Vale Gerry Anderson

[Russ59]

Thank you for all keeping me entertained every Saturday morning during the 70's in front of the box...

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

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Sad news indeed. My favourite Gerry Anderson series were/are UFO and Space 1999. Whilst I was familiar with the Thunderbirds I was unaware of Captain Scarlet until I attended a stage play in Perth title Thunderbirds F.A.B.....who ever thought you could do a entertaining stage play inspired by TV puppet shows.

http://www.andrewdawson.info/thunderbirds_fab.html

R.I.P Gerry A..Your brilliant shows will live on as a legacy to the SiFi world....and people will continue to debate the meaning of FAB for all eternity

[LewisM]

I was a religious Thunderbirds watcher. STILL watch on YouTube.

Something very special about the style of sci-fi of old - nothing these days comes close.

God Speed Gerry.

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Sorry guys, I had to post this (to secretly get my post count up..but then it is now no longer a secret) to celebrate Gerry A...you know you have made in Australia when you are the topic of parody.

D-Generation "Thunderbirds" Parody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC4frcXimz4

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Hans , that stage play looks so cool . Thanks for the link .
I was a UFO fan as a kid , rushed home from school religiously to watch it .
SIFI forever !
Brian.

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

In the year 1980 the Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap
and kill humans and use them for body parts. A highly secret military
organization is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this
alien threat. This organization is named SHADO (Supreme Headquarters
Alien Defence Organization) and operates from a secret location
beneath a film studio.

[trek1701 (Mark)]

I’ve been watching the Thunderbirds with my son lately.
Others I remember are Joe 90, Captain Scarlett,Stingray & Fireball XL5




Mark

[Ric]

RIP Gerry

Your legacy will live on for a long time to come.

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

I remember all of these shows. They were a part of my life while growing up as they were for most of us my age.

I even had models of the vehicles etc. and I wish I still had them.

I couldn't wait to get home from School and watch them.

Mr. Anderson will be sadly missed by many many people.