Starfleet On DVD

Yes its coming to DVDat last, on the 19th January. I never thought I would see this be released officially on DVD, but it is.....Wahey!

Starfleet is a Japanese puppet science fiction show that was dubbed into English for the UK television broadcast, it was originally called X Bomber in Japan. The show drew on influences such as Star Wars, Japanese Anime and Gerry Anderson's various puppet shows.....

The DVD set will contain all 24 episodes, remastered, and restored. It is available to preorder from Amazon


Here is the plot outline taken from Wikipedia.

The year is 2999 and the Earth is at peace following the Space Wars. The safety of the human race is ensured by Earth Defense Force (EDF). Shortly before the turn of the fourth millennium, the peace is broken by the appearance of a gigantic alien battle cruiser. Powerless to defend itself, the EDF's Pluto base is completely destroyed and the evil Bloody Mary (Commander Makara in the English dub) reveals that the same fate awaits the Earth unless the mysterious F-Zero-One is handed over to her.

Unaware of the nature of F-Zero-One and fearing retribution, the EDF presses into action an untested, incomplete weapon, codenamed X-Project, from its hidden moon-base. The X-Project is revealed to be a powerfully-armed spacecraft named X-Bomber.

The series then follows the adventures of the crew of the X-Bomber, namely Doctor Benn, Shiro Ginga (Shiro Hagen in the dub), Bongo Heracles (Barry Hercules in the dub) and Bigman Lee (John Lee in the dub), who are joined by PPA (Perfectly Programmed Android), Lamia and her Wookie-like guardian Kirara. They set off to discover the nature of the F-Zero-One and try to protect it from the increasingly desperate and unstable Bloody Mary (Makara) and her demanding overlord, the Imperial Master.

I have fond memories of this show as a kid, it was on every Saturday morning in the early eighties and was the reason to get up early on a Saturday. The Theme tune was a classic, so much so Brian May of Queen covered it with Eddie Van Halen. Just check out the videos to see how Kwel , this show is. This DVD is going to be top of my list to relive those fond memories I have of children's Saturday morning television.

What fond mermories do you have of childhood Saturday morning television ? Post in the comments and share.

Starfleet Intro



Starfleet Outro



Brian May Starfleet