TV21 - now on Facebook too
I have created a Facebook page for this site and will be using that to update Facebook users on what is going on here on this site.
I will do my best to make sure the Facebook page is updated when I publish new articles or have news.
There will be a review of the new Thunderbirds are Go BluRay and I should have some other interesting items soon...
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Thunderbirds are Go & Thunderbird 6 now on BluRay
The movies Thunderbirds are Go and Thunderbird 6 have just been released in high definition on a combo BluRay disc from Twilight Time Video. The release is limited to only 3000 copies and is expected to sell out fairly quickly. Luckily it is region free so should work anywhere with any player. What a concept.
The single disc release comes in a plastic case with colour artwork covers as well an 8 page colour booklet inside.
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Filmed in Supermarionation - coming to a screen near you
A few years ago, Stephen La Riviere wrote an excellent book detailing the making of the Supermarionation-era TV shows. The level of detail as well as the newly discovered photos made it a must read for any Anderson fan. It has now been announced that Network Distributing will be releasing a documentary based on the contents of this book.
It will be released August-September of 2014 and promises to include a great many newly discovered gems. In addition, a lot of new material has been filmed which shows how the special effects and puppets were filmed. There are several teaser videos available, and personally, I can't wait to see this.
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Barry Gray music to be played at 2014 Glastonbury music festivalL
Renowned Music Conductor Charles Hazlewood has announced that he will conducting a 45 minute Barry Gray set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. This will be taking place at 1pm, on Sunday, June 29th on the Park Stage.
The Charles Hazlewood Allstars will be playing, featuring musicians from Goldfrapp, Portishead, Get the Blessing and Loose Tubes. Francois Evans will also be appearing, playing Barry Gray’s original Ondes Martenot.
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New Thunderbirds series for 2015?!
It appears that ITV in the UK is working on a new production of Thunderbirds.
Very little is known right now other than it will potentially air in 2015.
Production is at least in part being done by WETA in New Zealand. Yes, I think the folks behind the special effects on the LOTR movies...
The image to the right is from a website for broadcasters, but the image appears to have vanished.
The original page is still there though.
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Thunderbirds now available for free viewing on Crackle.com
If you have a mobile device, ROKU, PS3 XBOX, or Google TV device and get the yearning to watch Thunderbirds without getting the DVDs or BluRays out, you can now watch the entire series for free on Crackle.com.
You can even watch it in your web browser, but obviously with a set top box of some kind you can watch it on a real TV.
The quality isn't high def, in fact, its rather poor, but the price is right!
They also have the entire series of The Prisoner. No other Anderson shows as yet though...
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Andersonic issue 16 is go!
Issue 16 of the excellent fanzine Andersonic is now available.
This issue includes two interviews, one with the projectionist from Century 21 and another with a comic strip artist who worked on UFO comics.
Also in this issue, a look at a script from Space:1999 and a look at the UFO episode "Conflict".
In addition, there is a look at the specification guide created during pre-production on Stingray as well as a look at a comic strip based on Thunderbirds.
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Kickstarter campaign launched for Gerry Anderson's GF1 project
Today brought an interesting development in the worlds of Gerry Anderson.
A press release was issued by Anderson Entertainment/Jamie Anderson announcing a kickstarter campaign to fund a project where one or more books would be written based on existing work completed by the late Gerry Anderson. He worked on an idea named "Gemini Force One" from 2008 until his passing at the end of 2012.
His son, Jamie has announced a kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds to employ an author to write a book based on the ideas. The author has been named as MG Harris, author of the popular "Joshua Files" series of books.
The kickstarter page includes a great many details, as well as a short introductory video from Jamie Anderson explaining the project.
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Two great video interviews of Ian Wingrove
A site run by Dennis Lowe has posted 2 very interesting video interviews on Ian Wingrove who worked on such shows as Thunderbirds in the speciall effects workshop.
As I cannot provide a direct link, I will provide the main site link which shows the main interview. You can look at the 6th and 7th articles which feature Ian Wingrove. I believe the main interview (45 mins) is conducted by David Sisson, well known model maker.
The second video is a summary of his work and includes mention of Thunderbirds and Stingray.
Dennis' site also has a lot of other very interesting videos, especially a series from ALIEN and ALIENS, including rare photos. Definitely worth a visit!
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Official Gerry Anderson "Andercon" convention announced for 2014
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Jamie Anderson, son of Gerry Anderson, has announced a new fan convention to celebrate the works of his father.
The event will take place on April 19-20th 2014 at Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow Airport, London, England.
Several guests are confirmed, as well as some interesting displays of props and other production related items.
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