A short blurb from A & E about the Terrahawks:” In 1983, Producer Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space:1999) returned to sci-fi Supermarionaton with TERRAHAWKS, refreshing his popular formula with a new generation of string less “Supermacromation” puppets. This DVD set includes all 39 episodes, available uncut for the first time.”
I found out that Gerry Anderson was making a new puppet series and I was ready to watch something great! Boy was I in for it! It was okay when it was on US syndication but watching it now I ask myself, what was I thinking? Memory defiantly does cheat! No fault of A & E! They did a great job considering what they had to work with. The show was shot in 16mm and it made the look of the show very soft and grainy. The end credits are the original British ones. Would have liked to have seen the American ending song “Living in the 21st Century” and some cute animation added to the set but what is on the set is satisfactory. The special effects are done by Steven Begg who is adequate but no Derek Meddings! This was the last of the true “puppet” series from Anderson. Lavender Castle was done a number of years later and used some of the same techniques.
One other thing: When British actors do American accents they for the most part cant seem to pull it off I guess no more than an American actor doing a good British accent. It is prevalent throughout the series.
VIDEO
The video quality is quite grainy! Taken from 16 mm negatives, the picture quality is grainy and sometimes a little washed out. Again, no fault of A & E.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono here as well.
Disc 1- 1. “Expect the Unexpected” (1 Hr)
2. “Gold”
3. “Close Call”
4. “From Here to Infinity”
5. “Space Samurai”
6. “The Sporilla”
7. “Happy Maeday”
Disc 2- 1. “Gunfight At Oaky’s Corral”
2. “The Ugliest Monster Of All”
3. “The Gun”
4. “Thunder Path”
5. “Mind Monster”
6. “To Catch A Tiger”
7. “The Midas Touch”
8. “Operation SAS”
Disc 3- 1. “Ten Top Pop”
2. “Unseen Menace”
3. “A Christmas Miracle”
4. “Midnight Blue”
5. “Play it again, Scram”
6. “My Kingdom for a Zeaf”
7. “Zero’s Finest Hour”
8. “The Ultimate Menace”
Disc 4-1. “Thunder Roar”
2. “Ma’s Monsters”
3. “Two For The Price Of One”
4. “Child’s Play ”
5. “Jolly Roger One”
6. “Runaway”
7. “First Strike”
8. “Terratomb”
Disc 5-1. “Doppelganger”
2. “Cry UFO”
3. “Space Cyclops”
4. “Timewarp”
5. “Space Giant”
6. “Cold Finger”
7. “Operation Zero”
Extras
Disc 1: Audio Commentary by Effects Director Steven Begg on The Episode-“From Here to Infinity”
Disc 2: Audio Commentary by Director Tony Bell and Associate Producer Bob Bell on “Gunfight At Oaky’s Corral”
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Disc 5: Photo Gallery and Production stills narrated by Steven Begg
Photo Gallery-Tony Bell at Bray Studios
Terrahawks 10 Codes (Text Only)
Terrahawks History-(Text Only)
Character Descriptions- (Text Only)
Vehicle Tech Specs
Verdict
I would buy this series only as a completeist for Gerry Anderson’s works! Otherwise you may be disappointed.
Rating; **1/2!
I found out that Gerry Anderson was making a new puppet series and I was ready to watch something great! Boy was I in for it! It was okay when it was on US syndication but watching it now I ask myself, what was I thinking? Memory defiantly does cheat! No fault of A & E! They did a great job considering what they had to work with. The show was shot in 16mm and it made the look of the show very soft and grainy. The end credits are the original British ones. Would have liked to have seen the American ending song “Living in the 21st Century” and some cute animation added to the set but what is on the set is satisfactory. The special effects are done by Steven Begg who is adequate but no Derek Meddings! This was the last of the true “puppet” series from Anderson. Lavender Castle was done a number of years later and used some of the same techniques.
One other thing: When British actors do American accents they for the most part cant seem to pull it off I guess no more than an American actor doing a good British accent. It is prevalent throughout the series.
VIDEO
The video quality is quite grainy! Taken from 16 mm negatives, the picture quality is grainy and sometimes a little washed out. Again, no fault of A & E.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono here as well.
Disc 1- 1. “Expect the Unexpected” (1 Hr)
2. “Gold”
3. “Close Call”
4. “From Here to Infinity”
5. “Space Samurai”
6. “The Sporilla”
7. “Happy Maeday”
Disc 2- 1. “Gunfight At Oaky’s Corral”
2. “The Ugliest Monster Of All”
3. “The Gun”
4. “Thunder Path”
5. “Mind Monster”
6. “To Catch A Tiger”
7. “The Midas Touch”
8. “Operation SAS”
Disc 3- 1. “Ten Top Pop”
2. “Unseen Menace”
3. “A Christmas Miracle”
4. “Midnight Blue”
5. “Play it again, Scram”
6. “My Kingdom for a Zeaf”
7. “Zero’s Finest Hour”
8. “The Ultimate Menace”
Disc 4-1. “Thunder Roar”
2. “Ma’s Monsters”
3. “Two For The Price Of One”
4. “Child’s Play ”
5. “Jolly Roger One”
6. “Runaway”
7. “First Strike”
8. “Terratomb”
Disc 5-1. “Doppelganger”
2. “Cry UFO”
3. “Space Cyclops”
4. “Timewarp”
5. “Space Giant”
6. “Cold Finger”
7. “Operation Zero”
Extras
Disc 1: Audio Commentary by Effects Director Steven Begg on The Episode-“From Here to Infinity”
Disc 2: Audio Commentary by Director Tony Bell and Associate Producer Bob Bell on “Gunfight At Oaky’s Corral”
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Disc 5: Photo Gallery and Production stills narrated by Steven Begg
Photo Gallery-Tony Bell at Bray Studios
Terrahawks 10 Codes (Text Only)
Terrahawks History-(Text Only)
Character Descriptions- (Text Only)
Vehicle Tech Specs
Verdict
I would buy this series only as a completeist for Gerry Anderson’s works! Otherwise you may be disappointed.
Rating; **1/2!
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