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Title: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: JMB on December 28, 2012, 09:27:04 am

Loved his shows as a kid.

(http://s3.amazonaws.com/btoe-images/lists/large/best-thunderbirds-character-on-earth.jpg?1356560915)
(http://www.shadowlocked.com/images/stories/features/UFO/UFO_1970.jpg)

I even own a Thunderbirds pachislo machine.
(http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/stevenhoody1-1096079/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/thunder-bird.jpg)

Title: Re: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: TOK on December 28, 2012, 10:38:31 am

I've seen Thunderbirds, but the one I really loved was Captain Scarlet. Drinking, smoking, murderous puppets as the theme for a kids show.
They used to show Captain Scarlet and Stingray on G4 or one of those channels early in the morning a few years ago.

Title: Re: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: griffindodd on December 28, 2012, 01:07:34 pm

Ahhhh man, another great imagineer leaves us. I loved Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet too they really were fantastic shows. It's kinda sad that most people don't even know that Team America was a huge tribute to the characters that Gerry Anderson created so many years ago.

RIP Jerry

Title: Re: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: ark_ader on December 28, 2012, 06:01:47 pm

Space 1999 was a favourite as well as UFO.

He will be missed.

Title: Re: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: Turvey on December 29, 2012, 05:05:45 am

Not that it was shown here much but Joe90 was kinda cool too.

Title: Re: Thunderbirds are go! RIP Gerry Anderson
Post by: Ken Layton on December 29, 2012, 11:32:38 am

I liked Supercar the best.