tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post7759718784832920705..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Cult-TV Flashback: UFO (1969 - 1970): "Confetti Check A-OK"John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-26734805899673760472014-05-29T10:11:06.653-04:002014-05-29T10:11:06.653-04:00I saw "Confetti A-OK" last year as part ...I saw "Confetti A-OK" last year as part of my brushing-up on <b>UFO</b>. Out-standing episode. Like many men, Ed Straker has an easier understanding of 'business strategy' and button-pushing at the office than he does of simple domestic emotions. As you state, humanity's very survival has an influence on everything the head honcho says and does in this story, but the very notion of human survival in a one-to-one capacity eludes him. The ending is great.<br /><br />I watched this series as a little one -- Canada's CTV network gave this one a plumb Tuesday (?) evening time-slot in 1970-71 -- and was shaken by the ending of "A Question of Priorities". Another superb episode; I renewed my opinion on this one when I revisited it recently.<br /><br />The Anderson Peak.<br /><br />The best eps of <b>UFO</b> remind me how 'phony' most SF television is today.Barry Smighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464450751543573690noreply@blogger.com