"Captain Scarlet" (2005) TV series

Creator:

Gerry Anderson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

12 February 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Captain Scarlet and the other members of a secret organization fights against an unseen alien race known as The Mysterons.

Plot Keywords:

Mars | Reanimation | Terrorism | Alien Invasion | Supernatural Power

Cast

Wayne Forester	...	Captain Scarlet / ... (25 episodes, 2005)
Robbie Stevens	...	Captain Blue / ... (25 episodes, 2005)
Mike Hayley	...	Colonel White / ... (25 episodes, 2005)
Emma Tate	...	Destiny Angel / ... (24 episodes, 2005)
Jules Dejongh	...	Lieutenant Green / ... (22 episodes, 2005)
Nigel Plaskitt	...	Captain Black / ... (18 episodes, 2005)
Julia Braams	...	Captain Ochre / ... (16 episodes, 2005)
Jeremy Hitchen	...	Captain Magenta / ... (13 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (UK) (complete title)
The New Captain Scarlet (UK) (trailer title)

Runtime:

21 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Indestructible Production Company

Trivia:

Both Destiny Angel and Captain Scarlet looked slightly different after the first two episodes, with new hairstyles and slightly varied features. This is because the production company changed after the pilot episodes in order to shoot the rest of the series.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967)

Might be as good as the original.

More of a "re-animation" of the original, rather than an original take on the original Captain Scarlet, Gerry Anderson is back with more of a whimper than a bang.

First of, its currently shown in a children's Saturday morning show (Ministry of Mayhem), split in two between games and with a preview at the start of the second part. Secondly the transmission times keep changing (anything from 10:30am to 11am) Thirdly, the episodes seem to be heavily edited as scenes jump from one to another without any real reason. Lastly, there is usually a fairly annoying scrolling message during the first showing of the program.

The CGI for the most part is pretty good, with detail on hair, engine thrusts etc. Unfortunately in parts its also pretty poor - lip animation seems to be very limited, with no real changes of mouth shapes, depending on what words are said.

The actual script is pretty good, although it can be a little tacky in parts.

Whether it would be better to wait until later in the year to get the DVD set, and hopefully a better transmission time, will depend on whether you can stand MoM.