0000 ... Nope....
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23127
Hi all. I just uploaded a couple of pics from a friend to the fan film folder in the files section. They are his take on what a mobile would look like. I...
Jim Vinton
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23128
... The phrase that I've seen is "pock-marked face". I'm still not sure when this ITC America comment was made -- was it made very early on, and was the reason...
Marc Martin
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23129
Well that sucks - a bit of character to a person instead of plastic Ken doll uniformity and banality - and they ditch a fine actor. How petty and...
David Richards
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23130
The story about George not being asked back to UFO because of his looks only emerged a couple of years ago after he died. Perhaps while he was still alive it...
Alan Briscoe
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A couple of years after he died?? He only died a couple of months ago. I heard and I believe he said, when there was a break in filming when it was moved...
Bruce Sherman
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Apr 2, 2009
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23132
Bruce, George died exactly 2 years ago today (2nd April 2007) at 82. David...
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23133
wow, really.. it seems we just spoke about it a couple of months ago that it happened :( Bruce ... From: pointy100 To: SHADO@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Bruce Sherman
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Alan, It's interesting to hear other views on this. I'm at the opposite side to you on this one. With all due respect to Wanda, I didn't think she convinced in...
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23135
... That story emerged long before George's death -- I have an old issue of TIME SCREEN magazine (issue 18, Spring 1992), which features an interview with...
Marc Martin
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<< Hi All... Yes, I have heard this story about the demise of the Alec Freeman's character, "because of George Sewell's looks not being popular with the...
~Agent April Dancer~
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I'm not sure that two different stories aren't being confused here. There's the introduction of Michael Billington which probably happened as Sylvia Anderson...
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23138
. wonder how the purple wigs went down with the American audience ?...
Tim
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... It could be, and it also could be that in this new interview with Gerry Anderson, it is Gerry who is confused (as he is the one who is connecting the poor...
Marc Martin
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I can only speak for myself, but as an American kid, I loved the purple wigs.  I thought all the girls looked GREAT in them.  In fact, when I saw Gabrielle,...
Jeffrey Nelson
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Apr 2, 2009
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I think the purple wigs look superb but quite why they were wearing them (except as a fashionable part of uniform) is a mystery. Sometimes pseudo-scientific...
Alan Briscoe
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There are all sorts of stories about why actors leave series and most have to be treated with caution unless firmly backed. Sometimes production staff and even...
Alan Briscoe
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Apr 2, 2009
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For me I loved George's work , but I think he looked older than Ed and being 2nd in command was some of the problem , Commander is most of the time the oldest...
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... Yes, and in reading various interviews with UFO cast and production team members, I have certainly seen various contradictory stories, so these very old...
Marc Martin
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Maybe George looked more like an East End heavy than a space hero Sadly he's gone and poor Ed Bishop too I think Ed loved the series and the animation side...
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... Ed Bishop should have a great American accent -- he was born and raised in New York! Marc...
Marc Martin
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23147
I hated the wigs, they looked silly, and made all the women look alike, took all their unique apearences away from them. They looked much more attractive...
davrecon
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23148
When I was 9 I asked my older sister why the ladies on the moon had purple hair and the men didn't. The answer I got was a 20 minute speech on male chauvinist...
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They all looked great - wigs - no wigs - string vest (a la Skydiver) or no string vest Gabrielle though.. Perfection! From: SHADO@yahoogroups.com...
David Richards
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23150
   The girls wore purple wigs?  with those tight fitting costumes, who noticed the wigs.  especially  watching at 12 or 13 years of age ... From:...
Scott Boyd
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gotta say for a young actress its a good career move to get into a sci fi series. Gabriel was already well established in TV but Im sure her role in UFO...
Tim
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I think Sylvia stated that it was part of the futuristic fashion statement, and that all the women would dressed alike. The Catsuit was designed to be ...
Steve
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"Gabrielle".  "Gabriel" if she had a sex change.  ; ) ... From: Tim <lovetoloveyou@...> Subject: [SHADO] Career Move To: SHADO@yahoogroups.com ...
Jeffrey Nelson
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Nooooo! you couldn't do that! That'd be like converting a Ferrari into a Hummer From: SHADO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey...
David Richards
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