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Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies aged 83
BBC News ^ | 26th December 2012 | BBC News

Posted on 12/26/2012 8:59:40 AM PST by the scotsman

'Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds and Joe 90 puppet superhero TV shows, has died at the age of 83, his son has announced.

Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010, and his condition had worsened in the past six months, Jamie Anderson said.

Gerry Anderson also created Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Thunderbirds was filmed on Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire and was first broadcast in 1965.

Jamie Anderson announced the news on his website, saying his father had died peacefully in his sleep at noon on Wednesday.

His other creations included UFO, Space: 1999, Supercar and Fireball XL5.'

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: gerryanderson; thunderbirds; ufo
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To: Bratch
Aqua Marina (end credits song for Stingray).
21 posted on 12/26/2012 9:44:35 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Timber Rattler

Capt. Scarlet was my favourite.


22 posted on 12/26/2012 9:53:48 AM PST by the scotsman (i)
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To: the scotsman

InDesTructAble...Capain Scarlet!
Thunderbird 1 = ?
Thunderbird 2 = underwater C-119 almost
Thunderbird 3 = Saturn 4B or so
Thunderbird 4 = ?
Thunderbird 5 = Space station?


23 posted on 12/26/2012 9:58:27 AM PST by RaceBannon (When Chuck Norris goes to bed, he checks under it for Clint Eastwood!)
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To: the scotsman

I have DVD box sets of UFO and Space:1999.


24 posted on 12/26/2012 10:01:13 AM PST by real saxophonist
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To: the scotsman

Supercar Theme Gerry Anderson 1961 (Original)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nUycUkFB7o


25 posted on 12/26/2012 10:33:28 AM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: the scotsman

UFO was truly extraordinary for several reasons.

First and foremost was fashion, and it is a good question whether it was heavily influenced from Star Trek, but with the keen fashion sense the British had at the time. Produced in 1970-71, but supposedly taking place in 1980, men wore “Beatle boots”, had Star Trek pointed sideburns, wore synthetic Nehru jackets, etc. The women’s fashions were amazing, but not as glamorous as “Star Trek guest star” outfits.

The car the lead character drove was a Ford Zephyr-Zodiac Mk IV, but modified to look like a DeLorean, before there were DeLoreans.

The plot-lines were pretty brutal at times, and as the lead character observed in one episode: “They may be years ahead of the human race, but we’ve got one thing they haven’t: bloody-mindedness. It built this planet.”


26 posted on 12/26/2012 11:14:11 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Pennies and Nickels will NO LONGER be Minted as of 1/1/13 - Tim Geithner, US Treasury Sect)
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To: the scotsman

i was a big stingray fan


27 posted on 12/26/2012 11:41:10 AM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: the scotsman

Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" was one of my favorite shows as a kid. And before that, his "Supercar" (with Mike Mercury).

28 posted on 12/26/2012 11:51:33 AM PST by Charles Henrickson
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29 posted on 12/26/2012 11:55:02 AM PST by Charles Henrickson
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To: Timber Rattler

I liked UFO. Used to sit in a grubby ol’ LaZboy in the basement and watch it. Gave me some real chills... I wish the UFO movie project had succeeded.
I still wonder where my Moonbase and its Interceptors are.


30 posted on 12/26/2012 12:01:33 PM PST by Little Ray (Get back to work. Your urban masters need their EBTs refilled.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

I have to chuckle whenever I see anything about “Thunderbirds” because I always think of Team America.


31 posted on 12/26/2012 12:37:14 PM PST by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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To: the scotsman

Enjoyed his projects. RIP.


32 posted on 12/26/2012 1:29:25 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: the scotsman
loved Supercar but was too old by the time Thunderbirds came out.

but I did love this bit of disgusting satire and homage to Thunderbirds


33 posted on 12/27/2012 4:44:58 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore did a great spoof of the Super-Marionation shows on their series “Not Only But Also.” It’s available on DVD, although unfortunately not all of that series has survived.


34 posted on 12/27/2012 4:48:54 AM PST by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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