Hi Rabid, Well, I'm always happy to discuss Fireball XL5. Commander Zero wasn't always so hard on Ninety. I reckon Jonahton makes him crabby. If you had a son...
Hello? You guys still here? I know it's been some time, but I've decided to continue my rants and observations on the series. Anybody here? Oh well. I'm...
Hi Rabid, I imagine that Boris and Grizelda spy on anyone for anyone who pays them enough money. They are freelance spys. Whilst I am happy with Matt's antics...
Thought you'd like to know that Brian Matthews played the full length version of 'Fireball' (i.e. with the extra verse) during his 'Sounds of the Sixties'...
Hi Joan, Thanks for that info and the link. I'm not aware of the full version being available on CD. I've got the Fanderson Supercar/Fireball CD and it has the...
Hi there; nice to see a few posts on the message board again. It was fun to get the old XL5 Box Set out again and watch an episode, though I must confess this...
Hi All I agree with Liz - good to see some activity on this group again. Steve does announce Matt as 'XL5's Engineer and Navigator' in one episode. Regarding...
Although this episode has some really sweet moments, I thought it was kind of "blah". -For the first time in the entire series, we encounter a pair of aliens...
I can't remember where I saw it, but I thought the Aquaphibian's motive was to take the planet back form the people who took it from his race. Anyone else...
I don't think a reason for the attack was given in the show. I did suggest here though that the Aquaphibian's may have been native to that world. I like the...
I guess Steve knows an Aquaphibian when he sees one. I daresay they are fairly common in the universe. Just like humanoids. I would guess that It's a generic...
Hi Rabid XL5 to H2O is one of my favourite episodes. I just wish the space aquaphibian had been a little harder to kill. I would love to have seen the creature...
Hi everyone, I think this is one of the best story ideas in the entire series, but - as ever - in telling that story, there's alot of ground to cover in a...
Hi Liz, Yes, I love the way that they cram so much into each show. The whole story is there but there is still plenty of room for speculative gap filling. I ...
What is it with this series? This is the third episode which didn't actually "happen", out of four in total. While it's not worst Supermarionation series to...
I like Space Pirates. For one thing it features Venus as the heroine. She knows how to deal with Jonathon. The dialogue between Zero and Venus is priceless. ...
... Actually, I miscounted/misremembered: there's only three episodes that "didn't happen" in the Fireball XL5 series: "Flying Zodiac", "Space Pirates", and "A...
Hi Rabid, I think the Space General was one of my favourite episodes so I'm very glad they did that one. Not so sure about Flying Zodiac. i tend to think that...
Hi there, Apologies for the late submission of my views on this episode; (Christmas has an awful lot to answer for!!!!) First off, I'm really glad we're...
Hi Liz I enjoyed reading your thouights on the Space Pirates episode Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Q ships: Q-ships also known as Q-boats, Decoy...
Hi again, Thanks for that info on Q ships, Keith; I was aware of the term "Q boat" and with a multitude of relatives who served in the Navy in both wars, it's...
Hi Liz, I totally agree with what you say about Venus. It is very sad that Sylvia of all people does not seem to appreciate what a ground breaking and well...
Has anyone else noticed that only Steve's jetmobile has a coma gun built into it's nose? I just did while watching the intro on "The Day the Earth Froze". ...
Hi Larry, Yes, I've noticed it and often wondered about the thinking behind this. Of course, it could just be that since Steve is the only character who has...
Matt is the problem here I think. As Liz says, Venus never uses a gun. Quite possibly it's a WSP rule that medical staff are unarmed. If so, then naturally,...
Hi All I agree with Robin's answer. Maybe only blue colour coded jetmobiles have a coma cannon installed? Presumably a blue jetmobile indicates senior officer?...
No, XL5, like other ships of it's time, does not execute an uncontrolled re-entry into Earths' (or any other planets') atmosphere. Rather, it slows during the...
Noticing that just before Fireball Jr "hits" the planet Matic in Robert to the rescue. Venus bites her finger in apprehension. I just thought what an added...
The jetmobiles appear to work using the same anti-gravity principle that XL5 uses for "free float". Since they work in or out of an atmosphere, I'd venture...
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