| Fred Cartwright | 27 Dec 2012 5:07 a.m. PST |
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. |
 Murphy  | 27 Dec 2012 5:17 a.m. PST |
Thank you good sir for bringing us so much. Long Live SHADO! |
| Big Martin Back | 27 Dec 2012 5:28 a.m. PST |
Yes – definitely must see programmes in my childhood. RIP Gerry. |
| HammerHead | 27 Dec 2012 5:53 a.m. PST |
RIP GERRY, remember all the series |
Dave Jackson  | 27 Dec 2012 6:42 a.m. PST |
His casket should be in the shape of Thunderbird 2 and his pall bearers marionettes…. |
| CPBelt | 27 Dec 2012 6:51 a.m. PST |
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. |
| PapaSync | 27 Dec 2012 7:10 a.m. PST |
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) |
| MajorB | 27 Dec 2012 7:18 a.m. PST |
RIP indeed, a childhood inspiration for me too! may I respectfully remind everyone that the actual phrase is "Thunderbirds ARE go!" YouTube link |
| Martin Rapier | 27 Dec 2012 7:52 a.m. PST |
F.A.B. Many happy memories, thank you Mr Anderson. |
| Fred Cartwright | 27 Dec 2012 7:54 a.m. PST |
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! |
| Pan Marek | 27 Dec 2012 8:54 a.m. PST |
Was he also responsible for Fireball XL5? |
| MajorB | 27 Dec 2012 9:51 a.m. PST |
Was he also responsible for Fireball XL5? Certainly was!
And also Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Stingray, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and UFO. |
| Roosta | 27 Dec 2012 10:53 a.m. PST |
He helped make my childhood great.R.I.P Gerry. |
| Pan Marek | 27 Dec 2012 11:04 a.m. PST |
Sorry to see him go. I think I may still have the fuel tanks from my old XL5 playset. |
| ming31 | 27 Dec 2012 11:47 a.m. PST |
Shado will no longer protect us . funny I did not hear of this on regular media .
We fly a little less high today . |
The G Dog  | 27 Dec 2012 12:03 p.m. PST |
Still time to get him to the moon before it blasts out of orbit. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 27 Dec 2012 1:20 p.m. PST |
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.' |
| Dynaman8789 | 27 Dec 2012 2:04 p.m. PST |
> and his pall bearers marionettes…. They are not available but Barbara Bain can fill in… |
| BrotherSevej | 27 Dec 2012 6:30 p.m. PST |
R.I.P I didn't even know the name of the show back then when I was a kid. |
| Angel Barracks | 28 Dec 2012 7:04 a.m. PST |
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. |
| Bob Runnicles | 28 Dec 2012 9:41 a.m. PST |
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! |
| John Treadaway | 31 Dec 2012 9:25 a.m. PST |
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 |
| capncarp | 31 Dec 2012 4:24 p.m. PST |
I grew up on Saturday morning Fireball XL5 episodes. See you in syndication, Gerry! |
