RIP Gerry Anderson

[Wuzzle]

RIP.

Gerry hated the puppets and his original plan was for his shows to be made with real people/locations.

He was forced to use puppets due to budget restrictions.

[Halmyre]

Wuzzle said:

RIP.

Gerry hated the puppets and his original plan was for his shows to be made with real people/locations.

He was forced to use puppets due to budget restrictions.

I don't know if he actually hated the puppets, he just wanted to do live-action shows and felt he was being typecast instead as a specialist in puppet animation. Whatever he felt about it, he was, is, and always will be, a TV legend.

[Eric Mc]

RegMolehusband said:

So am I the only one who can just about remember Torchy The Battery Boy?

I vaguely remember it. Torchy was downright frightening to a toddler -

[Eric Mc]

By sad coincidence, I have just discovered that one of the cast of UFO - Dolores Mantez - died five days ago -

[croyde]

That's sad. I always had a thing for Gabrielle Drake.

[Eric Mc]

croyde said:

That's sad. I always had a thing for Gabrielle Drake.

Gabrielle is still alive and kicking.

[colonel c]

Eric Mc said:

I vaguely remember it. Torchy was downright frightening to a toddler -

Guilty.

[croyde]

Eric Mc said:

croyde said:

That's sad. I always had a thing for Gabrielle Drake.

Gabrielle is still alive and kicking.

I know. I should have put that a better way.

Now



Then



Do a Google and there are a few NSFW

Edited by croyde on Friday 28th December 12:30

[Mr Pointy]

For me it all started with Fireball XL5. Nearly 50 years on I can remember watching in black & white before colour came in.

[tvrolet]

Mr Pointy said:

For me it all started with Fireball XL5. Nearly 50 years on I can remember watching in black & white before colour came in.

Yup, and I also liked Space Patrol. I always assumed it was a Gerry Anderson series too, but since it never got a mention in all the obituaries and I was sure I hadn't imagined it I had a quick google, and it wasn't one of Gerry's. Well I never. Two puppet style space programs from different sources...

Anyway, Fireball XL5 was probably the first programme I remember really getting into (B&W, I always fancied a real Zoonie the Lazoon as a pet) then Stingray and Thuderbirds. I never really got into Captain Scarlet as by that time a certain degree of logic and fairness had crept in to the young psyche, and I always kind of sided with the Martians - after all they were the ones shot at first. If they'd left the Martians in peace there wouldn't have been a problem. As for Joe 90 and later stuff - I just never really watched it...outside the target audience age probably. But Thuderbirds in particular seemed pretty timeless/ageless; I could still watch it now - even though the criminals always take the time to label things 'Bomb' etc.

[Langweilig]

croyde said:

That's sad. I always had a thing for Gabrielle Drake.

Me too. But I thought that Ayesha Brough who was a Sky 1 crew member was the real eye candy.

Edited by Langweilig on Sunday 30th December 16:43

[RegMolehusband]

I used to love the robot in Fireball XL5 - especially his electronic voice

[slipstream 1985]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

page 2 i made a wee storyboard

[dandarez]

His funeral today in Reading. Very nice piece on Newsnight tonight.
David Graham, who most don't know until he opens his mouth and talks! Parker and Brains voices.
Good clips and some very true words from Anderson before he died are shown.

IPlayer move to 22.54 in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_two_england/wa...

[thinfourth2]

dandarez said:

His funeral today in Reading. Very nice piece on Newsnight tonight.
David Graham, who most don't know until he opens his mouth and talks! Parker and Brains voices.
Good clips and some very true words from Anderson before he died are shown.

IPlayer move to 22.54 in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pskz0/News...

better link

[Eric Mc]

thinfourth2 said:

dandarez said:

His funeral today in Reading. Very nice piece on Newsnight tonight.
David Graham, who most don't know until he opens his mouth and talks! Parker and Brains voices.
Good clips and some very true words from Anderson before he died are shown.

IPlayer move to 22.54 in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pskz0/News...

better link

Nice little tribute.

[anonymous-user]

I overtook FAB 1 on the A34 on Thursday night, it looked FAB and reminded me of the Tyrrell P34 i work with.

RIP Gerry.

[RichB]

RegMolehusband said:

So am I the only one who can just about remember Torchy The Battery Boy?

Nope, I remember it well, also Twizzle before Torchy...

Edited by RichB on Saturday 12th January 23:05

[Eric Mc]

Don't forget "Four Feather Falls".

[The Hypno-Toad]

croyde said:

I know. I should have put that a better way.

Now



Then



Do a Google and there are a few NSFW

Spends her time now looking after the estate of her brother Nick. Was a little disappointed she let Boots use From The Morning.