Initially, it was decided that the Mysteron duplicate of Captain Scarlet would be resurrected by means of an advanced computer instead of reviving naturally, and that thereafter he would no longer be truly human but a "mechanical man" akin to an android. This man will be our hero, for fate will make him indestructible. [16], Anderson's recollections of the Second World War provided inspiration for a number of design aspects. [1] This was later revised as a song performed by a London-based pop group The Spectrum, who had been assembled by RCA Victor as an imitation of The Monkees and happened to share their name with the organisation that appears in Captain Scarlet. [46] In their notes for the soundtrack release, Ralph Titterton and Tim Mallett suggest that the music has a "military feel" that favours percussion, brass and wind instruments, contrasting with the orchestral nature of the Thunderbirds score. Story agrees to destroy Spectrum's Skybase in return for the aliens' promise that they will halt their war on mankind – he accepts a fusion bomb in a briefcase and also a large payment. Compared to Thunderbirds and earlier Anderson series, Captain Scarlet is generally considered "darker" in tone and less suited to child audiences due to its violent content and themes of alien aggression and interplanetary war. The Mysterons send a space ship to Earth and Colonel White sends the Angel fleet to intercept. The Mysterons threaten to assassinate the Supreme Commander of the Earth Forces. [21][22], Intrigued by the oft-heard phrase "life as we know it", Anderson wanted to set his alien villains apart from the conventional extraterrestrials of 1960s TV and cinema. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was very successful, but once you've had a smash hit, everything tends to look less successful in comparison."[122]. [100][125] Defending the series against claims of racism and political incorrectness, Gerry Anderson pointed out that the heroic characters include Lieutenant Green, Melody Angel and Harmony Angel, all of whom are of African or Asian background. After a brief chase and a fight in the snow, Scarlet and Black end up trapped in the Rhino under frozen ice. Dateline – 2068. Set in 2068, Captain Scarlet follows the "war of nerves" between Earth and the Mysterons, a race of Martians who possess partial control over matter. With humanity's surrender as the price, how can Spectrum carry on the fight with weapons that do not work? [53], The "under control" puppets described by King had no wires and were manipulated from the waist. [35], A third unit, headed by Derek Meddings and his assistant Mike Trim, handled special effects and miniatures and was tasked with creating all the permanent sets and models, such as the Cloudbase interiors and scaled-down Spectrum Pursuit Vehicles. [57], After being sculpted in Plasticine, the puppet heads were moulded on a silicone rubber base and finished in fibreglass. [68] Whereas earlier series had focused on futuristic technology, in Captain Scarlet the emphasis shifted to the characters. [31] Although production on the next Supermarionation series, Joe 90, began in November, the final episodes of Captain Scarlet were not completed until early 1968. [N 2][16][17] Prior to the events of the series, Black was an officer of Spectrum, a worldwide security organisation that mobilises its personnel, vehicles and other resources to counter the Mysteron threat. His name: Captain Scarlet. 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