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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
TV Series (1987 - 1988)
In the 22nd century, mankind has fallen in the wake of The Metal Wars. Machines, led by the cyborg Lord Dread have subjugated the human population through a process called digitization. All is not lost, though. Small cells of The Resistance led by battle hardened men and women struggle to maintain their humanity both spiritually and literally.
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Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 1987
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- The "pulses" used to add or delete points from the interactive toys were created by blending various frequency black to white pulsing into backgrounds, clouds, flames, explosions and general…
[show]The "pulses" used to add or delete points from the interactive toys were created by blending various frequency black to white pulsing into backgrounds, clouds, flames, explosions and general mayhem. It was always fun to blend in point gain pulses JUST until something distracting was about to begin, then switch to point loss pulses to suck points back out of the toys. This was all done in the online suite as one of the final layers of the VFX compositing process.
[hide] - The live action elements were shot over a six month period between June and December of 1987. Apart from one week of location work, all of the footage was shot in one big old building in…
[show]The live action elements were shot over a six month period between June and December of 1987. Apart from one week of location work, all of the footage was shot in one big old building in western Toronto that used to be a bus depot. Not only were the sets build right there, but also the miniature work. According to the actors, it was unbearably hot during summer (crewmembers had to stand by with buckets of ice and wet towels) and freezing cold in winter.
[hide] - The Program was part of a Toy-Tie in created by Mattel. The toys consisted of action figures of all the major characters and Captain Power's and Lord Dread's ships. The Ships had the ability…
[show]The Program was part of a Toy-Tie in created by Mattel. The toys consisted of action figures of all the major characters and Captain Power's and Lord Dread's ships. The Ships had the ability to pick up infra-red signals from glowing panels on enemy characters and thus score hits, as well as receive damage hits from enemy fire. When a players ship sustained enough simulated damage the canopy would fly open ejecting the action figure contained within. There were also crossover animated episodes that were packaged with the electronic fighter ships that had the same ability. Despite the interactivity of the toys the series was too expensive to continue production and with dropping sales of Captain Power toys the series and toys were scrapped.
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