In the future, mankind has at last made its giant leap beyond the bonds of Earth. Under the supervision of the World Space Patrol, the galaxy and all its wonders are finally being explored by a fleet of spaceships unlike anything we have had at our command before. Under the command of the rugged Captain Steve Zodiac, the fleet's flagship Fireball XL5 investigates the deepest corners of Galactic Sector 25 in search of faraway planets, alien life and adventure.
Another … mehrdistinctive creation from the mind of producer Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet), Fireball XL5 debuted in 1962 and soon became a favorite of young viewers with one eye aimed at the television and the other on the rapidly growing Space Race. Anderson's famous SUPERMARIONATION technique is of course on full display here, offering its unique look and style to the adventures of Colonel Zodiac and his crew. All thirty-nine fantastic tales from the Fireball XL5 crew-in glorious black and white-are presented here in an out of this world box set.
Extras:
Initial pressings come with an 80-page liner notes booklet "Fireball Exposed!: Space City Secrets Revealed" by Andrew Pixley.
DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 200:00):
- "Planet 46" (25:08)
- "Hypnotic Sphere" (25:06)
- "Planet of Platonia" (25:05)
- "Space Magnet" (25:08)
- "The Doomed Planet" (24:53)
- "Plant Man from Space" (24:44)
- "The Sun Temple" (25:01)
- "Space Immigrants" (24:55)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:39)
DISC TWO
Episodes (Play All - 199:42):
- "Space Monster" (24:55)
- "Spy in Space" (24:54)
- "Flying Zodiac" (25:04)
- "XL5 to H2O" (24:54)
- "Space Pirates" (24:53)
- "The Last of the Zanadus" (24:56)
- "Convict in Space" (24:57)
- "Space Pen" (25:09)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:19)
DISC THREE
Episodes (Play All - 200:07):
- "Wings of Danger" (24:58)
- "The Triads" (25:05)
- "Sabotage" (25:03)
- "Prisoner on the Lost Planet" (24:54)
- "Flight to Danger" (25:03)
- "Space Vacation" (25:11)
- "Mystery of the Taz" (25:00)
- "Robert to the Rescue" (24:53)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:23)
DISC FOUR
Episodes (Play All - 200:31):
- "The Forbidden Planet" (25:10)
- "The Granatoid Tanks" (25:04)
- "Dangerous Cargo" (25:09)
- "1875" (25:03)
- "The Robot Freighter Mystery" (25:00)
- "The Day the Earth Froze" (25:02)
- "Drama at Space City" (24:58)
- "Whistle for Danger" (25:05)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:16)
DISC FIVE
Episodes (Play All - 174:53):
- "Faster Than Light" (25:01)
- "Invasion Earth" (24:56)
- "Ghosts of Space" (25:09)
- "Trial by Robot" (24:59)
- "A Day in the Life of a Space General" (24:51)
- "Space City Special" (24:52)
- "The Fire Fighters" (25:05)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:18)
DISC SIX
"A Wonderland of Stardust" 2009 documentary (73:34)
"Drawn in Supermarionation" 2009 documentary (37:38)
"A Day in the Life of a Space General" colourised version (24:50)
Bill Mevin's Supercar Home Movie [mute] (1:41)
Zoom Ice Lolly Adverts (0:38)
- Advert #1 (0:18)
- Advert #2 (0:20)
Images (7:34)
Merchandise (6:08)
Disc introduction that plays on start-up (0:38) weniger