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Just noticed this...

http://shop.gerryanderson.co.uk/collect ... -exclusive




I've seen the full length Cliff/Shads footage and it is worth having.


(Much, much better than the rubbishy new CGI series!!!)

FAB!!!

To put it into a bit more perspective.

The footage of Cliff and the Shadows filmed at Century 21 studios was only discovered and made available quite recently - about a year ago. I was lucky enough to see it in its entirety before its initial release on Blu-ray in the US. Although there is an edited version on youtube, the complete footage runs to about 15 minutes. First of all we get a Cliff/Shads run through of 'Shooting Star', then each Shadow in turn mimes to the song on their own. The Brian Bennett footage is really good! Then we have a minute or so of Hank, Bruce and John playing the instrumental 'Lady Penelope'. Well worth having, in my opinion and those with home editing software and capabilities could have a lot of fun!

FAB.

I can remember at the time buying a program type book from WHS on the movie and there was a feature of Cliff & The Shadows in it with photographs of the real ones with the puppets.
Don't know if there are any of these books still in existance?

If this disc is only available in Blue Ray format ,does it play on a normal DVD player?
I still live in the Stone Age!!!!

Mike

anniv 63 wrote:If this disc is only available in Blue Ray format ,does it play on a normal DVD player?
I still live in the Stone Age!!!!

Mike

Sadly, No.

Blu-ray is high definition as opposed to DVD which is standard definition. However, you CAN play DVDs on Blu-ray players and it will upscale them and make 'em look better!!!

Paul Childs wrote:I can remember at the time buying a program type book from WHS on the movie and there was a feature of Cliff & The Shadows in it with photographs of the real ones with the puppets.
Don't know if there are any of these books still in existance?

Yeah, I had that too - although not actually purchased in 1965!

Do the real Cliff and the Shads puppets still exist ? regards gary

Gary Allen wrote:Do the real Cliff and the Shads puppets still exist ? regards gary

I suspect not, as people tended not to keep things in those days, just threw them away when they were finished with. According to legend, Captain Scarlet was rescued from a skip behind the studios!

drakula63 wrote: you CAN play DVDs on Blu-ray players and it will upscale them and make 'em look better!!!

But only if the Blu-ray player and the screen are connected using an HDMI cable.

Gary Allen wrote:Do the real Cliff and the Shads puppets still exist ? regards gary

Very, Very unlikely. If they did, then I am sure they would have surfaced by now at an exhibition or convention or, at the very least, in photos on the 'net.

I did ask Brian Bennett a couple of years ago if he still had HIS puppet and, sadly, no he hasn't.