Standby for Action as Anderson Entertainment’s first Gerry Anderson convention is Go!

The event promises to deliver an “Exclusively Anderson” experience, celebrating the life and legacy of British television's most celebrated Science Fiction producer, and creator of telefantasy classics including Thunderbirds, Space 1999, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, UFO and Stingray.

AnderCon 2014 will be taking place on the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April, 2014, at the Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow Airport, London.

There will be guest appearances from many of the stars of some of his most celebrated shows across the weekend, including from Space 1999 Zienia Merton, Prentis Hancock & Pam Rose, Space Precinct’s David Quilter & Richard James and Thunderbirds David Graham, Matt Zimmerman & Shane Rimmer, Liz Morgan from the original Captain Scarlet and the wonderful Denise Bryer, who played the evil Zelda in Terrahawks.

The event also aims to bring to life the creativity and ingenuity of those early studio days through displays of production drawings together with recreations of actual sets used in the filming of classic shows such as Thunderbirds and Stingray, including; Brains Laboratory, an explosive Refinery, the Rolling Road beloved of many an action sequence, and Stingray’s “underwater” tank, complete with fish alongside some of the surviving full sized vehicles that appeared in Anderson’s productions. Production personnel attending currently includes Mike Trim, Steve Begg, Kevin Davies, Crispin Merrell, Terry Adlam, Des Saunders, Phil Ford, and from the very beginning, Gerry’s original business partner at AP Films, Arthur Provis.

In addition to props and models used in the actual filming of Anderson’s shows, there will be an impressive display of reproduction props and models courtesy of fan collectors and prop builders. The restored Strakers Car from UFO will also be unveiled at the event.

More information on the event can be found on the events website – www.andercon.co.uk with additional guests and event attractions to be announced in the coming months.

As Terrahawk’s Dr “Tiger” Ninestein once said, “Expect the unexpected!”

© Anderson Entertainment 2013


Donations for me to go will be gladly accepted...... just kidding.

Top Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Series That Need To Be Remade

by Ken Parker

I still think there is original ideas out there but there are series that are begging for an updated version to be made for new audiences today.  Here are a few.

The Twilight Zone – sure, it has been tried before but this is probably the easiest one to pick.  An anthology series with short stories seems like an easy idea but the drawback in this day and age is most people are into ongoing storylines.  It is rare, these days, to have stand alone stories in any series. People need something to follow week after week and so The Twilight Zone may not be the show to bring back right now.  Still, what better way to showcase new talent by bringing in fresh writers and directors or perhaps bring in a famous cast and crew to work on something.  Imagine William Shatner starring in an episode or Chris Carter writing an episode.  What a better platform to see something different and unusual.

Current Status – rumors are out there attaching J.J. Abrams to this franchise.  Well, why not!

New Gerry Anderson Website

Do you remember Thunderbirds?  Captain Scarlet?  UFO? Space: 1999?  They were all created by Gerry Anderson and a new website has been launched focusing on his many productions.

Jamie Anderson, Gerry Anderson's son, has helped set up a new official Gerry Anderson website in memory of his dad who passed away in December, 2012.

http://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/

The site promises some unique material and will have updates on some exciting new projects that many or may not include the new Thunderbirds remake.

Gerry Anderson Tribute

UFO on Blu-Ray!!!

And I won't be buying it!!!

Of course UFO one of my favorite TV shows of all time and I have been waiting patiently for a Blu-Ray release.  Show creator Gerry Anderson always emphasized great special effects, crisp visuals on his shows and UFO will no doubt look spectacular in high definition.  So here we have an ad for the Blu-Ray release -




Wait a minute, a Japanese release? Okay, well as long as you can turn off the subtitles, should be good -

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B009AR2PA2?ie=UTF8&camp=1207&creative=8411&creativeASIN=B009AR2PA2&linkCode=shr&tag=hikawacocolog-22&qid=1348153061&ref_=sr_1_1&s=dvd&sr=1-1

Only $324?????  What?  Okay, so I will wait and hope that a UK and US release are soon to follow.

My Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Series of All Time

So I hope some of you have enjoyed my 5 part look at my top 10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy shows of each decade ranging from the 60’s to 2000’s. I thought that I could stretch this out just one more week and have a battle of these top shows with my favorites bubbling to the top and analyzing the different decades.

My Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Series of the Decade - 1970-1979

My favorite shows on the 70’s include three of my all time favorites and also incorporate some shows that have sentimental meaning to me as I grew up with them..

UFO Movie Still a Go!

While I remain very skeptical on this planned big screen remake of Gerry Anderson's UFO, I see this as something positive that the film was not totally dead.