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As for the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audiences' affections to their cool machines--the real stars of the show--while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (license plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catchphrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company.) The puppet stunt work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood.
The Thunderbirds Mega Set contains 32 complete, uncut, and digitally remastered episodes on 12 DVDs. Bonus features include production stills photo galleries, two original 1965 "The Making of Thunderbirds" featurettes, the History of Thunderbirds, character biographies, and a Gerry Anderson biography/filmography. --Mark Walker
| ACTORS: | Gerry Anderson |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1965 |
| MANUFACTURER: | A & E Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Animated, Color, Box set, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 12 |
| UPC: | 733961705003 |
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Customer Reviews of Thunderbirds Megaset (Complete 12 Volume Set)
The best way to experience the classic series SERIES INTRODUCTION:
In the sixties, Gerry Anderson created a number of puppet shows. But these weren't the lame kind - they were actually all very interesting. Among them were Fireball XL5, UFO, and, of course, his crowning achievement - Thunderbirds. At long last, the classic series has gotten a DVD release, and now all of the DVD volumes are available in one handy set! Read on for my review.
BASIC PLOT:
The basic plot of Thunderbirds is simplistic, but it works. Jeff Tracy, a former air force pilot, as put together an organization to rescue people around the world from danger. Appropriately enough, he calls his new agency International Rescue. The operation is carried out by his five sons, each of which operate a vehicle that can be used to help people in dangerous situations. The Tracy brothers have a variety of adventures, no two of which are alike. Two of my personal favorite episodes are Trapped In The Sky, an episode in which a bomb has been placed on a commercial airliner, snd The Uninvited, in which Scott Tracy discovers an ancient Egyptian pyramid that has been turned into a base for terrorists. You get every episode of the series in this set.
FILM OPINIONS:
For being filmed in the sixties, this series was well ahead of its time. Sure, there are a few plotholes (for example, every newspaper in the series says the date is December 24, and they can't seem to decide what year the series takes place), but it's still an excellent series. It's just a shame the show tends to go so underrated these days, because it is actually quite excellent.
DVD:
The DVDs have beautifully restored the series, and the episodes look about as good as a show from the sixties on DVD possibly can look. The final disc in the set has a number of bonus features, which will really appeal to die-hard fans of Gerry Anderson and the series as a whole.
OVERALL:
Overall, Thunderbirds is one hell of a classic science fiction series. If you're a fan of the genre, this is a series well worth checking out - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how good it is.
...5, 4, 3, 2, 1...the Thunderbirds are go!!!
Wow!...I've just bought this set and I am really thrilled about it!
I've just seen the first DVD and I relived my whole childhood! I remembered lots of details about these first episodes and to be able to watch them again, some 30 (or so) years later is quite an experience!!!
As a kid I was really impressed by all the gadgets in this series: I loved the airplanes, the spaceships, the cars, the architecture. No wonder why I ended up being a car designer! I remember that all of the first ideas for futuristic automobiles that I drew as a kid had double front axles, just like Lady Penelope's Rolls-Royce!
It's amazing that many of the sci-fi ideas displayed in this series still seem fresh after all these years. A lot of effort and creativity went into producing these episodes!
If you were a fan of the Thunderbirds back in the 60's you'll enjoy this set! Buy it, don't hesitate, it's worth every single dollar!
My only dissappointment is that this set comes in only one language: english. Back in the sixties I watched the series translated into spanish since I live and grew up in Mexico, and I miss hearing the voices that I remembered!...
A well earned reputation
Imagine James Bond and Mission Impossible performed by marionettes. Throw in some eye opening and lavish (miniature 1/3 scale puppets) sets, special effects, and a "gee whiz!" attention to detail, and you begin to get an idea of why "Thunderbirds" has such a cult following. The scripts are involving and could just as easily have been performed by live actors with good results. There are enough cool gadgets in this series to please the ten year old boy in every grown up man (I suspect this series is more of a guy thing because relationships take second place to action). There is something else fascinating about this series and that is how seriously the producers, directors, designers took what was essentially a children's puppet show and kept to such high (and unnecessary) standards. This may be partly due to producer Gerry Anderson's frustrated desire to work as a mainstream film director/producer with live actors (he eventually got his wish years later). Seeing marionettes perform in realistic sets, with sophisticated action scripts, and good voice acting is a novel experience that appeals to everyone who has ever had a train set and tried to build a miniature town or city.
I bought this series for my mindless summer vacation viewing and it has been great fun. The DVD transfers are very clean.
This is great family entertainment, summer viewing, father and son get together material. Way to go, Thunderbirds!