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The Complete UFO Megaset

directed by: Gerry Anderson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767057301
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767057309
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 28, 2003
Running Time: 1352 minutes
Sales Rank: 4030
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1970



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UFO was Gerry Anderson's first live-action TV series after a decade of producing such children's animated classics as Stingray (1963) and Thunderbirds (1964). The premise of UFO, which ran for a single season of 26 episodes in 1970, was like a more serious version of Anderson's Captain Scarlet (1967): in the near future of 1980, a high-tech secret organization, SHADO, waged covert war against mysterious alien attackers. Ed Bishop played the American head of SHADO--he had been previously featured in Captain Scarlet and Anderson's Doppelganger (1969)--though in all other respects this was a thoroughly British production. As with all Anderson series, UFO evidenced remarkable technological inventiveness and groundbreaking production values, coupled with startling lapses in fundamental logic too numerous to list.

Much more adult in story and content than earlier Anderson productions, and surprisingly dark with its pragmatic view of human nature and downbeat endings, the show now seems like a forerunner of The X-Files and the equally short-lived Dark Skies (1996). Barry Gray's memorable theme and atmospheric music greatly enhanced the overall impact. Stylishly made, though terribly sexist by current standards and featuring eye-catching costumes more fitted for a campy dress party than the front line of a futuristic war, this cult classic eventually evolved into Space: 1999 (1975).

The UFO DVDs have been beautifully designed and produced. The mono sound is exceptionally strong, and the restored and remastered picture is almost unbelievably good for a 1970 TV show. With barely a flaw anywhere, the episodes look so clear, colorful, and detailed that they could have been filmed last week. This eight-disc megaset features all 26 episodes. --Gary S. Dalkin



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Saturday afternoon classic
When I ask others about this series some don't remember it but if you liked Star Trek, Lost in Space, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great 60s Scifi
This old 60s show is pretty chessey, even for the time, but it was very popular in my area. As young kids ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - what a memory
After all these years i finally bought this recently on DVD i haven't seen it since the 1970's .seeing some ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - UFO, a future past
The television series UFO was set in the then future year 1980, but even today it seems like a foggy glimpse ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Money poorly spent
As a child of the 60's, I thought UFO was pretty cool. Now, as an adult, I can realize just how poorly put together ... Read More

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