Thunderbirds are definitely GO!!
What can I say about this 1960's TV show! Nothing bad that's for sure! I grew up with this show and used to watch it before my mom would take me to school when I was in the first grade! Yes...it is a kids TV show, but let me tell you...the stories are well written and intelligent and you can see that children's programming was not dumbed down to kids in the 60's like it is for today's kids. I still enjoy watching these because the stories are that good and they still hold up to anything that is on TV today! To be honest I consider this show to be waaaay better than many of the adult shows on TV today!!
Thunderbirds was a show that was produced by Gerry Anderson (who also created UFO, Space:1999, Captain Scarlet and others) and used puppets as the stars with voice actors providing the voices of the different characters. The premise is that they are team that provides help in drastic situations, hence their name - International Rescue. International Rescue was started by the patriarch Jeff Tracy with his five sons (Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John) who all pilot, or man, the four rescue craft: Thunderbird 1 (quick response craft), Thunderbird 2 (heavy specialized payloads and craft carried in 6 different pods), Thunderbird 3 (space rescues), Thunderbird 4 (underwater rescues - carried in Pod 4 by Thunderbird 2 to site), as well as Thunderbird 5 (orbiting space monitoring station). With these vehicles, International Rescue are able to respond to any disaster around the world.
Of course this show may not be for all people as many may be put off by the puppets and 60's special effects, but I would rather my kids watch this than the kids fare that is on cable today (they treats kids as if they are stupid and have no intelligence behind them at all and do not even try to teach kids any valuable lessons through the storytelling).
If you want a television show for kids (as well as adults) with intelligence, action and valuable lessons, then Thunderbirds is an obvious choice. The price ($30.00) is awesome for the complete series (this was put out once before in a Megaset that cost around $100.00). The digital remastering on this series is awesome!! The picture is crystal clear (of course with this means that you will notice the puppet strings easier, but really no big deal) and the sound is available in the original mono as well as Dolby 5.1 surround. I have read that some people don't like the 5.1 sound as it has new sound effects, but after switching back and forth during different scenes I noticed no change in the sound effects. If anything they are more enhanced, utilizing the 5.1 channels to effectively spread the sound throughout the listening space. There aren't many extras except for Launching the Thunderbirds and some PDF files to view. The diehard fan may want more in this area, but for the general person buying this for their kids, or even themselves, will not care too much. All in all this is an exceptional product at an exceptional price and I can't recommend it enough.
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