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...
Hi guys, OK, if we are talking jet-packs then the thruster-pack looks pretty much like the usual idea of a jet-pack. Thruster-packs can operate in vacuum. I...
I just thought I would let everybody know that two great books were published by Reynolds & Hearn Ltd on 23/4/09 and are now available to order on Amazon as...
Hi Keith, Thanks for letting us all know. Personally of course I'd like to see all of the XL5 strips compiled together. I'm glad the Astrans have been...
Where in Amazon did you find the listing? I've been looking under "books" with no luck. In a message dated 4/20/2009 7:16:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ...
Hi Ed Look under Books on Amazin.co.uk then select Advanced Search. Now enter 'Century 21' in the Title field and 'Publication Date' in the Sort Results By...
You could have free-float in space without any sort anti-gravity gear. Just fire low powered thrusters on all sides of the ship, under computer controlled...
I notice both Steve and Robert steering the ship but the control yokes are not moving in unison. On a regular dual-control plane both wheels move together....
Good points about free-float. As with a lot of aspects of any good SF series or movi there is a great deal of room for conjecture since we are talking of...
If Robert is operating his controls in a different way perhaps he is doing different things to the ship. He may not be 'steering'. Fireball is not an aircraft....
Great thread, guitarjoe! I noticed in an episode I watched recently that Robert was moving his column in such a way to suggest he was steering, yet at that...
Howdy Folks I've just heard that Network are releasing a Complete Series Special Edition DVD Boxed Set of our favourite TV series - see Network's Forthcoming...
... Yes - you should write a manual! That'd be way cool. I've seen whole books of blueprints for Star Trek Starships. For sure they're not both steering. In...
If somebody can eventually tie together the relation of gravity to electrcity and magnatism, like Maxwells's equations, all kinds of stuff might be possible. ...
Robin, I feel you have a point. Whereas the control yokes could be used for flying Fireball Jr. in an atmosphere, out in space . . . and attached to the main...
Hi David I think the colourised episode is 'A Day in the Life of a Space General' from the sample footage on Networks website. This surprised me as I was...
Hi Michael, I've always thought the minimal number of controls in Fireball was pretty revolutionary. Most spacecraft/aircraft control panels seem to have a...
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