[Flipside]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12160694

Along with a new series of Stamps, Gerry Anderson announces a new series of Thunderbirds....

[headdie]

and ppl on here says sci-fi is dying

seriously good news

[Dilmah G]

Oh my God, this is brilliant!

Although I'm not sure I could take some kind of new series seriously if it wasn't done with puppets, had invisible strings, and voice actors that at least sounded similar.

[lostllama]

Sounds interesting, I wonder how close it'll be to the original series. Recently I came across a Japanese anime version of Thunderbirds (Thunderbirds 2086), which reminds me somewhat of Battle of the Planets.

Heh. Stingray...Terrahawks (anyone seen that?)... I wonder if those will be revisited someday.

Incidentally, I've been watching clips of Star Fleet / X-Bomber, which I had never heard of until a few weeks ago; it seems to have been strongly Gerry Anderson inspired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h751hnVdHM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77KTTDiTRvs (<-- This one is awesome).

[Flipside]

Used to watch Starfleet when I was young. I even, embarassingly enough, have the Brian May cover of the theme on an album somewhere

Edit: This one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvV7L0RNmw&feature=related

[lostllama]

Barry Hercules =

If only I'd watched Star Fleet instead of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.

EDIT:

Used to watch Starfleet when I was young. I even, embarassingly enough, have the Brian May cover of the theme on an album somewhere

Edit: This one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvV7L0RNmw&feature=related

Brian May has to be one of the best guitarists of the last 40 years. Hold onto that album!