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Thunderbirds will return, but without any puppets

The ’60s sci fi/adventure series Thunderbirds is getting a huge reboot sans the marionettes that made the series famous. Before you throw a chair out the window, hear this — the puppets are being replaced by CG models created by Weta. Deadline broke the news that ITV studios is partnering with Pukeko Pictures and Weta…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 4

Gerry Anderson or Michelangelo Antonioni? It’s slightly harder to tell than you’d expect

We’re still mourning the late, great Gerry Anderson — so it’s a perfect time to pay tribute to his visual sense of style. His puppet space opera Thunderbirds was more stylish and “mod” than people ever gave it credit for — and over at Some Came Running, ex-Premiere Magazine writer Glenn Kenny posts some screencaps…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 28

And Now, The Most Ludicrously Over-the-Top Launch Sequence Porn Ever

In 1966, the British puppet show Thunderbirds was poised to conquer the big screen and the American TV market. Then, out of nowhere, it all fizzled. This, the opening of the show’s would-be blockbuster movie, might have had something to do with it. For the uninitiated, Thunderbirds, which followed the Tracy family as they secretly…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 4

The Beastie Boys’ epic 11-minute music video pits G.I. Joes against zombies

Here’s something for all your Supermarionation fans out there. Longtime Beastie Boy collaborator and Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze has directed 11 minutes worth of action figures teaming up with the Abominable Snowman to battle a vast anti-Beastie Boy conspiracy. Also, the undead show up for reasons unexplained. It’s like if your childhood home…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 19

How NOT to make a 1960s British sci-fi puppet show

If you’ve heard people raving about fifty-year-old kiddie shows like Thunderbirds and couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about…well, watch this clip from Paul Starr, made by a rival production company. It’ll make you appreciate Stingray like never before! To understand what I’m talking about, watch the first 1:45 of the video up top,…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 3

The most iconic, stylish, and just plain wacky opening credits on television

A good opening credit sequence can be more memorable than the TV program it introduces. Luckily, science fiction shows are rife with sleek, quirky, and flat-out bizarre show intros. Here are over 30 of the best. Also, be sure to check out our round-up of the most eye-gouging opening credits. https://gizmodo.com/sf-televisions-most-eye-melting-ear-bleeding-opening-c-5344448 Big thanks to Alasdair…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 24

Thunderbirds is back, but will it have puppets?

Massively successful 1960s puppet show Thunderbirds is getting another shot, with a new series. But will it have puppets? A fansite for Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson (titled Fanderson) is reporting that on the BBC Radio 5Live show creator Anderson confirmed that he has finalized a deal to make new Thunderbirds series. All Anderson could say…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 12

Flying-car noir: A rainy night above the mean streets of Gerry Anderson’s alien city

An air-limousine glides through a rainy night in the alien Demeter City, unaware that it’s got a tail. Check out an exclusive look at a beautiful bit of composition from Gerry Anderson’s Space Precinct, directed by Bond-movie veteran John Glen. Gerry Anderson is best known for creating UFO, Thunderbirds, and of course Space: 1999, but…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 23

14 Super Submarines That Took Science Fiction Under The Sea

Although science fiction usually looks to the skies, there’s a whole world of wonder and mystery beneath the ocean’s surface. When you need some advanced submarines to go exploring, these are the fourteen best. 1. The HMS Sword from Facing the Flag by Jules Verne Twenty years before German U-Boats would burn submarines irrevocably into…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 10

USAF Thunderbirds Are GO!

It’s officially air show season, which means the men and women of the USAF Thunderbirds squadron are set and ready to do crazy crap in the air for our amusement. The Thunderbirds, aka the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, are comprised of eight pilots, four support officers, three civilians, and more than 130 enlisted…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 3

Sucking on the Popsicles of the Future with Doctor Venus and Lady Penelope

In the 1960s, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson made a series of commercials for Britain’s Lyons Maid ice cream treats featuring characters from their various puppetronic series. This one, circa 1963, is for a suggestively shaped three-stage “ice lolly” called Zoom and features Col. Steve Zodiac and Doctor Venus of Fireball XL5. Click through for a…

io9 Lynn Peril Apr 4

Thunderbirds will return, but without any puppets

Gerry Anderson or Michelangelo Antonioni? It’s slightly harder to tell than you’d expect

And Now, The Most Ludicrously Over-the-Top Launch Sequence Porn Ever

The Beastie Boys’ epic 11-minute music video pits G.I. Joes against zombies

How NOT to make a 1960s British sci-fi puppet show

The most iconic, stylish, and just plain wacky opening credits on television

Thunderbirds is back, but will it have puppets?

Flying-car noir: A rainy night above the mean streets of Gerry Anderson’s alien city

14 Super Submarines That Took Science Fiction Under The Sea

USAF Thunderbirds Are GO!

Sucking on the Popsicles of the Future with Doctor Venus and Lady Penelope

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