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Invasion: UFO | 1974
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Foster's Car, 1970. From the Gerry and Silvia Anderson sci-fi TV series U.F.O. which set was in 1980. Paul Foster (seen from behind) was a pilot for S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters of the Alien Defence Organisation). The character was played by singer turned actor Michael Billington. The woman with the car is S.H.A.D.O. Colonel Virginia Lake played by British actress Wanda Ventham who is the mother of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. The car was based on a Ford Zephyr Mk IV chassis powered by a Cortina 1600 engine, built by Alan Mann Racing.
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humanoidhistory · 6 months
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UFO premiered in the UK on this day in 1970.
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throwbackmovie · 2 years
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SHADO Operative (uncredited) on the TV Series UFO – 1971
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manglixue · 4 months
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Anyone who likes thunderbirds please be my friend😭 or any other of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s shows😭😭 please
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siryl · 1 month
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"Stingray" by Matthew Teevan.
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drmopp1966 · 5 months
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don’t talk to me or my son or my son’s son ever again
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therobotmonster · 6 months
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I bring to you terror and joy.
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The terror comes from this being the opening to a Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series. The technology to make these shows was amazing, using radio controlled faces with expertly puppeteered bodies to make affordable sci-fi for kids.
The outsized heads and lack of "chibification" however, made them beautifully uncanny. Delicious nightmares made plastic.
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The joy is from the jaunty little ending credits tune "My Heart would be a Fireball", a wacky little pop love song in which the singer professes that his love is akin to the ship in the series. And you know how I love a kid's show theme trying really hard to be a pop song.
Also the main character's name is "Steve Zodiac" and not enough shows have the commitment to sparkle motion to do stuff like that these days.
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gurumog · 10 months
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Stingray (1964) AP Films for ITV Television
Created by Gerry Anderson & Sylvia Anderson
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gilamasan · 25 days
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Introducing Catnip Blue! Catnip Scarlet's trusty companion, who's always dependable when Mice-terons attack.
Based on Official Captain Scarlet art by Mike Noble. Image comparison below
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atomic-chronoscaph · 4 months
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Thunderbirds (1965)
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Space: 1999 ✫ Dragon's Domain ✫ S1.E8 ✫ 1975
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dekaydk · 8 months
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Don't underestimate your influence
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teapotteringabout · 9 months
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it’s Friday night, I start my new job on Monday, here’s some chaotic gifs to celebrate
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idontknowreallywhy · 8 months
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I’d never realised that TOS Scott was modelled on Sean Connery…
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Now just imagining all Scott’s lines in TAG in Sean’s voice and it’s… quite something..
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prudentmonkey · 3 months
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