A scrapbook on Children's TV
Seriously, every part of this is genius wtf.
What’s that train track at the start? Is it a ladder? Wait, now it’s a graph… oh now the graph’s on fire.
What is the guy saying? Who is this guy? No time to think about that; there are elements flying at us and, ok, now we’re getting somewhere. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.
No, hang on, what does that mean? Oh, we’ve started. Is this the adventures of two glowing balls?
Who knows what’s going to come on after that.
“All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.”
-Opening non-explanation for Sapphire and Steel
Sapphire and Steel was the real vehicle for terror in my childhood. Never mind hiding behind the sofa. This was a programme to be watched through a crack in the door from the next room.
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