By Ken Parker
It's official. Thunderbirds Are Go TV
series will debut on April 4 in the U.K. Saturday, 5pm on ITV. New
Zealand gets the show a week later on the 12th.
The promo machine for the series is in
full swing with examples here.
The first episode will air at 5pm on
ITV but the rest of the series will air on ITV and CITV at 8am on
Saturday mornings. I cringe at the thought that the show won't be
treated with the respect and get the ratings it potentially could get
with a prime time airing. I am reminded of Gerry Anderson's New
Captain Scarlet, an excellent show, buried in Saturday morning 10
years ago.
http://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/exclusive-itvs-thunderbirds-are-go-transmission-date-revealed/
Behind the scenes -
Behind the scenes -
More photos (behind the scenes and others)
Terrahawks Are Go! - The Thunderbirds Are Go TV series is
not the only thing going on in April. Big Finish is releasing their
first Terrahawks audio adventure. Some of the original cast are back for an audio renewal of the Gerry Anderson TV series that came out in 1983.The audio series is available on CD and download.
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/terrahawks-volume-1-1066
Here are a couple of teaser trailers for the audio series.
https://soundcloud.com/gerryandersontv/terrahawks-teaser-1
There is also a free episode available
for download.
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/terrahawks---deadly-departed-free-download-episode-1227
Terrahawks in Japan - Speaking of Terrahawks, here is a Japanese version of the opening and end title sequence. While the opening is basically redubbed, the end credits are original and very weird!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridOkW6euAs
Many of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson productions also were shown in Japan and here are a few examples of their opening credits. Excuse the quality........yes, I mean the video quality, not the production quality and songs, although....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlyc8VRaPQg
Terrahawks in Japan - Speaking of Terrahawks, here is a Japanese version of the opening and end title sequence. While the opening is basically redubbed, the end credits are original and very weird!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridOkW6euAs
Many of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson productions also were shown in Japan and here are a few examples of their opening credits. Excuse the quality........yes, I mean the video quality, not the production quality and songs, although....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlyc8VRaPQg
A Christmas Miracle - as mentioned last month, Gerry's son, Jamie, is working on another unfinished project of his father, a feature length movie called A Christmas Miracle. Below is come concept art.
http://www.screendaily.com/news/thunderbirds-creator-gerry-andersons-final-film-nearing-
production/5083680.article
Thunderbirds on Blu-ray - The U.S. is coming out with the original TV series on Blu-ray. Presented in it's original perspective and in high definition, the 32 hour long series will be out on June 9.
http://www.amazon.com/Thunderbirds-Complete-Blu-ray-Gerry-Anderson/dp/B00UCFVI72/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1427415462&sr=1-1&keywords=thunderbirds
Thunderbirds Soundtrack - Fanderson is coming out with a 4 disc set featuring music from the original TV series. As with any Fanderson product, they are sold for members only.
http://fanderson.org.uk/gerryandersonnews/2015/02/thunderbirds-50th-anniversary-soundtrack-cd-on-sale/
And finally, Happy Birthday (belated) to Sylvia Anderson!!! She has been really busy providing a voice for the new Thunderbirds Are Go TV series as well as working on her project, The Last Station.
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