Return to UFO main page Trivia (click here): what demon pheabe date? Help rescue Ed Straker from slavery! (click here) TV-Commentary - UFO 1980 - 1980 - 1980 - 1980 At the beginning of every episode they flash the "1980" sign to show that this was the near future. But it's over 20 years later and we still don't have a base on the moon, or planes that can launch from submarines, or everyone wearing Mao suits. Were they a bit overoptimistic in their projections? Click here to post a message        posts on 10/8/2006 2:30:37 PM The series itself was filmed in '69 and anyone who was living back then thought that by the year 2000 we'd all be living in glass-domed cities with monorails for transportation and weekend trips to the moon. Right. So from that point of view I could'nt blame Anderson for usuing that tactic. He tryed to "flash frame" the 1980 too! Little sneaky, huh? Click here to post a message Other Recent UFO Discussions What's up with Alec and his giant facial warts? What's with Straker's hair? Was Paul Foster played by two different actors or two different hair pieces? Didn't Jackson sound like Igor from a horror movie? Worst Episodes What was the least real part of Colonel Lake--her hair, her eyelashes, or her bust? Was General Henderson a Vulcan? What's with the Mao Suits? 1/24/2008 3:48:40 PM Best Episode 12/18/2006 5:39:50 PM 1980 - 1980 - 1980 - 1980 10/8/2006 2:30:37 PM The best part of UFO 6/3/2006 8:16:20 PM What was the story with the Indian girl with the tight butt? 12/7/2005 2:19:01 AM Why couldn't the UFO's shoot down the interceptor missiles? 12/7/2005 2:03:44 AM Which was better, UFO or Space 1999? 6/22/2005 7:29:16 PM Why did they wear transparent nipple shirts on Skydiver? 4/18/2005 6:22:39 PM Why did the Moonbase girls wear silver wigs and sparkly makeup? 4/4/2005 12:43:01 AM Note: the views expressed here are only those of the posters.

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