Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons
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The Mysterons, sworn enemies of Earth, possessing the ability to recreate an exact likeness of an object or person... but first they must destroy. Leading the fight, one man fate has made indestructible. His name... Captain Scarlet.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often shortened to Captain Scarlet, is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor ITC Entertainment. Running to thirty-two 25-minute episodes, it was first broadcast on ITV regional franchises between 1967 and 1968 and has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It is one of several Anderson series that were filmed using a form of electronic marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation" combined with scale model special effects sequences.
Why It's Indestructible
- Likable characters such as the titular character himself, Captain Blue and The Angels.
- An astonishingly dark tone.
- Despite the puppets shifting to looking more realistic in contrast to the previous Supermarionation shows, the puppets still look good.
- Good use of a multi-ethnic cast.
- Great voice acting.
Bad Qualities
- The dark tone may be off-putting for some people.
- The final episode "The Inquistion" was not a good send-off for the series.