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The stories concern the efforts of captain-hero Steve Zodiac and his crew (including Steve's love interest and a talkative robot, voiced respectively by Anderson's then-wife Sylvia and Anderson himself; the pair were also cowriters) to protect "Sector 25" of the solar system from alien invasion. They battle killer rays and alien criminals, visit mysterious planets, and escape from all manner of perilous circumstances... they use ray guns and fly around with "thrust packs" and on "jetmobiles" (reducing the need for walking, which puppets don't do so well)... in other words, typical sci-fi fare. But while the animation is laughable (little attempt was made to disguise the strings that hold up puppets and props alike) and the effects primitive, there's no denying the show's campy charm (indeed, people who study such things consider it to be an important influence on the sci-fi genre in general). Is it a bit too much of a good thing? Probably not for anyone willing to make the investment. DVD extras include photos, a couple of featurettes, and audio commentary on two episodes (voice actor David Graham on "The Doomed Planet" and director Alan Pattillo on "Space City Special"). --Sam Graham
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 05 October, 1963 |
| MANUFACTURER: | A&E Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Animated, Box set, Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 5 |
| UPC: | 733961706468 |
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Customer Reviews of Fireball XL5 - The Complete Series
Ultra-cool cult classic!!! Superb Classic 60's TV- What I loved the most about this show, when I was a kid, was the music-I feel it has THE best music of ALL the Anderson shows. My 4 year old loves this DVD set.
Takes you back
If you were a kid in the 60's this show was a Saturday morning must-see. The DVD (without commercials) allows you to cut through the (corny) story lines quickly, much faster than having to wait through the cliff-hanger commercials. The mesmerising marionettes was cool for the time - Venus was a wooden love goddess.
Memories in Black and White.
The quality of the reproduction is excellent. The memories relived are great. The only problem I have is not watching all the episodes at once, you can bet I'll be watching the episodes of Fireball XL5 again and again and again.