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5.0 out of 5 stars BEST HALF OF A BRILLIANT SERIES, Jan 29 2005

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Adrian Sherlock "Ade" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UFO Set 2 (DVD)

Once upon a time I was so into this show that I would have called all the episodes great on their own level. In fact, truth be told there are only a few really brilliant episodes in the first half of the series, the rest vary between good and rather dull and ordinary. However...THIS is the second and best half of the series where the whole production team really do seem to hit their stride in a big way.
Great episodes follow in rapid succession in this half of UFO, Subsmash, Mindbender, Cat With Ten Lives, Destruction, Reflections in the Water, Psychobombs, Long Sleep and the startlingly good Timelash. They also achieve a unique style and favour of TV Science Fiction, reminiscent of both Thunderbirds and Patrick McGoohan's cult series The Prisoner, but focused on a very serious and very human hero, Straker, played to perfection by the charismatic and energetic Ed Bishop. Its an edgey, surrealistic series, reminiscent of Twilight Zone or The Invaders, at times, with its possessed humans and mind-bending, time-twisting plots.
UFO is perhaps one of the ultimate cult series, and a precursor to the underrated but more famous Space:1999. It belongs in the DVD collection of any true SF fan. Highly recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you A&E, Sep 16 2003

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Alastair G. Stell (Cave Creek, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UFO Set 2 (DVD)

UFO was ahead of its time; the real-life counterpart to Captain Scarlet in terms of sophistication of plot and technical excellence. Considering how long ago this series was made the models and special effects were truly superb. I often wonder what might have been if Gerry Anderson and Gene Rodenberry had gotten together.

Where UFO set 1 started a little awkwardly with the characters finding their feet, UFO 2 represents more sophisticated plot lines and characterisations. The series kinda ran out of steam in no small part because the entire premise was a little too far fetched to stand the light of scientific scrutiny, but it's still better than most of the drivel produced today. The Aliens are really a vehicle for stories that revealed human strengths, weaknesses and falibilities.

One point. This series was made in an era when smoking was 'cool'. Hard bitten professionals always smoked because they were "Real Men". So you'll need to look beyond this glaring example of Political Incorrectness.

UFO deserves to be reborn but I don't know where they'd find the script writers to do a decent job. Overall this DVD collection is a must-have for sci-fi buffs and I will always feel grateful to Gerry Andersen for his vision, energy and immense talent.

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4.0 out of 5 stars UFO Set 2, May 12 2003

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Tom Sawyer Fan (Normal, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

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UFO Set 2 is as good as set 1. I realy liked the UFO tv series. I think it was a good tv series. When it left the air I was unhappy because I liked the series very much. Now I own both dvd sets and I watch them a lot. I am glad that the series is out on dvd.

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4.0 out of 5 stars UFO Set 2
UFO Set 2 is as good as set 1. I realy liked the UFO tv series. I think it was a good tv series. When it left the air I was unhappy because I liked the series very much. Read more

Published on May 12 2003 by Tom Sawyer Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars ITS A MOD, MOD, MOD WORLD!
This is the science fiction series the Andersons made before Space 1999, and an early prototype to the X-Files. Read more

Published on Mar 31 2003 by James A. Cole