{"product_id":"stingray-the-complete-series","title":"Stingray: The Complete Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll discs are visually inspected and guaranteed to be in VG+ condition or better and free of scratches. Original artwork included unless otherwise noted. Images are stock photos. Please inquire for photos of the actual product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Used DVD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrums pound, building excitement; the music bursts into life with a cry of \"Stingray! Stingray!\" Who can resist? Especially when a dramatic voice announces, \"Anything can happen in the next half hour!\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStingray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1964) was the show Gerry Anderson made just before he really hit the big time with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThunderbirds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1965), producing 39 episodes of the 21st-century adventures of Troy Tempest--tall, dark, and handsome (his voice was based on James Garner) captain of the titular submarine. His mission: to protect the seas on behalf of WASP (World Aquanaut Security Patrol).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith complex underwater model and puppet effects, this was groundbreaking television, especially as it was the first British series to be made in color, though for years it was seen only in black and white. Special effects director Derek Meddings later graduated to the James Bond movies, while Moneypenny herself (actress Lois Maxwell) voiced Atlanta Shore. Here, just as in the Bond movies, she played second fiddle in our hero's affections, the mute Marina becoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStingray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's sex goddess. The end credits even featured a song in her honor, \"Aqua Maria,\" which became an international hit. As for the bad guys: half-man, half-fish Titan and his Terror Fish wage dastardly war against humanity and the peaceful underwater citizens of Pacifica. Four decades on, the model and underwater sequences still impress, and surely much of the inspiration for the underwater city in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e came from locations in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStingray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Whether as bizarre '60s nostalgia, or winning a new generation of fans, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStingray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains eccentric cult family entertainment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; U733961705027\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; Used DVD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Purchases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46962701107421,"sku":"733961705027","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/s-l400_1_6c098f4f-9500-47c2-8db7-3a63704ff0e7.jpg?v=1762544473","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/en-in\/products\/stingray-the-complete-series","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}