Captain Scarlet - Complete Series Box Set (DVD) Reviews
Newest Review: ... Captain Scarlet is easily the darkest children's television series ever made. The DVDs boast a 'Universal' rating, but this ... more
... is arguably a little lenient. In every episode, characters are viciously killed in fairly gruesome ways - strangulation, drowning, crushing, electrocution... Whether or not these characters are puppets, it's pretty unimaginable that the series could be shown on children's television today. This grit and fearlessness in the storytelling is perhaps why it has endured for me as an adult. There is no attempt to be condescending or patronising towards the audience, and as a result, the storyli...more
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Captain Scarlet - Complete Series Box Set (DVD): The Most Sinister Children's Series Ever Made! (1208 words)by - written on 18/09/12 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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========================================= Background ========================================= I still remember clutching the sofa cushion ever-so-slightly tighter to my chest whenever the bellowing, pseudo-demonic announcer accompanied the opening credits of my childhood show, Captain Scarlet. "This is the voice of the Mysterons... we know that you can hear us, earthmen". Still to this day, I get slight chills. Aired in 1967, Captain Scarlet was yet another hit show from Gerry Anderson - the mastermind behind children's television classics such as Thunderbirds and Stingray. Filmed in Supermarionation (a combination of ... Read the complete review
