I love this episode and I posted on it recently: Steve's being 'seduced' by the Sophia Loren look-alike and Venus is listening via radio contact in Fireball...
Not only is Aphros likely named for Aphrodite to compete with Venus, but the name is almost an anagram of 'Sophia'. Venus is normally so in control when it...
Everybody else has been making excellent comments here concerning the "Steve/Aphros/Venus" situation, that I thought I'd throw in with a comparatively minor...
Hi Michael, That reference to the United Planets Organization is another of those little touches that adds so much realism to the show. The respect for a...
... those little ... of the ... between ... enforcing 'Earth ... certainly not ... Which is why I've tended to prefer the WSP to Starfleet. I especially...
Hi, folks! Please corect me if I'm wrong, but, if I understand the series episode order correctly, the next episode up for discussion will be "Flight To...
Hello Tom, Many of our members are writers. Most of us prefer writing original stories rather than writing up the tv episodes. Now that the DVDs are available...
In a message dated 11/26/2005 15:24:20 GMT Standard Time, ra.day@... writes: Oh, that scene where Steve, Matt and Venus are talking like Robert and ...
Hi Mrs Gooner, Very good points. Firstly, yes Robert is a great character because of the thoughtful way the interactions are written. He's not a tootie...
In a message dated 12/7/2005 18:24:49 GMT Standard Time, wideleg84@... writes: Would anyone in this group be interested in reading such a novelization...
Hi Mrs Gooner, Well, as you know, I'm currently writing a 'follow up' to the Aphros story. Keith and I are also currently working on the further adventures of...
In a message dated 12/8/2005 18:47:42 GMT Standard Time, ra.day@... writes: Possibly jetmobiles are swapped between puppets to make it look like there ...
In a message dated 12/9/2005 17:08:29 GMT Standard Time, ra.day@... writes: Well, as you know, I'm currently writing a 'follow up' to the Aphros story....
Hi Mrs Gooner,, There certainly are episodes where Steve, Matt and Venus each have a jetmobile. But I cannot bring to mind a shot where you see all three...
There are several episodes where Steve, Matt, and Venus are on their own jetmobiles: Dangerous Cargo, The Day the Earth Froze, among others. They were each a...
Hi Ed, Yes to all those things you said about the quality of the series. It is an incredible accomplishment - even by today's standards of production. ...
In both The Day The Earth Froze and Dangerous Cargo we see all three characters together on their jetmobiles, and in Froze, we see all three jetmobiles piled...
Thanks Ed, I'll take a look. I love jetmobiles. I wonder if there is any truth in Matt's being green. It's odd that Matt's jetmobile isn't armed like Steve's. ...
Hi Ed, Just watched Dangerous Cargo. There certainly are three physical puppet sized jetmobiles by the time this episode was filmed. I can't say I see any...
Hi folks, Keryn sent us a magazine article to upload to the group files section. The article features Don Spencer who is the singer of the Fireball XL5 theme ...
Hi folks, Al Foot sent us another video of his flying, radio controlled Fireball XL5. He's also built a flying Thunderbird 1 model. You can see both models in...
So, THAT's Don Spencer! I've never had the opportunity to see him before, even though I've loved the XL5 theme for over 40 years! Larry ... section. ... XL5...
Wow, Al!!! LOVE IT!!!!! That is truly BOSS!!! What's it's cruising altitude? Thanks for sharing! Cheryl. (Cloudy California High Desert outside of Edwards...
Wow! He looks so young! Love the article. Music is so important to childrens' development and it just kills me that so many schools here in the States have...
Hi Robin, I can't see the similarity in the voices, but there again, I've never heard Don Spencer's speaking voice. Still love what he's doing for the kids....
Hi Everyone, I'm glad to see the article is of interest. (Must search the house for an earlier one from the 1980s I know is about somewhere). When Don...
Hi Keryn, I assumed Don Spencer was British! Wow, an Aussie! Real Boss! Interesting stuff in this posting. Sorry I'm so late to respond, but I've been on...
Hi Cheryl, Don Spencer's daughter Danielle is married to actor Russell Crowe. Danielle has tried to make a career as a singer a few times but I don't think she...
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