Amazing to watch, even in 2020. So much creativity and futurism. I love the aircraft, high fashion & small details put into these stories. Gerry predicted nano-technology (Capt. Scarlet) even if he wasn't aware of it.
They do not, sir. And even though this was ~14 years before my own birth, I feel sorely cheated out of this promised future, as well as such fantastic writing and adventure. I was born far too late.
I only managed to catch a few bits of an episode of this series when I was a child. No TV and so I only got a look when visiting someone else with a TV. Something I found interesting when I read the Captain Scarlet stories in paperback books is that the Mysterons are supposed to never lie or attempt a bluff. They always tell the truth. They can make mistakes, though, which is one way some of their plans fail. Another way their plans fail is because they're deliberately waging a "war of nerves" against humankind and part of that plan is to allow humans a small chance of winning each battle. After all, if humans knew there was no chance of them winning, they might stop even attempting to fight and live in a dull acceptance of their fate instead of always being worried and nervous about winning or losing, making a "war of nerves" pointless.
I was 5 or 6 years old!!! --when this was on TV WAY--BACK in 1972-1978, and further!!--- AMAZING!--- How, you can see your Childhood stuff right here on UA-cam!!!! Thank you, UA-cam!!! This was OVER 45 YEARS AGO, FOR ME!!! :)
Watched this one back in the day…they need a Question Mark and the Mysterians, 96 Tears, soundtrack. That car explosion at about 6:00, was visually more impressive than many CGI overkill’s I’ve seen…
I love every gun fight had to include that crazy whistling ricochet sound! It’s literally everywhere. Especially in westerns! It’s about as common as the Wilhelm scream. 😂
The best episode - because of all that fabulously weird stratojet action. Having the president's plane hit it anyway despite the valiant SPV battle is a masterstroke.
OMG this was one of my favorites with Joe 90 and I am 55 from Argentina, I was talking to my friend William from the USA and he didn't know it, unbelievable!
kinda like Reptilians 🐲, basically. Satanic 😈 law (yes, they have it and they're bound by it) requires that they announce what they're about to do if ever so subtly. Oops, I'm delving deep into Epstein territory. Nevermind. 😀
Man, this is such a hoot! I thought I only saw 1 ep of this over and over again 30 years ago (I'll be 41 next week). But I remember that ramming the tires and that fantastic fat jet (or at least I think I did 😂) . About to watch ep 3 can't wait for the memories, real or imagined, to surface again 😀 👍
In 1967 , The United states was at the Peak of its Industrial power. Jet Fighters, Apollo Rockets, Moon Shots. Every part of that 3, Million custom part rocket was made in America. Everyone had a future in America building or selling or just improving our Country in some way. The Future looked Real Bright. This was before the Gas price wars, right in the middle of American Muscle Cars, as close as your Car Dealer. It was an Amazing time, I wish I could go back to 1968 and live there forever. Respects for this Great Entertainment, DSD
DSD: "... and then Nixon watched perverse elements of conservativism assassinate Bobby Kennedy, in order to scare voters into placing their faith in 'Tricky Dick' ~ from which that country never recovered."
@@rudolphguarnacci197 It should have been probably, but I think that people being upset that it was a dream episode is wrong. I mean they show many elements during the episode that lead us to that conclusion. Also we are talking about a time where episodes could be aired in the wrong order, so there is no point in making it serialised.
@@pershing3346 I agree that it shouldn't criticized for the dream factor. As a very young boy i obviously was not aware of that device. And when it was revealed as such, to this day(!) i vividly remember how relieved i was. I thought it was curtains for Spectrum.
At that time they had the Flying Jetpack man and people actually believed that the Jettsons Cartoon Future would happen shortly. It was a wonderful time to be an American in America. Perhaps we will go to that future again, Hopefully. RH DSD
I was about 5 watching this episode - my favourite episode. I was at a point of beginning discernment were I started to question what I was seeing. I pondered who was filming DT-19 and other events. I started to conclude it was not reality but fiction. The same season I acknowledged a friend was right in that we did not have colour TV, although I thought it was until my friend told me to look at it again. Also I usually missed the opening, scanning the channels, because I thought Captain Scarlet, my friend again attempting to correct me, was part of the Thunderbirds and actively sought that intro. The first episode scared me bad. I was confused in a most unsettling way wondering who the real Captain Scarlet was. I would turn off the TV but turned it on soon afterwards because I had to see what was happening - loved the destruction scene of Spectrum Maximum Security Building and the Sky Park.
I realize after all these years . UFO as basically the same television program with live actors. Very similar and to be clear I love them both. My statement was not a criticism. The live action was simply the next level
The Spectrum Cloud Base looks so narrow shown from the standard side angle, but when it's shown from a different angle, it's quite wide and almost looks like a pool table. Just an observation.
I´m SHOCKED !!!! . They in this episode of 1967 made what almost exactly will occurd 10 years later at the Rodeos , Canary Islands- Spain where two 747 crashed on ground while one (the KLM 747-200) taking off colided against another 747 crossing the runway ( the Pan Am 747-100) .
In Captain Scarlet the Alien war is a secret. In UFO the Alien war is a secret. Couldn't the Aliens have just said publicly *"HEY, LOOK! WE'RE ALIENS!!"*
@@Gwestytears According to the official story line, yes. Also there was a rouge, tyrannical government, that was overthrown. Colonel White was one of the honoured for helping, in a critical role, to over-throw the aforementioned.
I never got around to watching this as a kid. So this whole series is predicated on explorers from Earth botching a first contact on Mars? Does anyone try making an apology later in the series?
@@RichardBonomo seriously. on behalf of humanity, scarlet proffered a full apology and offer of peace. the mysterons basically said, "naw dog," and used the opportunity to try and blow up cloudbase with a crystal bomb. they REALLY hold a grudge.
Voiced by Cy Grant, a Guyanese barrister and calypso singer who was one of the first black stars of British television. He led a long and fascinatingly varied life.
I just discovered the serie and i like the Show but Captain Scarlet seems so Dumb and boring he really have zero charisma as a hero. His Blond Buddy have way more personality
Notice how Captain Scarlet was helping the UN & escorting 'The World President'. Smacks of the WEF, WHO, Klaus Schwab & his cronies. Did Spectrum know something we didnt? 🤔🙄💩🤣
Amazing to watch, even in 2020. So much creativity and futurism. I love the aircraft, high fashion & small details put into these stories. Gerry predicted nano-technology (Capt. Scarlet) even if he wasn't aware of it.
You mean 2021? :3
If you were a little older you could see how it just looks like the 60s with a few more "new age" vehicles.
@@darthbigred22
Yeah, you're right! It really does!
Most ofvthe technical stuff came from Derek Meddings.
You take an old man back to my youth.
They don't make shows like this anymore.
It's great.
They do not, sir. And even though this was ~14 years before my own birth, I feel sorely cheated out of this promised future, as well as such fantastic writing and adventure.
I was born far too late.
Ed Bishop Voiceover on the intro. It was such a great series!
I loved Derek Meddings fabulous scale models!
I only managed to catch a few bits of an episode of this series when I was a child. No TV and so I only got a look when visiting someone else with a TV.
Something I found interesting when I read the Captain Scarlet stories in paperback books is that the Mysterons are supposed to never lie or attempt a bluff. They always tell the truth. They can make mistakes, though, which is one way some of their plans fail. Another way their plans fail is because they're deliberately waging a "war of nerves" against humankind and part of that plan is to allow humans a small chance of winning each battle.
After all, if humans knew there was no chance of them winning, they might stop even attempting to fight and live in a dull acceptance of their fate instead of always being worried and nervous about winning or losing, making a "war of nerves" pointless.
プロップとコスチュームのデザインが素晴らしいイギリス最高です。
I was 5 or 6 years old!!! --when this was on TV WAY--BACK in 1972-1978, and further!!--- AMAZING!--- How, you can see your Childhood stuff right here on UA-cam!!!! Thank you, UA-cam!!! This was OVER 45 YEARS AGO, FOR ME!!! :)
Watched this in Black&White way back when that was the color of choice. LOL Great times to be a kid.
We didn't have color TV 📺 until 1994. Watched this over and over again 30 years ago and I couldn't understand English back then 😂
Watched this one back in the day…they need a Question Mark and the Mysterians, 96 Tears, soundtrack.
That car explosion at about 6:00, was visually more impressive than many CGI overkill’s I’ve seen…
I love every gun fight had to include that crazy whistling ricochet sound! It’s literally everywhere. Especially in westerns!
It’s about as common as the Wilhelm scream. 😂
Captain Brown has been taken over by the Mysterious and operates a counterforce to Spectrum called Rectum.
Hahhahahah
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Go back to gaming, pod.
That's low……
Rectum !! Damned near killed um !
The best episode - because of all that fabulously weird stratojet action. Having the president's plane hit it anyway despite the valiant SPV battle is a masterstroke.
OMG this was one of my favorites with Joe 90 and I am 55 from Argentina, I was talking to my friend William from the USA and he didn't know it, unbelievable!
Wow. That aircraft demolition derby sequence was amazing.🛩
Always great to see how they could figure out ways around the Thunderbird walk lol, and the detail on the puppets was amazing.
"Sworn enemies of earth" because of what happened in episode ONE.
Maybe the very best episode of the serie. DT19 crashing in the sea scene is epic.
OMG. This is the Kind Of Animation We're Vying For. Love it!
Gotta love this show. Love how in the second episode the heroes fail, very rare story telling right there.
oh goodness, I just realized that...Unless it was another aircraft DT-19 hit.
@@2150dalek Well they could imply that. Captain Blue does say that "maybe he didn't die, in vain." Though I think they didn't succeed.
Captain Scarlet voice sounds exactly like Cary Grant
Yes!!!
It was actually Francis Matthews who was picked because he sounded like Cary Grant.
Why'd they make them puppets so good looking, though? 😳😂
@@alice_agogo
Ikr. That Angel that got up in the lounge had some rack!
Always felt bad for Capt. Black. He was a good guy, but those damn Martians got him.
The Mysterons are not really the bad guys we are because we fired on them first when they was just wondering who we where.
@@charliemartin-k7m
That's true. But i felt Capt. Black was caught in the middle following orders.
The mysterons are so polite, announcing what they're about to do.
kinda like Reptilians 🐲, basically. Satanic 😈 law (yes, they have it and they're bound by it) requires that they announce what they're about to do if ever so subtly. Oops, I'm delving deep into Epstein territory. Nevermind. 😀
@@alice_agogo u wot m8
Just like CNN
@@alice_agogo
What? Epstein didn't kill himself? The cameras weren't working? Theguards were off? Noooooooooooo
Gerry Anderson was a Genius.. Dont make em like this anymore ! Thunderbirds, Stingray, Joe Ninety etc...
Gerry and Silva Anderson were early pioneers of Sci-fi. Then along came Irwin Allen, Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas
Man, this is such a hoot! I thought I only saw 1 ep of this over and over again 30 years ago (I'll be 41 next week). But I remember that ramming the tires and that fantastic fat jet (or at least I think I did 😂) . About to watch ep 3 can't wait for the memories, real or imagined, to surface again 😀 👍
Happy birthday!
In 1967 , The United states was at the Peak of its Industrial power. Jet Fighters, Apollo Rockets, Moon Shots. Every part of that 3, Million custom part rocket was made in America. Everyone had a future in America building or selling or just improving our Country in some way. The Future looked Real Bright. This was before the Gas price wars, right in the middle of American Muscle Cars, as close as your Car Dealer. It was an Amazing time, I wish I could go back to 1968 and live there forever. Respects for this Great Entertainment, DSD
Interesting how he neglects to mention The Vietnam War.
This is a British production.
DSD: "... and then Nixon watched perverse elements of conservativism assassinate Bobby Kennedy, in order to scare voters into placing their faith in 'Tricky Dick' ~ from which that country never recovered."
"You will pay for your unprovoked dislikes."
Today's people think we're nuts when we say there used to be shows like this on TV , even if we tried to explain it they think we're lying
at this time is the best and very very technical cinematic.
Captain Black's eye's!!.....creepy as all get out! How did people not freak out when they looked into them?
Looks like he was pulling all nighters
Tom Scott brought me here. Thanks Tom, this is great.
I've watched every episode a year or so ago. I loved them. I also liked The New Captain Scarlett
Attack on Cloudbase and Virus would be my favorites.
@@pershing3346
When i saw Attack on Cloudbase when it first came out (in the States) i thought it was over for Spectrum.
@@rudolphguarnacci197 It should have been probably, but I think that people being upset that it was a dream episode is wrong.
I mean they show many elements during the episode that lead us to that conclusion. Also we are talking about a time where episodes could be aired in the wrong order, so there is no point in making it serialised.
@@pershing3346
I agree that it shouldn't criticized for the dream factor. As a very young boy i obviously was not aware of that device. And when it was revealed as such, to this day(!) i vividly remember how relieved i was. I thought it was curtains for Spectrum.
This genuinely frightened me as a kid
Very well done...
At that time they had the Flying Jetpack man and people actually believed that the Jettsons Cartoon Future would happen shortly. It was a wonderful time to be an American in America. Perhaps we will go to that future again, Hopefully. RH DSD
So much better watching in color😵💫
wow! I can dream of a new life, all over again!! now were falling out of the sky, like a brick!
I was about 5 watching this episode - my favourite episode. I was at a point of beginning discernment were I started to question what I was seeing. I pondered who was filming DT-19 and other events. I started to conclude it was not reality but fiction. The same season I acknowledged a friend was right in that we did not have colour TV, although I thought it was until my friend told me to look at it again. Also I usually missed the opening, scanning the channels, because I thought Captain Scarlet, my friend again attempting to correct me, was part of the Thunderbirds and actively sought that intro.
The first episode scared me bad. I was confused in a most unsettling way wondering who the real Captain Scarlet was. I would turn off the TV but turned it on soon afterwards because I had to see what was happening - loved the destruction scene of Spectrum Maximum Security Building and the Sky Park.
My favorite episode. Close runner-up is the first third-or-so of Episode 03.
I realize after all these years . UFO as basically the same television program with live actors.
Very similar and to be clear I love them both. My statement was not a criticism. The live action was simply the next level
timeless classic, cloudbase! ed bishop from ufo, voice over, love anderson imagination,
Captain black still isn't get enough sleep!
The Spectrum Cloud Base looks so narrow shown from the standard side angle, but when it's shown from a different angle, it's quite wide and almost looks like a pool table. Just an observation.
That captain Scarlett sounds just like Cary Grant
E muito interessante a madeira que eles dizem esse seriado eu tenho muita saudades desse seriado bons tempos saudades
Col.White sounds like Ronald Coleman.
The actors worked on the UFO series also . Another great series
Captain Scarlet sure sounds like Cary Grant 😉.
DT 19 wins the prize for least aerodynamic jet ever.
That would be Thunderbird 2
It's called a "lifting body" like Steve Austin's space shuttle. It was a real NASA vehicle.
Fabulous and the reboot was great too 😎😎😎
Is it just only me. but these dummy looking pretty good. they are better looking than the Thunderbirds. More handsome 😁
improvements to the supermarionation mouth sync tech enabled them to be placed in the torso rather than the head, for the first time
Did you notice the rack on the Angel in the lounge?
@@rudolphguarnacci197 trust me, all plastic )
It’s hard to believe that this film 🎥 was made in 1968!I wouldn’t remember this program that far back,though!
Captianscarlet looks like to me,across between rodger moore and dave clark.
Great stuff. Remind me - what did "SIG" mean?
Spectrum is green.
I´m SHOCKED !!!! . They in this episode of 1967 made what almost exactly will occurd 10 years later at the Rodeos , Canary Islands- Spain where two 747 crashed on ground while one (the KLM 747-200) taking off colided against another 747 crossing the runway ( the Pan Am 747-100) .
I keep thinking that Colonel White is James Brolin.
I love this show. Spectrum is Green.
Earth in a war that humans started.
Mysteron apologist!
@@jcoker423
Ikr
I love that they kill the puppets.
Dang, this show was great. Did they make great shows for kids back then and unlocked kids imaginations. No sole in shows today all computer generated
Estou viciada nos Supermarionation💜
In Captain Scarlet the Alien war is a secret.
In UFO the Alien war is a secret.
Couldn't the Aliens have just said publicly *"HEY, LOOK! WE'RE ALIENS!!"*
🤔
It wasn't in the script c:
Francis Matthews, a Cary Grant soundalike
Hey,wait ,i also see alot of rick nelson too.
nevermind i figure it out Spectrum Is Green
I knew you would.
Fond memories!
Flat screen tv at :30 how is that for being decades ahead of time!!!
This kicks a**.
The mysterons, sworned enemies of earth, possessing the ability to recreate an exact duplicate of an object or a person, but first they most destroy
I love how 200 million people seemed like a big number for Eastern Asia back then. If only they knew..
Probably the result of depopulation due to the nuclear war that occurred before the time frame of the show.
There was a nuclear war?
@@Gwestytears
According to the official story line, yes. Also there was a rouge, tyrannical government, that was overthrown. Colonel White was one of the honoured for helping, in a critical role, to over-throw the aforementioned.
One scene here was referenced in a certain unrelated reboot circa 2004, it seems.
キャプテンスカート。懐かしいですね。特にフルOPとかです20年位にスカパーで録りましたが観ることが出来ないままDVDメディアを盗まれてしまいましたので残念でしたが今は動画で観ることが出来ます。まあ強いて言うならば吹き替えが良かったですがね。英語では楽しめませんからね
Cary grant in his later years
13:19 A few hundred people not important to the story just died.
SIG?
I never got around to watching this as a kid. So this whole series is predicated on explorers from Earth botching a first contact on Mars? Does anyone try making an apology later in the series?
Or, like, surrendering for trial?
C'mon!
yes, and it doesn't work out...
karl wallace seriously?
@@RichardBonomo seriously. on behalf of humanity, scarlet proffered a full apology and offer of peace. the mysterons basically said, "naw dog," and used the opportunity to try and blow up cloudbase with a crystal bomb. they REALLY hold a grudge.
@@garethspotfur1 Do you happen to know which season and episode this was?
Captain Copout! 🙂
Captain Scarlett sounds like Carry Grant?
Can a kindly soul remind me what "S.I.G" is short for? Thanks!
Spectrum is Green
The radio is dead sir!
Capt. Scarlet didn't die... He's Captain Scarlet. Remember?
Thank you.
Does anyone know what is FIG. Love this series... have aĺl the toys!
It's SIG, Spectrum Is Green
Stop lying to this nice man. It means fig newton.
I keep hearing S I G but can not find meaning?
S.I.G Spectrum is Green
@@ascendingstar5673 Thank you
@@brucewmclaughlin9072 Your welcome
Um, yeah, you do have to spell out the consequences. What would they be?
:/ To think if anyone was real from this show they’d either be dead by now or long retired vets…
and Destiny angel is a bad shot
What does SIG mean when they reply on the radio....?? Anyone?
Spectrum is go
Spectrum is Green, c;
@@vicsaul5459 Sorry, you're right, it is green. SIG !
It should be a drinking game.
SIG, FAB, WTF, GFY, FYI, BTW
Is Lieutenant Green supposed to be black?
There are Black captains. Capt. Magenta is one I believe.
Voiced by Cy Grant, a Guyanese barrister and calypso singer who was one of the first black stars of British television. He led a long and fascinatingly varied life.
Am I the only one who noticed that a video loaded in Jan 2013 got its first comment in June 2020?
Gotta love that algorithm!
YT algorithm is 99% garbage. Is why Trump wanted to get TikTok's far more advanced algorithm under the guise of "national security". 🙄😂
Land of the Giants had nothing n this series, this series was more expensive... dollar wise!!!💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
S.I.G.,means spectrum is green, or a.ok, in America
Maverick is not rival for the Angels.
Wow
What is SIG
Spectrum is Green
I just discovered the serie and i like the Show but Captain Scarlet seems so Dumb and boring he really have zero charisma as a hero. His Blond Buddy have way more personality
0:49
S-I-G?
Suck it, George. (Beatles expression. They were popular at the time.)
Notice how Captain Scarlet was helping the UN & escorting 'The World President'. Smacks of the WEF, WHO, Klaus Schwab & his cronies. Did Spectrum know something we didnt? 🤔🙄💩🤣
S I G
Man, l hope the liberals won't get a hold of this series.
Wut
Forget those woke pimples!
Conservative mysogyny
@@josetirado3680 it's MIsogyny , you need to back to school.