Posted by jamesgibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Ed-Bishop-on-the-Captain-Scarlet-DVDs-tp1493800.html

James Gibbon wrote:
>
> Speaking of the Anderson DVD releases, as Phil was just now -
> anyone got the Captain Scarlet DVDs yet? I notice that they
> are "introduced by Captain Blue" - did Ed Bishop record a
> special introduction for the DVD release?
>

Finally got round to buying the Capt Scarlet DVD box set
yesterday, and (as has already been mentioned) there's a
documentary called 'SIG' on the 6th DVD. This is the bit which
is 'introduced by Captain Blue'. The Captain actually makes
an appearance at the beginning of the documentary, sitting at
Col White's desk, with the words "Hi there. I'm Captain Blue,
and I'm going to tell you about Captain Scarlet and the SPECTRUM
organisation, and their unending fight against he threat from
the Mysterons".

The documentary was clearly made recently, and obviously features
Ed Bishop in a recent voiceover as Captain Blue that continues
throughout the documentary. Captain Scarlet (Francis Matthews)
also makes an appearance ("Does Colonel White know you're sitting
there, Adam?"). Happily (and remarkably) Francis Matthews'
voice sounds exactly the same, while Captain Blue sounds a wee
bit older and slightly strained, understandably after more than
thirty years.

And .. at the end of the DVD there's a brief interview with Ed,
wearing the famous Certina watch and looking very sharp (possibly
even kerplop-esque) in a blue checked shirt! He has this to
say:

"The timelessness of the series is simply that .. like for
Disney, I think he said that there's a new audience for his
works every seven years .. or every ten years, whatever
- and I think that the same holds true, certainly for
Captain Scarlet and most of Gerry's output. The technical
achievements are fine, the same values of good and evil, of
excitement and tension, suspense are all there and those
elements never go out of circulation, never go out of
demand. And I knew that this would go on, I really did. But
Captain Scarlet was crap compared to UFO."

So, looks like the Capt Scarlet box set is a must for all you Ed
Bishop fans out there.

James

PS I made Ed's last sentence up.