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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angela Chilling" data-source="post: 444925" data-attributes="member: 33">I read somewhere that Nick had contacted the producers to suggest that they record a final interview with him because he knew his death was imminent. The production team raced over to get the interview not knowing whether or not there would be a 70 Up but wanted to record it just in case. The strength of the interview turned out to be a major factor in why 70 Up got commissioned. I completely agreed that they missed an opportunity to show the Uppers at the reunion sharing their reflections on the series and the impact it had on their lives. I thought it was interesting how some were critical of Michael Apted and how judgemental he appeared to be at times and it would have been fascinating to see how they collectively felt about that and other ways the series had impact their lives. Overall, I thought it was a better final installment with a new director because it felt like the participants could speak more freely about their involvement in the show and there was a new energy to the series compared with 63 Up. I may be hallucinating, but I vaguely remember there was a 7 Up The New Generation which started to coincide with the new millennium in 2000. Don't know if that project was abandoned because I can't recall seeing any of the subsequent installments.</blockquote>

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