Captain Scarlet episode reviews...

[DartBrat701]

(It also was the first UK programme to be filmed in color!)

Oh, no no no no. No no no, no. Twasn't. T'wasn't! Nyah!!!

*sticks out tongue*

The first UK programme filmed in colour was the latter half of 'The Adventures of Sir Lancelot', in 1957...I don't know if Stingray would be the first series completely shot in colour though...

I apparently stand corrected!

All right then.......the first Supermarionation program in color?

Thanks for the clarification!

[zero-x]

Stingray WAS the first British show to be filmed COMPLETELY in colour, yes. Belting show, too.

[Kinggodzillak]

All right then.......the first Supermarionation program in color?

*ponders whether or not to mention the Fireball XL5 ice lolly ads...*

[The Secretive Bus]

Stingray was actually a great show, it also had a cool opening theme tune

I like the theme tune and I used to like Stingray as a kid. However for years I couldn't remember anything about it and really struggled to find any merit in the tapes Zillak sent me of the series. I eventually thoughtThe Secret Service to be so mind-bendingly awful that it was brilliant in its own macabre way, and Supercar is OK but, for me, only Thunderbirds and Scarlet stand as brilliant television series in their own right out of the Anderson puppet productions.

Secondly, Gordon wasn't a prat, he's actually very adorable in his own way. It's Alan, who's the real prat!

Ah, I only said that by having TB4 towed by the Navy it made him look like a bit of a prat. I like Gordon m'self.

And the Scarlet guide's had an update.

[Sage]

Good stuff
You've managed to get my brother back into CS too, we're alternating between watching the episodes and giggling at the reviews.
Oh but there was a first name used ...
Right after the rocket explodes Scarlet exclaims 'we did it Adam' (which err they hadn't, but y'know)

Yeah I never got into Stingray either, just kept wanting to beat Troy sensless and for Atlanta to quit being such a damsel in distress. Otherwise it was rather amusing, mostly because it had such naff sets [I have a special fondness for the 'alien base' which looks like the giant love child of starfish and rasberry], and the laughably absurd plots.
Do agree with your assesment of the Secret Service.

[The Secretive Bus]

I have let a few mistakes in now and then - when I've finished the guide I'll have to try and go back and correct them.

[TRK]

Hey Secretive!

I am enjoying every last word of those CS reviews, and eagerly anticipate the next installment. I am especially looking forward to "Flight to Atlantica". I gather that you either hate Colonel White intensely or really like him, since you seem to enjoy picking on him a lot.

Are you going to "review" any other Anderson series?

Personally, I really like Stingray. Dunno quite why, but I've always enjoyed watching it; I love that Phones guy to death, too!

This isn't related to anything, but are you the same Secretive Bus who wrote that story on the Gallifrey One forums about all the then-current incarnations of the Doctor in one room? Because that was a really cute story, and I was wondering if you ever finished it.

[The Secretive Bus]

Hey Secretive!

I am enjoying every last word of those CS reviews, and eagerly anticipate the next installment. I am especially looking forward to "Flight to Atlantica". I gather that you either hate Colonel White intensely or really like him, since you seem to enjoy picking on him a lot.

"Flight to Atlantica" will be getting 5 stars, let me assure you of that. It rivals "Attack on Cloudbase" as being my favourite episode of the series.

Are you going to "review" any other Anderson series?

Personally, I really like Stingray. Dunno quite why, but I've always enjoyed watching it; I love that Phones guy to death, too!

It's doubtful, partly due to lack of time. I'm beginning University in a few months and so Internet time may be limited. Also I've got my mind on doing lots of things in "real life". Making lots of new friends in my situation, trying to get involved in the Edinburgh theatres, trying to woo lots of Scottish girls... I might even get round to doing my degree.

There was a brief moment when I thought I might have time to cover the New Series of Captain Scarlet but I don't think it'll be possible. If I were to do another Supermarionation guide then "Thunderbirds" would be the most likely candidate as its one of my favourite TV shows and, to be honest, the only other Anderson puppet serial I have any great affection for. However, Uni is likely to make me halt most of my online activity, including my usual comedy writing elsewhere.

This isn't related to anything, but are you the same Secretive Bus who wrote that story on the Gallifrey One forums about all the then-current incarnations of the Doctor in one room? Because that was a really cute story, and I was wondering if you ever finished it.

Blimey, yes! One of my first fanfics, that. No, I never did finish it. Once I got all the Doctors stuck in the room I realised I didn't know what to do with them! They worked on a crossword for a while and then got dispersed to play gameshows but then I stopped.

I have written a lot of Doctor Who fanfiction, mainly short story comedies featuring the 4th Doctor, Romana and K9. If you're interested, they're mostly to be found here:

http://www.whofic.com/viewuser.php?uid=66

[hazel]

If anyone had asked me half an hour ago what I thought was the least likely cross-over in fanfic ever, Hancock's Half Hour crossed with Doctor Who would have been too weird to even enter my mind. However, you have proved that there is one more person out there with the kind of diseased imagination that I like and admire. Nice one, Bus!

[The Secretive Bus]

For those interested, the Scarlet guide has had a "Crater 101" update for a few days now, and both "Shadow of Fear" and "Dangerous Rendezvous" have been written up.

[Father Unwin]

Excellent reviews of Shadow of Fear and Dangerous Rendezvous. These were both unusual episodes each having its own distinctive style. I like both episodes but am not entirely sure why.

Dangerous Rendezvous gets quite a harsh rating in my opinion. The first time I saw it I was filled with hope that the communication with the Mysterons would take us down a whole new road but it was not to be.

Of course, it reminds me of the NCS episode, Dominion, where Black genuinely believed he had escaped the Mysteron influence and really thought he could help Spectrum defeat the Mysterons.

[DartBrat701]

I really liked those closing credit pics in "Fire At Rig 15"!

Any chance that you could also include the opening credit pics, in one of the remaining ones?

[The Secretive Bus]

What could I say about the opening credit piccies? "Here's Colonel White. Notice his... er... desk."

The next three episodes - "Treble Cross", "Flight 104" and "Place of Angels" have all been written up so should be appearing over the coming weeks.

[The Secretive Bus]

Well there's certainly no danger of me not finishing this guide in time before Uni. Though "Flight 104" was the last episode to be put online, I've written all the guide entries for the episodes up to and including "Inferno", so I've only got three left!

[DartBrat701]

I'll tell you, we could sure use some of that North Pole climate around here. It's been like a pressure cooker, here in Michigan!!

It's also especially hard for those who live in the UK, most of them don't have air conditioning. *sigh* AC is pretty much a necessity here in the US, as around 80% of the homes have it. But, it's about 96% in the southern states!