Thunderbirds are 60

[wiggydiggy]

I think Thunderbirds was an hour long, which as a child affected my concentration span. I preferred the half hour long Stingray and Fireball XL Five. I did see the Thunderbirds film at Accrington Odeon on a Saturday afternoon in 1966, which was quite entertaining, if I remember rightly.🤔

You forgot Terrahawks!


View: https://youtu.be/vZC9B0YJ8W8?si=lkn17JvcNWHP6eG7


Actually Gerry Anderson has a bunch of stuff that's great, Space 1999 is one I've had on the back burner for a long time. Saw one episode where the baddy was tricked into thinking he would return to Earth, but was actually doomed to die alone. I've had that one with me for 30 years and it still scares me.

 

[Drago]

U.F.O. was my favourite Anderson series. It was adtually quite dark at times.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes, Happy Birthday to Jeff and the boys. I once went along to a Gerry Anderson sci fi convention held here in Bristol as it was within walking distance of where I was living at the time. Got to meet Matt Zimmerman (Alan Tracy), Shane Rimmer (Scott) & David Graham (Parker/Brains) in one go along with artist Mike Trim, who designed for Anderson and also painted the cover of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds album (1978)...being geeky, I took my CD set along for him to sign. Also got up close to the (then) newly restored original 44-inch long filming miniature of Eagle 1 from Space 1999. Detail was amazing but you'd not see it all on old TV sets back in the day. 44 inch 3D printed kits are available, I built the MPC 22 inch version:
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I had the 1999 Eagle as a kid back in the day, alongside Thunderbird 1,2,3 and 4.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Bugger. I was hoping for an early night and now have gone full retro on youtube listening/watching old cartoons/series.