"Thunderbirds go no more!" Topic

Or more precisely Gerry Anderson the creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Stingray and many more died yesterday. Thanks, Gerry, for many happy childhood memories. RIP.

Thank you good sir for bringing us so much.

Long Live SHADO!

Yes – definitely must see programmes in my childhood.

RIP Gerry.

RIP GERRY, remember all the series

His casket should be in the shape of Thunderbird 2 and his pall bearers marionettes….

Yeah, I saw this on other websites. Thunderbirds were a huge part of my childhood. I remember watching the show when we lived in Queens. Simpler times for a kid's imagination. He was a true pioneer.

RIP Gerry,

You were a part of so many peoples lives. You brought us great entertainment and wonderful ingredients for our imagination. You made many of us the SciFi aficionados we are today. We will always remember your work as it is such a part of childhoods memories.

Thunder Birds are GO!

8)

RIP indeed, a childhood inspiration for me too!

may I respectfully remind everyone that the actual phrase is "Thunderbirds ARE go!"

YouTube link

F.A.B.

Many happy memories, thank you Mr Anderson.

may I respectfully remind everyone that the actual phrase is "Thunderbirds ARE go!"

Quite so, but Thunderbirds are go no more didn't seem to scan right so opted for poetic licence!

Was he also responsible for Fireball XL5?

Was he also responsible for Fireball XL5?

Certainly was!
And also Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Stingray, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and UFO.

He helped make my childhood great.R.I.P Gerry.

Sorry to see him go. I think I may still have the fuel tanks from my old XL5 playset.

Shado will no longer protect us . funny I did not hear of this on regular media .
We fly a little less high today .

Still time to get him to the moon before it blasts out of orbit.

The first show by Gerry Anderson I watched as a kid was actually 'Space 1999.' It wasn't until later that I caught up on other shows like 'Thunderbirds' and 'Captain Scarlet.' Gerry was a true visionary of sci-fi design in those days. Even today, his designs look 'futuristic.'

> and his pall bearers marionettes….

They are not available but Barbara Bain can fill in…

R.I.P

I didn't even know the name of the show back then when I was a kid.

Sad to hear, I loved Thunderbirds. Some time in the 90s, I managed to get the old die cast Thunderbird 2, 3 and 4 that had been re-released. I had played with the same toys when I was young and they were well worn and weathered by sand from many playgrounds! No idea where they went, but when I saw the newer ones, I snapped them up.

They now sit with pride behind glass on my shelving in my wargame room!
--
Tim

Gerry was a true visionary of sci-fi design in those days. Even today, his designs look 'futuristic.'

Agreed, Thunderbirds is still better today than many new sci-fi programmes.

Very sad; like so many others I grew up on shows like Stingray, Thunderbirds, UFO etc, they contributed greatly to my love of SF and particularly cool vehicles – even today I can be out driving somewhere and see some piece of industrial tech and say "That looks like it came out of Pod 5". My brother and I used to build Lego vehicles and transporters based on things we saw from Thunderbirds all the time.

Thanks for the memories, Gerry! You will be missed!

I've made and played games based on so many of his visionary ideas (UFO, Stngray, Captain Scarlet) that it really does seem that a part of me (big kid that I am) – not just a part of my childhood – has gone.

Darn it. You know it had to happen somethime but it still comes as a poke in the eye.

John T

I grew up on Saturday morning Fireball XL5 episodes. See you in syndication, Gerry!