Farewell, Gerry Anderson
Great sadness. Gerry Anderson has passed away at the age of 83.
He's primarily known for kids' shows with puppets. But we ain't talkin' Muppets or Hot Fudge here, oh no-no-no-no-no. We're talkin' stuff like this:
(I had this toy.)
And this:
(I had a ba-a-ad crush on Marina. Yes, I know. Wrong. Tough. I did. Nyeah.) (Thank Cthulhu Julie Newmar came along as Catwoman a year later.)
And this:
And this:
And this:
From Supercar, to UFO, to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, to a dozen more shows, to a frickin' musical that's so meta it'll shake your nerves and rattle your brains, Gerry Anderson was practically a one-man British version of Toei Ltd. His work permeated our childhoods, and gave us some pretty big dreams wrapped up in cheesy yet delightful gaudiness, and he will be missed. Rest well, sir, and thank you so much.
Especially for Marina. Hubba hubba.
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He's primarily known for kids' shows with puppets. But we ain't talkin' Muppets or Hot Fudge here, oh no-no-no-no-no. We're talkin' stuff like this:
Click to view(I had this toy.)
And this:
(I had a ba-a-ad crush on Marina. Yes, I know. Wrong. Tough. I did. Nyeah.) (Thank Cthulhu Julie Newmar came along as Catwoman a year later.)
And this:
And this:
And this:
From Supercar, to UFO, to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, to a dozen more shows, to a frickin' musical that's so meta it'll shake your nerves and rattle your brains, Gerry Anderson was practically a one-man British version of Toei Ltd. His work permeated our childhoods, and gave us some pretty big dreams wrapped up in cheesy yet delightful gaudiness, and he will be missed. Rest well, sir, and thank you so much.
Especially for Marina. Hubba hubba.
This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1589338.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.