December 23, 2015

UFO BLU-RAY

Where else can you find silver miniskirts, purple wigs, Nehru jackets, space-age cars, sci-spy organ soundtracks, and a secret organization posing as a movie studio that battles alien spies? Gerry Anderson's first live-action TV show UFO (1970-71) is coming to Blu-ray! Exciting news this morning, Spy Vibers! UK distributor Network has just posted a teaser trailer on their website announcing a 2016 release. My earliest memories of the spy and sci-spy genre are of watching UFO, Batman, and Lost in Space around the age of four or five. UFO thrilled me with its hi-tech vehicles and Nehru fashion. To a young boy, SHADO leader Straker (Ed Bishop), with his perfectly quaffed white hair, cut a dapper dash as a futuristic action hero. Little did I know back then that one of the SHADO ladies was raising a little boy named Benedict Cumberbatch. And I admit the aliens in UFO were quite scary- especially when they brainwashed humans to act as spies and saboteurs! Who can you trust? A wonderful take on the classic invasion-paranoia convention. I didn't see the series in color until A&E's DVD release and was pleasantly surprised to discover how far the team had pushed the pop-art appeal. Now we can see it all in the hi-def edition we've been waiting for! Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available. Learn more about the series and see more stills here. Also in Spy Vibe news today, the new Batman/Man From U.N.C.L.E. comic makes its debut! Readers can find issue #1 at their local comic shop. Enjoy!























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