Think about it.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
kartoon-1 — 12 years ago(August 28, 2013 01:47 AM)
Think about it.
In Gerry Andersons other marionette shows (Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Joe 90, etc) we have black & white worlds where its bad guys vs. good guys with the good guys winning.
But this series has shades of grey (the Earth forces are at fault for starting the war, but the Mysterons, allegedly a more civilized race behave relentlessly vindictive over a misunderstanding on the part of the primitive Earthlings) and every episode ends in a draw as even though Scarlet and SPECTRUM succeed in halting each Mysteron threat its not before lives are lost and property damage done. Hence every episode is a stalemate with no decisive victors. -
Prairie_Scum — 12 years ago(January 19, 2014 10:58 AM)
Ya, me and my son watched this series together when he was young and we used to joke about how high the body count was and all the creative ways they tried to kill off Captain Scarlet. Our favorite was the episode where they switched out the doctor with an imposter and tried to kill Captain Scarlet with botched brain surgery, lol.
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Alwood — 11 years ago(May 27, 2014 12:04 AM)
I remember this show rocked my world when first shown in the States, circa early '70s. I also remember being really scared and disturbed by it.
Years later, when the DVD set was released, I snapped up a copy and was shocked by how dark, brutal and violent it was! This would never pass for children's television today.
That said, it's so clever and sophisticated, I found myself equally enthralled by it as an adult. Perhaps kids were just given more credit back then for being able to figure things out for themselves.
Regardless, it's a classic.