Fireball XL5 - The Complete Series (Box Set) (DVD)

Fireball XL5 ======= What a weird little Sci-Fi program this was but thoroughly enjoyable none the less. Creator Gerry Anderson wrote and produced this and it lead him on to bigger and better things, Captain Scarlet is one I remember as a child. Set in the year 2063 and shot mostly in space, we follow the crew of the XL5 as they defend the Earth from various menaces. The Xl5 is a 300ft space ship that patrols sector 25 and defends us from rogue ...
...has detachable side ship called Fireball Junior with which they can explore vivid and weird new worlds. They have jet mobiles within the fireball junior and of course ‘Ray Guns’. A lovely and nostalgic look back into a time of innocence. Children of all ages can watch this and be enthralled by the simplicity of the puppetry and quaintness of it all. You get 5 DVDs with a total runtime of an amazing 975 Minutes. Give it a go, Highly recommended. ...

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Fireball XL5 I had vague memories of this from when I was a child (I was born 1964) and so I guess must have watched repeats but watching the DVDs brought the series back clearly. Fireball XL5 was the fore runner of Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds. This was on tv in 1962, and Contained 39 episode. Synopsis: Set one hundred years into the future, it is the year 2063, and the 300ft spaceship, fireball XL5 is out in space protecting ...
...of the lazoon race. Fireball XL5 had living quarters for the crew with an ultra-modernistic lounge, observation window, a laboratory for research and an astroscope, which the crew would use to see in any conditions. The XL5 had a nose cone called fireball junior, which detached itself from the main part of the rocket and was able to make planetary landings whilst fireball itself remained in orbit. Other equipment included, air cushioned jetmobiles ...

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