This TV show used to scare the living * out of me when I was a kid I hated this show and then there was another movie called Clash of the Titans with that Satan-like creature...
I love the wild, barely-controlled power the Overlander exudes. The way it just barrels over everything, rocking and pitching and almost getting stuck or tipping over or snapping one of the linkages time and time again... it's visceral. Wanton. Almost primal. Compared to the neat, controlled action of cartoons which made up most of my entertainment as a lad growing up in the 80's, live action like this was brutally impressive. Every shudder, every piece that fell off, every collision, every displaced rock and shower of gravel spoke. Even more so when in slow motion. And somewhere in the back of your mind you always knew that there was an actual model getting smashed about making this, that people had taken so much time building. The destruction was REAL. Gods bless everyone behind this.
@@SB111058 Aye, shame that. People should have appreciated it for what it was. Zelda and the androids were terrifying. And some of the plots were incredibly mature; one of the early episodes basically pitted Mary's compassion against Ninestein's hard-nosed practicality, and Ninestein ends up being the one in the right... after shooting down someone who might've been an actual human. How often does that kind of thing make it into a show for children?! Everything taken together, it was fantastic, and the puppets were part of the charm.
@@SB111058 that I did not know! Then thank you, sir, for your part in bringing this glorious thing into being. I'm curious now, how many complete Overlander models were there? I've seen an article on the construction which implied there was only one, but given the kicking it took I would have thought at least some of it would need backup parts? I saw that one was restored from a very sorry state and was in the hands of a private collector in Canada too, that suggested more than one...?
@@jackrylebonclaw7270 There was only one model made of jelutong wood which I admit we threw around a lot, the restoration of which is seen here davidsissonmodels.co.uk/overlander.htm which I think your referring to. It was my homage to all the tracked and multi-wheeeled vehicles in the past Gerry Anderson shows which inspired me as a kid.. I basically manually pulled the model along on a single wire as fast as I could and shot it 120 frames a second to slow it down.. Theres a similar vehicle in this.. th-cam.com/video/hbYExJLx0bo/w-d-xo.html
When I was 12yrs old, I always wanted an Overlander...I'm 45 now and still want one. Oh..and a Battletank, oh..and NumberZero..
you're never too old for awesome mega vehicles.
I love how the zeriods beep to talk, and beep to end it.. I dont know why, it just make them feel more like a real robot
The French Zeroid has a moustache! XD
Imagine if he had a cigarette and a little cap
I'm 53 and I would gladly watch all episodes again.....Brilliant.
I'm 18 and would gladly watch them with you
They really don't make them like they used to
I've just gone back 40 years! And I've only just realised that was Windsor Davies voice 🙈
*GERONIMOOOOOOOOO!!!!*
😆😆
Oh man, it's so funny !!
Ready Dix Weet? Oui!
Absolutely mustard!! 👊
oh, sorry about that.......Not to everyone’s taste?
Zelda looked like my mother in law!!!
So awesome!
Definitely some of Derek Meddings finest work!!! The bridge collapse is the best!!
It Ain't Half Hot Mum!
There goes another Overlander.
OUI
Sram was pretty cool when he spoke
@ 0:59 did he say ready "dicksweet"?
Dix huit, French for 18, the number/name of the French Zeroid but (deliberately) mispronounced.
Zelda always proclaims her own
I love that OVERLANDER ! ..... DAMN..... WHY THEY GOTTA KEEP BLOWING IT UP ! 😦
The original Angry Birds!
I guess that no-one programmed those guys for 'minimum collateral damage'!
Well at least that did something.
This TV show used to scare the living * out of me when I was a kid
I hated this show and then there was another movie called Clash of the Titans with that Satan-like creature...
Angry Birds with Zeroids😉
Zeroids canon fodder
The bridge is destroyed you say?
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
This is what makes this my favourite episodes of the series
"It ain't half as hot mum".
That take me back when I was a little kid!!! I remembered that cannon scene. 😃
Right, cause committing suicide is the most effective way to destroy a bridge.
The Zeroids destroyed the bridge to stop the monster's attack on the Terrahawks.
One of the greatest moments in cinematic history
It looks like some parts where taken out O.o Other than that awesome scene!
I love the wild, barely-controlled power the Overlander exudes. The way it just barrels over everything, rocking and pitching and almost getting stuck or tipping over or snapping one of the linkages time and time again... it's visceral. Wanton. Almost primal. Compared to the neat, controlled action of cartoons which made up most of my entertainment as a lad growing up in the 80's, live action like this was brutally impressive. Every shudder, every piece that fell off, every collision, every displaced rock and shower of gravel spoke. Even more so when in slow motion. And somewhere in the back of your mind you always knew that there was an actual model getting smashed about making this, that people had taken so much time building. The destruction was REAL.
Gods bless everyone behind this.
Great compliments after all these years!!! The show was derided because of the puppets though..
@@SB111058 Aye, shame that. People should have appreciated it for what it was. Zelda and the androids were terrifying. And some of the plots were incredibly mature; one of the early episodes basically pitted Mary's compassion against Ninestein's hard-nosed practicality, and Ninestein ends up being the one in the right... after shooting down someone who might've been an actual human. How often does that kind of thing make it into a show for children?! Everything taken together, it was fantastic, and the puppets were part of the charm.
@@jackrylebonclaw7270 I was the Special Effects director on the show (first job) and have a lot of fond memories of it.. Cheers..
@@SB111058 that I did not know! Then thank you, sir, for your part in bringing this glorious thing into being.
I'm curious now, how many complete Overlander models were there? I've seen an article on the construction which implied there was only one, but given the kicking it took I would have thought at least some of it would need backup parts? I saw that one was restored from a very sorry state and was in the hands of a private collector in Canada too, that suggested more than one...?
@@jackrylebonclaw7270 There was only one model made of jelutong wood which I admit we threw around a lot, the restoration of which is seen here davidsissonmodels.co.uk/overlander.htm which I think your referring to. It was my homage to all the tracked and multi-wheeeled vehicles in the past Gerry Anderson shows which inspired me as a kid.. I basically manually pulled the model along on a single wire as fast as I could and shot it 120 frames a second to slow it down.. Theres a similar vehicle in this.. th-cam.com/video/hbYExJLx0bo/w-d-xo.html
The Zeroids had a legal implication to destroy the bridge and stop one of the monsters loyal to Zelda attacking the Terrahawks.
Gone historical!