Fifty years ago today, gerry and sylvia andersons seminal follow up to thunderbirds hit british tv. This time its captain scarlet and the mysterons a puppet series originally aired in 1967, filmed in glorious supermarionation the. Main series 196768 captain scarlet and the mysterons ran for 32 episodes, all of 25 minutes duration. One of gerry and sylvia andersons bestloved series, captain scarlet and the mysterons brought a new level of realism and sophistication to century 21s endlessly popular supermarionationproductions. So it goes without saying that captain scarlet and the mysterons is quite a different kettle of fish to its predecessor, thunderbirds. The series ran for 32 episodes and was first broadcast between 1967 and 1968 on the associated television network. Captain scarlet and the mysterons, often referred to as captain scarlet, is a 1960s british sciencefiction television series produced by the century 21 productions company of gerry and sylvia anderson, john read and reg hill. Jan 29, 2016 captain scarlet and the mysterons original 1967 series the mysterons.
Captain scarlet and the mysterons 196768 is a disarmingly charming and impressively elaborate puppet series produced by gerry and sylvia anderson in their emblematic supermarionation process. List of gerry andersons new captain scarlet episodes. Cloudbase is the fictional skyborne headquarters of the international security organisation spectrum from gerry andersons sciencefiction television series captain scarlet and the mysterons 196768. Episode recap captain scarlet and the mysterons on. Sep 01, 2017 so it goes without saying that captain scarlet and the mysterons is quite a different kettle of fish to its predecessor, thunderbirds. First broadcast on atv midlands from september 1967 to may 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the united states, australia. Here are the titles from my 2001 uk vhs of captain scarlet and the mysterons.
When their city on mars is attacked by human astronauts under the command of spectrums captain black, the mysterons vow to destroy all life on earth. Captain scarlet and the mysterons is a puppet series that originally aired in 1967, filmed in glorious supermarionation subscribe to our. From the opening 21st century sting, down to the end titles song from the group spectrum, this cd just brings it all back. A fantastic reminder of one of the best gerry anderson series. Captain scarlet and the mysterons 1967 restored end titles. Maybe the mysterons could have been planning their attack and watching it play out in their minds eye, or in the case of the reedit for the compilation film captain scarlet vs. Captain scarlet and the mysterons 1 bluray network on air. A second compilation film, revenge of the mysterons from mars, was completed in 1981. Captain scarlet complete series box set dvd 1967 read more.
Running to thirtytwo 25minute episodes, it was first broadcast on itv regional franchises. List of captain scarlet and the mysterons episodes wikipedia. Captain scarlet and the mysterons provides examples of is unlucky an early episode features big ben striking times, which is a key plot point. Tv movie edited from several episodes of captain scarlet and the mysterons with a new. Captain scarlet and the mysterons s01e01 the mysterons. The end chapter is the post captain scarlet era giving some hostory on joe 90, the secret service, ufo and terrahawks with information of the 1990s revival and a good bit on the computer animation of captain scarlet and toys. Ged, bbbe to an extent overlooked by the fuss over the prisoner anniversary which was deserved, before anyone starts complaining, captain scarlet and the mysterons also officially turned 50 on friday september 29, 2017, and given jamie andersons close connections with. Sep 29, 2017 one of gerry and sylvia andersons bestloved series, captain scarlet and the mysterons brought a new level of realism and sophistication to century 21s endlessly popular supermarionationproductions. In 1980, the episode was reedited for inclusion in the captain scarlet compilation film captain scarlet vs. Captain scarlet and the mysterons ranges big finish. The mysterons are a fictional race of extraterrestrials and the antagonists in the 1960s british. Captain scarlet and the rest of spectrum are in a desperate race against time to defeat the mysterons latest threat. Captain scarlet and the mysterons works archive of our own.
The mysterons is a 1980 television film based on the 1967 british. Gerry andersons new captain scarlet proteus full hd episode duration. A darker, more violent followup to gerry and sylvia andersons global hit thunderbirds, captain scarlet and the mysterons ran to 32 episodes, following the efforts of colourcoded agents and. Captain scarlet and the mysterons tv series 19671968. Oct 09, 2018 if anything, its a bigger surprise that captain scarlet and the mysterons hasnt had a bluray release until now. Captain scarlet and the mysterons tv intro 196768 youtube. The aliens first objective is the assassination of the world president. Captain scarlet and the mysterons ep 02 winged assassin.
Captain scarlet and the mysterons by john william jennison. A literally unkillable agent leads an international intelligence agencys fight against an extraterrestrial terror campaign. Moe howard of the three stooges on the mike douglas show duration. Captain scarlet and the mysterons gerry andersons classic supermarionation series captain scarlet and the mysterons comes to big finish productions, courtesy of itv global entertainment. Find out where captain scarlet and the mysterons is streaming, if captain scarlet and the mysterons is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Captain scarlet and the mysterons 50th anniversary deluxe. One of gerry and sylvia andersons bestloved series, captain scarlet and the mysterons brought a new level of realism and sophistication to century 21s endlessly popular supermarionation productions. The 2005 cgi reboot of captain scarlet and the mysterons, gerry andersons new captain scarlet, was preceded by a short test film titled captain scarlet and the return of the mysterons and screened privately in 2000 and 2001. Captain scarlet and the mysterons, often shortened to captain scarlet, is a british sciencefiction television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson and filmed by their production company century 21 productions for. The world president is threatened with assassination but ultimately saved from a mysteron reconstruction of spectrums top agent, captain scarlet, which is released from mysteron. Desmond saunders, david lane, brian burgess, alan perry, robert lynn, ken turner, leo eaton.
Captain scarlet revenge of the mysterons from mars. The film was finally released to home video as part of the complete bluray set in 2017. With francis matthews, ed bishop, donald gray, cy grant. Captain scarlet and the mysterons tv series 19671968 imdb. Based on the supermarionation tv series by gerry anderson the object of the game is to be the first person back to cloud base after picking up two location counters. Remember how i mentioned these compilation films have unusal edits. Running to thirtytwo 25minute episodes, it was first broadcast on itv regional franchises between 1967 and 1968 and has since been transmitted. Compared to thunderbirds and earlier anderson series, captain scarlet is generally considered. In his commentary track on the mysteronsthe pilot episode for the seriesseries cocreator gerry anderson remarks that in todays dollars, captain scarlet would cost the equivalent of threequarters of a million dollars an episode to produce. The leader of the unfortunate mars expedition, captain black 40, was the first to be taken over by the mysterons. Captain scarlet and the mysterons series tv tropes. After human astronauts attack their city on mars, the vengeful mysterons declare war on earth initiating a series of reprisals that are countered by spectrum, a worldwide security organisation. Captain scarlet and the mysterons network bluray avforums.
If you are the mysterons you must foil spectrum agents and convert them to mysterons, and win for the mysterons. Captain scarlet and the other members of a secret organization fights against an unseen alien race known as the mysterons. In the year 2068, earths greatest defense team, spectrum, is tasked with fighting a cosmic battle against an ancient race from the planet mars. In the 2005 computeranimated remake, cloudbase is reimagined as skybase. War erupts between earth and mars after a manned mission to mars results in an attack on the city of the mysterons. Brand new digital remasters of the minialbum audio adventures of captain scarlet and the mysterons starring the original cast originally released back in the sixties are presented in a lavish box set with a fullcolour booklet, along with a whole host of other material, some of it released for the very first time.
Sep 22, 2014 on their way to see the world president, captains scarlet and browns car explodes, killing them, only for scarlet to be replaced by a mysteron double. Created by itc entertainments new york city offices, the film is a compilation of the original episodes shadow of fear, lunarville 7, crater 101 and dangerous rendezvous. Goofs the type of powers the mysterons have and what they can and cant do change through out the series. Gerry andersons dark scifi thriller captain scarlet is. Captain scarlet and the mysterons adventure game board game. If anything, its a bigger surprise that captain scarlet and the mysterons hasnt had a bluray release until now.
Written by the andersons and directed by desmond saunders, it was first officially broadcast on 29 september 1967 on atv midlands, although it had. All captain scarlet 16 scale 50th anniversary anderson entertainment audio drama baseball beanie big chief studios big finish birthday blu ray book books cap captain black captain blue captain scarlet cards cbf19 cd cloudbase coin collectible colonel white corgi destiny angel dvd embroidery filmed in. Although this was in 2004 for me so a lossy dolby digital 5. The century 21 minialbum introducing captain scarlet, released in september 1967, is an audio retelling of the episode that expands on various aspects of the plot. Set in 2068, captain scarlet presents the hostilities between earth and a race of martians known as the mysterons. Episodes are listed in the order as originally transmitted in the atv midlands region. Captain scarlet and the mysterons, often referred to as captain scarlet, is a 1960s british sciencefiction television series produced by the century 21 productions company of ger. I much prefer to see all the titles than having to reel a menu bar. Winged assassin they crash a plane with there powers yet they dont bother using that particular power to take control of spectrums vehicles when they try and stop them. The mysterons, winged assassin, big ben strikes again. To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the series has been remastered in hd from the original 35mm film elements for this bluray edition it has never. Captain scarlet and the mysterons characters tv tropes. The mysterons, time was reversed at the end so that it did really happen but the mysterons showed some mercy. Captain scarlet vs the mysterons the crash with additional music duration.
Watch captain scarlet season 2 stream full episodes uwatch. List of captain scarlet and the mysterons episodes. This is a list of episodes of the british sciencefiction television series captain scarlet and the mysterons, filmed by gerry and sylvia andersons production company century 21 for distribution by itc entertainment. Captain scarlet and friends battle the mysterons from mars. Somehow the mysterons are controlling the worlds weather, and only spectrum can stop the devastation. To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the series has been remastered in hd from the original 35mm film elements for this bluray edition it has never looked better. List of science fiction television programs, c wikipedia. Captains scarlet and blue head into space aboard fireball xl19 to destroy a weathercontrol satellite that has been taken over by the mysterons only to discover that the real cause of the a. Great as these earlier series were, in captain scarlet new miniature. Captain scarlet and the mysterons the complete series.
Captain scarlet and the mysterons 19671968, uk, puppetry captain scarlet vs the mysterons 1980, captain scarlet and the mysterons compilation, puppetry, film revenge of the mysterons from mars 1981, captain scarlet and the mysterons compilation, puppetry, film. Captain scarlet and the mysterons 1967 why we love it hd. May 02, 2015 in his commentary track on the mysterons the pilot episode for the seriesseries cocreator gerry anderson remarks that in todays dollars, captain scarlet would cost the equivalent of threequarters of a million dollars an episode to produce. Captain scarlet and the mysterons, often shortened to captain scarlet, is a british sciencefiction television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson and filmed by their production company century 21 productions for distributor itc entertainment. All 32 episodes from the supermarionation series which follows captain scarlet voice of francis matthewss battle to save earth from an invasion of martians known as the mysterons. Jul 24, 2006 a literally unkillable agent leads an international intelligence agencys fight against an extraterrestrial terror campaign. Captain scarlet vs the mysterons spectrum angels vs mysteron jets with additional music. Captains scarlet and black are captured and given the power to recreate themselves, even after being killed. There is even an extra special ending to the cd which i will not give away, but scarlet fans will just love. The total destruction of the massive desalination plant at najama, high in the andes mountains. Directed by brian burgess, robert lynn, ken turner. If you are a spectrum agent you must fight the mysterons, free your colleagues from the mysterons grip. Sep 29, 2017 maybe the mysterons could have been planning their attack and watching it play out in their minds eye, or in the case of the reedit for the compilation film captain scarlet vs.
The andersons did eight supermarionation shows in all, from 196069, and in some respects captain scarlet is the best of these lavishly produced for lew grades itc entertainment, like all of the. Captain scarlet ep 01 the mysterons video dailymotion. Nov 26, 2017 video and audio comparison of episode 1 between the 1986 channel 5 vhs release of the 1980 compilationmishmash film, captain scarlet vs. Captain scarlet and the mysterons tv series 19671968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Captain blue 33, the right hand of captain scarlet, was a test pilot at the world astronautic society and an agent of the american secret service. Captain scarlet and the mysterons is a more serious, mature and altogether darker creation than gerry andersons earlier triumphs of scifi supermarionation from supercar via fireball xl5 and stingray to the biggerbudget thunderbirds. However, events led to him being freed from their control and now being virtually indestructible, he became spectrums greatest asset in their fight against the mysterons. Captain midnight 19541958 captain scarlet franchise. Revenge of the mysterons from mars tv movie 1981 imdb. Whilst this probably makes sense story telling wise e.
Captain scarlet and the mysterons where to stream and watch. Lieutenant green is the communications officer on board cloudbase. Seek and destroy is the ninth episode of captain scarlet and the mysterons, a 1960s british supermarionation television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson and produced by their company century 21 productions. The intrepid captain scarlet and the world security agency spectrum continually attempt to save earth from a barrage of hostile attacks. If one is about a third of a mile from big ben with a radio tuned to a local station, the real chimes will be one bong behind those on the radio, giving the impression that the 12 chimes of midnight are actually. Captain scarlet attack on cloudbase security hazard. Scarlet escapes, maintaining loyalty to spectrum, while captain black becomes the mysterons pawn and spectrum battles the deadly forces of the mysterons.
To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the series has been remastered in hd from the original 35mm film elements for this bluray edition it has. Captain scarlet and the mysterons original 1967 series the mysterons. Thunderbirds, stingray uk tv, new captain scarlet, captain scarlet and the mysterons, captain scarlet all media types, assassins creed teen and up audiences major character death. The mysterons kill captain scarlet captain scarlet youtube. Video and audio comparison of episode 1 between the 1986 channel 5 vhs release of the 1980 compilationmishmash film, captain scarlet vs. Watch captain scarlet and the mysterons episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Captain scarlet was killed shortly after the mysterons declaration of war and was reconstructed by them to serve as one of their agents. Production on the final six episodes of thunderbirds, and its feature film tiein thunderbirds are go was completed around august 1966. Revenge of the mysterons from mars is a 1981 television film incorporating reedited footage from the 1967 british supermarionation television series captain scarlet and the mysterons. The andersons did eight supermarionation shows in all, from 196069, and in some respects captain scarlet is the best of these. So if youve gotten your hands on the fanderson captain scarlet cds, youve probably heard the alternate tracks for the pilot on them. It is a compilation film incorporating reedited footage from the series episodes the mysterons, winged assassin, seek and destroy and attack on cloudbase. Captain scarlet and the mysterons, the scifi adventures of an indestructible secret agent. Captain scarlet the mysterons vhsblu ray comparison.