A Brilliant Conflict

The first must-see film of the year.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I remember watching this show and I was surprised, when it came out, to see puppets! I would have not watched it except that I loved the theme song so much. I would actually leave it on just to hear this song. It was the first song that really turned me on to music. I don't think I ever felt that way about any music until The Beatles came out a year later. I don't know if I would still like the song as much, but I probably would. The show never really knocked me out, but the song has stayed in my memory to this day.Because it had puppets portraying humans it seemed very primitive to me. I never could get past the primitive movement of these things. Maybe I was too old for the show and just left it on because of the song. I cannot say, but the song definitely had some real magic to it.

The fact that the person calls himself Sherlock and thinking he will turn into a puppet is a joke in it self. If you were too young to watch the show with out being scared you would turn into a puppet then that is your problem. I have read every comment in this post. Some expressed the same worm and fussy memories as my own and some just did not get it, and that is OK they don't have the memories of a great science fiction TV show made just for us kids. What I take exception with is YOU wish a pox on Mr. Anderson and his wife, you are one sick puppy. As for the show XL5 I remember the show very well and wish they would colorize it and put it back on the air or at least on DVD. For now I will just enjoy the B&W version, can't weight till I get the Supper Car set I just ordered. My best wishes to all the people involved with all the Garry Anderson supper animation shows. Thank you for all the great entrainment you given all of us over the years. Supper Car, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and I am sure I am missing one or two but those are the ones I loved. Thanks again

I can't believe anyone outside of my brother or me remembers this show. There were times throughout my life when I had to question if the show ever really existed. We were so mesmerized by all of the episodes and we played XL5 for hours up on hours. I believe that for us the spaceship itself was the real focus of our enjoyment. There just wasn't anything like it at the time. Rail launching a space ship was definitely ahead of it's time.I must admit that that I don't really remember much of the show. Robby's electro-voice saying `Fire Retro Rockets' has definitely remained with me over the years. I still get a thrill when I reminisce about the rare episodes when XL1 was employed to help save the day. I remember a friend in school had the XL5 lunch box and I used sit and study it, on the rare occasion when he would let me. It was in color! I am a father now and my children grew up on Transformers and Power Rangers. However, the looks on their faces when these characters would save the day would sometimes take me back to the days of my childhood and XL5 and for that brief moment we shared an emotion of childhood that I will always treasure. I can only hope that they will some day be lucky enough to experience the same with their children. I plan on purchasing the DVD set of XL5. I am not sure if I will try to talk the kids into watching them with me but the opportunity will be there if they choose.

I was very young when I saw this show, but I still remember the special effects, especially the opening sequence of the rocket speeding down that track and the changes in the engine sounds just before it took off from the track into the air. The marionettes, especially the robot and his electronic voice. And I remember being very moved by a story involving a mermaid. The ending was sad. I would love to get this series on video. is it available?