Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Gerry Anderson and my childhood

Right from the beginning I was entranced by Gerry Anderson's puppetry, starting with this



Four Feather falls, magical feathers and cranky old granpaws yeehawww, but that was just the start, pretty soon came the first gadget show

but that was

That show was awesome but still earthbound, next came the space themed Fireball XL5



When you've been to space where do you go next? How about underwater (o I did love this show)



Then, o then came the all time awesomely amazing Thunderbirds, such gadgetry such storyline and the pink goodness of FAB 1



However, if we're gonna talk influence how about Captain Scarlet, and his nemesis Captain Black...



Mr Anderson went on to do some more stuff, but by then I'd moved on and while I still loved them, I didn't have to watch them like I had to watch his previous stuff. Gerry was the man who powered my imagination so strongly during my childhood, for which I will be forever grateful :)




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