Gerry Anderson has passed away

[nudemetalz]

One very talented man. I loved the Thunderbirds as a kid (and still now)

FAB Mr Anderson
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/8121452/Thunderbirds-Gerry-Anderson-dies


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[MD]

RIP and thanks for all the fun times as a kid spellbound to the telly watching; Stingray; Thunderbirds; Joe 90; UFO; Captain Scarlett. Well Joe 90 wasn't one of my favourites but I still watched em all.

His name in the credits was burned into my memory, and Sylvia Anderson. His wife at the time I assume.

The Guy had such imagination.

[Zamiam]

Ditto here. Had the toys, thunderbirds 1-4, never got 5, lady p`s pink roller, even an interceptor and captain scarlets spectrum patrol car. The only thing I still have is a captain scarlet hanky that I stopped using years ago but have tucked away in my drawer.

Makes me smile to think of these programs. RIP Gerry

[HenryDorsetCase]

[U]my favourite is UFO which i re watched recently. Still good. Plus the SPV.s and it was set in the future. 1980.[

And i loved the angel interceptors

Melody
Destiny
Symphony
Destiny
Harmony


He must have been ancient

[Zedder]

SIG, FAB and RIP.

[Big Dave]

Vale.
I've got the series of UFO and space 1999 in the tv and film section of my site.

[Oakie]

The only thing I still have is a captain scarlet hanky that I stopped using years ago but have tucked away in my drawer.

Just checked and I still have the Thunderbirds hanky in my drawer. Must be around 42 / 44 years old. (No I probably haven't used it for about for damn near 40 years.)

[Tink]

The boys were playing describe and name that thunderbird on Xmas day (over 40's)! Ah good memories from years gone by!

[JacksColdSweat]

Aw man - slowly all my heroes are going that way - guess it's a sign of getting older...:(

Thanks for all the good memories and awesome Saturday morning shows Mr Anderson

[Motu]

Our whole family is saddened by that news - my wife and I, my kids and my granddaughter, my granddaughter is a big fan of our collection of Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet DVD's. I grew up with Torchy and Thunderbirds in black & white as a kid....I was a bit old for Joe 90 and Captain Scarlet....but still, as a Hippy you were able to watch kids programs without too much ridicule. And then they came around on TV again for my kids.

My ring tone of the Captain Scarlet kettle drums has more meaning now.

[Maha]

I have a couple of die-cast T/Birds here...1-2-3, lost 4....:brick: (think some kids were playing with it years ago)
Never got Tracey Island.
He also did Joe 90/Captain Scarlet (that bit of wood was the puppet :Punk:) and one other? :scratch:....edit: Stingray.

[jasonu]

Just checked and I still have the Thunderbirds hanky in my drawer. Must be around 42 / 44 years old. (No I probably haven't used it for about for damn near 40 years.)

So does it have some 40yr old snot on it or did it get a wash before it was put away?

His passing actually made the news on my local radio station this am. I had to explain the Thunderbirds to my
co-workers and how cool it was/still is.

[Pussy]

I remember Supercar and Fireball XL5 as well!

[Flip]

Well thats sad news. Gerry made some very cool TV programs.

Above my desk at home to this day is all the Dinky cast muck metal Thunderbirds (minus No5) Stingray and the USS Enterprise.

[Hitcher]

I am Thunderbird 2. Thanks Gerry for everything.

[Berries]

I will never be able to listen to 'Ferry Cross the Mersey' now without a tear in my eye.

[banditrider]

Sad news. Must see if I can get the Thunderbirds on DVD at some stage.

I've found that no matter how many times you see them, if they come on the TV, I have to watch. Great TV!

[Oakie]

I am Thunderbird 2. Thanks Gerry for everything.

What?! You're big, fat and green?

[pete376403]

Did Four Feather Falls ever screen over here? We never got a TV till quite a bit later

[Hitcher]

What?! You're big, fat and green?

Aerodynamically impossible, with delusions of practicality, piloted by Virgil Reality.

[Motu]

I love that scene in Perils of Penelope where she and Sir Jeremy are locked in a basement filling with poisonous gas - he bangs on the door and yells - ''I say, open up, we're British you know!'' Fortunately Parker rips the door off with FAB 1.

[Swoop]

Superb (mandatory!) viewing as a young'un.
Fireball XL5, Stingray, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Tunderbirds, UFO, Space 1999.

A brilliant imagination of the writers to delve into sci-fi in such a way. Ground breaking telly in its day.

Started showing a 10yr old Captain Scarlet on DVD and his instant response was "They're DOLLS!" and walked off in disgust saying how crap it was.
Oddly Team America is acceptable to him though, go figure!?


RIP Gerry Anderson. Thanks for the fun times.

BTW. If you have "contacts" regarding the hoverbikes, now would be a good time to get them into production!