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UFO Interceptors
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Just how rubbish was the arnament on the U.F.O Interceptors.?
The Pilot Entry System was the Coolest thing ever ( though it was hard to be cool in your Grandad's Combs ) .
They took off in unison to a Big Beat Combo and looked appropriately steely . Then they had a " One-shot" Missile up front!! Miss and you've had it,
Surely there was a cooler arnament? Or was it necessary to let a few through so that Peter Gordeno could camp it up as a Fighter Pilot ?
The Pilot Entry System was the Coolest thing ever ( though it was hard to be cool in your Grandad's Combs ) .
They took off in unison to a Big Beat Combo and looked appropriately steely . Then they had a " One-shot" Missile up front!! Miss and you've had it,
Surely there was a cooler arnament? Or was it necessary to let a few through so that Peter Gordeno could camp it up as a Fighter Pilot ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.it did seem a bit odd to only have one missile each, but reading on a website I believe the original idea was to have the missile explode in front of the UFO and it be destroyed by flying into the aftermath. However this was too difficult to achieve technically. You're also right that it let the aliens through to Earth, which made for more exciting adventures.
I always wondered, with all their supra-intelligence, why the aliens/ UFOs never fired back ; especially after the interceptors missed with their missile(s) - which happened occasionally (employing stock footage).
Ah well -without such inconsistencies & plot holes, UFO wouldn't have been as good as it was!
Ah well -without such inconsistencies & plot holes, UFO wouldn't have been as good as it was!
(Ed Bishop - what a COOL bloke! Great hair, great car.)
UFOs DID fire back, but only when grounded; splatting away, in a 'Greek-fire' stylee, at the Mobiles. Didn't Interceptors - a sort of 21st Century Spitfire on acid - have a type of high-fire-rate machine-gun as well?
The 'wheesh-wheesh' sound-effects of an in-coming UFO raid STILL sends shivers down the old spine.
UFOs DID fire back, but only when grounded; splatting away, in a 'Greek-fire' stylee, at the Mobiles. Didn't Interceptors - a sort of 21st Century Spitfire on acid - have a type of high-fire-rate machine-gun as well?
The 'wheesh-wheesh' sound-effects of an in-coming UFO raid STILL sends shivers down the old spine.
Yep , the Moonbase Girlies in their Discotheque Outfits and their all too few Mini Skirt appearances. The Ladies on Earth had form-fitting Outfits too - I think pop star of the time Ayshea was featured in one and looked fairly scrummy!
Rather embarrasingly the chaps on the Sub had String Vests which just looked cringeworthy. Not to mention the Pixie Boots the Guards had to wear !
The Opening Sequence has to be one of the Best ever. From the Quick Cutting of action sequences to a Groovy Trumpet and Hammond Theme Tune it all fitted marvellously.
Rather embarrasingly the chaps on the Sub had String Vests which just looked cringeworthy. Not to mention the Pixie Boots the Guards had to wear !
The Opening Sequence has to be one of the Best ever. From the Quick Cutting of action sequences to a Groovy Trumpet and Hammond Theme Tune it all fitted marvellously.
(I was trying to keep unclean thoughts about Gabrielle Drake at bay ! But now somesone's mentioned her...)
'UFO' degenerated into a chase around the back-lot of the film studios with Ed Bishop looking harrassed and tired and almost ready for a Portmeirion stamp on his passport.
The 'Skydiver' submarine from 'UFO' must have been, along with the Angel Interceptor, one of THE coolest pieces of TV Sci Fi hardware around, notwithstanding the submarine's string-vest clad crew.
'UFO' degenerated into a chase around the back-lot of the film studios with Ed Bishop looking harrassed and tired and almost ready for a Portmeirion stamp on his passport.
The 'Skydiver' submarine from 'UFO' must have been, along with the Angel Interceptor, one of THE coolest pieces of TV Sci Fi hardware around, notwithstanding the submarine's string-vest clad crew.
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