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Ah dammit. Just saw the words Captain Scarlet & was hoping it was the original series. Would love the original series on Blu-ray
ditto when i saw the e-mail but I still enjoyed the series far more than the new Thunderbirds which I thought they dubbed down like Marvel done with there recent cartoons.Ah dammit. Just saw the words Captain Scarlet & was hoping it was the original series. Would love the original series on Blu-ray
I'll pick up the new series in a sale but I am perplexed that the original series seems to be missing out on its 50th birthday. Once Network started releasing things like Department S and Randall and Hopkirk on Bluray I would have bet a tenner that Scarlet would have been out September/October, specially as they already had HD versions of several episodes done for the Supermarionation boxset.My copy was dispatched by Network yesterday, been along time since I last saw it and while its a shame it doesn't include the 5.1 track that isn't enough to put me off finally being able to see the show in HD, for along time this prospect seemed impossible as they believed the original files were lost so I thank Network for releasing it but sure would be nice if for the 50th they put out the original series.
The difference with Thunderbirds is that a Bluray was available and remains so although it was from ITV themselves and not Nertwork.Agreed they have missed a golden opportunity but then they did the same with Thunderbirds but that I can sort of understand due to the new series currently airing.
Apparently the original broadcast credits have been changed to what the makers originally intended and despite being listed on the Network site the 5.1 sound from the dvd is not included either. One for the sales
Didn't even the original series DVD have a 5.1 soundtrack?
Bri
Yes - it did. There's a featurette tour on the Bluray which ends with one of the makers explaining how the series was "finished off with cinema standard 5.1 sound".Didn't even the original series DVD have a 5.1 soundtrack?
Bri
Yes - it did. There's a featurette tour on the Bluray which ends with one of the makers explaining how the series was "finished off with cinema standard 5.1 sound".
The difference with Thunderbirds is that a Bluray was available and remains so although it was from ITV themselves and not Nertwork.
Even though its cropped to 16:9 I wonder if Network question the viability of releasing it again. Hardcore fans who want it in 4:3 have the US and German sets to choose from
As it was originally listed on the Network specs and has only just been removed I think incompetence might well explain it.I am sure there is a reason for not including the 5.1 featured on the DVDs, would hate to think it's simple incompetence on their part.
The episodes on the Supermarionation sets are a lovely sampler ( and at 50hz too) but although I doubt I would buy a complete Bluray set of Supercar I was hoping that Scarlet and Joe would appear. I have the US set of Thunderbirds which includes the original mono. I believe that both tracks on the UK 16:9 set are derived from the remixes which add sound effects that should not be thereI must admit the few bits of the Anderson shows that I have in 4/3 HD are probably enough for me. A complete Scarlet or Thunderbirds series might well make me think again though.
Bri
The episodes on the Supermarionation sets are a lovely sampler ( and at 50hz too) but although I doubt I would buy a complete Bluray set of Supercar I was hoping that Scarlet and Joe would appear. I have the US set of Thunderbirds which includes the original mono. I believe that both tracks on the UK 16:9 set are derived from the remixes which add sound effects that should not be there
For some reason the one and only ITC Anderson show I don't have on dvd is Fireball. I think it could be because I knew I would never sit and watch it. I got the Supercar set for the documementary. By the time I got round to buying Fireball for its own documentary they had released the single colour episode on Bluray and included the documentary with that and I bought it and I never got round to the dvd's
As it was originally listed on the Network specs and has only just been removed I think incompetence might well explain it.
It might be something as simple as the new credits not being the same length so the existing soundtrack wouldn't fit so they dumped it.
What happened with Space 1999 and UFO?Anderson on Bluray seems to be suffering from a bout of Lucasitis.
Thunderbirds cropped and the wrong soundmix.
Space 1999 Year Two has been edited to remove a couple of bloopers that have been there since 1976.
UFO has had some revisionism intended to correct what looked like a continuity error but was infact a technical limitation of the time which has resulted in becoming a blooper itself.
And New Captain Scarlet with opening titles never present on the broadcasts.
Can nobody leave anything as it was made?
I never saw Space Patrol on tv but I did pick up the dvd's mainly for the extras. Not having the nostalgia factor for me I found the episodes far too primitive for more than a few minutes viewing. There is a Space Patrol Bluray out there with the only episodes for which the 35mm copies still exist but I missed it when it came out and it now goes for prices way beyond what I would be willing to pay.Did you ever see Space Patrol? It was around the same time and better but doesn't seem to be as well remembered.
Bri
What happened with Space 1999 and UFO?