Anderson's work thrilled me as a kid — from Fireball XL-5 and Stingray through the definitive puppet show, Thunderbirds (ARE GO!) And, of course, both UFO and Space: 1999 were themselves SF touchstones for me.
Thanks, Gerry. You will be remembered.
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R.I.P. Gerry Anderson, Creator of Space: 1999 and Thunderbirds
Some of the coolest spaceships ever filmed came from Gerry Anderson, who died today after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Anderson did more for space opera on television than almost any other …
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Gosh, but I loved those Eagles. (And their martial brethren, the Hawks).
Actually, the Eagles had an interesting workhorse design cousin in Thunderbird 2, now that I think of it. A lot of similarities there.