Thursday, August 1, 2024

Thunderbirds (TV Series)

 From Wiki- Set in the 2060s, Thunderbirds is a follow-up to the earlier Supermarionation productions Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray. It follows the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft; these are headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. The main characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, leader of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the Thunderbird machines.  Back to me!

I got the Blu-Ray set of this show a while ago, and it is astounding to to watch.  The whole show works so well, acting, stories, effects and music.  After a few minutes, you forget these are puppets and not people, like the Muppets.  The picture is so clear one can easily see the strings as well, at least on the marionettes, the ships are great.  I do wish they had more extras, but for the price this set is great.

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