Ultra Q (1966) - Ultra Retrospective
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- In this episode of Ultra Retrospective, I cover the black & white sci-fi fantasy anthology series that started it all. This is it. The actual beginning of the Ultra series. No fake-outs this time. I promise.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Prologue
1:02 - Intro
3:05 - Toho & the appeal of old suitmation
6:28 - The Twilight Zone connection
9:55 - Tone & characters
11:27 - Notable episodes
23:38 - Conclusion & Legacy
Sources:
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ultrablogdx.wordpress.com/201...
web.archive.org/web/201402221...
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"Introducing a Superhero who would fight them, no, Super just wasn't enough this hero needed to be Ultra" 🔥🔥🔥✍
Was that a reference to the 4Kids dub of Tiga?
@@mariic2yes, lol
That theme song has a permanent spot in my brain. Catchiest theme of the whole Ultra series IMO
i think the theme was influenced by the Ventures, which is still very popular in Jspan actually.
Correction at 25:34, it was over the show's *production budget*, not royalties, which Tsuburaya Entertainment was expected to pay themselves. They were suing Tsuburaya Productions because they wanted THEM to pay that production budget/they were expected to pay for their share. It was settled in TsuPro's favor, so we can assume, from this single article at least (which doesn't paint the full picture, surely) that Productions didn't owe Entertainment anything.
The takeaway is that there's a ton of untranslated drama we only hear rumors about here. I salute the dedicated researchers of these topics for documenting them.
Like I said before, TsuPro and lawsuit are like chocolate and peanut butter.😂
the fact that this show is named after a buzzword is so funny that would be like if a show today was called "Skibidi P"
These monsters look crude now, but on a low-resolution CRT TV, they looked more atmospheric and scary actually. Back then, shows were made to look best at 640x480. Most of us are watching them on like FHD (1920x1080) monitors now.
After months of binging the entire Showa Ultra series, Ultra Q is still my favorite. As far as the Twilight Zone comparison, I liken it more to Kolchak The Night Stalker, with it's recurring characters and monster focus. I watched a lot of it as a kid, which is probably why I liked this so much.
There's a form of '60s melancholy' that I can only find in Ultra Q, compared to any other media from that decade, I really can't explain it, but it's just beautifully melancholic.
I've only watched a handful of episodes of Ultra Q, but I am fascinated by it as the precursor of Ultraman; and the Blazar tribute episode was pretty great
An interesting fact of note for 19:05, I've heard a few folks put up the suggestion that this episode is the source of hitogata (aka the japanese psa featuring two white figures on a railroad track) due to the girl's echo fading in and out alongside a few other things.
this was so funny I did not realize the Hitter scene was an actual in the show I thought it was something Futurama made up just to be funny 7:50
iirc the reason why the final episode of Ultra Q was underhwhelming was cause all the episodes were released out of order.
"Defeat Gomess" was filmed halfway through production but was released as the very first episode.
Though I wish they wouldve given us a kaiju in the final episode atleast.
Such a cool series! I knew nothing about this series until the late 90s. I first saw the episodes on VHS, and they were NOT subtitled in English, so I had to guess at how some of the kaiju featured were being defeated, but even so, I enjoyed the slick and moody visuals and seeing some well-known Japanese actors from the Godzilla films. So happy when TOKYO SHOCK released the subtitled series to DVD. Each episode was like a mini monster movie. As always, TOHO SPFX were a delight to behold. Thank you for this informative post.
Ngl the "Love Slug Reaction" got me
Great review and deep dive into this series! I always thought the human characters from Ultra Q were part of a special military attack squad like in Ultraman only without him fighting the giant kaiju all the time and of course twilight zone's influence. Neat to know that it was somewhat different with more kaiju than I thought. Lol I hope more of those hilarious dub clips show up or that whole dub is found
It sort of seems like most japanese programs and other media geared towards kids have a bit more "wtf that belongs in a more adult themed film" type moments
Oh boy! After having a really rough day, seeing this in my subscriptions was so nice to see! I've been having a bit of an itch to revisit Ultra Q too lately, so it couldn't have come to me at a better time!
This was pretty interesting. Actually made me go buy it on Prime Video.
And Ippei sounds like a rather common troupe I have seen in anime, must be a common gag in Japan. There is almost always a third wheel character in a group. In anime the character usually has at least one physical trait like small eyes, big glasses, large lips, a big nose, a bad haircut, or being overweight. Usually a mix of these traits. Except in anime this character forces himself into situations where he becomes the third wheel. He will tease the protagonist about things and bring up bad stories at the worst times. He also tends to laugh loudly at his own jokes. I'm interested to see if Ippei meets any of these criteria or if he is more a lovable goof, like Rom from DS9.
Balloonga needs to come back into an ultra show
reject bullton
embrace balloonga
I think it’s more of a Japanese version of The X-Files it’s monster of the week as well as anthology
Excellent retrospective! Thanks for doing these!
Flippin sweet! I've been waiting for this one like!
Say what you will about the airline industry, but ever since Ultra Q shone a light on it the number of planes being lost in alternate dimensions and accosted by sky walruses has dropped significantly.
That exorcist 3 gag had me thinking: I'd totally watch a horror movie about a bodiless demon possessing old kaiju suits and assimilating new ones
It could also be seen as a precursor to The X Files in a way, too. There was a similar series based on some manga about a boy and a Magician/London After Midnight looking dude that is pretty cool, but the name escapes me
Yeah that promotional art has to be new, since that's a photoshop of the most recent zoffy suit, I believe?
The opening score Felt nostalgic when I first discovered the show
Having never seen the show before
7:28 wow Carol Burnette was on twilight zone cool
I finished my first watch of this show last year. Found it a lot more enjoyable than I thought, especially enjoying a good deal of the non-kaiju episodes. However, I'm reminded of something Guillermo del Toro once said. An anthology is only as strong as its weakest episode.
4:30 Goldn you get a cookie
19:58 Before Linkara there was Kemur. :D
The Gemini Killer gag was very good, ten out of ten
I'm a sucker for a good Gemini Killer cameo
Thanks, I will hype up Exorcist 3 whenever the opportunity appears.
@@ZaGorudan it's one of my favorite horror movies ever made. if not my all time favorite, so I'm more than happy to see more nods to it going forward
Ultra Q is a great series
yes! It is
Me: Hey, this looks really interesting! I've heard a lot about this Ultra stuff, so I'll take a watch to see what this Smart Internet Person can tell me!
*First shot of Godzilla as a totally different monster.*
Also Me: What the actual frog is going on?!
Another Very Good Video
Excellent Job! Thank You
AnActualDimetrodon made this episode man
14:12 saving this for future use
There's another one, Operation: Mystery (Kaiki Daisakusen). Which is similar to Ultra Q but like Detective Story. You'll gonna recognize that some of the episodes based on the American Sci-fi.
Great Job! The best on You Tube
Hey dude, great episode!
I don't know if you have read it, but I am wondering if you are going to end up including it in this series, but the 2020 Marvel comic series "Rise of Ultraman" is pretty good, or rather the first issue that I read was. It seems to be pretty respectful to the franchise and actually has a miniature "Ultra Q" comic at the end of the issue.
I'd say that it is worth checking it out if you haven't already.
A meta-commentary and idea for an episode
It is a possessed theatrical suit who’s spirit is upset that it’s been dissected and used over and over again for TV series
Kind of like a Yokai
14:21 I’m sorry what!!
Hashtag Garamon Sweep
If you think of this show as its own thing and not apart of the Ultraman universe then it’s a better watch.
I always enjoyed the house spider episode. Makes little sense, but it rules
There’s a sky walrus on the wing of the plane lol
The Q Files, literally
And remember kids M1 is a seagull
is it? Why?
uLtRa Q vs GoDzILLa
I certainly am not a fan of the more humor based episodes. I recall one episode where a thief fights the pilot guy, beats pilot guy, and you'd think the thief would leave with pilot out cold. Nope cuts to thief being flown by pilot guy. Just stuck to me the way it was edited.
It’s a little boy from the first camera moving in Toro?
YOOOOOOOOOO!
I would recommend getting Neo Ultra Q as well. It's not that expensive. $15 retail, often sold for less new.
The Ultra Q steelbook is becoming harder to find. I think Ultraman (original) and Ultraseven steelbook editions are sold out.
The Ultraseven 55th Anniversary special collection was released last week. Nothing to speak of in extras other than the booklet that comes with this Blu ray ray set but the curated episodes and movies/specials are generally excellent. Of course, if you already have Ultraseven the Complete Series you're double dipping BUT if you don't have the movies the collection has virtually every appearance of Ultraseven (major, significant cameos) in this set for roughly $25 which is cheaper than hunting out every single Blu ray release out there!
My only complaint is that my set came with this weird "industrial dust" on the inside of the Amaray packing. I had to wipe it off the inside of the Amaray case and from the reflective/play side of at least 4 of my discs! No playback issues. This wasn't Amazons fault. It happened at the replicator plant where the Blu ray set was pressed.
If I'm not mistaken, the special 7-minute Ultraseven anniversary mini-film already played in Japanese theaters. I thought it might be on the special edition set released last week bu tit wasn't (of course)! Who knows when we'll see it in English (subtitled at least)?
Hold up, is it “Keh-mur” or “key-mur”? You said the second one in a recent Wikizilla stream, but you say the first one in this video.
scrapping the whole video now.
@@ZaGorudan Hey man, It’s important. I need to know how my favorite dongle headed boi’s name is pronounced.
@@KeenEyeStudios i assure the correct pronunciation is "Keh-mur" (ケムール).
@@deadby15 Thank you!
have you watched ultraman zearth? if you have can you do a ultraman retrospective on the films
I will always contest that Ultra Q was at its best when it WASN'T trying to be a Twilight Zone ripoff (most of those episodes I frankly found weak, The 1/8th Project in particular was almost unwatchable) and focused more on the kaiju stories; I also wish it had actual character development/continuity, and didn't focus so much on unbearably annoying 60's toku kids for half the episodes. Given this, I didn't much care for the sequels either; changing into Ultraman was ultimately for the best for the franchise.
14:42 goober?
goober :)
@@thestripedmenace but what does it mean
全編英語だと見方が変わりますね
2:51 its not mae by Mr sompote.
This is one of my top 5 least favorite installments of the entire Ultra Series. It's not a bad show by any means, but because it is essentially Japanese Twilight Zone, and being someone who is not a fan of The Twilight Zone at all, this is an insanely dry, nearly incoherent and incomprehensible head trip.
It’s more Kolchak are X-Files
3:55 YOU JUST RUINED MY LIFE