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Thunderbirds Complete Series Digistack--9-Disc Box Set
As to 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 (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catch phrase 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. In this box set: all 32 episodes on eight discs, plus a bonus DVD featuring "The Thunderbirds Companion", an action-packed compilation which features the very best Thunderbirds rescues and scenes and tells the whole story behind Gerry Anderson's legendary action adventure series. Includes behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Gerry Anderson, David Graham (the voice of Parker, Brains and Kyrano), Thunderbirds directors Alan Patillo and Bob Bell, and puppeteer John Blundall. --Mark Walker
RRP: £124.99
Our Price: £39.97 (subject to change)
Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
"Filmed in VIDECOLOR [explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax] and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a) the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here.
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Special Features
- Tracy Island FAB Fact file - Gerry Anderson FAB Fact file - Machines FAB Fact file - Characters FAB Fact file - Printable CD Rom Thunderbird 1 Cross Section - Printable CD Rom FAB 1 & FAB 2 - Printable CD Rom Thunderbird 2 Cross section - Printable CD Rom Tracy Island Illustration - Thunderbirds: The Characters Featurette - Thunderbirds: The Machines Featurette - Thunderbirds: Lady Penelope & Parker Featurette - Quiz Your Brains With Hidden Bonus - F.A.B Fact File - Making Of Featurette (3 Mins) - Printable CD Rom Thunderbird 3 Cross Section - Original Brochure Artwork - Original Memorabilia Section - Two Original TV Commercials - Printable CD Rom Thunderbird 4 Cross Section - Original Thunderbirds Spec Sheets Artwork - Printable CD Rom Thunderbird 5 Cross Section - Thunderbirds: The Secrets Featurette - Printable CD Rom F.A.B Mansion Cross Section
Excellent
Review date: 2008-08-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
I gave this to my husband as a birthday gift and he is over the moon with it!
The quality of the collection is fantastic and to this day Thunderbirds is still a classic with young and old. A must buy for any die hard fan!
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Reviews
Gerry Andersons finest .
Review date: 2008-03-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
What can you say about this series that has not already been said . The best childrens programme of the 1960's now available as a box set . Sit down , turn on your T.V. , and experience Gerry Anderson at his best . The stirring theme tune , the fantastic storylines . Excellent stuff ! .
It's not just for the Kids
Review date: 2006-10-01 Rating: 10 out of 10
Thunderbirds was, and in my opinion still is one of the best Television shows ever made, I can still remember watching the series when it was first aired (I am old enough believe me) holding the sleeves of my jumper tied at the waist was just like having the controls of Thunderbird One in my hands. This DVD series really takes me back, so thank you Jerry Anderson for one of the best and possibly greatest shows of all time, never stop making the DVD's please I am in danger of wearing these out.
Cutting-edge.... years ahead of its time.
Review date: 2006-07-28 Rating: 10 out of 10
I just bought the Spanish version of the box-set (9 DVDs also)...
amazing stuff. As you watch, it is remarkable just how ahead of it's time it really was... and yet the technology of today is already there in 1964: email, supersonic flight, faxes... the plot-lines are cutting-edge too. Anderson was a true visionary!
awesome boxset
Review date: 2006-06-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
i just have to say that this set is just freakin' awesome, all episodes are completely remastered (both audio and image) and the episodes are in the correct viewing order according to the original airdates.
anyway, just a blast from the past with this excellent complete boxset
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Thunderbirds
Recording label: Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd
Manufacturer: Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd
EAN: 5037115063335
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 9
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-07-19
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2