Thunderbirds are Go!
Today, Carolyn and I had a few friends over: high-school buddies Ted Bleaney and Gillian Clinton, and our dear friends Marcel Gagné and Sally Tomasevic for a day of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
We put in episodes of Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, and UFO, and watched them on our big-screen TV. It was loads of nostalgic fun, and quite interesting to watch the Andersons' Supermarionation technique develop from the primitive Supercar to the incredibly lifelike Captain Scarlet.
I chose episodes that were highly regarded at online review sites:
- Supercar: "What Goes Up" (Episode 4)
- Fireball XL5: "Robert to the Rescue" (Episode 21)
- Stingray: "Stand by For Action" (Episode 17)
- Thunderbirds: "The Uninvited" (Episode 5)
- Captain Scarlet: "The Mysterons" (Episode 1)
- UFO: "The Man Who Came Back" (Episode 16)
- Joe 90: "Breakout" (Episode 23)
- The Secret Service: "School for Spies" (Episode 11)
The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
1 Comments:
Fantastic! I love the Andersons' work, although I've only ever seen Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. I agree that Captain Scarlet had the best supermarionation but Thunderbirds will always be my favourite. Probably about time to revisit it!
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