Awesome! That's about is all i got to say on this matter but i'm gonna say other stuff anyways :P
I first watched this at 5 and instantly became hooked. Everything about it for a puppet show is excellent and way ahead of its time. It totally beats the s**t out of Thunderbirds, Sting Ray, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and all the other cacky British puppet shows. They were boring as heck! This is more than enough action, excitement and entertainment for anyone with an extremely vivid sci-fi imagination.
Excellent effects, voice acting and top notch puppeteering makes this easily on par with Transformers as my favourite 80's kids show but there are elements of Star Fleet that are for adults too. It is quite dark and when the Imperial Master orders the execution of Commander Makara near the end of the first series you know that it ain't just any typical kind of kids show even though when it was originally broadcast on British TV it was shown on a Saturday afternoon. There's death in this!
I'm not sure how to spell it but that giant robot (Dye-X or Die-X?) is just awesome and is so much better looking than the stupid crap you get in Power Rangers which was made 13 or 14 years after Star Fleet. This show is so so so ahead of its time it's unreal.
There are so many cool weapons and space crafts in this. Man, this has everything for even the most wildest imagination of any child. The story is so polished and great. I can't praise this show enough. It's the only puppet show that i really like. Terrahawks was OK but nothing will ever touch this beast. Poor Commander Makara's favourite word in this was retreat but at heart she's a right softy and not the evil bitch queen she pretends to be. F Zero One was just never meant to be hers or her masters.
I think a live action remake or animation of Star Fleet would rock but only if it's done by the Japanese. The Americans would muck it up especially seeing as the way over-commercialised Hollywood is these days.
I never usually rate TV series on IMDb but i've giving this beauty 10/10. Star Fleet forever.
P.S. Sad but true fact i have to admit is that at the tender age of 5 i had my first ever crush....it was for Commander Makara and her voice (voiced by Denise Bryer). I assure you that i'm quite normal but at 5 i was thick.
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