Race, racism, and... UFO!
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UFO was a British TV series first screened in 1970, but set in the 1980s. A secret organisation, with one base hidden under a film studio and another on the moon, protects Earth from aliens who hatch all sorts of improbable schemes in their quest to harvest human organs. Jon, who'd watched the show as a kid, recently got the boxed set and we worked our way through the 26 episodes. It was lavishly made and surprisingly credible and adult, not to mention having the grooviest opening credits of any series ever.
UFO touches on race and racism now and again in a well-intentioned way. Rather than looking to laud or condemn the show - bit pointless nearly 40 years later, really - I'd like to just note some of these moments... although I do want to pimp to you the character of Lieutenant Nina Barry, sort of UFO's version of Uhura.
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UFO was a British TV series first screened in 1970, but set in the 1980s. A secret organisation, with one base hidden under a film studio and another on the moon, protects Earth from aliens who hatch all sorts of improbable schemes in their quest to harvest human organs. Jon, who'd watched the show as a kid, recently got the boxed set and we worked our way through the 26 episodes. It was lavishly made and surprisingly credible and adult, not to mention having the grooviest opening credits of any series ever.
UFO touches on race and racism now and again in a well-intentioned way. Rather than looking to laud or condemn the show - bit pointless nearly 40 years later, really - I'd like to just note some of these moments... although I do want to pimp to you the character of Lieutenant Nina Barry, sort of UFO's version of Uhura.