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Neil
27-Dec-2012, 10:24 AM
An amazingly inventive man!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-20845407


Gerry Anderson, the creator of hit TV shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Joe 90, has died at the age of 83.

He also created Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and his puppet superheroes fired the imaginations of millions of young viewers in the 1960s and '70s.

Thunderbirds, a science-fiction fantasy about a daring rescue squad, ran from 1965 and was his most famous show.

Anderson had suffered from Alzheimer's since 2010 and the disease had worsened in recent months, his son Jamie said.

Jamie Anderson announced the news on his website, saying his father died peacefully in his sleep at noon on Wednesday.
MinionZombie
27-Dec-2012, 10:57 AM
I was a kid during the 1990s revival of his work - I absolutely loved Thunderbirds, Stingray, and Captain Scarlet, and watched a bunch of his other shows too. I've still got a load of toys for the shows from back then as well. Superb stuff from a TV legend - RIP Mr Anderson.
Neil
27-Dec-2012, 11:13 AM
I was a kid during the 1990s revival of his work - I absolutely loved Thunderbirds, Stingray, and Captain Scarlet, and watched a bunch of his other shows too. I've still got a load of toys for the shows from back then as well. Superb stuff from a TV legend - RIP Mr Anderson.

Thunderbird 2 is probably as iconic as the Millenium Falcon? Not to mention some of his other great designs!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_czH7NX4jLMI/TSKLbYp1mPI/AAAAAAAAAEY/fdJFX2MLKtA/s1600/Thunderbird-2.jpghttp://www.sixteen12.com/images/s1999_eagle_1.jpghttp://www.videovista.net/articles/t10space04.jpghttp://captainscarlet.sfdaydreams.com/angel1.jpg
MinionZombie
27-Dec-2012, 12:46 PM
Definitely. Even though Thunderbird 2 would have never actually been able to fly, it was a cracking design - and indeed it's my favourite Thunderbird. :)

Plus, thinking about it, through models and puppets, Anderson & Co were able to produce some vast scale action every week on our TV screens - and for a little British TV show from the 1960s, that's impressive indeed. His shows were doing large scale action set pieces before Hollywood were capable of matching it (or only rarely capable, and often relying on some of the same techniques come to think of it).
Neil
27-Dec-2012, 01:07 PM
Definitely. Even though Thunderbird 2 would have never actually been able to fly.Maybe it's like a bumble bee? :)