The Robot Freighter Mystery

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Supermarionation: Fireball XL5: The Robot Freighter Mystery
By Adam on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 2:43 pm:

The pop music Elmondo was listening to in his car was later heard on the radio in Manhunt.


By Kinggodzillak on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 3:39 pm:

And was originally the main theme music from 'Crossroads to Crime'.


By D.K. Henderson on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 5:29 pm:

Commander Zero might not have had any proof that the Brothers Briggs were sabotaging the ships, but couldn't he have told them that the Pentagon would be delaying payment of the voucher pending an examination of the wreckage? Just as a delaying tactic?

One Briggs brother to another: "Have you taken your oxygen pill?" Considering that they're standing at the open door, that question is a little late....

Jock does a final check on the freighter and then goes to bed, leaving no one on guard, yet is positive that no one else could have gotten near the freighter.

How long did Fireball XL5 go chasing after that tape recording? If they had returned to the freighter at full speed, they might have caught the boys in the act.

I find it disquieting to think that in the future, a confession obtained under duress will be considered valid in a court of law. And the confession came from Edmundo, who had already been caught in flagrante. It would have been a lot more sensible to record Edmundo planting the bomb, record him travelling to the Briggs' house, allow the freighter to take off with recording equipment and witnesses on board, arrange for the freighter to stop about the time the bomb would have gone off, and allow the Briggs brothers to come on board and hang themselves, metaphorically speaking.

BTW, there is a scene where Jock is speaking over a communicator to Commander Zero. Edmundo is in the foreground, standing in shadow, and he looks absolutely terrifying.


By Kinggodzillak on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 3:44 pm:

Looks like he's taken a flame thrower to his face, doesn't he? :)


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