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Captain Scarlet - The Complete Series

Francis Matthews (Actor), Ed Bishop (Actor) Rated:

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"This man will be our hero, for fate will make him indestructible." Earth is under attack by the ultra-powerful Mysterons and one man holds the key to survival--Captain Scarlet! During a mission to Mars in 2068, agents of earth's Spectrum security force start an interplanetary war when they demolish the ancient city of the Mysterons, an invisible race with the ability to assume the form of any object or person they destroy. But their attempt to take over Spectrum's top agent--Captain Scarlet--fails, and he becomes their most powerful and implacable enemy.

With stunning special effects, a new generation of realistic "Super-marionation" puppets, and a darker, more serious tone than its predecessors, CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS was producer Gerry Anderson's (Space: 1999, Stingray, UFO, Thunderbirds) most ambitious series. This exclusive DVD set includes all 32 episodes, available uncut and digitally remastered for the first time.

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First broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1967, Captain Scarlet was the most grownup of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. Of course there are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft, and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colorful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies, and double agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the cold war spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings instills the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister SPECTRE of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organization dedicated to their destruction, just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterizations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matthews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound for the DVD release, Captain Scarlet still looks and sounds like the epitome of '60s cool. For Americans, this is the first time the show--consisting of 32 episodes--has been available. --Mark Walker

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Special features

All 32 episodes
Gerry Anderson biography and filmography
Character biographies
Vehicle guides
Extensive galleries of photos and production stills
Introduction to Captain Scarlet
Spectrum ID Cards

Product details

Actors: Francis Matthews, Ed Bishop, Donald Gray, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin
Writers: Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 4
Rated:
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Studio: A&E Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002
Run Time: 832 minutes
Average Customer Review: 132 customer reviews
ASIN: B000065Q9A
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,513 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #20548 in Movies & TV > DVD > Kids & Family

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Still fascinated by the whole production and concept utilized.

BySeb T.on June 28, 2015

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Amazing creativity in making a show like this. I only watched Thunderbirds and took a chance on this because of that. Very happy with picture quality on the Standard Def DVD's and it looks fantastic on 60" TV. Still fascinated by the whole production quality on these shows and detail to the process used in making a show like this.

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Captain Scarlet is the best Supermarionation series from a production stand point

ByBig IVon August 10, 2016

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This is a classic show for a reason. Captain Scarlet is the best Supermarionation series from a production stand point. This had the most human puppets. This had some of the best sets. The stories match the rest of the production.

Also, the newer release of this set features a slimmer case. This is a classic show now in a more shelf friendly packaging.

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singing the theme song off and on out of the blue, glad to finally get my closure.

ByMulti Charaon March 18, 2017

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- use to watch it when it was on sci-fi before it became syfy. i never saw the series from beginning to end because when i happen to catch it on tv one day it was mid series. i enjoyed what i was able to watch so much so i promised myself that someday i would by the video if it was ever available since i missed out on a lot of the episodes and it suddenly stop showing. the only cons i have for this series is getting the theme song out of my head.

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SIG! Spectrum is Green... this DVD set however is not

ByScott Satelliteon May 19, 2013

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Part I: For content, I am giving the set 5 stars.

Although I had access to Fireball and Stingray growing up, for some reason Captain Scarlet was not shown locally so this was all new for me. I had a blast watching it and highly recommend the show, especially if you liked the earlier series or the combination miniatures/full size sets with human actor shows that followed, UFO and Space: 1999.

Although filmed in Supermarionation, Captain Scarlet probably has more in common with UFO and Space: 1999 than the earlier Gerry Anderson shows with its more complex plots and graphic violence. The development of the puppets with more realistic proportions and an array of clever staging devices employed to eliminate much of the charming awkwardness of the earlier marionettes is also a notable aspect that the Gerry Anderson faithful will appreciate.

Like all Gerry Anderson shows you can count on top notch talent being employed for all aspects of the show including the writing, voice acting, miniatures, sound effects, and music. Fans of mid-century design will greatly appreciate the stylish interiors and often grandly futuristic architecture. The closing credit artwork is some of the most dynamic full-color comic illustration you may ever lay your eyes upon.

A few other things I really enjoyed:
-Captain Blue is voiced by Ed Bishop of UFO
-We get to hear Sylvia Anderson's voice portraying Melody Angel.
-The living dead Captain Black may have been the most mesmerizingly stylish villain to appear in any the Gerry Anderson series.

Unfortunately like UFO and Space: 1999 I think this show could have easily gone several more seasons. I guess like most other fans of Gerry Anderson shows we have to appreciate the wonders ITC made reality for us at the same time we want to throttle them for taking them all away far too soon.

Part II: For Disc Playback I have to give the set 2 stars.

This series is frustrating to play back but because I like the show so much I think it is worth the trouble. Particularly for the first and last episodes on each disc you may have to go through a few extra gyrations. However keep in mind that anything you can't trick your DVD/Blu-Ray player into playing can be watched without issue on your computer. That's a pain and generally something I would not be willing to put up with but as its the only way you are going to be able to see Captain Scarlet it is worth the extra effort in my opinion to have this little gem in my collection. Like UFO and Space: 1999 I know over time I will enjoy watching Captain Scarlet again and again.

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captain is cool

ByKennet R. Beeneyon April 9, 2015

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captain scarlet is a fun romp in sci-fi as he battles against the martians a bit differant than most mars attacks stuff as in this seriers we attack them first so can not blame them for striking back captin s becomes unkillabile and will not die which is good for him and earth they battle it out each epsoide untill the end who will win? i thought it was fun and interesting idea but this is a puppet toon like thunderbirds so be warned if you do like puppets this may not be for you.

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Memories of the past.

Byabuckon March 13, 2016

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I watched some of these when i was growing up, but it was always the series that was aired the least, Thunderbirds got more airtime. So when I saw this for sale i jumped for it. Its great to be watching it, good quality and reminds me of my childhood days. Now I can do what I always wanted, watch the complete series.