I am a fan of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's work, and while this is "early" Anderson, it's well worth getting to see how they perfected their craft.
April 30, 2008 |  | Better than it was the first time... |  |
Man does this bring back memories. I was just a little space squirt when this series originaly aired. I've wondered off and on through the years whatever happened to the series and HERE IT IS! Yep, the plots are weak, and you can see the strings, but it's still cool. Buy it, if you're reading this, you know you want to.
December 23, 2007In the days of this series, life was simple. I would make sure to watch the episodes each Saturday on our round-tubed RCA Victor black and white television, and wouldn't give a hoot if there were puppet wires showing, or the effects were "cheesy" according to the great technology of today. My school lunchbox, and a toy that I played with until it totally fell apart were both Fireball XL5. I had an actual model of the ship which fired plastic rockets, and included the minature hover craft and our two heroes. The vehicle would separate into two pieces making it even more "neato." When the DVD box set came out, I was totally surprised. I had no idea that this show was even still in existence, as well as remastered into some fine memorabilia. I made sure to add it to my collection. The memories that it brought back were incredible, and my younger relatives have enjoyed watching such a vintage show. My brother came to visit and as a surprise I pulled out a disc of the show, and it was like the old Saturday mornings once again. If you enjoy this kind of "animation," and were fans of shows such as Stingray, and Supercar, then Fireball XL5 is for sure a keeper.
September 3, 2007| | | Ultra-cool cult classic!!! | |
Superb Classic 60's TV- What I loved the most about this show, when I was a kid, was the music-I feel it has THE best music of ALL the Anderson shows. My 4 year old loves this DVD set.
July 6, 2007If you were a kid in the 60's this show was a Saturday morning must-see. The DVD (without commercials) allows you to cut through the (corny) story lines quickly, much faster than having to wait through the cliff-hanger commercials. The mesmerising marionettes was cool for the time - Venus was a wooden love goddess.
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