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more about #gerryanderson Wookie1972: I hope they don't make it too serious. I think the Abrams route is better. OTOH, this is material that is not very well known outside of the UK (I had... more » GreyHammer: ali larter is a horrible actress one of the worst out there constantly getting work. more » Klebert L. Hall: Well, U.F.O. wasn't intended to be cheesy... That's mostly just a result of the attitudes of the time, and our perspective from the moderately distant... more » Roklimber: The theme music for the credits have always been one of my favorites. And the girls, oh the girls... :) more » Chip Overclock: I always thought the SHADO acronym was kinda lame: Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization. But it was a nod, I think, to SHAPE: Supreme Headq... more » The Curse of Millhaven: It is like watching a live-action version of Sealab 2020. Oh, but seeing as how the remake is being directed by a Visual Effects Supervisor and may h... more » AllOfUsAreLost.: I could understand if it were a SyFy / Straight to DVD thing, but why would you cast Ali Larter in something that was supposed to be taken seriously?? more » jhansen: The advantage of outsourcing your purple wig division to the Moon is that there are no laws against sexual harassment there. more » firstanointed: "Larter is in talks to play Virginia Lake, the "strong but feminine" woman at the heart of the show" Which one was she, the one the seedy captain was... more » Chuck: I'm guessing this means that there were no actual actresses available? Oh well. I can always turn down the sound when she comes on. Just like on Her... more » kalash: they make the other woman stand Same woman, just her out of moon base tin foil and wig. Oddly, I always liked that particular episode. All the 10x, ... more » WestMantooth: Ahh! Old British sci-fi. I can't tell if it's funny, stupid, shameful, smart, or creepy. more » Ghost_in_the_Machine: BTW, the Virginia Lake character wasn't one of the Moonbase Lady GaGas. She was Colonel Lake, one of the senior officers in SHADO, and dressed in nor... more » ManchuCandidate: /Little Brain Response Ali Later in purple wig and silver mini skirt... Um, give me a moment to, er, think about that. /Slightly Less Little Brain R... more » FrankN.Stein: I've never seen UFO, but from everything I know, cheesy was an essential part of it - I'm always surprised why people pay for the rights of anything t... more » lightninglouie: Wow, those are some incredibly lifelike puppets. Wait, what? more » Hamslicer: Very SHADO-delic... heh. more » Alessar: I nominate Catherine Adair (Mann & Machine, Babylon 5) for the job. more » rotwang: No need for a fashion consultant - those Moonbase outfits look fine just as they are. *ah, Antonia and Gabrielle, how you...erm... brightened up my te... more » ZanipoloHaobo: Space 1999 is the spiritual successor to UFO. Don't knock those bangs though, they are the best! more » -
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Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
The remake of Gerry Anderson's ultra-campy alien-fighting TV series UFO will be deadly serious, along the lines of Batman Begins or Casino Royale, insists director Matthew Gratzner. But is it a bad sign that Ali Larter is set to co-star? More » -
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Gerry Anderson's UFO Gets A Director, But Will There Be A Fashion Consultant?
The movie of Gerry Anderson's UFO, about the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization fighting aliens who kill humans for body parts, has a director. Following a recent trend, Matthew Gratzner is a VFX supervisor who worked on Iron Man.[Variety] -
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Concept Artist Ponders The Reimagining Of UFO, BSG Style
Gerry Anderson's UFO remake is moving forward and already the "how will it look" speculations are running wild. Battlestar Galactica concept artist Eric Chu took a pass at darkening up this reboot — check out what he dreamed up. More » -
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UFO Creator Gerry Anderson Reacts To Movie Remake
We recently reported that super-producer Robert Evans is teaming up with British network ITV to bring the seventies cult classic UFO to the big screen. Gerry Anderson, the show's creator, has now commented on the news with surprising optimism. More » -
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British Cult Classic UFO Is Headed To The Big Screen
Gerry Anderson's UFO, one of the seventies' most secretly awesome shows, is getting a movie adaptation. But is America really ready for the show's bold mix of grim moral ambiguity and absurd purple wigs? More »
