Thoughts on Captain Scarlet CGI remake

I just finished watching the first two episodes of the new CGI
version of Captain Scarlet. They did a great job on it. You can tell
the characters are not real actors, but then again the original cast
wasn't either. It sure made me wish they were doing UFO - the story
was very well done and a faithful adaptation of the original series.

There's also a nice homage to UFO as the Angels prepare to take to
the flight deck:

http://www.billcotter.com/misc/captain-scarlet-1.jpg

Regards

Bill

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:26:32 -0000
"Bill Cotter" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> I just finished watching the first two episodes of the new CGI
> version of Captain Scarlet.

If I remember correctly, they didn't use Ed Bishop for Capt Blue's
voice, as it had aged too much to get away with it (something that's
borne out by his voiceover on the little Capt Scarlet scene they
filmed for one of the Scarlet DVDs).

So if that's correct, what's the new voice of Captain Blue like?

Cheers
James

Captain Blue is a typical American voice, nothing special at all. I
sure missed Ed Bishop in the role. Captain Scarlet sounds completely
different as well, and I missed the "Cary Grant" tones of Frances
Matthews. The only one that sounds the same is Colonel White.

Bill

--- In [hidden email], James Gibbon <jg@j...> wrote: that's
> borne out by his voiceover on the little Capt Scarlet scene they
> filmed for one of the Scarlet DVDs).
>
> So if that's correct, what's the new voice of Captain Blue like?
>
> Cheers
> James

> Captain Blue is a typical American voice, nothing special at all. I
> sure missed Ed Bishop in the role. Captain Scarlet sounds completely
> different as well, and I missed the "Cary Grant" tones of Frances
> Matthews. The only one that sounds the same is Colonel White.

Is the new Captain Scarlet being shown on television somewhere?

Marc

Not yet - this was a preview DVD courtesy of a friend at Sony, who
will distributing it in the US. Not sure of the air dates or what
stations/networks yet.

Bill

--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@u...> wrote:
>
> Is the new Captain Scarlet being shown on television somewhere?
>
> Marc

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:56:23 -0000
"Bill Cotter" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> Captain Blue is a typical American voice, nothing special at all. I
> sure missed Ed Bishop in the role. Captain Scarlet sounds completely
> different as well, and I missed the "Cary Grant" tones of Frances
> Matthews. The only one that sounds the same is Colonel White.
>
Sorry to hear that Francis Matthews hasn't been used - unlike Ed's, his
voice didn't appear to have aged at all when he did the extra material
for the Scarlet DVDs a few years ago.