British label Network has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Fireball XL5: The Complete Series (1962-1963). The five-disc box set will be available for purchase on October 18.
Description: The year is 2062, and World Space Patrol ship Fireball XL5 is assigned to Sector 25, where intrepid pilot Steve Zodiac, ably assisted by Doctor Venus and Professor Matthew Matic, faces such dangers as planetomic missiles, explosive gas clouds, space spies, and alien races both warlike and benign!
Special features and Technical Specs:
NEWLY RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL 35MM FILM ELEMENTS
NEW Fireball XL5 comic by Martin Cater
NEW Fireball XL5 scrapbook
Fireball XL5 WSP Astronaut license and badge
Robots in Distress: brand-new Robert the Robot animation
Cloud of a Billion Lights: brand-new Fireball XL5 CD Mini LP audio adventure
Fireball XL5 home movie show: Walton 8mm cutdowns
A Wonderland of Stardust documentary
Drawn in Supermarionation documentary
A Day in the Life of a Space General colourised version