Now, play nice boys and girls... New Captain Scarlet and classic Captain Scarlet can both co-exist. But we'd love to know your thoughts on this 2005 show!
if you were expecting the usual crowd then thankfully there aren't any which is a good thing as Anderson was always thinking forward with his shows. As for New Captain Scarlet, I remember the hype surrounding it's release with glossy previews in magazines like SFX back in the day. They even gave Series 1 a 5 star review. If only ITV would of had a lil more faith in Anderson. Looking at now with TAG having quite a lengthy run although missing Gerry's input (although he did want to do Thunderbirds but wasn't allowed due to the movie so did Scarlet instead) it could of been sooo much more. If they had more time to work on it & gave it a PROPER slot then it could of lasted for the same amount of time as TAG. Now, where's my TARDIS. I think someone needs to go back & bang the ITV executives heads together.
As far as I'm concerned, this series not only needs a proper re-airing in its own timeslot, unedited and given proper ballyhoo and new merch, but another season or two should be produced, to expand the Mysteron Civil War subplot, let the members of Spectrum grow as characters, and perhaps even let these characters have lives outside of Spectrum, adult relationships, and perhaps ( gasp!) even have children. There is so much you could still do with NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET; it deserves to be far, far more than what those 26 episodes allowed. Perhaps , it could be expanded to an hour long series akin to DOCTOR WHO, and let that new breathing room give it the chance to really challenge audiences.
@@williamhumes7332 Unfortunatly theres a time slot and channel problem. The BBC which is the best place to put it arguably is not what it used to be. But as far as kids shows go this was amazing. However it gets a second chance it should get it.
Worth reminding everyone (again) what “Supermarionation” was all about: it was an electromechanical technique for triggering the puppets’ mouths automatically from the prerecorded audio track, rather than having the puppeteers manually handle the mouth movements as well as all the other movements they had to deal with. In the earlier series, the mechanism was built into the puppets’ heads. There was a limit to how small this mechanism could be made, which is why the characters in _Thunderbirds_ , for example, had such large heads. And you thought it was some kind of deliberate design motif? Then, they later got the bright idea of building the mechanism (or most of it) into the torsos of the puppets rather than the heads. This meant the heads could be shrunk down to be more in proportion with the rest of the bodies. The first series made this way was the original _Captain Scarlet_ . So now you know. (If you didn’t already.)
in way the puppets seemed to have more facial mimic then the CGI figures have. The puppets never intended to look realistic, while the CGI while it has the capacity fails in that attemp.
It wasn't just that. The writing was brilliant. Even adults could watch with their kids. This was carried on with the New Captain Scarlet. I hope they don't destroy Gerry Andersons creation's with woke, weak lazy writing. Actually I don't want any so called modern writer or producer to go near Gerry Andersons creation's. They are incapable today to make anything worth while,the art has been lost.
This is probably the best "primer" that I have seen.. Thank you.. In Australia we were fortunate enough to have seen all of the series presented on the ABC network, as it should have been shown in the UK. It was compelling and greatly admired by Anderson fans here.. The re-imagining caused a few raised eyebrows, but was accepted as a great new version of the old favourite.. It certainly was appreciated by all for Gerry's final series to be made..
Spectrum is Green with this new series! Spectrum will always be in the Green! I missed the original showing of New Captain Scarlet back in the day. Thank you for showing it on RUclips. This series deserves to be streamed on Netflix!!! That way, it might achieve the cult status it so richly deserves! New Captain Scarlet was a good series, and rather very deep indeed! The CGI brought the characters to life as entirely believable humans - and even though I was born in 1960 and this is 2020, it bears up very well! Thank you Gerry Anderson 😊👍
@@MGSBigBoss77 Imagine what would have happened if he found out that Gerry Anderson was going to gender-swap two of the Tracy brothers if he'd been in charge of the Thunderbirds reboot.
If you are wondering why ITV treated New Captain Scarlet so terribly then here's the reason why. I found this out on IMDB: Gerry Anderson was informed that New Captain Scarlet would be aired in a Saturday evening timeslot (same as the BBC did with the new series of Doctor Who which premiered a month after New Captain Scarlet) and it was expected to do very well in that slot. However at the last moment ITV, who had invested a lot of money in New Captain Scarlet, went to Gerry and asked him to replace the New Captain Scarlet theme tune with an updated version of the original Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons theme tune, sung by The Spectrum, using a popular band/singer of that year. ITV wanted to cash in on the popularity of Busted's Thunderbirds Are Go! song from the soundtrack of the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. The cost would've been enormous and it would've been met by Gerry rather than ITV so he refused, knowing there would be consequences, and so ITV ordered the airing date be brought forward before Gerry could go back and make any adjustments and changes that the series needed, such as re-animating the first two episodes so that they matched the rest of the series visually and recutting the opening titles to incorporate footage from the rest of the series. Then ITV went and buried New Captain Scarlet in a Saturday morning slot within the Ministry of Mayhem show, splitting each episode in two and providing very little publicity.
I was the perfect age for New Captain Scarlet and will forever be gutted with the way it was broadcast, I remember watching repeats a couple years later in the evenings on CITV and just loving it. I remember starkly the episode where a woman could see only zombies and she fell out of Skybase, at least that's how I remembered it for years until re-watching it. My memory had clouded a few bits and it wasn't quite as dark as I remembered but for a 6 year it was just the right amount of scary and it stuck with me for years, much like the original must have done for children of the sixties.
"although sometimes unfairly dismissed by some Anderson fans simply for being made in CGI - as if a CGI series somehow requires no work to create" THANK YOU, Well pointed out, that's been one criticism I never understood of this or Thunderbirds Are Go, that it "Lacks the Art and Creativity/is done the 'lazy' way" or some such. CGI still needs modelling work doing, scripts still need writing etc etc. To me, CGI allows you to do things that puppets and models can't, but there's things that don't fit CGI too. I thought TAG got the blend of CGI augmenting practical just right and I hope Firestorm gives us similar (even if the blend is more skewed toward the practical in that).
I think CGI gets a knee jerk reaction because it's been done so badly ,and lazily, by so many shows. I also agree that the best approach is to use practical and CGI effects in a show and play to the strengths of each one.
I'm a big big fan of the remake, but I can't deny that the voice performances on the original series were superior - Francis Matthews, with his fabulous and distinctive voice, was never going to be beaten. He absolutely is Captain Scarlet. (PS I think they should also have kept Lt. Green's accent, and the English way Col. White pronounces "Lieutenant".)
I thought this was vastly underrated. I feel like the Doctor Who comparison is apt - the writing was intelligent enough to appeal to adults and children. I'd still love to see the Mysteron dissent concept explored. (also the Rhino was cool)
I love both series, "new" scarlet is a really under rated and under appreciated show. Been looking for a dvd box set of it for ages and not having much luck finding one.
While I really liked this version it did have one major problem compaired to the original and that was the fact that Spectrum always won in it. I liked the fact that in the original they sometines lost or when they won it was a hollow victory like in Avalanche.
What about the episode Enigma? The Mysterons won in that one, they suceed in destroying 30% of the worlds oil supply whilst Spectrum were distracted with a decoy spaceship.
I was 13 when this first aired. I always liked it, thought it was a great remake, glad I got it on DVD to see the episodes uncut. Thought some episodes were darker than the original, wish there was another series & more episodes. I still have a cut out from a newspaper that my Granda gave me, it was about Gerry wanting to remake Thunderbirds & how he had a story in mind. Always wondered what his version of the new Thunderbirds would be like.
I'm just gonna be completely honest here. This show is a rare instance where a remake comes out superior. It was so refreshing to see Captain Scarlet again and actually able to make convincing movement and see his dangerous exploits play out. It not only stayed true to the original, but I truly think it built on it and is a worthy successor. Absolutely no disrespect to the original whatsoever, but if one series needed a remake it was this one. I'll always be a fan of both this and the original, but this was literally the perfect update to a classic in every way, from the aesthetic to giving far more characterization to the Mysterons. I would love to see it come back in some way eventually.
I agree completely, Gerry Anderson was a Genius when it came to producing these Shows, it is a sad shame that he did not live long enough to update all of his Productions.
@Eversix86 - if they do it will be someone else's vision and however hard they try (hoping they even do), it will not be the same or have the same essence as that given to it by Mr Anderson, because of this I hope they don't even try, make something else, use their own imagination and don't trade on someone else's greatness
Realistic movement never seemed an issue watching the old puppet show because, well, it was a puppet show; nobody expected, or desired, "realistic movement". Part of the charm of the original was seeing all those cool toys that we would have loved to have had but never would. CGI just doesn't carry that sort of dynamic. Not that the CGI was bad or anything, it seems particularly good for the time and, being an animated show, doesn't need to be overly graphic so that it holds up even now.
Both Captain Scarlet series never aired in USA, but they have gained a great fandom over here thru DVD and bluray. I own both in these formats. Love them!
Captain Scarlet did air in the U.S. because I remember seeing it as a boy. But i wan't impressed by it at the time, it seemed too disjointed and implausible to me compared to earlier Anderson series. But I'm impressed by what I saw in this video and hope I can watch it sometime soon.... Now, are there any plans to reboot Space 1999? (Obviously would have to be Space 2099)
@@stephenclifford342 It did? My local stations either didn't carry it, or aired it at a time I wasn't aware of. TV Guide wasn't a staple in my young household. Both series are well worth investing in. I'm working on collecting all the Gerry Anderson series on dvd or bluray.
@@karrenwatson567 I remember watching it in the US. In fact the opening narration ended with "Captain Scarlett is indestructible, you are not. Don't not imitate him at home'" It aired on WPHL17 in Philadelphia back in the 70's
@@totaltvexpress It seems some stations didn't purchase the license while others did in different parts of the country. I don't think Atlanta tv stations aired it, hence I don't remember it. I sit corrected in my earlier statement.
I do love the note that being a CGI show doesn't mean that there weren't people who worked hard to make it and the many cheeky asides. Also good to remember that even from the original series it was intended to represent a progressive vision of the future. I will definitely have to check this show out!
Thanks for saying this. I worked on this show most of the time it was in production. Probably the best job I've had but we did all work very hard. For all the advantages CGI gives you over puppets, CGI comes with it's own set of problems to overcome. Objects would sometimes not render or the renders might fail entirely but one of the things that gave us the most problems was the character's hair. It was very difficult back in 2003 -5 to get CG hair to move properly or appear correct in all lighting conditions. Ironically, hair on puppets isn't a problem so it's swings and roundabouts as to which method is 'easier'.
Since watching these primers (back-to-back) I've decided to catch up on two series that I missed: Dick Spanner and (New) Captain Scarlet. Many thanks for giving me some new Gerry Anderson to watch, sixty-odd years after first discovering him in Four Feather Falls.
Once again, another brilliant video about an incredible series. Always loved Captain Scarlet since I was a kid; Captain Black was a source of my nightmares!! S.I.G!!
I love New Captain Scarlet. The witing was intelligent and the CGI was far superior to anything in a kids programme of the time. It's a shame that some (expletive deleted) at ITV decided on scheduling it in half-episode chunks at random times during its dire Tiswas rip-off show on a Saturday Morning.
@Maria Kelly Yeah, sure does. Was questioning if they were using Mo-Cap as the actions looked like they had weight to them but did have never imagined an ITV show from that time would have used it.
Admittedly, I didn't get to watch the classic Captain Scarlett as a child in Nigeria; I find that having watched both as an adult, I can understand the nostalgia element! And I must say I like the ability to have greater physical interaction between characters that one sees in the new series. As well as the redesign and naming of the vehicles.
I watched the whole series with my daughter and she loved it! I cant believe how ITV murdered the show and hope that streaming services allow audiences to find for themselves just how damn good New Captain Scarlet really is. There is room aplenty for continuance of this great concept. Thanks for putting this background piece together!!
I really miss this show, and Anderson. He gave me and many others an excellent childhood. I watched Captain Scarlet every morning on CITV before school (It was a morning repeat I think around 7am). It was an excellent re-telling, and could teach a lot of bigger companies how to revitalise and or reboot legacy properties, despite it's appalling treatment.
I love both series. I watched the original every week as a kid and binge-watched The New Captain Scarlet last year. Thanks Gerry and everyone involved in making some of the most imaginative TV shows I'VE EVER SEEN.
*This is the voice of the Mysterons* *We know that you can hear us Earth men* *You were presented with a fantastic television series. Yet you greatly misjudged your gift, and in turn, did not allow it to gain the attention it deserved* *For this unprovoked act of negligence, we will ensure no more Anderson original series are ever presented through your channel again* *Do you hear, Earth men?* *You will no longer have the privilege of presenting Gerry Anderson works through your network again*
*This is the voice of the Mysterons , we know that you can hear us Earth men* *Our next act of aggression will be to eliminate CITV and the Ministry of Mayhem who destroyed the airing of the 2005 show of Captain Scarlet!* *You will pay for unprovoked and thoughtless acts of stupidity, by allowing subpar TV network with their kid format channels (ugh) to abuse Gerry Anderson's great work* *We will have our revenge!!!* (que shot of Captain Black in a graveyard!) ^Sadly somebody should tell the Mysterons those woke ass programmes are sadly gone from terrestrial television, unless they plan on time traveling to get revenge on'em, it'll be of no use anymore's.
I remember watching the pilot for Thunderbirds are go and liking it, but itv pulled the same shit again and gave it a good awful Saturday morning slot and I never kept up with it. Keep meaning to track it down. I didn't even know about the Scarlett remake until now. Loved both shows as a kid.
It's a shame that he wasn't the one in charge of the Thunderbirds reboot. My admiration for him skyrocketed when I found out that he was planning to gender-swap two of the Tracy brothers.
I don't quite agree. The new Thunderbirds felt rather dumbed down in places. There was no real tension or danger with the rescues, where there was more joking about instead. Whilst some of the redesigns for the craft felt too toyetic. I feel Gerry would have aimed for a slightly more sense of reality, and made something more in line with the TV21 comics in terms of tone.
I quite enjoyed the new Captain Scarlet on DVD and it never bothered me that some of the characters had changed gender as I saw the code names were just handed down to the next person in line for that position.
In this instance it doesn't bother me because the characters are so minor and I really didn't get the impression it was done to push an agenda. I'm all for more hot women in tights!
I see it like an alternate universe, like a *what if? scenario* where original Lt. Green, Captain Ochre, Captain Magenta never really get to join Spectrum, etc. …
They really blew the marketing and presentation of the new show. The few eps that I saw were pretty cool. But, being a fan of the original, what was missing was the novelty of watching live action puppets and miniatures that made the classics so fun to watch. It's a bit like all effects of today being done in CGI as opposed to practical effects. Something organic is missing. Not to mention, in the new Captain Scarlets, the late, great Ed Bishop. 😉
Hi I'm from Indonesia, and thanks for this Primer episode. I began digging more and more towards Anderson's works because whatever he and the late Sylvia had made, has inspired some other TV shows in the Far East. And without Anderson's works, probably those shows won't grow much.
I didn't even know about this series, at the time. though I feel it might have been better received if it was made the same way the current Thunderbirds is. I must admit this animation style while technically advanced does sit in that uncanny valley which might have been what put ITV off
The CGI version of Thunderbirds didn't seem to suffer from ITVism. When the original Scarlet came out my nephew was a nipper and used to sing Scaptain Scarlet along to the theme music.
14:27 Anderson himself initially saw his having to work with puppets as a humiliation. He made the best of it, and produced some quality work, within the limitations of the medium. In later years, he made no secret of the fact that he would have used CGI if it had been available.
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman When i was a kid, I loved Captain Scarlet because it was dark and violent. I didn't like Thunderbirds as much because it seemed more childish. Of course, this flies in the face of what adults think kids should like.
I am french and I hope to see the new version. I love the old version when I was young and all series signed by Gerry Anderson. They are the best tv memories. Thanks for that .
Thank you for this ; had no idea there was a new series but Amazon Prime subscribers luck out, they carry both included with Prime and they look and sound fantastic! 👍🏽
I grew up with repeats of classic captain scarlet but I liked the 2005 version because it got my younger cousin into the tv series! Was nice to pass on my toys and annuals to someone who would enjoy them as much as I did!
"frequently involved in hand to hand combat, something their super marionation predecessors usually struggled with " ohhh so that explains captain kirks fight with the gorn
ITV's actions were criminal. Terrestrial TV in general is dire. Let us, the fans, support Anderson's dream, make it huge on RUclips & attain the throne it deserves!
FWIW: Regarding the gender changes in a few of the characters in this show, I will say THIS: There is a VAST DIFFERENCE between *NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET* and oh, say, *GHOSTBUSTERS 2016.* 'Nuff said....
It all comes down to the execution. Just look at starbuck in battlestar, and now look at the shite that passes for doctor who. At the end of the day if you have a well written, and well developed character most sane people don't give two shits about their gender.
Celtic Spike Galactica 2004 was a retarded neofeminist fantasy show. Women pretending to be physically equal to males. I even remember one show where female starbuck goes toe to toe with Lee Adama in a boxing match. Stupidness. That show was the start of all this woke neofeminist bullshit we see in movies and tv shows today.
@@Tony-1971 I have yet to see the Battlestar Galactica reboot because, as a young sci-fi fan in 1979, I watched the original series premiere in horror and left the room within minutes. However, as Green and Ochre were such minor characters, I actually find them being female an improvement. Thank God that they made them hot women in tight outfits rather than bloated beasts as preferred by modern feminazis.
varanid9 I love 60's, 70's and 80's sci-fi. Most films and tv shows today are nothing more than vehicles for pushing left-wing, globalist, neofeminist, woke, multicultural, bame bullshit down peoples throats. I dont enjoy having degenerate left-wing political ideology shoved down my throat, so i dont watch the shite. There are no decent modern sci-fi movies or tv shows. Disney star wars, Doctor Who. All lefty, neofeminist dog shit. I can see my hot wife in a tight outfit if i want. Seeing hot actors in tight outfits means nothing to me. Doesn't make for good sci-fi. You can watch porn if you really need something to whack off to. I suggest finding yourself a girlfriend though. More fun than wanking yourself off over actors you'll never meet.
I never got into Doctor Who, but I thought Captain Scarlet was a masterpiece. It is a shame that the new Captain Scarlet never got the recognition and respect that it deserved.
Absolutely, love New Captain Scarlet. I am currently watching it on Amazon Video. It has incredible writting and the production design is outstanding. I've always been of fan the original and new adoption extends the legacy.
I remember recording one episode "Heist" from Season 1, and it was quite annoying that ITV decided to broadcast it on Ministry Of Mayhem, and even break the episodes into two-ten minute segments. However, I watched the entire series on DVD, and I admit that this series is quite impressive. The motion capture really brought the characters to life, and I respect that Lieutenant Green and Captain Orche are female. As mentioned in this video, there is more focus on the Spectrum characters in this series and even their real names are used much more compared to the classic series. S.I.G. :)
I love how Captain Scarlet falls through the energy beam in episode 1, giving us a reason why he was freed from Mysteron control. Subtle, but adding depth to the story. Now I wonder how a CGI Space 1999 reboot would do...
I absolutely loved the original Captain Scarlet and had heard about the updated remake but I’ve never seen one episode. After watching this, I’m going to give it a go. Great video.
I remember watching Captain Scarlet before school, such nostalgia. Captain Ochre was one of my favourite captains and I loved her in the last episode of Series 2 when she formed a good duo with Cole the biker. Just wish she had more screen time alongside Scarlett and Blue and that there was a series 3
new captain scarlet is awesome I loved all the new vehicles and locations plus it was nice to have the characters act like people (physically and emotionally)
The music of the original. Just amazing. I still think about it today... and the scene cuts. The remake was very well done, but the audio of the original was stunning and I was born long after it originally aired
“New Captain Scarlet holds up, even 15 years later”...I’ll Say! I’ve just discovered it this year (2020) and was surprised that it was made back in ‘05. Good production, great stories!
my brother and i loved the original captain scarlet and we loved the new one just as much. but we both hated how it always seemed to air on ministry of mayhem at slightly different times each week and cut back to mom halfway through each episode. thank god it’s now on amazon prime here in the uk so it can be seen how it deserved to be in the first place 🙌
A friend of mine worked on the series, he is listed in the end credits on six episodes. Not showing credits at the end of shows on TV is an annoyance to those in the trade and getting in the credits is still a major thing for peoples industry CV and is written into contracts. Sometimes on shows or films that had a lower budget, appearing in the credits was in lieu of a higher salary. He worked on one film where the credits for FX workers were missed in post production and to compensate for the omission and avoid litigation they were offered to have their credit included in a completely different film they never worked on. This was considered an acceptable solution. My friend considers it a career highlight to have worked on the show and to have had Gerry Shake his hand.
To be honest I only recall one episode but it was great! The one where there was a clone of one of the angel's. I think New captain scarlet was my first time seeing him. But the supermarionation is definitely closer to my heart
I have to agree that the series was treated dismissively by ITV. Gerry Anderson always felt that in the reshowing of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet by the BBC, they were better able to do justice to the series
Why oh why have I never heard of this. Shame on ITV. Been waiting 50 years for a big screen version of Thunderbirds, in the way they did Transformers, they have the technology but lack the ambition. Thunderbirds has always had that 'Superman' vide... Come on Hollywood it's a perfect vehicle for hero's but with real actors, what's not to love.
we sended the rebooted Thunderbirds and I am in love with it to me it was perfect it was unique and it was originally was nothing like the puppet version and I find the newer version a bit easier to watch than the old the one thing I have a problem with the new Captain scarlet is the CGI it's so outdated it doesn't look like they put Holly any effort into putting any work into the city I why I think they should do is we do it properly the same way they did with the news on the birds and then it be perfect I don't mind having Lieutenant green as a woman I really don't see that issue it's ok but the CGI is so horrible fix it up at least
I remember the 1967 series and have to say I found this re-imagined version an excellent re-make. The new differences soon grew on me (even the theme tune!) Although I didn't see the "Ministry of Mayhem" showings it looks as though I was saved from something. I give this a thumbs up and will be looking for it on DVD.
Hate to say it, but frankly British children's TV segment shows like Ministry of Mayhem have a habit of being asinine and generally messing about with episodes within the airtime (like splitting them into two parts, or running them out of order) in an attempt to keep viewers watching - they were certainly that way in the 90s, and things don't appear to have got any better.
Man, the first I ever learned of this show was finding a colouring / games book in a two dollar shop when I was eight or nine (and already a fan of the original thanks to my dad), all the way down in New Zealand. Not a bad show today, even if the CGI has aged worse than the timeless marionettes. I’m glad that CGI Thunderbirds didn’t suffer the same fate.
Now, play nice boys and girls... New Captain Scarlet and classic Captain Scarlet can both co-exist. But we'd love to know your thoughts on this 2005 show!
And we saw you, you naughty Mysteron! Giving the good Captain a thumbs down before the video had even premiered! 😂
I love all Gerry Anderson shows equal
It was a good remake. My only bugbear was the lack of a series plot arc to link each episode and then too quick to jump to the end credits.
Both the classic and the remake are brilliant, would’ve liked both shows to have been going longer, but what little we got was still brilliant
if you were expecting the usual crowd then thankfully there aren't any which is a good thing as Anderson was always thinking forward with his shows.
As for New Captain Scarlet, I remember the hype surrounding it's release with glossy previews in magazines like SFX back in the day. They even gave Series 1 a 5 star review. If only ITV would of had a lil more faith in Anderson. Looking at now with TAG having quite a lengthy run although missing Gerry's input (although he did want to do Thunderbirds but wasn't allowed due to the movie so did Scarlet instead) it could of been sooo much more. If they had more time to work on it & gave it a PROPER slot then it could of lasted for the same amount of time as TAG.
Now, where's my TARDIS. I think someone needs to go back & bang the ITV executives heads together.
As far as I'm concerned, this series not only needs a proper re-airing in its own timeslot, unedited and given proper ballyhoo and new merch, but another season or two should be produced, to expand the Mysteron Civil War subplot, let the members of Spectrum grow as characters, and perhaps even let these characters have lives outside of Spectrum, adult relationships, and perhaps ( gasp!) even have children. There is so much you could still do with NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET; it deserves to be far, far more than what those 26 episodes allowed. Perhaps , it could be expanded to an hour long series akin to DOCTOR WHO, and let that new breathing room give it the chance to really challenge audiences.
We need a rerun of this. ITV did a bad move screwing over New Captain Scarlet in favour of Simon Cowell and Love Island. Now, I want payback.
@@williamhumes7332 Unfortunatly theres a time slot and channel problem. The BBC which is the best place to put it arguably is not what it used to be. But as far as kids shows go this was amazing. However it gets a second chance it should get it.
ITV would be wise to commission additional series of NCS for it's ITVX Platform.
I think it would make a great web-series. ITV never really gave it a chance and I doubt they'd do any better nowadays.
The comedic timing of "New Captain Scarlet also included a new male character aiming to fly an angel fighter.... he died" is just perfect!
the comedic timing is absolute perfection. 👌
Amazing to think that the new captain scarlet looked more lifelike and believable than the presenters of Ministry of Mayhem
Good lord you're right!
How have they not made a live action yet tho
Worth reminding everyone (again) what “Supermarionation” was all about: it was an electromechanical technique for triggering the puppets’ mouths automatically from the prerecorded audio track, rather than having the puppeteers manually handle the mouth movements as well as all the other movements they had to deal with.
In the earlier series, the mechanism was built into the puppets’ heads. There was a limit to how small this mechanism could be made, which is why the characters in _Thunderbirds_ , for example, had such large heads. And you thought it was some kind of deliberate design motif?
Then, they later got the bright idea of building the mechanism (or most of it) into the torsos of the puppets rather than the heads. This meant the heads could be shrunk down to be more in proportion with the rest of the bodies. The first series made this way was the original _Captain Scarlet_ .
So now you know. (If you didn’t already.)
in way the puppets seemed to have more facial mimic then the CGI figures have. The puppets never intended to look realistic, while the CGI while it has the capacity fails in that attemp.
It wasn't just that.
The writing was brilliant.
Even adults could watch with their kids.
This was carried on with the New Captain Scarlet.
I hope they don't destroy Gerry Andersons creation's with woke, weak lazy writing.
Actually I don't want any so called modern writer or producer to go near Gerry Andersons creation's.
They are incapable today to make anything worth while,the art has been lost.
This is probably the best "primer" that I have seen.. Thank you..
In Australia we were fortunate enough to have seen all of the series presented on the ABC network, as it should have been shown in the UK.
It was compelling and greatly admired by Anderson fans here.. The re-imagining caused a few raised eyebrows, but was accepted as a great new version of the old favourite..
It certainly was appreciated by all for Gerry's final series to be made..
Spectrum is Green with this new series! Spectrum will always be in the Green! I missed the original showing of New Captain Scarlet back in the day.
Thank you for showing it on RUclips.
This series deserves to be streamed on Netflix!!! That way, it might achieve the cult status it so richly deserves!
New Captain Scarlet was a good series, and rather very deep indeed! The CGI brought the characters to life as entirely believable humans - and even though I was born in 1960 and this is 2020, it bears up very well!
Thank you Gerry Anderson 😊👍
“While some fans found this a difficult change to take” - cuts to Captain Brown about to explode 🤣👌🏻
I guess Brown didn't take it well °_°
@@britishpersonwholikesgerma908 Nope 🤣😁
@@MGSBigBoss77 Imagine what would have happened if he found out that Gerry Anderson was going to gender-swap two of the Tracy brothers if he'd been in charge of the Thunderbirds reboot.
If you are wondering why ITV treated New Captain Scarlet so terribly then here's the reason why. I found this out on IMDB: Gerry Anderson was informed that New Captain Scarlet would be aired in a Saturday evening timeslot (same as the BBC did with the new series of Doctor Who which premiered a month after New Captain Scarlet) and it was expected to do very well in that slot. However at the last moment ITV, who had invested a lot of money in New Captain Scarlet, went to Gerry and asked him to replace the New Captain Scarlet theme tune with an updated version of the original Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons theme tune, sung by The Spectrum, using a popular band/singer of that year. ITV wanted to cash in on the popularity of Busted's Thunderbirds Are Go! song from the soundtrack of the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. The cost would've been enormous and it would've been met by Gerry rather than ITV so he refused, knowing there would be consequences, and so ITV ordered the airing date be brought forward before Gerry could go back and make any adjustments and changes that the series needed, such as re-animating the first two episodes so that they matched the rest of the series visually and recutting the opening titles to incorporate footage from the rest of the series. Then ITV went and buried New Captain Scarlet in a Saturday morning slot within the Ministry of Mayhem show, splitting each episode in two and providing very little publicity.
interesting facts here. IMDB seem to be more informed then Wikipedia.
Thomas Somerville Roberts if it Ain't Broke,DON'T fix it.
So ITV buried it out of... spite? I don't get who would possibly benefit from that.
@@thebigdentist251 ITV are bastards.
So they treated New Captain Scarlet poorly because it didn't use the theme song.
Now THAT's stupid!
I was the perfect age for New Captain Scarlet and will forever be gutted with the way it was broadcast, I remember watching repeats a couple years later in the evenings on CITV and just loving it. I remember starkly the episode where a woman could see only zombies and she fell out of Skybase, at least that's how I remembered it for years until re-watching it. My memory had clouded a few bits and it wasn't quite as dark as I remembered but for a 6 year it was just the right amount of scary and it stuck with me for years, much like the original must have done for children of the sixties.
I've Used To Love Watching Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet AKA The New Adventures Of Captain Scarlet On CITV When I Was A Kid. Thanks Mate. X
"although sometimes unfairly dismissed by some Anderson fans simply for being made in CGI - as if a CGI series somehow requires no work to create" THANK YOU, Well pointed out, that's been one criticism I never understood of this or Thunderbirds Are Go, that it "Lacks the Art and Creativity/is done the 'lazy' way" or some such. CGI still needs modelling work doing, scripts still need writing etc etc. To me, CGI allows you to do things that puppets and models can't, but there's things that don't fit CGI too. I thought TAG got the blend of CGI augmenting practical just right and I hope Firestorm gives us similar (even if the blend is more skewed toward the practical in that).
I think CGI gets a knee jerk reaction because it's been done so badly ,and lazily, by so many shows. I also agree that the best approach is to use practical and CGI effects in a show and play to the strengths of each one.
The main problem with TAG is that it removed a lot of tension from the actual rescues.
I'm a big big fan of the remake, but I can't deny that the voice performances on the original series were superior - Francis Matthews, with his fabulous and distinctive voice, was never going to be beaten. He absolutely is Captain Scarlet. (PS I think they should also have kept Lt. Green's accent, and the English way Col. White pronounces "Lieutenant".)
I thought this was vastly underrated. I feel like the Doctor Who comparison is apt - the writing was intelligent enough to appeal to adults and children. I'd still love to see the Mysteron dissent concept explored.
(also the Rhino was cool)
I love both series, "new" scarlet is a really under rated and under appreciated show. Been looking for a dvd box set of it for ages and not having much luck finding one.
@Benjamin Callinicos >>> I guess this means I will HAVE TO buy a Blu-Ray player now...😊
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
Christ!
Are you still on 78s?
@@bingola45 >>> Don't let the long hair and beard fool you: I am *not* _JESUS._
;~)°
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Even Jesus has moved on to 8-track.
@@bingola45 >>> I use the SAME audio format as _Jesus??_ HALLELUJAH!!!!
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I’m glad I got the complete series on DVD this is an underrated remake
While I really liked this version it did have one major problem compaired to the original and that was the fact that Spectrum always won in it. I liked the fact that in the original they sometines lost or when they won it was a hollow victory like in Avalanche.
What about the episode Enigma? The Mysterons won in that one, they suceed in destroying 30% of the worlds oil supply whilst Spectrum were distracted with a decoy spaceship.
A trend that would find its' way into UFO.
Yeah ya need the bad guys to get their way sometimes as that makes you stick with it not knowing how it well end.
I was 13 when this first aired. I always liked it, thought it was a great remake, glad I got it on DVD to see the episodes uncut. Thought some episodes were darker than the original, wish there was another series & more episodes.
I still have a cut out from a newspaper that my Granda gave me, it was about Gerry wanting to remake Thunderbirds & how he had a story in mind. Always wondered what his version of the new Thunderbirds would be like.
I'm just gonna be completely honest here. This show is a rare instance where a remake comes out superior. It was so refreshing to see Captain Scarlet again and actually able to make convincing movement and see his dangerous exploits play out. It not only stayed true to the original, but I truly think it built on it and is a worthy successor. Absolutely no disrespect to the original whatsoever, but if one series needed a remake it was this one. I'll always be a fan of both this and the original, but this was literally the perfect update to a classic in every way, from the aesthetic to giving far more characterization to the Mysterons. I would love to see it come back in some way eventually.
I agree completely, Gerry Anderson was a Genius when it came to producing these Shows, it is a sad shame that he did not live long enough to update all of his Productions.
@Eversix86 - if they do it will be someone else's vision and however hard they try (hoping they even do), it will not be the same or have the same essence as that given to it by Mr Anderson, because of this I hope they don't even try, make something else, use their own imagination and don't trade on someone else's greatness
Realistic movement never seemed an issue watching the old puppet show because, well, it was a puppet show; nobody expected, or desired, "realistic movement". Part of the charm of the original was seeing all those cool toys that we would have loved to have had but never would. CGI just doesn't carry that sort of dynamic. Not that the CGI was bad or anything, it seems particularly good for the time and, being an animated show, doesn't need to be overly graphic so that it holds up even now.
I don't really agree with it being 'superior'. More different.
Both Captain Scarlet series never aired in USA, but they have gained a great fandom over here thru DVD and bluray. I own both in these formats. Love them!
Captain Scarlet did air in the U.S. because I remember seeing it as a boy. But i wan't impressed by it at the time, it seemed too disjointed and implausible to me compared to earlier Anderson series. But I'm impressed by what I saw in this video and hope I can watch it sometime soon.... Now, are there any plans to reboot Space 1999? (Obviously would have to be Space 2099)
@@stephenclifford342 It did? My local stations either didn't carry it, or aired it at a time I wasn't aware of. TV Guide wasn't a staple in my young household. Both series are well worth investing in. I'm working on collecting all the Gerry Anderson series on dvd or bluray.
@@karrenwatson567 I remember watching it in the US. In fact the opening narration ended with "Captain Scarlett is indestructible, you are not. Don't not imitate him at home'" It aired on WPHL17 in Philadelphia back in the 70's
@@totaltvexpress It seems some stations didn't purchase the license while others did in different parts of the country. I don't think Atlanta tv stations aired it, hence I don't remember it. I sit corrected in my earlier statement.
@@totaltvexpress Yup, that's where I remember watching the show as a kid! Definitely aired in the USA!
I do love the note that being a CGI show doesn't mean that there weren't people who worked hard to make it and the many cheeky asides. Also good to remember that even from the original series it was intended to represent a progressive vision of the future. I will definitely have to check this show out!
Thanks for saying this. I worked on this show most of the time it was in production. Probably the best job I've had but we did all work very hard. For all the advantages CGI gives you over puppets, CGI comes with it's own set of problems to overcome. Objects would sometimes not render or the renders might fail entirely but one of the things that gave us the most problems was the character's hair. It was very difficult back in 2003 -5 to get CG hair to move properly or appear correct in all lighting conditions. Ironically, hair on puppets isn't a problem so it's swings and roundabouts as to which method is 'easier'.
Since watching these primers (back-to-back) I've decided to catch up on two series that I missed: Dick Spanner and (New) Captain Scarlet. Many thanks for giving me some new Gerry Anderson to watch, sixty-odd years after first discovering him in Four Feather Falls.
Not fair it didn't get a proper airing, he was a amazing person, with great shows that where so advance for there time's, and great memories 👍🏾👍🏾
Once again, another brilliant video about an incredible series. Always loved Captain Scarlet since I was a kid; Captain Black was a source of my nightmares!! S.I.G!!
I love New Captain Scarlet. The witing was intelligent and the CGI was far superior to anything in a kids programme of the time.
It's a shame that some (expletive deleted) at ITV decided on scheduling it in half-episode chunks at random times during its dire Tiswas rip-off show on a Saturday Morning.
I wish the show still continued
@Maria Kelly Yeah, sure does. Was questioning if they were using Mo-Cap as the actions looked like they had weight to them but did have never imagined an ITV show from that time would have used it.
Would absolutely love a continuation of this series. Still one of my favourites to this day
Admittedly, I didn't get to watch the classic Captain Scarlett as a child in Nigeria; I find that having watched both as an adult, I can understand the nostalgia element! And I must say I like the ability to have greater physical interaction between characters that one sees in the new series. As well as the redesign and naming of the vehicles.
I never got to see this when it came out and really want to now. Is there anywhere you know where I can stream it?
I watched the whole series with my daughter and she loved it! I cant believe how ITV murdered the show and hope that streaming services allow audiences to find for themselves just how damn good New Captain Scarlet really is. There is room aplenty for continuance of this great concept. Thanks for putting this background piece together!!
I really miss this show, and Anderson. He gave me and many others an excellent childhood. I watched Captain Scarlet every morning on CITV before school (It was a morning repeat I think around 7am). It was an excellent re-telling, and could teach a lot of bigger companies how to revitalise and or reboot legacy properties, despite it's appalling treatment.
I love both series. I watched the original every week as a kid and binge-watched The New Captain Scarlet last year. Thanks Gerry and everyone involved in making some of the most imaginative TV shows I'VE EVER SEEN.
I was not aware of the level of mocap and face capture they used on the show. I really want to watch more of it now.
*This is the voice of the Mysterons*
*We know that you can hear us Earth men*
*You were presented with a fantastic television series. Yet you greatly misjudged your gift, and in turn, did not allow it to gain the attention it deserved*
*For this unprovoked act of negligence, we will ensure no more Anderson original series are ever presented through your channel again*
*Do you hear, Earth men?*
*You will no longer have the privilege of presenting Gerry Anderson works through your network again*
*This is the voice of the Mysterons
, we know that you can hear us Earth men*
*Our next act of aggression will be to eliminate CITV and the Ministry of Mayhem who destroyed the airing of the 2005 show of Captain Scarlet!*
*You will pay for unprovoked and thoughtless acts of stupidity, by allowing subpar TV network with their kid format channels (ugh) to abuse Gerry Anderson's great work*
*We will have our revenge!!!* (que shot of Captain Black in a graveyard!)
^Sadly somebody should tell the Mysterons those woke ass programmes are sadly gone from terrestrial television, unless they plan on time traveling to get revenge on'em, it'll be of no use anymore's.
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Outstanding! Scarlet was a fitting tribute to Anderson's amazing skills as a producer. In mY top 5 Anderson Shows.
Loved this show, adored fleshing-out the Mysterons... 👍🏻👌🏻👽➿
A Super Incredible CGI Animated Adventure Ever!
Shame Gerry never got to see what would become of Thunderbirds are go, I feel like that really lived up to its predecessor
I remember watching the pilot for Thunderbirds are go and liking it, but itv pulled the same shit again and gave it a good awful Saturday morning slot and I never kept up with it. Keep meaning to track it down. I didn't even know about the Scarlett remake until now. Loved both shows as a kid.
Shame about the horrendously hideous comic
It's a shame that he wasn't the one in charge of the Thunderbirds reboot. My admiration for him skyrocketed when I found out that he was planning to gender-swap two of the Tracy brothers.
I don't quite agree. The new Thunderbirds felt rather dumbed down in places. There was no real tension or danger with the rescues, where there was more joking about instead. Whilst some of the redesigns for the craft felt too toyetic.
I feel Gerry would have aimed for a slightly more sense of reality, and made something more in line with the TV21 comics in terms of tone.
I quite enjoyed the new Captain Scarlet on DVD and it never bothered me that some of the characters had changed gender
as I saw the code names were just handed down to the next person in line for that position.
In this instance it doesn't bother me because the characters are so minor and I really didn't get the impression it was done to push an agenda. I'm all for more hot women in tights!
I see it like an alternate universe, like a *what if? scenario* where original Lt. Green, Captain Ochre, Captain Magenta never really get to join Spectrum, etc. …
They really blew the marketing and presentation of the new show. The few eps that I saw were pretty cool. But, being a fan of the original, what was missing was the novelty of watching live action puppets and miniatures that made the classics so fun to watch. It's a bit like all effects of today being done in CGI as opposed to practical effects. Something organic is missing. Not to mention, in the new Captain Scarlets, the late, great Ed Bishop. 😉
Oh my god, my childhood! Just looking at all those CITV clips from the early 2000’s makes me so nostalgic! Sometimes, I wish it never changed
Hi I'm from Indonesia, and thanks for this Primer episode. I began digging more and more towards Anderson's works because whatever he and the late Sylvia had made, has inspired some other TV shows in the Far East. And without Anderson's works, probably those shows won't grow much.
Both iterations of Captain Scarlet were superb.
I remember watching it on CITV when it was shown in 2005.
I didn't even know about this series, at the time.
though I feel it might have been better received if it was made the same way the current Thunderbirds is. I must admit this animation style while technically advanced does sit in that uncanny valley which might have been what put ITV off
The CGI version of Thunderbirds didn't seem to suffer from ITVism.
When the original Scarlet came out my nephew was a nipper and used to sing Scaptain Scarlet along to the theme music.
haha, I still do!
14:27 Anderson himself initially saw his having to work with puppets as a humiliation. He made the best of it, and produced some quality work, within the limitations of the medium. In later years, he made no secret of the fact that he would have used CGI if it had been available.
Ironically, this is the first Captain Scarlet I ever saw
Same here. I watched *THUNDERBIRDS* -- and *STINGRAY,* I think -- when I was a kid. But I never saw the original *CAPTAIN SCARLET.*
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman When i was a kid, I loved Captain Scarlet because it was dark and violent. I didn't like Thunderbirds as much because it seemed more childish. Of course, this flies in the face of what adults think kids should like.
I am french and I hope to see the new version. I love the old version when I was young and all series signed by Gerry Anderson. They are the best tv memories. Thanks for that .
Loved all the Anderson shows since my youth and this new edition is by far my favorite thanks for sharing
I love Gerry Anderson’s work, I wish more teenagers appreciate it! It truly is awesome !
Thank you for this ; had no idea there was a new series but Amazon Prime subscribers luck out, they carry both included with Prime and they look and sound fantastic! 👍🏽
This premiered on my birthday. What a lovely surprise.
I grew up with repeats of classic captain scarlet but I liked the 2005 version because it got my younger cousin into the tv series! Was nice to pass on my toys and annuals to someone who would enjoy them as much as I did!
*sigh* I so wish this were an hour or 2 later so I can watch the premiere itself in full...
"frequently involved in hand to hand combat, something their super marionation predecessors usually struggled with " ohhh so that explains captain kirks fight with the gorn
ITV's actions were criminal. Terrestrial TV in general is dire. Let us, the fans, support Anderson's dream, make it huge on RUclips & attain the throne it deserves!
FWIW: Regarding the gender changes in a few of the characters in this show, I will say THIS:
There is a VAST DIFFERENCE between *NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET* and oh, say, *GHOSTBUSTERS 2016.*
'Nuff said....
It all comes down to the execution. Just look at starbuck in battlestar, and now look at the shite that passes for doctor who. At the end of the day if you have a well written, and well developed character most sane people don't give two shits about their gender.
@@Lemegeton300 >>> 👍👍
Celtic Spike
Galactica 2004 was a retarded neofeminist fantasy show. Women pretending to be physically equal to males. I even remember one show where female starbuck goes toe to toe with Lee Adama in a boxing match. Stupidness. That show was the start of all this woke neofeminist bullshit we see in movies and tv shows today.
@@Tony-1971 I have yet to see the Battlestar Galactica reboot because, as a young sci-fi fan in 1979, I watched the original series premiere in horror and left the room within minutes. However, as Green and Ochre were such minor characters, I actually find them being female an improvement. Thank God that they made them hot women in tight outfits rather than bloated beasts as preferred by modern feminazis.
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I love 60's, 70's and 80's sci-fi. Most films and tv shows today are nothing more than vehicles for pushing left-wing, globalist, neofeminist, woke, multicultural, bame bullshit down peoples throats. I dont enjoy having degenerate left-wing political ideology shoved down my throat, so i dont watch the shite. There are no decent modern sci-fi movies or tv shows. Disney star wars, Doctor Who. All lefty, neofeminist dog shit.
I can see my hot wife in a tight outfit if i want. Seeing hot actors in tight outfits means nothing to me. Doesn't make for good sci-fi. You can watch porn if you really need something to whack off to. I suggest finding yourself a girlfriend though. More fun than wanking yourself off over actors you'll never meet.
I never got into Doctor Who, but I thought Captain Scarlet was a masterpiece. It is a shame that the new Captain Scarlet never got the recognition and respect that it deserved.
I'm a big Captain Scarlet fan and didn't even know this existed until now.
Itv is run by mysterons.
Absolutely, love New Captain Scarlet. I am currently watching it on Amazon Video. It has incredible writting and the production design is outstanding. I've always been of fan the original and new adoption extends the legacy.
brilliant remake. thank you Mr. A
This should have been a live action show.
It would make a great big screen live action movie too
Captain Scarlet in any form ROCKS!!! Thank you Mr. Anderson for keeping the series starring one of the coolest heroes ever created alive!!
I remember recording one episode "Heist" from Season 1, and it was quite annoying that ITV decided to broadcast it on Ministry Of Mayhem, and even break the episodes into two-ten minute segments. However, I watched the entire series on DVD, and I admit that this series is quite impressive. The motion capture really brought the characters to life, and I respect that Lieutenant Green and Captain Orche are female. As mentioned in this video, there is more focus on the Spectrum characters in this series and even their real names are used much more compared to the classic series. S.I.G. :)
This was awesome, thank you! Everything scene perfectly timed and brilliantly matched to the narrative.
I love how Captain Scarlet falls through the energy beam in episode 1, giving us a reason why he was freed from Mysteron control. Subtle, but adding depth to the story.
Now I wonder how a CGI Space 1999 reboot would do...
Makes a whole lot more sense than "Oh, and he's on our side now" after falling from a building in the original! :P
@@theenigmaticst7572Wasn't that back when he was originally conceived as a robot?
Shame it wasn’t a 4-5 season run not just 26 episodes
We know!
I absolutely loved the original Captain Scarlet and had heard about the updated remake but I’ve never seen one episode. After watching this, I’m going to give it a go. Great video.
I first saw this,in,I believe,2006 December of,on my mom”s computer.I found it very interesting to watch!And,yeah!We did grow up
Another great Primer. Brilliant work, thank you!
I remember watching Captain Scarlet before school, such nostalgia. Captain Ochre was one of my favourite captains and I loved her in the last episode of Series 2 when she formed a good duo with Cole the biker. Just wish she had more screen time alongside Scarlett and Blue and that there was a series 3
new captain scarlet is awesome I loved all the new vehicles and locations plus it was nice to have the characters act like people (physically and emotionally)
Absolutely adoring the absolute litany of digs in this!
The music of the original. Just amazing. I still think about it today... and the scene cuts. The remake was very well done, but the audio of the original was stunning and I was born long after it originally aired
Captain Scarlet next generation. I'm all for him and need to include him on my channel guide. Thanks
Dun dun dun...dun dun dun DUN!!
YES
“New Captain Scarlet holds up, even 15 years later”...I’ll Say! I’ve just discovered it this year (2020) and was surprised that it was made back in ‘05. Good production, great stories!
my brother and i loved the original captain scarlet and we loved the new one just as much. but we both hated how it always seemed to air on ministry of mayhem at slightly different times each week and cut back to mom halfway through each episode. thank god it’s now on amazon prime here in the uk so it can be seen how it deserved to be in the first place 🙌
A friend of mine worked on the series, he is listed in the end credits on six episodes. Not showing credits at the end of shows on TV is an annoyance to those in the trade and getting in the credits is still a major thing for peoples industry CV and is written into contracts. Sometimes on shows or films that had a lower budget, appearing in the credits was in lieu of a higher salary. He worked on one film where the credits for FX workers were missed in post production and to compensate for the omission and avoid litigation they were offered to have their credit included in a completely different film they never worked on. This was considered an acceptable solution. My friend considers it a career highlight to have worked on the show and to have had Gerry Shake his hand.
I loved it it was very good update without changing the look and feel of the classic show wish they made more
Willoughby as an Angel just made my day!
I think this would make a good live action series, but maintain the dark adult themes.
To be honest I only recall one episode but it was great! The one where there was a clone of one of the angel's. I think New captain scarlet was my first time seeing him. But the supermarionation is definitely closer to my heart
Wish the CGI Dan Dare would get a DVD / Bluray / ANYTHING release. There's a tiny bit on RUclips and it looks pretty good.
I bought a DVD with some of those episodes on it, many years ago.
So what you're telling me is that his widow doesn't have access to his notes.
Gene Roddenberry had many written from the grave shows.
I really didn’t expect to see a Doctor Who clip here.
Benjamin Callinicos Yes I did get the point why it was there, but I didn’t expect to see it, that’s what I meant
There must be a way to keep his dream alive, people! Let's make it happen!
I have to agree that the series was treated dismissively by ITV. Gerry Anderson always felt that in the reshowing of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet by the BBC, they were better able to do justice to the series
With all those puppet show”s!(Like Thunderbirds).The old UFO show of Gerry Anderson”s still is a personal favorite!
100% agree.
I loved the original Captain Scarlet, did not know it had been remade, since I grew up...wow.😁👍
Why oh why have I never heard of this. Shame on ITV. Been waiting 50 years for a big screen version of Thunderbirds, in the way they did Transformers, they have the technology but lack the ambition. Thunderbirds has always had that 'Superman' vide... Come on Hollywood it's a perfect vehicle for hero's but with real actors, what's not to love.
we sended the rebooted Thunderbirds and I am in love with it to me it was perfect it was unique and it was originally was nothing like the puppet version and I find the newer version a bit easier to watch than the old the one thing I have a problem with the new Captain scarlet is the CGI it's so outdated it doesn't look like they put Holly any effort into putting any work into the city I why I think they should do is we do it properly the same way they did with the news on the birds and then it be perfect I don't mind having Lieutenant green as a woman I really don't see that issue it's ok but the CGI is so horrible fix it up at least
I remember the 1967 series and have to say I found this re-imagined version an excellent re-make. The new differences soon grew on me (even the theme tune!) Although I didn't see the "Ministry of Mayhem" showings it looks as though I was saved from something. I give this a thumbs up and will be looking for it on DVD.
Hate to say it, but frankly British children's TV segment shows like Ministry of Mayhem have a habit of being asinine and generally messing about with episodes within the airtime (like splitting them into two parts, or running them out of order) in an attempt to keep viewers watching - they were certainly that way in the 90s, and things don't appear to have got any better.
I really enjoyed new captain scarlet! Super stuff! 🐯
Man, the first I ever learned of this show was finding a colouring / games book in a two dollar shop when I was eight or nine (and already a fan of the original thanks to my dad), all the way down in New Zealand. Not a bad show today, even if the CGI has aged worse than the timeless marionettes.
I’m glad that CGI Thunderbirds didn’t suffer the same fate.
I had no idea this existed. It's really fun
I love the GCI Captain Scarlett and it's a shame it was only 26 episodes I love it and still watch them over and over 🛐♾️✝️❤️ LOL
Loved it my favourite show when I was a child and now it's remade in cgi even better more please 💋💋
Good to see Captain Scarlet again
I think The New Captain Scarlet is awesome !!! I just wish a CGI version of Stingray was made as well. I miss you Gerry. Rest well my friend. FAB
i loved that show
Loved both versions and never thought about "gender change" they were all just good characters imo.
The show was very mis-handled indeed.