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Summary: Thunderbirds Are Go!
Review: A must have series for any child of the Space Race years! The special effects were way ahead of their time. The attention to detail of things like movement of vehicles and their workings right down to the articles of clothing will blow you away! Remember G.I. Joes and Major Matt Mason from the same era? This series goes hand in hand with that type of thing. The Tracy boys were even named after 5 of the original Mercury Astronauts. Lets hope that all 32 episodes and the two movies become available in the near future as well as some of the other excellent Gerry Anderson works in cluding Stingray and Fireball XL5.
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Summary: Childrens TV at it's best
Review: A wonderful transfer, nostalgic, all that ... but more than anything else this is a template for how childrens TV should be.After watching a few episodes the format is clear: Some complex endeavour has failed. Those in charge, army generals, flight controllers and skyscraper managers attempt a correction. They are not bumblers and their heroics are serious even though they don't succeed. When International Rescue comes in, they have to work at it too, preparing, organizing. Nothing comes easy; the puppets even sweat! Anyone who watches this show will come to understand that technology by itself is not a panacea, that it requires painstaking care and human oversight, that it often fails, and that it takes time to get things done, thus teaching the need for patience and persistence, something we tend to forget about in this day and age of "internet time".
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Summary: Great Buy
Review: Ahhh.... the wonders of childhood. Yes, I remember the Thunderbirds and I'm glad they're back in the states. I went out and brought one of those multistandard vhs player (plays pal) just so I could buy and watch these guys. This was and still is a great childrens series. I had all of these tapes except one and now thanks to the new release from Carlton I have that one too. They still need work on the menu though. You can watch the movie but not select certain scenes in any given episode but I don't care. Buy this you won't regret it.
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Summary: Thunderbirds - a retrospective
Review: As a child in England I would race home from school, eat my food and settle down in front of the television set for the latest Gerry Anderson epic production whether it was Torchy the battery boy, Fireball XL5. or in later years UFO and Space 1999. Forget the sixties music, what about the sixties science fiction. Thunderbirds to me is the pivotal Gerry Anderson production. Whatever was to come later from "SUPERMARIONATION" albeit Joe 90 or Captain Scarlet (always a personal favourite), or involving real people Thunderbirds marked the turning point. Until that time the shows involved single setting stories but with Thunderbirds it was clear that this was a much more ambitious project. Not only was the scope of Anderson's concept much grander but the concept itself was transformed into something much more sophisticated than a simple battle between good and evil. The two dimensional characters assumed a greater depth and complexity. The future as seen by Anderson was no longer purely technologically advanced but was darker and more threatening than any future he had previosly painted. The need for secrecy and the repeating them of being in disguise postulated a society threatened by potential terrorists epitomised by the Hood, of unmistaken Asian origin. From here, following Thunderbirds success both on television and on the big screen, the Andersons went on to develop their creations in a much bigger way. While the shows were state of the art puppeteering, the stories were better and ran for an hour rather than thirty minutes, the machines were once pure fantasy and yet... Thunderbirds on DVD is a great idea. Perhaps running them on television would be a better one. Perhaps running a number of the Anderson creations a better one still. Gerry Anderson, like Arthur C. Clarke before him, is another of those prescient men for whom their time has come. P.S. They are fun to watch too
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Summary: Thunderbirds are go
Review: Fantastic, a wonderful walk down memory lane for me and the best three hours I've spent in a long time. If you like Wallace and Gromit, chances are you'll see that a lot of the gags came from this series. Hopefully the remainder of the episodes will also be released on DVD.
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Summary: FAB in the USA at last!
Review: Finally! The UK gets all of the good stuff first, while we here in the States get crumbs. It's about time we'll be getting some Supermarionation on DVD. Let's hope sales for this will inspire the full release of Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, and UFO too. And let's hope the MPEG compression on these DVDs is excellent.
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Summary: Thunderbirds are go!
Review: For all you Gerry Anderson fans out there take note: this is the classic Thunderbirds TV series that is immensely popular everywhere in the world but the U.S. it seems. If you have never seen this, watch it and you will understand why it's so popular. The model effects are amazing and the vehicles/spacecraft are the coolest around! The series was recently remastered and broadcast on television in England. My understanding is that this should be the remastered series. Amazon, wake up and label this--people can't buy it if they can't find it!
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Summary: Thunderbirds "International Rescue"
Review: I am 43 years old and this is my Christmas present. Folks this is the one you cannot miss out on. Back in the 60's this was the coolest, most far advanced show for all ages. For years I have been waiting for this release. Hopefully we can purchase all 32 episodes. Once you meet the "Tracy Family" you will never see anything like them. Your kids will love this series. And this will bring back your childhood memories. F.A.B.
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Summary: Thundebirds are GO for the next generation
Review: I bought both sets out of nostalgia and good memories. The quality on DVD is great and the enhanced sound is impressive through a surround sound system. I have enjoyed them all again. Where is the time they made a weekly 1 hour series? What I hadn't counted on is that my 3.5 yr old son is now running through the hallways yelling: "Thunderbirds are GO!!" The hardest task now is to find the rest of the series (it seems only 1 and 2 are on DVD in the US) and finding Thunderbird toys.. any hints? If you liked the Thunderbirds than, you'll love'm now.
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Summary: If you liked Gerry Anderson, you've got to get this!!
Review: I grew up on Thunderbirds and loved every minute of it. To see the shows rendered in DVD quality picture and sound provides an awesome viewing experience, especially if you have surround sound with a good sub-woofer! The explosions and the Thunderbird launches sound incredible. Highly recommended as are all the other Thunderbirds DVDs in the series.
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