Oh no. Mr Anderson has been a hero of mine since his earliest 'Supermarionation' series. He and his team (including Derek Meddings the model and effects man) moved the art of model filming techniques forward by leaps & bounds, and some of his later shows like UFO and Space 1999 were as good as anything seen in the cinema at the time. I'm so saddened by this news, and my heart goes out to this wonderful man's family and friends. Thanks for making millions of schoolboys happy, Gerry.
Remember him for the live action stuff, it’s what he would’ve wanted. UFO, Space 1999, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun/Doppelganger etc.. Those and the quite superb CGI Captain Scarlet.
Major part of my childhood also. Infact all the family could enjoy the show. All ages. All the characters were so memorable and the spaceships/cars,etc. All perfect really. I bought Thunderbird models and captain scarlett cars. Never forget them
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BBC 4 All about Thunderbirds, is what I was thinking of.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008lz78
Quincy floated to the great autopsy room in the sky. And some composer died.
His main talent was getting the right team around him and letting them create.
His work in puppetry though was very negative and managed to really cast a negative shadow over that art form which hung around for a very long time.
Many thanks for making many children's lives full of excitement and fun.
A brilliant one-off. RIP
RIP
Remember him for the live action stuff, it’s what he would’ve wanted. UFO, Space 1999, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun/Doppelganger etc.. Those and the quite superb CGI Captain Scarlet.
R.I.P.F.A.B.
F.A.B. Gerry. Thanks for the wonderful childhood TV memories.
R.I.P.
And thanks for the memories.
RIP Gerry.
May he rest in peace.