Hi, Due to the generosity of Mrs Gooner in sending me the 1963 and 1965 annuals from among the spares of her collection, I have finally had the opportunity to...
Hi, I've had a bit of trouble with picture resolution and slow loading too but what I have been able to view looked pretty good. I would sure like to be able...
Hi folks, The next episode for discussion is 'Convict In Space'. What do you think of this one? It's one of my favourite XL5 episodes. There is so much going...
Hi Keryn, I think my favourite is 'The Living Rock' too. On the other hand, it's possibly not the 'best' Fireball story. I think some of the others better ...
In a message dated 9/2/2005 05:02:01 GMT Daylight Time, space_echoes@... writes: Due to the generosity of Mrs Gooner in sending me the 1963 and 1965 ...
In a message dated 9/2/2005 22:51:07 GMT Daylight Time, ra.day@... writes: Re-reading these stories reminds me of how close to the show some of these ...
Hi Liz, Why didn't anyone contact the Florians? I get the strong impression that the Florians don't have a high level of 'technology'. They seem to be...
Hi Robin, You know I never thought anything was amiss where Venus was screaming at the snake. I'm not afraid of snakes myself. On one occasion I had the...
Hi Mrs Gooner, I didn't want to mention Master Gooner's artistic efforts because he was only two and a half - whereas the colouring in I did to my 1966 annual...
Hi Everyone, I must admit this is a topic I had wondered about on and off since I saw Fireball for the first time. In one of the episodes (Drama at Space...
Hi Keryn, I like snakes, though I've never had the opportunity to get to know one. Whilst some people do have phobias about various things, others have ...
Good question. Well, Steve Zodiac is far, far more than just being a brilliant pilot. He's a diplomat, a soldier, a leader, a decision maker, an engineer, a ...
Hello Mick, Welcome to the group. The US DVDs (A&E) version are region 1 and will only play on equipment that is multi region, or set to region 1. You might...
Hi Mick! Wellllllcome Hommmmme!!!!! Look forward to reading your thoughts when you watch Fireball XL5 as an adult. I watched it back in 1965 or '66 in the...
Hi Keryn, I also was thinking that Steve would likely fly another XL ship, train pilots, or possibly help Matt fix Fireball. I doubt he'd sit behind a desk,...
Dear Robin and Cheryl, Thanks very much for saying hello and making me feel at home. I will certainly buy the Carlton versions of the DVDs which I am looking ...
Hi Mick, That episode was 'The Doomed Planet' and was great fun. Yes I think Venus is 'chasing' Steve, but her own quiet patient way. The DVDs seem to be more...
... train pilots, or possibly help Matt fix Fireball. I doubt he'd sit behind a desk, unless he was grounded. As Senior Astronaut, Steve could very well be...
... a very ... available to ... Good call. The way I've seen it, even though Zero (and, later on, Ninety) are both qualified as astronauts, they both chose the...
Thanks Robin, I had a feeling it was that episode. I've done a fair bit of surfing for Fireball over the last few years and I've come across some episode...
Hi Mick....can I just add my welcome. Great to hear from someone else who remembers seeing Fireball XL5 when it first aired in the UK. I'm a bit older than...
wasn't there supposed to be a new comic with a story called "fastest guy alive" or something similar? what happened to it? or did I miss the boat? Jim...
Hello Jim, No, you didn't miss the comic Misc Mayhem! have not yet got around to publishing it. Michael Wolff and I wrote the script for the comic and Pauline...
Hello Mrs Gooner, Nice to meet you. It's amazing the way the series has stayed so fresh in the minds of so many people. I can't wait to see it again - I've...
Hi Mick, You'll love the DVDs. And speaking of love, I'm not at all surprised at your 'first love'. I imagine Venus won the hearts of a great many viewers. And...
Hi Robin, Thanks for putting my mind at ease regarding the delicious Dr Venus! And of course, you're right: she's a real character and Sylvia Anderson carried...
Hi Mick, I think the Venus puppets came to bad ends on bonfires when they were regarded as obsolete junk by the producer. But if anyone knows different, ...
Thanks for that very informative reply, Robin, I'd hoped that Venus had been kept in cotton-wool for the last forty years, but no such luck. I know some of the...
Hi Mick, Glad you like the website. I hope you get those DVDs soon. It's awful that so many puppets, and props from Anderson shows were destroyed or thrown...
Hi Michael, I wouldn't say Steve was assisting Ninety, more like he was assessing him. That is, Steve was acting as Examiner rather than Instructor. I love the...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
