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The website for New Captain Scarlet has come back online after several months of inactivity. This is probably due to broadcast repeats in the UK as well as broadcast again on Animania HD in the US. The site is all Flash so you must have the plugin to see it. Its all about the new series. No apparent mention of the original series.
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October 2007 will see the initial publication of a semi-biography book by Alan Shubrook. Alan worked in the special effects department at Century 21 from Thunderbirds to UFO.
The title is not yet known.
[UPDATED] The book will be 160 pages and hardcover.
The book will feature many unpublished photographs and document Alan's
time in the special effects department at the studio, including; how he
got the job, meeting Derek Meddings for the first time, humourous
stories and tricks of the trade. The stories cover Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO and more..
More details after the jump.
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Here is the second half of my detailed review of the Fanderson Sector 25 convention.
Another day at the convention. In my case, another 2-ish hours heading there via train and lots of walking. Oh the walking....
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In October 2006 Fanderson held their Sector 25 convention in London. This article is PART 1 of a 2 part article on the event. PART 2 will be posted next week. This is a fairly long article. Photos are in the gallery, but I'll try to link in some photos when I post PART 2.
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Another bit of somewhat old news, but I keep getting emails, so I'm doing a post about it. A couple of years ago, some work was done on a test (not a pilot as previously stated) for a new version of Thunderbirds. This one was to be a combination of computer animation and physical puppets/models. Certainly an intriguing idea. Sadly the project was put on hold when the Granada /Carlton merger took place.
One of the production team has a blog post online here which talks about the production and even includes a short quicktime trailer. Interestingly, the blog is by the man who was to be the Executive Producer of the show. Seems weird to have someone else as the producer of a Thunderbirds show. But then again, it has happened before. Sadly, this one looks like it had some potential.
His main site can be found here .
If anyone knows any more about this, please drop me a line...
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I'm finally back from the UK and sorting though my photos from the trip, which of course include photos from the Sector 25 Fanderson event earlier this month. I'm going to post a full detailed review later, but for now I'll provide some highlights and a photo of the man himself.
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In addition, we will have some new articles, interviews and perhaps even a contest or two to come, so stay tuned...
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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Modeller volume 3 is due out on Sept 19 2006. This edition contains several Anderson-related articles including an interview with Mike Trim and a review of his new book, which is also due out very soon. You can read about how to scratch build your own FAB1, and read about the latest from Product Enterprise, the Gay Ellis figure.
Of course, there is plenty of non-Anderson content including 2001, Battlestar Galactica, ALIENS and Dr Who. You can get more details on their website here. You can also purchase it online for delivery to your home.
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