adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark Adolph) (10/04/84)
<"They hate us with every fiber of their existence..."> Let's see if I can remember... The most important element seemed to be the robot detection satellite with the British accent that hung out in earth orbit. The warning was picked up by the moon base which sent out exactly two ships. These ships (carrying only one Sidewinder apiece) would invariably fail, so they would have to launch their earthbound defenses, which I believe were based underwater. The question remains: what was the name of the head of this secret anti-UFO organization? (As Ed Koch would say) How'm I doin'? -- Mark ...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph
johnnyr@ihuxa.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg) (10/04/84)
Does anyone know if this wonderful show is broadcast these days? I'd love to see it again! john rosenberg AT&T Tech. ihnp4!ihuxa!johnnyr Naperville, Il
iv@trsvax.UUCP (10/20/84)
Re: UFO defenses and the name of the organization.
No, no, the moon base sent out THREE space craft with 1 missile each.
Name:
S)upreme
H)eadqurters
A)lien
D)efense
O)rganization
Defenses:
Interceptors 1, 2, and 3.
These were based on the moon, and were launched from
three circular lifts from below the surface of the moon.
Sky/Diver.
This was an interesting combination of a submarine (the
back half) and a water-tight jet fighter (the front
half). It was based below water, and when the earth was
threatened, the pilot of the fighter slid into the front
half of the submarine and the whole sub tilted about 45
degrees and lanuched the fighter. It had a "Sky/Diver"
logo on its side, and when the fighter launched, it had
the "Sky/" half on it, and Diver had "/Diver" on it.
Tank(s).
This is the only other defense that I can remember (it's
been a while, but I remember this much becase it was a
good show). The tank(s) [I don't remember seeing more
than one, but there might have been...] were armed with
a turret on the top for shooting the UFOs.
Transportation and other misc rememberings:
Shuttle.
Not as we think of the shuttle, but this one was launched
for the moon base from the tail of a plane flying as
high as it could in Earth's atmosphere. From there, it
would head for moon base.
I remember the Interceptor pilots getting into their craft by
grabbing this rail above a slot in the wall that looked like a
garbage chute and jumping into them. From there, they'd slide
into the cockpit. The Sky/Diver pilot entered "Sky" in a
similar manner from "Diver".
Wow, I'm suprised I remembered THAT much, as I've not seen the show
since it was on (I don't even remember when that was...)
IV (aka John Elliott IV)
Tandy Systems Software; Fort Worth, TX
... {convex!ctvax,microsoft}!trsvax!iv
... cu-arpa.trsvax!iv@Cornell.ARPAron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (10/24/84)
Tanks? Are you referring to the Mobiles? (Rememeber to say that with a long I).
david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) (10/30/84)
In article <54900022@trsvax.UUCP> iv@trsvax.UUCP writes: > Name: > S)upreme > H)eadqurters > A)lien > D)efense > O)rganization I remember it that way also, but shouldn't it have been: Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation ?? -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)
hardie@uf-csg.UUCP (Peter T Hardie [stdnt]) (11/03/84)
I think that the acronym was Supreme Headquarters Allied (not alien) Defense Organization I'm not 100% positive, but take it for what it's worth Pete Hardie ...!akgua!uf-csv!uf-csg!hardie -- Pete Hardie, Univ. of Florida, CIS Gould username: hardie