Stars: Captain Scarlet

Summary: All thirty-two episodes on five discs plus a bonus disc containing a Captain Scarlet documentary.

This box set presents every episode of Gerry Anderson's sci-fi puppet series CAPTAIN SCARLET & THE MYSTERONS in a pristine digitally remastered format. The collection also includes CAPTAIN SCARLET S.I.G., a behind-the-scenes bonus disc. See individual titles for more details.
And don't forget the words used at the end of each adventure: "Captain Scarlet is indestructible. You are not. Remember this. Do not try to imitate him."

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First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysteronswas the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingrayand 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 imbues 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 organisation 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 unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, 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, Captain Scarlet and the Mysteronsstill looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Adventures, Original ITC Publicity, Memorabilia, Gerry Anderson Commentary, Cloudbase And Angel Interceptor, TV Adverts, Captain Scarlet Vehicles, Stills Gallery, Photo Story, Alternate Opening Titles
Year:	1966
Release Date:	September 17, 2001
Runtime:	860 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 01613
Keywords:	Captain, Six, Box, General, Scarlet, Mysterons, Series, Set, Tv, Childrens, Complete, Discs
Genre:	Childrens