The Worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson - Happy Birthday Thunderbirds and Space: 1999, New Thunderbirds 1965 Trailer

By Ken Parker

Lot's of things happening in the worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson including some huge anniversaries, lots of merchandise and some incredible projects coming together - so let's get to it!!



Thunderbirds are 50! - On September 30 the original TV series celebrated its 50th anniversary in style.  Lots of merchandise and press surrounded the day.

Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One - Black Horizon Book Preview/Review

Book written by M.G. Harris

Preview Review by Ken Parker

NO SPOILERS

After the tragic death of his father, Ben Carrington's mother teams up with a wealthy entrepreneur to form an elite, top-secret rescue organization - Gemini Force. Ben is determined to become part of the team, but can he prove he has what it takes to face dangerous situations and save lives? Impossible rescues. Maximum risk. This is Gemini Force 1.

Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One Book Trailer

This is a new book series from a concept from Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space: 1999).  Orion publishing is releasing the first novel on April 2, 2015.  M.G. Harris is author of the first book, Black Horizon.

Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force 1 Book Deal

Jamie Anderson, son of the late Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space:1999) has reported that thanks to the Kickstarter support for a book based on an idea of Gerry's, Gemini Force 1, Orion publishing is set to produce a three book series.

Originally planned for one book funded with Kickstarter, the project surpassed it's goal and Orion will now set up world wide distribution for the book series.  Jamie hopes this increases the chances that the idea of Gemini Force 1 might be picked up for a TV series as well.

Author MG Harris will write the books based on Gerry's ideas which he came up with in 2008.  The books will start to come out in 2015 although people who took part at the right level in Kickstarter will get the first book early.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1717674777/gerry-andersons-gemini-force-one

My Top 10 Sci-Fi Things I Am Looking Forward To In 2014

By Ken Parker

I have some questions and things I am looking forward to in 2014 in the world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.  It is going to be a big year and some of these can't come soon enough.  My interests in movies and television has led to the following list of things I will be watching closely in 2014.

Gemini Force 1 Kickstarter Funded!

The never completed project from the late Gerry Anderson will see the light of day in the form of a book. The Kickstarter project recently succeeded in funding the project with a series of incentive packages for backers.  The project will begin with a book written by MG Harris and is being produced by Gerry's son, Jamie.  It is hoped that if the book series does well that a TV series might follow.

With Gemini Force One, Gerry planned to bring his worlds of action and adventure into the 21st century and into a new dimension - the written word. He hoped to encourage more young people to read and wanted to explore new possibilities offered by a series of novels. A literary narrative gives the reader a chance to get to know characters from the inside, not just outside and looking in as with television.

In the first adventure, BLACK HORIZON, 16-year old Ben Carrington and his mother, an Austrian Countess, join forces with secret rescue agency, Gemini Force. GF is the brainchild of charismatic billionaire Jason Truby, a software and telecoms entrepreneur who became a planetary household name by funding and even joining the first ever manned mission to an asteroid.  

High-rise thrills launch the story from the first chapter, as Truby first spots Ben and Countess Caroline in action. But somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, trouble is brewing on an oil platform. Disaster looms...and only one agency has the speed and technology to respond. 

GF1 will explore the human face of disasters, as well as the adventure. Main characters will experience tragic loss too, not just 'non-player characters'.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1717674777/gerry-andersons-gemini-force-one

Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One Updates

The new Gerry Anderson Kickstarter project, Gemini Force One is gaining momentum.  The following is some video updates which includes some readings of the first book as well as info about the designer, Andrew Probert.

Andrew designed the Enterprise for The Motion Picture and The Next Generation as well as the concept designer of the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica (1978). He will be working on GF1.

Gemini Force 1 Is Go!!

Adventure and excitement are back with Gemini Force 1. Before TV creator Gerry Anderson passed away late last year he had been working on a new exciting project in the form of a series of novels based on the adventures of Gemini Force 1.  Gerry Anderson, creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Space: 1999 and so many more is known for his stories of action, drama and fun and his son, Jamie hopes to bring these elements to this new series of books and from there, possibly a TV series and beyond.

To fund this project, a Kickstarter website has been set up with various levels of donations and thank you gifts have been set up.  Check it out!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1717674777/gerry-andersons-gemini-force-one

Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force 1

It was announced this morning that the new Gerry Anderson project is titled Gemini Force 1.  Jamie Anderson, Gerry's son, is carrying on his father's tradition by developing a project originally conceived of by Gerry.  Nothing else is known about the project other than more info will be known during the project launch later on.  There is a countdown at the official website as well as discussion on Facebook.