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Drawing heavily on diverse influences such as Star Wars, Japanese Anime and Gerry Anderson's various 'Supermarionation' series, this stellar series ran for twenty-four half hour episodes on UK TV beaming to our TV screens every Saturday morning starting in October 1982.
The English version's theme song was written by Paul Bliss of The Moody Blues, and was also famously covered by Queen member Brian May and Eddie Van Halen.
The English version's theme song was written by Paul Bliss of The Moody Blues, and was also famously covered by Queen member Brian May and Eddie Van Halen.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A message saying that childhood memories sometimes can be as good as you recall. Star fleet is a science fiction serial made in japan using puppets. It achieved huge popularity in britain when it was broadcast on ITV on saturday mornings early in the 1980's, where it captured the imagination of a generation. some of whom waited a great many years to see it again.
actually although the show was originally produced in japan the english version had pretty much a whole new script and was redubbed into english and given an all new score. the story of x bomber, a spaceship crewed by three brave pilots and led by wise scientist dr benn robinson. when the earth is attacked by the evil imperial alliance who are on the trail of orphan girl lamia because she has a hidden destiny, x bomber leads the fight back and then heads off into space to unravel the mystery of why lamia is so important. lots of action ensues.
the series succeeds because it has a sense of wonder, a decent storyline, and it really captures the imagination. and there are also some pretty exciting battle sequences. all of this should be enough to reawaken the inner teenager in you who first saw the show in the 1980's. and even if you've never seen it before anyone who likes an entertaining bit of good science fiction should be swiftly captivated by this.
There are twenty four episodes which run for twenty three minutes each. episodes nine and thirteen are clip shows, that just fill up the time by using clips from earlier parts. you could probably skip over thirteen without missing anything but nine does contain one important plot development near the end. but these two are the only episodes that aren't excellent.
The show is spread over four discs, six epiaodes to each.... Read more ›
actually although the show was originally produced in japan the english version had pretty much a whole new script and was redubbed into english and given an all new score. the story of x bomber, a spaceship crewed by three brave pilots and led by wise scientist dr benn robinson. when the earth is attacked by the evil imperial alliance who are on the trail of orphan girl lamia because she has a hidden destiny, x bomber leads the fight back and then heads off into space to unravel the mystery of why lamia is so important. lots of action ensues.
the series succeeds because it has a sense of wonder, a decent storyline, and it really captures the imagination. and there are also some pretty exciting battle sequences. all of this should be enough to reawaken the inner teenager in you who first saw the show in the 1980's. and even if you've never seen it before anyone who likes an entertaining bit of good science fiction should be swiftly captivated by this.
There are twenty four episodes which run for twenty three minutes each. episodes nine and thirteen are clip shows, that just fill up the time by using clips from earlier parts. you could probably skip over thirteen without missing anything but nine does contain one important plot development near the end. but these two are the only episodes that aren't excellent.
The show is spread over four discs, six epiaodes to each.... Read more ›
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Takahashii
Format:DVD
Today I finally received my copy of the DVD box and I can say that it has been worth both the money and the wait big time. Star Fleet is a sci-fi puppet series which plays in the year 2999. During the dawn of a new millennium something big unknown to mankind is about to happen. A group of alien invaders, known as the Imperial Alliance however know all too well that the events to take place could very well mean the end of their dominance in the universe. And so they set out for earth to seek out the F01 which is where the story begins.
What makes this DVD collection excel when compared to other releases of older series is that the editors haven't tried to "enhance" or "improve" the experience in any way. Instead they totally focussed on restoring all the material they had so that its quality would be good enough for a DVD release. A quick example; during the first series the Imperial Alliance drone crafts attack x-bomber directly, crippling it on moonbase. During these scenes you will notice that some laser blasts have suddenly turned white, only to become yellow again at a later time. Such "glitches" have all been left in, as they should in my opinion!
So judging from what I've seen so far they truly succeeded with the goal. The DVD set contains all full 24 episodes, so also including the opening, ending and preview of the next episode. And because it hasn't been remastered in any way its in its original 4:3 aspect ratio format, without subtitles and 1 language track. As said before: this is the original material, nothing more and nothing less. So don't expect too much fancy stuff, just an enormous blast from the past.
The menu system on the DVDs is very smooth and navigates easily while featuring music and sound samples from the series.... Read more ›
What makes this DVD collection excel when compared to other releases of older series is that the editors haven't tried to "enhance" or "improve" the experience in any way. Instead they totally focussed on restoring all the material they had so that its quality would be good enough for a DVD release. A quick example; during the first series the Imperial Alliance drone crafts attack x-bomber directly, crippling it on moonbase. During these scenes you will notice that some laser blasts have suddenly turned white, only to become yellow again at a later time. Such "glitches" have all been left in, as they should in my opinion!
So judging from what I've seen so far they truly succeeded with the goal. The DVD set contains all full 24 episodes, so also including the opening, ending and preview of the next episode. And because it hasn't been remastered in any way its in its original 4:3 aspect ratio format, without subtitles and 1 language track. As said before: this is the original material, nothing more and nothing less. So don't expect too much fancy stuff, just an enormous blast from the past.
The menu system on the DVDs is very smooth and navigates easily while featuring music and sound samples from the series.... Read more ›
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By NukeAlexS
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great box set just buy it.
As always there are a few quirks, but trivial:
a) Two episodes are clip shows (repeats). Watch them whilst sticking fingers into your eye sockets.
b) They originally combined two episodes into one for the UK version.
c) Brian May's video size has been drastically reduced for some reason (even after maintaining the aspect ratio). This is the only real issue with the DVD distribution (Fabulous why didn't you do a better job of this?).
d) The "Making Of" documentary contains a BIG spoiler. Would have been better on disc 4. Regardless DO NOT WATCH until you've seen all the episodes.
In regards to (b) I think it would have been great if they had included the two original FULL Japanese episodes that were edited together later for UK release, and even better if they had subtitles.
You can't have it all.... but you can almost have it all....
As always there are a few quirks, but trivial:
a) Two episodes are clip shows (repeats). Watch them whilst sticking fingers into your eye sockets.
b) They originally combined two episodes into one for the UK version.
c) Brian May's video size has been drastically reduced for some reason (even after maintaining the aspect ratio). This is the only real issue with the DVD distribution (Fabulous why didn't you do a better job of this?).
d) The "Making Of" documentary contains a BIG spoiler. Would have been better on disc 4. Regardless DO NOT WATCH until you've seen all the episodes.
In regards to (b) I think it would have been great if they had included the two original FULL Japanese episodes that were edited together later for UK release, and even better if they had subtitles.
You can't have it all.... but you can almost have it all....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By J. M. Greer
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I loved this when I watched it on TV in the early 80s and like all good cult tv it is even better than I remember it. An epic storyline that is engrossing told over 24 episodes with real heroism, pathos and drama plus lots of fantastic space battles set to Paul Bliss's funky electronic score (when are they bringing out the soundtrack album?).
The 16mm film is just as grainy as I remember it and the colours are vibrant on this dvd release. The series benefits from great mecha and some fantastic designs by manga maestro Go Nagai. This series has everything- great designs, a truly engaging storyline and fab music.
Book some annual leave, position the sofa, crank up your sound system and enjoy.
The 16mm film is just as grainy as I remember it and the colours are vibrant on this dvd release. The series benefits from great mecha and some fantastic designs by manga maestro Go Nagai. This series has everything- great designs, a truly engaging storyline and fab music.
Book some annual leave, position the sofa, crank up your sound system and enjoy.
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Star Fleet X Bomber
I remembered the tv program, so I bought this DVD. It's good and I enjoyed but had just nostalgic feelings.
Published 11 days ago by nyanko
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Storyline, addictive viewing
Well, I have to say that just after watching the first couple of episodes I was completely hooked. Star Fleet is an absolute gem, I wish more of the British productions would dare... Read more
Published 3 months ago by TheBlackTripod
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a great addition to my collection
This is an awesome show with a dash of Star Wars, a pinch of Thunderbirds and a tea spoon of Japanese Anime. If you like any of these ingredients, you'll love Star Fleet/X Bomber.
Published 3 months ago by Manuel David Alvarez
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Saturday Mornings
Very enjoyable. Brought back memories of watching this on a Saturday morning in the days of my youth. Highly recommend.
Published 7 months ago by MJG
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Star fleet DVD
Old school puppet film of the 80s. Watched it every week but missed one episode. Had a catch up. Was surprisingly different to how I recall. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ostriches
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved this as a kid in the 80's
Pure nostalgia purchase, was on when I was a youngster in the early 80's and I remembered it despite it being lesser known. Take that Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett and Sting-ray!!
Published 7 months ago by P. Lord
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK Really
Should have been digitally remastered. Also it feels like theirs some scenes missing. I am sure I remeber the Dr Benn character arguing with the General in charge of Star Fleet... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. S. Morrell
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Supermarionation: The Dark Side
You either love them or hate them and I love them. For years I had only VHS compilation tapes which miss out so much of the story. Read more
Published 9 months ago by William J. Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS IS NOT!! A GERRY ANDERSON PRODUCT, AND BRIAN MAY DID NOT WRITE OR...
A great series, i laughed my leg off at that 1 reviewer erroneously saying it was A gerry anderson show lol, and also how folk just dont seem to get that paul bliss NOT Brian may,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice
A very nice sf puppet series, with a atmospere somewhere between Thunderbirds, Star Wars en Star Trek, and that in a japanese way. Read more
Published 13 months ago by ernst
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