R.I.P Gerry Anderson

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 26 Dec 2012 18:40

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

Another person who had a great impact on my childhood imagination gone.

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 26 Dec 2012 18:56

So many great shows

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 26 Dec 2012 19:56

Rest in peace, Gerry. Thank you.

SteveD · Post by **SteveD** » 26 Dec 2012 21:21

Sad to see this on the news earlier. A great creative mind. The mind had seemingly beeen lost over the past few years with the horror of alzheimers, so somewhat of a blessing can be death when it comes, but nevertheless a sad day.

Chopper · Post by **Chopper** » 26 Dec 2012 22:59

You forgot Space 1999, Ed.

It is a sad day when genius of this magnitude passes.

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 27 Dec 2012 08:30

So many great productions to choose from, Chop, including Supercar, Fireball XL5 & Dick Spanner.
The golden age of Century 21 (his production company) had been & past before I was born but the shows were always being repeated on the telly in the 80's & they left a mighty impression on my imagination.

The Action-man Space Speeder, deputising for Thunderbird 2, would often be loaded up with toy cars & HO Airfix soldiers before taking off from its secret hanger (located behind the sofa) to save Lego buildings. Even by the time I was playing with Star Wars the sideboard & other furniture would act as massive Anderson-like underground bases for the Rebel Allience.

action-figure-supplies · Post by **action-figure-supplies** » 27 Dec 2012 13:41

Such a shame, he was a real genius. Along with Derek Meddings who did the SFX they revolutionized puppets on tv and kids programs.

Quickfire · Post by **Quickfire** » 27 Dec 2012 14:36

RIP.

Dark Horse · Post by **Dark Horse** » 27 Dec 2012 15:45

Thundershot · Post by **Thundershot** » 27 Dec 2012 19:34

action-figure-supplies wrote:Such a shame, he was a real genius. Along with Derek Meddings who did the SFX they revolutionized puppets on tv and kids programs.

Aye, Derek Meddings was a true genius as was Barry Gray.
There were so many talented people working on those shows, I once met & got chatting to Alan Sharnbrook who worked for Century 21, as a model maker, alongside Mr Meddings during it's heyday.

Blood for the Baron!

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