RA
Didn't the Goggles have their own series in the late 90's where they ran a hotel? But it was haunted or something like that.
MT
Yup, they did, it was called The Horror House of Goggle and was done just before the relaunch in 1998. I remember it as being quite naff really.
Didn't the Goggles have their own series in the late 90's where they ran a hotel? But it was haunted or something like that.
Yup, they did, it was called The Horror House of Goggle and was done just before the relaunch in 1998. I remember it as being quite naff really.
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
There's an interesting looking channel on YouTube that appears to have spawned out of the Old Skool Weekend:
https://www.youtube.com/user/citvoldskool
Though it seems heavily skewed towards Children's Ward and Stingray, there are clips of other shows on there, Captain Scarlett, Fireball XL5 (precursor to Stingray), Bernard's Watch and the pretty much mandatory presence of MPAA.
https://www.youtube.com/user/citvoldskool
Though it seems heavily skewed towards Children's Ward and Stingray, there are clips of other shows on there, Captain Scarlett, Fireball XL5 (precursor to Stingray), Bernard's Watch and the pretty much mandatory presence of MPAA.
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A former member
It also has don't eat the neighbors, you would think it would have some Dramaramas
IN
I'm pretty sure those programmes have never been shown as part of CITV. Interestingly I distinctly recall some Captain Scarlet themed break bumpers from around the time the DVDs were released - 2000ish (well before the later 'New' stuff had even been commissioned). Were CITV lining up a repeat of Captain Scarlet which was abandoned to let the BBC repeat it?
There's an interesting looking channel on YouTube that appears to have spawned out of the Old Skool Weekend:
https://www.youtube.com/user/citvoldskool
Though it seems heavily skewed towards Children's Ward and Stingray , there are clips of other shows on there, Captain Scarlett, Fireball XL5 (precursor to Stingray), Bernard's Watch and the pretty much mandatory presence of MPAA.
https://www.youtube.com/user/citvoldskool
Though it seems heavily skewed towards Children's Ward and Stingray , there are clips of other shows on there, Captain Scarlett, Fireball XL5 (precursor to Stingray), Bernard's Watch and the pretty much mandatory presence of MPAA.
I'm pretty sure those programmes have never been shown as part of CITV. Interestingly I distinctly recall some Captain Scarlet themed break bumpers from around the time the DVDs were released - 2000ish (well before the later 'New' stuff had even been commissioned). Were CITV lining up a repeat of Captain Scarlet which was abandoned to let the BBC repeat it?
JA
Stingray & Captain Scarlet have been shown by the BBC more recently than they've been on ITV!
IN
Fun fact - they've never been networked on ITV.
Stingray & Captain Scarlet have been shown by the BBC more recently than they've been on ITV!
Fun fact - they've never been networked on ITV.
JA
So has the original Thunderbirds.
Stingray & Captain Scarlet have been shown by the BBC more recently than they've been on ITV!
JA
Weren't they technically ITC shows rather than ATV, so were classed as "bought-in" programmes, so the regions did their own thing with it. The last Supermarionation show, The Secret Service, was only ever shown by ATV, Southern and Granada I beleive!
Fun fact - they've never been networked on ITV.
Weren't they technically ITC shows rather than ATV, so were classed as "bought-in" programmes, so the regions did their own thing with it. The last Supermarionation show, The Secret Service, was only ever shown by ATV, Southern and Granada I beleive!
IN
As I understand it, Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds (the initial run at least) were all ITC Productions "in association with" ATV (hence the logo featuring in the credits). This was a fiddle that allowed ATV to tick their independent production quota, while effectively getting the UK ITV operation(s) to underwrite the production of a programme intended for sale to the US.
As I understand it, Fireball XL5 and Stingray did not sell particularly well - but Thunderbirds did (initially at least - Lew Grade would famously go on to balls up negotiating a syndication deal for the second series - which was stopped mid-production). This brought the matter to the attention of the ITA, who asserted their displeasure with the funding arrangements.
Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, The Secret Service, UFO and Space:1999 were (officially, at least) sold directly to each of the various regions individually by ITC (New York), or ATV acting as an agent on their behalf - the programme being classed as an 'Import'.
As I understand it, Fireball XL5 and Stingray did not sell particularly well - but Thunderbirds did (initially at least - Lew Grade would famously go on to balls up negotiating a syndication deal for the second series - which was stopped mid-production). This brought the matter to the attention of the ITA, who asserted their displeasure with the funding arrangements.
Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, The Secret Service, UFO and Space:1999 were (officially, at least) sold directly to each of the various regions individually by ITC (New York), or ATV acting as an agent on their behalf - the programme being classed as an 'Import'.
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A former member
Of course The Secret Service only went out in three areas.
