Gerry 'thunderbirds' Anderson Has Died

[ChillDoubt]

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

RIP.

[excelsior-1]

oh no!

another entertainment icon passes on

r.i.p gerry

[Buenchico]

I wanna be a kid again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFb4IVLXDss

[Stephen_G]

Very sad to hear the news. I have the DVD's of Joe 90 and Terrahawks on my desk, and I was a massive fan of Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds as well.

R.I.P. Gerry :-(

[lady-janine]

omg. there'll not be anyone my age left soon.

rip mr thunderbirds.

[plowter]

Space 1999
UFO
Fireball XL5
Captain Scarlet
Thunderbirds

... and a live tribute from the Rezillos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9hp-dbtgE

[marval]

Have just read that, rest in peace Gerry.

[flump1]

I loved Thunderbirds, the music, the strings operating the puppets, those were the days. RIP Gerry Anderson.

[excelsior-1]

i remember watching one of the thunderbird movies at the cinema when i was young
there was the usual disclaimer during the credits about 'any similarities between persons living or dead are purely co-incidental' ...
... it then went on to say 'because they do not yet exist!'

the cheer that went out was the loudest i had heard

[bibblebub]

don't forget Twizzle and Torchy, and I remember playing with my Stingray in the bath

[Zeuhl]

And Supercar

Mike Mercury, Professor Popkiss and Mitch the Monkey ....

Great stuff!

[Answerprancer]

A very sad loss, UFO was my favourite, Ed Bishop ("Straker") died in a hospital near where I live. I love how Gerry Anderson's productions linked UK and America/Canada with their productions.

[sp1814]

When I was very young, I remember an episode of Thunderbirds that featured giant crocodiles. Gave me a few nightmares. It was only when I was a little older that I realised that they were just baby crocs scaled up to look like giants.

Like Jim Henson, Anderson was a bit of a genius.

(And let's all try to forget the appalling Hollywood live action remake of Thunderbirds from a few years ago).

[sp1814]

...and I forgot - the Mysterons terrified me. Ab...so...lutely terrified me.

Round circles of light. That's all they were...but still...pant-wettingly scary.

[naomi24]

Great stuff - and even if the strings were on view, it didn't matter. RIP.