Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Late Night Blogging: The Worlds of Gerry Anderson




























8 comments:

  1. What Gerry Anderson was able to achieve over a very long career. I've been rewatching a lot of Anderson DVDs lately. I love the fact that the puppet shows were played as straight action-adventure dramas rather than "children's shows". UFO tackled some remarkably adult themes while Space:1999 tacked the metaphysical (at least in its first year).

    I recently purchased Terrahawks and Space Precinct and they were both more entertaining then I expected. Terrahawks retains the action-adventure stories but stirs in some pretty broad farce. Space Precinct is lots of fun once you accept the strangely disturbing alien makeups.

    Steve Begg's effects unit created remarkable effects on a seemingly small budget for both of Anderson's later productions.

    What a remarkable career!

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    1. I agree with you, Pierre. Gerry Anderson has achieved so much: what a rich universe, and rich catalog of episodes. Big fan here too!

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  2. Anonymous2:18 PM

    Ever since I first saw them as a boy in the '70s, I have always loved Gerry Anderson's series especially Space:1999, UFO and Thunderbirds.

    SGB

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    1. Me too, SGB. Space:1999, UFO and Stingray are tops in my books (and I like the other series as well.)...

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  3. I can only echo what has been said above.I know you champion the merits of Space 1999 (and quite rightly too,its great) but Gerry Anderson's other productions are just as impressive,especially Thunderbirds,Captain Scarlet and UFO.

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    1. Chris,

      I totally agree. Space:1999 is my all-time favorite, but I also love UFO and Stingray, and enjoy Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds too. Anderson's work is amazing!

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  4. Captain Scarlett needed a longer run and one hour episodes. So much untapped potential.

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  5. Anonymous4:54 PM

    You're missing a few there (depending on your definition). Four Feather Falls, Torchy the Battery Boy, etc.

    Personally, my adult favorite is Captain Scarlet. Sure, the Mysterons want to destroy Earth. And with good reason, as we shot up one of their cities without reason. And it's particularly telling that Captain Scarlet fails nearly every mission.

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