‘Fireball XL5’: Special Edition DVD review
This, arguably, is what started it all – from the creative mind of Gerry Anderson, Fireball XL5 was the first marionette sci-fi television show.
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This, arguably, is what started it all – from the creative mind of Gerry Anderson, Fireball XL5 was the first marionette sci-fi television show.
Being a Doctor Who fan in the eighties must have been awkward: the lonely Timelord wasn’t cool, wasn’t sexy and – crucially – wasn’t David Tennant.
The redoubtable Peter Falk brought the world of television detectives to new heights as the raincoat clad, scruffy cigar chewing gumshoe Columbo in a series that spanned across four decades.
Before returning for a full 13-episode fifth series in Spring 2010, Doctor Who will air five specials, starring David Tennant.
This television spin-off of one of the most popular science fiction film series of all time was always going to be an event (imagine if Aliens went on a television route after the second film rather than the other sequels and dire AvP movies).
This neat little spin-off is the collected form of the 3-4 minute long cartoon episodes that featured in the CBBC show Totally Doctor Who which accompanied the last series of the resurrected sci-fi classic.
Hollywood has long had an interest in bringing the glamour of gambling to the golden screen. This has ranged from the original and classic Ocean’s 11 (1960), starring Frank Sinatra and his rat pack, proving the way to win in Las Vegas was to rob the casinos and setting the bar high where all heist … >