In
the most recent show, I had the opportunity to speak with one of the forces
behind Project Blue Book: The TV
Show. Auturo Interian is a senior vice present at A&E which owns History and he provided some insight
into the way the series has been structured and the thought processes behind
the construction of the series. You can listen to the show here:
The
one thing that has come through, loud and clear, in my communications with
Auturo and in our discussion of the show is his deep interest in UFOs. He said
that his interest was sparked by Close
Encounters of the Third Kind and from that point on, studied the subject.
What caught my attention was that he was aware of some
of the more esoteric aspects
of UFOs. When I asked who was Neal McDonough was, meaning who is the general he
plays, Auturo said he was a combination of Nathan Twining and Charles Cabell.
While most people know who Twining was, far fewer understood the role of Cabell
in all this.
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| Auturo Interian |
There
are other examples of this. He mentioned that the group we sometimes see around
a big, round table, is not MJ-12, but could be considered one of many different
organizations that existed over the years that sort of oversaw the
investigations into UFOs including the Science Advisory Board.
And
that Quinn, the captain running around with Allen Hynek, is not Ruppelt, the
one-time chief of Blue Book, but a combination of people because once you move
beyond Ruppelt you run into leaders of the investigation who are either
disinterested in UFOs or rabidly set against the idea they exist in any form.
There
is one more thing. When I was on the set of Roswell,
the ShowTime movie about, well, Roswell, I was the military consultant. I
mentioned something to the director, Jeremy Kagan. He said to me, “Remember, we’re
making a movie, not a documentary.” This is advice that some of the critics of
the Project Blue Book show should
remember as well.
Coming
up next… I’m not sure yet. There are several possibilities and I’m looking for
the best guest.
