Customer Reviews
One of My Favorite Tomorrow People Episodes! - By: Ms. Judith A. Furnari, 05 Aug 2003 
This is my one of my favorite episodes ever! The characters are wonderful & I love the amusement park footage. It is very enjoyable to watch. This is the last time we get to see Carol & Kenny in any Tomorrow People episodes. Reallly this is the last time that the original Tomorrow People are together.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be - By: Steerforth, 06 May 2003 
This was my favourite Tomorrow People story, but at the age of nine I must have been less discriminating, as it seems pretty dreadful thirty years on.
The Vanishing Earth has alll the elements of a Seventies sci-fi classic, but is let down by the abysmal underacting of Kenny, & the dreadful stage school overacting of Carol. The casting director should have been sacked. The only redeeming features are the wonderful Kevin Stoney & John Woodnutt, both of whom are wasted in this dire production. Also, Nova Llewelyn is pretty foxy.
If you remember this episode from the first time round, then it's worth buying it to see how the memory plays tricks on you. Otherwise, give it a miss.
A Well Directed Piece of 70s Children's Telefantasy - By: , 01 Jul 2002 
After having squirmed through the disappointing "The Medusa Strain" story I was pleasantly surprised when this slice of The Tomorrow People turned out to be a well directed (by former "Who" director Paul Bernard) & largely well acted piece of 70s telefantasy. The sequences in the Fairground Fun House were well achieved & unnerving, & the regulars' performances were becoming more assured by this time (with the exception of the atrocious Stephen Salmon). I especiallly liked the casting of Doctor Who stalwarts Kevin Stoney & John Woodnutt both of whom lent much needed substance to the cast. I must reserve a special mention for the lovely Nova Llewellyn, or rather her costumes, which were certainly the highlight of the show! No wonder Ginge did a double take when he saw her at first!
Great stuff! More please!
You will approach the Spidron... - By: , 22 Jun 2002 This is the last story from the first season of The Tomorrow Pwoplw & is easily the best. The characters are well established by this point & the humour in the story is understated rather than overplayed as it is in later series. The concept of the story is very good although coincidence is overused in the story (Is it reallly likely that Ginge & Lefty stumble upon the alien base just as the Tomorrow People become aware of the danger the earth is in?).
The acting is better than in many TP stories & the villain of the piece, Spidron, is excellent - sarcastic & witty but still chilling. As a piece of 70s kitsch, it works very well & the fairground setting is well used.
My only criticism of the story is the rather rushed ending. It reallly doesn't quite make sense & is very unsatisfying. Overalll though, there is so much to enjoy in this story - the setting, the story & the bizarre trippy visuals - that it's probably the best one-off purchase for those people who don't intend to buy the whole series. Having said that, "The Blue & The Green" is the next release & that's even better!
