Penny Goes Mod
Fireball XL5 colorized and on Blu-Ray
I’m NO fan of colorized films. I hate it. This series is from 1962; they had color then, for whatever reasons they chose to film it in black and white. Whether the reason was because it was going to be broadcast to black and white televisions or whether it was cost effective, it’s unimportant. What is important is that each shot in the program was composed and lit for black and white. Even the colors they painted the marionettes and all of the vehicles and buildings were chosen to look best in black and white.
My feelings and rant aside, I do like “like” the coloring on individual still frames. I wish I was a spaceman, the fastest guy alive. I’d fly you ‘round the universe in Fireball XL5….
~Joe
Fireball XL5 scans of printed booklet
www.joesgiantrobots.com has more Gerry Anderson than you can shake a stick at!
I found these awesome scans of printed Fireball XL5 photos online. Although this series is crude in terms of the puppets and effects when compared to Gerry Anderson’s later work such as Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds, it’s possibly my favorite of all his television programs.
Don’t get me wrong, I love everything Supermarionation, it’s just Fireball XL5 really rings old Retro-Joe’s bells.
Don’t be a tootie, if you’re into this sort of stuff… see it asap!!
~Joe
Awesome Gerry Anderson vehicles
In a never ending quest to bring you all sorts of cool odd things, here’s more Gerry Anderson in ya face!
The above drawings are NOT illustrated by me, but they’re so wicked cool!! First to last is, a cut-away interior details of Scott Tracy’s Thunderbird 1, Colonel Steve Zodiac’s Fireball XL5, Captain Troy Tempest’s Stingray and lastly the exterior of Mike Mercury’s Supercar.
~Joe
