Gerry Anderson (1929-2012)

[Nick Armstrong]

I think Captain Scarlet will come to be regarded as his masterpiece, though.

"THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS" plus twin circles moving over the screen freaked me out when I was a nipper

I agree that it's their best creation. The opening titles, down a dingy urban dead-end alley, has a noir quality that is unforgettable http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&h...&v=bV8YbLvGrb0

[Anna]

OMG, Destiny Angel - had quite forgot. Something for everyone in that programme, what an impact it must have had on impressionable young minds!

[Nick Armstrong]

OMG, Destiny Angel - had quite forgot. Something for everyone in that programme, what an impact it must have had on impressionable young minds!

[Tenor Freak]

Captain Scarlet: probably the most nihilistic television programme ever devised for children. Every episode kicked off with the Mysterons bumping someone off, only to reanimate their corpse for use as an agent in their nefarious schemes to destroy Earth. And the end credits scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[Boilk]

I think Captain Scarlet will come to be regarded as his masterpiece, though.

Doubt that very much .. it was virtually devoid of human emotion ... can't remember anyone smiling or laughing in it. By comparison, there was believable characterisation and humanity in Thunderbirds and Stingray.

OMG, Destiny Angel - had quite forgot. Something for everyone in that programme, what an impact it must have had on impressionable young minds!

The Angels were Barbie-like puppets, unlike the delectable purple-headed ladies who toiled in the loneliness of UFO's Moonbase...

[teamsaint]

Doubt that very much .. it was virtually devoid of human emotion ... can't remember anyone smiling or laughing in it. By comparison, there was believable characterisation and humanity in Thunderbirds and Stingray.


The Angels were Barbie-like puppets, unlike the delectable purple-headed ladies who toiled in the loneliness of UFO's Moonbase...

well personally I remember the 2 cars, BOTH of which I had models of. (didn't usually get stuff like that).
Magic.

[Nick Armstrong]

well personally I remember the 2 cars, BOTH of which I had models of. (didn't usually get stuff like that).
Magic.

Good gracious... Time-Warp time, ts!! Yes.... me too... in fact I had all 3, I now remember....

http://lester.demon.nl/superm/scarlet/dinkies.html

I loved the red and the white ones particularly.

How many hours must I have spent creating scenarios, stories...

[teamsaint]

Good gracious... Time-Warp time, ts!! Yes.... me too... in fact I had all 3, I now remember....

http://lester.demon.nl/superm/scarlet/dinkies.html

I loved the red and the white ones particularly.

How many hours must I have spent creating scenarios, stories...

forgot about one of the cars !!
Scarily, recorded these for my kids on VHS ...about 20 years ago , best part of 20 years after they were first broadcast !!
still got the tapes...and a working VHS machine !!

Some people thought they were called the Mr Rons !!

[johncorrigan]

Sad to see him go - I loved so many of his shows. But I was delighted and surprised to find out that Gerry Anderson had been involved in 'Twizzle', one of the first TV programmes I remember loving.
A bit non-pc and old money for these days but I was fascinated by Twizzle and the noise his limbs made back when things were all black and white.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=EFF26F-C_RQ