Last night I dreamed that I wandered out onto the Legislature grounds for lunch, only everything was newly refurbished and the fountains were completely redesigned in multiple tiers. The grounds were packed, and everyone, including, atypically, me, was dressed to the nines in black suits. I sat down and started munching on a ham sandwich, and seconds later overheard Premier Redford discussing the merits of a new UFO TV series, based on the original British show from the early 1970s. She wondered out loud how long the original series had lasted, and I turned around to answer.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but if you're wondering about Gerry Anderson's original UFO show, it lasted for two seasons - or 'series,' as seasons are known in the UK - of 13 episodes each, for a total of 26 episodes."*
"Wasn't that a great show?" Redford gushed. "And the new one is even better, at least based on the pilot!"
"I didn't even know they were making a new show," I confessed. "I'd heard rumors of a movie, but not another series."
"Well, don't miss it again!" she said.
I went back to my sandwich, and looked down in horror to see that my suit was gone and I was sitting there in my underwear in front of the premier and hundreds of other people.
*In fact, UFO ran for one season of 26 episodes, but with a long break in between two 13-episode sections.
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