Just received from my rental company the first three discs of the Blu-ray release of the classic Supermarionation series "Thunderbirds"
First of all, the episodes have been cropped from 4:3 to 16:9 which whilst "morally" unacceptable, doesnt actually harm the enjoyment of the episodes.
As the show was shot on colour 35mm film, like many of the classic ITC series, it's a prime choice for HD, and the picture is very pleasing to the eye.
Hilariously the packaging shows the Tracy boys being watched over omnously by the kindly Butler Kyrano rather than his villainous brother The Hood - nice to see that this was put together by someone who had clearly never actually seen the show...
For those in the US who know and love the show the good news is that the discs appear to be region free, as they worked fine on my US as well as my UK PS3s. Bad news is the price - £120 although Amazon in the UK have it for £80. Either way its at least 50% too expensive.
One would presume that if this sells well, then other Supermarionation shows will follow, albeit cropped along with Space 1999 and possibly UFO.
First of all, the episodes have been cropped from 4:3 to 16:9 which whilst "morally" unacceptable, doesnt actually harm the enjoyment of the episodes.
As the show was shot on colour 35mm film, like many of the classic ITC series, it's a prime choice for HD, and the picture is very pleasing to the eye.
Hilariously the packaging shows the Tracy boys being watched over omnously by the kindly Butler Kyrano rather than his villainous brother The Hood - nice to see that this was put together by someone who had clearly never actually seen the show...
For those in the US who know and love the show the good news is that the discs appear to be region free, as they worked fine on my US as well as my UK PS3s. Bad news is the price - £120 although Amazon in the UK have it for £80. Either way its at least 50% too expensive.
One would presume that if this sells well, then other Supermarionation shows will follow, albeit cropped along with Space 1999 and possibly UFO.
