Star Fleet

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:09 pm

http://www.sfxb.co.uk/aboutshow/starfleet.html

Anyone else a fan?
If I'd never seen the show, I don't know if I'd have ever been interested in TF.
If only for some SF toys and a DVD release.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:15 pm

I was very young when this was on but it had the giat red robot and that was cool, the bad ppl scared me, im sure i fancied one of them aswell... err

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:23 pm

Those ant drone things scared the absolute crap out of me - especially the ep where they got on board X-Bomber. And I'm guessing you fancied Commander Makara (didn't we all? She was a BAD girl).
I've got one of the two compilation videos that were released here (bloody Mon-Mons) and the Brian May 12". I made me some cool T-shirts too.

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:08 pm

Dai-X rocks

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:18 pm

Best robot ever. Seen the toys? I think there's pics at the site I posted a link for. It's got the opening/closing vids from the show too.

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:16 pm

Yep been to that site.

I'd love to get hold of the series.

Whenever I mention Starfleet and explain that I don't mean Star Trek ppl just give me a blank expression. same with Samurai Pizza Cats and to a lesser degree Battle of the Planets. usually my bestest Kee-op inpression stops that one though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:06 am

I only remember Dai-X.

I only ever remember Dai-X. Not the characters, plot or even the show's name.

Just Dai-X.

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:15 am

General Space adventure fodder, Evil Galactic Empire (EGE) invade small planet. Small planet put all their effort into one SUPER WEAPON!!

Super weapon anihalates EGE and the good guys go home for some tea and crumpets.

The X-bomber was cool also.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:17 am

i don't remebert his at all...

but it looks fun.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:45 am

Heh, I loved this as a kid. One of my friends at university had all the episodes on tape...except the last couple

My favourite line was when Makara turned to her cringing subordinate and demanded: "Is your super-weapon ready?" and he replies: "Fiendishly so!"

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:56 am

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:40 pm

yeah, i've been trying to get my hands on that series for ages (true, i do tend to forget about it most of the time though)... managed to track a couple of episodes down online a while back, but they quality was terrible and the sounds out of sync with the (fuzzy) video...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:11 pm

I fancied Makara, and circuit breaker, now i like bondage girls... hmm there from birth you see

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:10 pm

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:16 pm

Autobloke wrote:http://www.sfxb.co.uk/aboutshow/starfleet.html

I'm not familiar.

Why does Armada Prime have a propeller on his face?

j/k, carry on.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:55 pm

Darth Aux wrote:Samurai Pizza Cats

Hurrah! Best cartoon ever. Except maybe Project A-Ko.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:55 pm

I've not seen this since I was a kid - wow - it was fantastic. I'm sure Dia-X set my taste for giant robots.

The main guys had a big white wookee-type creature with them didn't they? And a princess. And there was an old bloke/mentor called Ben who died from a poisoned scratch. No Star Wars rip-offs there then....

The last episode (if my childhood memory serves me correct) was fantasic 'cos Dia-X smashed his way into the mothership of the bad guys and squished the main scumbag......however, that will be about 22 years ago, so my cildhood exitement may have overwhelmed the accuracy of those memorys.

Makes me wonder whether I would be disappointed if I saw it now. Might be best to let it stay that way and not get DVDs etc. Everytime I induge in nostalgia I end up disappointed. Bod, the Flumps, Will'o'the Wisp, TF cartoon (

)......all turned to to be awful in reality.......(BTW does anyone else think that will'o'the Wisp has some strange political agenda - when I watch it now every episode seems to say 'know your place, don't strive to better yourself, you know it'll only cause trouble....')

I mean Star Fleet was puppets - it can't look as good in reality as it is in my (probably) distorted childhood memories.......

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:00 pm

Download some clips from the above site - the 'man in robot suit' squirts on all the Power Ranger's attempts.
Now I understand physics, the science terminology in SF is SO wrong too. Still check it out - it's kinda twee now - but FUN!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:49 pm

Scraplet wrote:The main guys had a big white wookee-type creature with them didn't they? And a princess. And there was an old bloke/mentor called Ben who died from a poisoned scratch. No Star Wars rip-offs there then....

...and a cute little droid. And they flew around in a ship that was called the X-Bomber. The X-Bomber. Like George Lucas wouldn't notice...

"This ship, the X-Bomber, it wouldn't look anything like an X-Wing ripoff now, would it?"
"Oh no, George, totally different. Nothing like it."

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:39 pm

Did it EVER drop bombs? And isn't that a Dai-X chest on your sig robot, young Vendetta?

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:36 pm

Autobloke wrote:Did it EVER drop bombs? And isn't that a Dai-X chest on your sig robot, young Vendetta?

Rumbled.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:21 am

Burn the witch!
So, how many people would go out and snap up a DVD set of SF if it came out today? Out of those that watched the show way back when, or those that have only just heard about it for the first time here?
Me, I'd be hobbling to the shop right now...

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:11 pm

Autobloke wrote: So, how many people would go out and snap up a DVD set of SF if it came out today? Out of those that watched the show way back when, or those that have only just heard about it for the first time here?
Me, I'd be hobbling to the shop right now...

Still not sure......'yes you are - go and do it' ......no you can't force me to ruin another childhood memory, you can't!!!......'ohyes I can'.......

I have no self control, even when I know better

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:14 pm

I don't think it would ruin it. Then again, I watch my SF video every six months or so, so there isn't a true nostalgia factor for me.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:46 pm

would love to get it on DVD... here's hoping it emerges one day!

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:48 pm

Yep. And Starchaser: Legend of Orin. Anyone seen that?

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:50 pm

Autobloke wrote:Yep. And Starchaser: Legend of Orin. Anyone seen that?

oh god! I've not seen that film for YEARS - it was such an unashamedly blatent rip off of Star Wars - but it was quality!!!

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:55 pm

They have info here:
http://www.fast-rewind.com/
but no direct link to the page (it's listed in the menu on the left though).
Ah, happy days. The DVD was never released in the UK

, but you can still buy it on-line for other countries.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:38 pm

Legion wrote:
Autobloke wrote:Yep. And Starchaser: Legend of Orin. Anyone seen that?
oh god! I've not seen that film for YEARS - it was such an unashamedly blatent rip off of Star Wars - but it was quality!!!

Hmm.

Now, who was it that provided me with the name of that, when I was describing it in order to try to find info about it, last year?

Darth Aux · Post by **Darth Aux** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:01 pm

Is this the one with a broken sword hilt or something that was 3D?

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