Nebula-75
2020 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Family
‘Nebula-75' is a new puppet lockdown drama made entirely during confinement in 2020 using only existing puppets and materials. Filmed in Supermarionation, it follows in the tradition of 'Thunderbirds', 'Stingray' and 'Fireball-XL5' while at the same time also being filmed in SuperIsolation and Lo-Budget! 'Nebula-75' charts the exploits of Commander Ray Neptune and the crew of the spaceship NEBULA-75 as they make their way across the stars, encountering strange worlds and forms of life hitherto unknown by mankind. It has been created and produced by a small group of filmmakers during the British lockdown of 2020.
Episodes
1. Nebula-75Stranded millions of miles from home by forces unknown, Commander Neptune and the crew of the Nebula-75 must come to terms with their new life amongst the stars. Their isolation is interrupted, however, by two alien visitors...
2. The Storm Before the CalmThe second episode of 'Nebula-75’ sees Commander Neptune getting to know his ship’s strange visitor. Is she friend or foe?
3. Short CircuitWhen the NEBULA-75’s ramshackle robot Circuit suffers from one malfunction too many and the crew encounter an old eccentric in need of assistance, who will save the day?
4. No One I Think Is In My TreeIn the fourth episode of ‘Nebula-75’ – “No One I Think Is In My Tree” – our heroes find themselves transported through a strange spatial distortion. Separated from his crew and trapped in a mysterious void, Commander Neptune must find his way back to the ship before it is too late…
5. Heist SocietyAfter a distress call sees the Nebula-75 come to the assistance of a pair of abandoned aristocrats, it doesn't take too long for the nefarious duo's true intentions to be revealed. Hoodwinked and robbed of valuable systems, the Nebula-75 crew face a race against time to put things right...
6. Freighter Fright: Halloween SpecialWhen the Nebula-75 picks-up a distress call from an old freighter the crew set off to investigate. However, when they arrive they discover that it's been abandoned for decades... Or has it?
7. Christmas SpecialIn this special festive episode, the Nebula-75 crew are all set to make the best of a Christmas far from home, but when they cross paths with a stranded vessel a tale of treacherous trickery reveals itself...More Like This
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