Day: 10th January 2025

[AUS] UFO coming to Blu-ray Disc down under

Posted on by Parker

Definitive UFO Blu-ray boxset on positive track!

Australian cult film and TV label ViaVision has announced the release of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1969 series UFO, coming to Blu-ray Disc on 26th March! This eight disc set boasts an impressive range of special features, including new interviews with guest stars Jane Merrow and Darren Nesbitt, a 120 booklet and new commentaries by authors and Fanderson members Ian Fryer and Chris Drake, and ITC historians Jonathan Wood and Rick Davy. ViaVision have worked hard to include as many archival special features from previous releases too.

Most interesting is the note that “grading work and updates have been applied to select episodes, correcting specific flaws in the original restoration”, so we can hope this really is the definitive boxset to get!

Although we’re unable to confirm whether this release includes region-coding, Australia is BD region B, the same as the UK.

See the full details and order your copy now here.

 

New Thunderbirds toys from Corgi

Posted on by Parker

Thunderbirds are go for Corgi this spring.

Die-cast manufacturer Corgi has announced a new and updated range of Thunderbirds toys to supplement their Stingray, SPV and Angel Interceptor. The new range includes FAB 1, Thunderbirds 1, 2 (with 4) and 3, and Corgi are at pains to stress the work done to ensure these new toys better represent the vehicles as seen on-screen. Corgi’s blog includes comparison shots, showing the reprofiling done on TBs 1 and 3, plus the better paint job on TB2.

Sadly, though much of this work has been appreciated by fans, over-riding comments on social media have been less than complimentary, particularly citing the rather bulbous FAB 1 (resembling more the life-size car made to publicise Thunderbird 6 in 1967) rather than Lade Penelope’s sleek limousine. Attention has also been drawn to Scalextric’s (another Hornby Hobbies brand) FAB 1 last year that largely managed to get the car right!